Red Wine & Blue

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  • Red Wine & Blue is a national community of over half a million diverse suburban women working together to defeat extremism, one friend at a time. We train and connect women from across the country of all political backgrounds, including many who have never been political before, to get sh*t done and have fun along the way.


    We launched "The Suburban Women Problem" podcast in May of 2021, and after 5 seasons and 1.3 million downloads, we brought the show to an end to pave the way for new podcasts out of Red Wine & Blue. Subscribe and stay tuned in to hear brand new series, starting with "Okay, But Why?"


    There's so much happening in politics right now, it’s hard to keep up. It feels like every day, there’s a new outrageous headline. But it’s not always clear why these things are happening. So in this weekly series of short shareable episodes, we’re here to ask… “Okay, But Why?”


    When they go low, we go local. We hope you join us.
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  • Okay, But Why are they Defunding the Weather Service?

    Okay, But Why are they Defunding the Weather Service?
    Apr 30 2025

    Last year, extreme weather cost us hundreds of American lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. So… why is the Trump Administration defunding the Weather Service?

    The Weather Service is part of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We need NOAA to help us predict storms and warn people when they need to evacuate. The data is used by airports to make sure planes can fly safely, by farmers to know when to plant their crops, by fishing companies to know when it’s safe to send boats out on the water, and by construction companies to plan the best time to pour concrete and calculate the right risks of wildfires or flooding. And individual Americans rely on their weather apps and local meteorologists to tell them when it’s safe to go out for a hike or what to pack for an upcoming vacation. The weather app on your phone isn’t magical - it relies on weather data provided by NOAA.

    Climate and weather may be complicated, but the reason why Trump is cutting NOAA is very simple: it’s in Project 2025.

    What Project 2025 wants to do is make NOAA a private, for-profit service. But some things are a public good - like schools, parks, and information. Who benefits when climate and weather information is suddenly paywalled? The millionaires and billionaires who run the companies that now own that information.

    If we want to survive and thrive over the next few generations, we need access to the best information about our atmosphere and oceans. Weather isn’t a partisan issue and we should keep it that way.

    For a transcript of this episode, please email comms@redwine.blue.

    You can learn more about us at www.redwine.blue or follow us on social media!

    Twitter: @TheSWPpod and @RedWineBlueUSA

    Instagram: @RedWineBlueUSA

    Facebook: @RedWineBlueUSA

    YouTube: @RedWineBlueUSA
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    9 mins
  • Okay, But Why Do We Need Community More Than Ever?

    Okay, But Why Do We Need Community More Than Ever?
    Apr 23 2025

    Right now, most of us are feeling stress and anxiety. On top of everything else in our lives, the political chaos seems too much to bear. A 2024 survey from the American Psychological Association found that over 70% of adults consider the country’s future a significant source of stress — and even though we’re only four months into 2025, if our group chats are any indication, we’re struggling now more than ever.

    At the same time, there’s an epidemic of loneliness. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an official advisory about loneliness in 2023… turns out, it’s not just bad for our mood, it’s bad for our physical health too. People who are disconnected and lonely are twice as likely to die as people who have strong communities.

    The good news is, community connection can help with both of these problems! Not only do social bonds make us healthier and happier, political action is far more effective when done as a group. We all have different strengths and perspectives, and our friends can fill in the gaps when we need a break.

    In these chaotic and stressful times, community is more important than ever. It isn’t just good for our hearts and minds, it’s good for democracy. When women with shared values get together, there’s no stopping us.

    For a transcript of this episode, please email comms@redwine.blue.

    You can learn more about us at www.redwine.blue or follow us on social media!

    Twitter: @TheSWPpod and @RedWineBlueUSA

    Instagram: @RedWineBlueUSA

    Facebook: @RedWineBlueUSA

    YouTube: @RedWineBlueUSA
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    8 mins
  • The Reality of Project 2025 (with Heather Cox Richardson and Rep. Jasmine Crockett)

    The Reality of Project 2025 (with Heather Cox Richardson and Rep. Jasmine Crockett)
    Apr 16 2025

    This week, Red Wine & Blue held a virtual event with two inspiring women: Heather Cox Richardson and Representative Jasmine Crockett. More than 45,000 people joined us on Zoom and hundreds of thousands watched the livestream!

    Heather and Jasmine talked about so much — Project 2025, the power of local organizing, and what it’ll take for us to rebuild a healthy United States of America. If you missed the event, you can listen right here!

    For a transcript of this episode, please email theswppod@redwine.blue.

    You can learn more about us at www.redwine.blue or follow us on social media!

    Twitter: @TheSWPpod and @RedWineBlueUSA

    Instagram: @RedWineBlueUSA

    Facebook: @RedWineBlueUSA

    YouTube: @RedWineBlueUSA
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Listening to this podcast has left me feeling so inspired and ready to get more involved! Thank you for all you do, and for providing this quality view point on such important issues!

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Qanon

thank you for sharing Qanon story. I too lost my older sister to Q and it has broken my heart over and over. I continue to reach out now and again and hoping she found her way out. So far no contact. I just pray people wake up and realize Q is false and T wants a dictatorship and can not be in power again. Thank you for sharing your stories. I look for to your talks. It helps. We women will make this country strong again!!

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