#iVoted Festival Podcast
The #iVoted Festival Podcast is hosted by global #1 Music Biz host and #iVoted Festival Founder Emily White. We'll guide potential voters through this U.S. election year from registration to the ballot box and more. Emily interviews artists and key team members who are producing the largest digital concert in history at #iVoted Festival 2022, which takes place on election night, November 8th. Each episode has two themes consisting of the voter's journey as well as artists from and trending in key states whose electoral margins are often decided by the size of a concert venue. Happy voting!
Episodes
October 22, 2023 • 60 mins
Welcome to another special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Host Emily chats with David Belafonte, Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated producer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The BelafonteFamily Foundation who also served as Vice President and Executive Director of Belafonte Enterprises for two decades as well as David’s daughter Sarafina Belafonte. We discuss activism in the art scene and the balance between them as well as The...
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Welcome to a special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Today we’re focusing on all things #Wisconsin in advance of the state’s crucial supreme court race & more!Co-host Emily White chats with Bianca Shaw, WI Grassroots Manager at All Voting is Local on a variety of topics. Followed by Co-Host Michael Zimmerlich catching up on the latest w/ Milwaukee rapper NilexNile who will be playing a free #iVoted show at Lakefront Brewery on elec...
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November 29, 2022 • 39 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
This is a SPECIAL episode for the Georgia runoff where we check in with Lilia Iza from #iVoted's C-Suite on the #iVoted Georgia Sweepstakes & how we put together 50 participating concerts in a week to increase voter turnout. We also discuss the importance of this runoff with David '5-1' Norman - Board President for Atlanta's Well Dunn Foundation as well as Sugar alum, Drive-by Truck...
This is a SPECIAL episode for the Georgia runoff where we check in with Lilia Iza from #iVoted's C-Suite on the #iVoted Georgia Sweepstakes & how we put together 50 participating concerts in a week to increase voter turnout. We also discuss the importance of this runoff with David '5-1' Norman - Board President for Atlanta's Well Dunn Foundation as well as Sugar alum, Drive-by Truck...
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November 7, 2022 • 113 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today’s is our SEASON FINALE where we spotlight #iVoted Festival’s C-Suite: Founder / CEO Emily White, Festival Director Lesly Montes & Booking / Sweepstakes Captain Lilia Iza. Host Mike Zimmerlich conducts an emotional interview with the women who booked & produced #iVoted Festival 2022 all year, featuring 300+ of the top trending artists in key states, culminating in tomorrow’s hi...
Today’s is our SEASON FINALE where we spotlight #iVoted Festival’s C-Suite: Founder / CEO Emily White, Festival Director Lesly Montes & Booking / Sweepstakes Captain Lilia Iza. Host Mike Zimmerlich conducts an emotional interview with the women who booked & produced #iVoted Festival 2022 all year, featuring 300+ of the top trending artists in key states, culminating in tomorrow’s hi...
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November 1, 2022 • 105 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today's theme is What’s Going Out West? We begin with our #voting matters topic on guns by interviewing Nalini Ramachandran, Senior Manager of National Engagement for Sandy Hook Promise. Nalini and Co-Host Emily White dig into this topic & more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending in Nevada & California!:
Part 1 = Interview w/ Nalini Ramachandran
Part...
Today's theme is What’s Going Out West? We begin with our #voting matters topic on guns by interviewing Nalini Ramachandran, Senior Manager of National Engagement for Sandy Hook Promise. Nalini and Co-Host Emily White dig into this topic & more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending in Nevada & California!:
Part 1 = Interview w/ Nalini Ramachandran
Part...
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October 24, 2022 • 73 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today we’re talking reproductive rights with Jas Margarita Tobon of the Wild West Access Fund Of Nevada. Jas and host Emily White dig in on this crucial topic & more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending in Ohio!:
Part 1 = Interview w/ Jas Margarita Tobon
Part 2 = Interview w/ Tatiana Owens
Part 3 = Interview w/ Chavar Dontae
Part 4 = Interview w/ The Vi...
Today we’re talking reproductive rights with Jas Margarita Tobon of the Wild West Access Fund Of Nevada. Jas and host Emily White dig in on this crucial topic & more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending in Ohio!:
Part 1 = Interview w/ Jas Margarita Tobon
Part 2 = Interview w/ Tatiana Owens
Part 3 = Interview w/ Chavar Dontae
Part 4 = Interview w/ The Vi...
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October 17, 2022 • 68 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today we’re talking all things early voting with Bryce Bennett, Project Director for Vote Early Day! This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in The South.
Part 1 = Interview w/ Bryce Bennet
Part 2 = Interview w/ Guitar Gabby
Part 3 = Interview w/ Kendall Street Company
Part 4 = Interview w/ RIMIDI
Part 5 = Interview w/ Fraytus
Part 6 = Interview w/ The Im...
Today we’re talking all things early voting with Bryce Bennett, Project Director for Vote Early Day! This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in The South.
Part 1 = Interview w/ Bryce Bennet
Part 2 = Interview w/ Guitar Gabby
Part 3 = Interview w/ Kendall Street Company
Part 4 = Interview w/ RIMIDI
Part 5 = Interview w/ Fraytus
Part 6 = Interview w/ The Im...
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October 10, 2022 • 154 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today we’re talking about the environment with the only & only Seth Godin! Seth’s latest project is The Carbon Almanac and he and host Emily White discuss that and so much more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Florida!
Part 1 = Interview w/ Seth Godin
Part 2 = Interview w/ Manu Manzo
Part 3 = Interview w/ La Bouche
Part 4 = Interview w/ The Haun...
Today we’re talking about the environment with the only & only Seth Godin! Seth’s latest project is The Carbon Almanac and he and host Emily White discuss that and so much more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Florida!
Part 1 = Interview w/ Seth Godin
Part 2 = Interview w/ Manu Manzo
Part 3 = Interview w/ La Bouche
Part 4 = Interview w/ The Haun...
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Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today we’re discussing how to navigate your local ballot. To do so we chat with Alex Niemczewski, CEO of BallotReady! Alex and Host Emily White discuss that as well as absentee voting, voting by mail or in-person and how to make a plan to do so. This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Arizona!
Part 1 = Interview w/ Alex Niemczewski
Part 2 = Intervie...
Today we’re discussing how to navigate your local ballot. To do so we chat with Alex Niemczewski, CEO of BallotReady! Alex and Host Emily White discuss that as well as absentee voting, voting by mail or in-person and how to make a plan to do so. This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Arizona!
Part 1 = Interview w/ Alex Niemczewski
Part 2 = Intervie...
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September 26, 2022 • 130 mins
Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today on Part 2 of Episode 13, we’re continuing to dig into why we vote on a Tuesday, the history of Election Day and lessons we can learn from date on other countries to increase voter turnout Host, Emily White ask just that and so much more while chatting with #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in the Northeast, starting with Jaclyn Fredman, who is a best selling author and a...
Today on Part 2 of Episode 13, we’re continuing to dig into why we vote on a Tuesday, the history of Election Day and lessons we can learn from date on other countries to increase voter turnout Host, Emily White ask just that and so much more while chatting with #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in the Northeast, starting with Jaclyn Fredman, who is a best selling author and a...
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Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we're digging in on why we vote on a Tuesday, the history of Election Day and lessons we can learn from data on other countries to increase voter turnout. To do so, host Emily White asks just that and much more while chatting with Charles Stewart III, a Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is also serves as ...
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September 12, 2022 • 114 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
We’re back for Part 2 of our episode on all things Texas! Today Host Emily White chats w/ #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Texas and continues with this episode’s theme of How to Research voting for Judges.This includes an in-depth interview with Kam Franklin of The Suffers as well as chats with Lil Will, Ellaye, Shakey Graves, DJ La Moon, Lil Nunni, Dallas String Quartet, ...
We’re back for Part 2 of our episode on all things Texas! Today Host Emily White chats w/ #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Texas and continues with this episode’s theme of How to Research voting for Judges.This includes an in-depth interview with Kam Franklin of The Suffers as well as chats with Lil Will, Ellaye, Shakey Graves, DJ La Moon, Lil Nunni, Dallas String Quartet, ...
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September 5, 2022 • 7 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
Today we’re discussing How to Research Voting for Judges. To do so we chat with Rachel Dissell and Ilica Mahajan from The Marshall Project - a nonprofit, online journalism organization focusing on issues related to criminal justice. And, since everything is bigger in Texas, this is part one of two episodes where Host Emily White interviews #iVoted Festival 2022 artists from and tren...
Today we’re discussing How to Research Voting for Judges. To do so we chat with Rachel Dissell and Ilica Mahajan from The Marshall Project - a nonprofit, online journalism organization focusing on issues related to criminal justice. And, since everything is bigger in Texas, this is part one of two episodes where Host Emily White interviews #iVoted Festival 2022 artists from and tren...
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September 5, 2022 • 183 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we're discussing the power of the school board you elect. To do so, Host Emily White interviews one of her most influential teachers - Craig Haase of Arrowhead High School. This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Wisconsin including Dead Horses, RAF & Company, Clare, Jesús Villa and The Unrulies, Mara Connor, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Ell...
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August 15, 2022 • 48 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
The theme of this episode is Minnesota! In it we chat with Christopher Moon who is an artist manager, former President of Noisetrade, Co-Founder of 46 For 46, "Tough Love" podcast host, and a Minnesota resident as well as #iVoted Festival 2022 artists who are from or trending in Minnesota: Megan Hamilton and The Belfast Cowboys!
Part 1= Interview w/ Christopher Moon
Part 2= Interview ...
The theme of this episode is Minnesota! In it we chat with Christopher Moon who is an artist manager, former President of Noisetrade, Co-Founder of 46 For 46, "Tough Love" podcast host, and a Minnesota resident as well as #iVoted Festival 2022 artists who are from or trending in Minnesota: Megan Hamilton and The Belfast Cowboys!
Part 1= Interview w/ Christopher Moon
Part 2= Interview ...
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August 8, 2022 • 70 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
The theme of this episode is Michigan! To kick things off we interview Run the Jewels co-manager Amaechi Uzoigwe, who also serves on our board, on his Michigan roots and more. This episode also features #iVoted Festival 2022 artists from and/or trending in Michigan: Laura Rain, Jaypitts, Jay Matthews, Crime & the City Solution, and The Hacky Turtles. We hope you enjoy!
Part 1= Interv...
The theme of this episode is Michigan! To kick things off we interview Run the Jewels co-manager Amaechi Uzoigwe, who also serves on our board, on his Michigan roots and more. This episode also features #iVoted Festival 2022 artists from and/or trending in Michigan: Laura Rain, Jaypitts, Jay Matthews, Crime & the City Solution, and The Hacky Turtles. We hope you enjoy!
Part 1= Interv...
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August 1, 2022 • 127 mins
Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
In this episode, we get into our Voting Matters series, where we’ll be covering topics that you’ll be voting on this year. First up is cannabis! We do a deep dive into U.S. cannabis legalization by interviewing the brilliant Sam D’Arcangelo from The Cannabis Voter Project on a range of topics including what is going on in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Iowa. As we then interview a...
In this episode, we get into our Voting Matters series, where we’ll be covering topics that you’ll be voting on this year. First up is cannabis! We do a deep dive into U.S. cannabis legalization by interviewing the brilliant Sam D’Arcangelo from The Cannabis Voter Project on a range of topics including what is going on in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Iowa. As we then interview a...
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July 18, 2022 • 102 mins
Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast!
The Theme of Episode Seven is “Next Gen: Vote Young and You’ll Vote Forever.” We’ll also touch on student debt and how to pay for college. We have Rutger Rosenborg from our great partner Chartmetric who sponsors this episode as the first guest!
We also interview Andrew Amore from Michelle Obama’s My School Votes, #iVoted 2022 Festival board member and Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman,...
The Theme of Episode Seven is “Next Gen: Vote Young and You’ll Vote Forever.” We’ll also touch on student debt and how to pay for college. We have Rutger Rosenborg from our great partner Chartmetric who sponsors this episode as the first guest!
We also interview Andrew Amore from Michelle Obama’s My School Votes, #iVoted 2022 Festival board member and Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman,...
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Episode Six's theme is "What is Gerrymandering and How It Affects You.” We feature the interview with Michael Li who is the Senior Council for Brennan Center Democracy Program. He explains what gerrymandering is and what we all can do about it as a voter.
This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Maryland in...
Episode Six's theme is "What is Gerrymandering and How It Affects You.” We feature the interview with Michael Li who is the Senior Council for Brennan Center Democracy Program. He explains what gerrymandering is and what we all can do about it as a voter.
This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Maryland in...
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June 27, 2022 • 127 mins
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Episode Four's theme is "New South.” We feature the interview with the Chief Legal Officer for the New Georgia Project Aklima Khondoker where she talks about the New Georgia Project, their achievements, and more.
This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Georgia including A$H, Fk Woodz, LAVAHI, Rebecca Loebe, Avanu, Quiet Evenings, TriiiPS...
Episode Four's theme is "New South.” We feature the interview with the Chief Legal Officer for the New Georgia Project Aklima Khondoker where she talks about the New Georgia Project, their achievements, and more.
This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Georgia including A$H, Fk Woodz, LAVAHI, Rebecca Loebe, Avanu, Quiet Evenings, TriiiPS...
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