S3 Ep. 11: Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Chavisa Woods on the Sanders Campaign, Race, and Gender

In this episode, author and activist Bill Fletcher, Jr. and author Chavisa Woods discuss Bernie Sanders’ frontrunner status in the Democratic primary, the campaign’s efforts to build a diverse coalition in 2020, and whether or not those efforts have worked. Fletcher talks to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about how Sanders has altered his approach to reaching out to black voters; Woods compares the Sanders and Warren campaigns, reflects on their appeal to women, and analyzes how voters talk politics online. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Guests: Bill Fletcher, Jr. Chavisa Woods Selected readings for the episode: Bill Fletcher, Jr. Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path Toward Social Justice “They’re Bankrupting Us!” And 20 Other Myths about Unions The Man Who Fell from the Sky Claim No Easy Victories: The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral (co-editor) To the Point (The Progressive Magazine, February 3, 2014) Chavisa Woods 100 Times: A Memoir of Sexism The Albino Album: A Novel Things to Do When You’re Goth in the Country The Memoir I Never Wanted to Write (LitHub, June 26, 2019) Others The Autobiography of Malcolm X Marx Engels Dream Defenders’ endorsement of Bernie Sanders Hey, Obama boys: Back off already! (Rebecca Traister in Salon, April 14, 2008) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices