Best Samia Mounts Podcasts (2026)

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Message from Samia - AMERICA, VOTE! 8:33

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5+ y ago8:33

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It's been two years since I wrapped production on Make America Relate Again, and polarization has only gotten worse in that time. What we need to do now to heal the country is make sure we VOTE, and vote EARLY. Also, if you're interested in hearing from some of the podcast guests about how they're feeling about politics now, email me at makeamerica…

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S2EP12 - Ellen, Sarah, & Anne - Catching Up With the Women of Season 1 1:06:57

7+ y ago1:06:57

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For the final episode of MARA, I'm catching up with some of the women from Season 1. You'll hear short update conversations with Ellen from S1EP1, Anne from S1EP7, and Sarah from S1EP8. If you haven't heard the original conversations, I recommend checking them out before listening to this episode. The significance of releasing a finale for a show t…

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S2EP11 - Dolly Chugh - The Person You Mean To Be: How Good People Fight Bias 51:06

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In this special episode, I'm interviewing Dolly Chugh, an award-winning social psychologist and tenured professor at NYU who just released an incredible book about implicit bias. The Person You Mean To Be: How Good People Fight Bias is for anyone who wants to strive to always do better in the fight toward true equality between races, sexes, and sex…

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S2EP10 - Tiffani & Maleena - The Trump Administration 1:16:49

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This week on MARA, I'm bringing you two women of color - finally! - and I apologize that it took this long to make this happen. Tiffani Jones is an aspiring politician who was advised to change her party from Democrat to Republican to increase her chances at making a real difference. Maleena Lawrence is a progressive activist and community organize…

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S2EP9 - Ricky & Bradley - Liberal Messaging 51:16

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Ricky and Bradley are cousins who grew up in coal country - southern West Virginia. Ricky is a left-leaning libertarian who has a real problem with liberal messaging. He says it alienates conservatives and undecided voters, and can't understand why, when polls show that most of the country agrees with liberal policies, liberals can't seem to win el…

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S2EP8 - Jacob & Maurice - Kneeling During the Anthem 1:28:02

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Jacob is what he likes to call a disillusioned conservative and a military veteran, who feels strongly that NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial inequality is offensive to our military community and to the flag. Maurice is a black man and former football player who thinks players should have a right to use their platfor…

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S2EP7 - Randy & Keith - Morality & Immigration 1:03:17

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Randy Lioz is a Better Angels workshop organizer and a liberal with some pretty strong opinions about morality as it pertains to immigration policy. Keith Holland is a conservative with an evangelical Christian background, for whom morality has been a major concern his whole life. The central question of this conversation is: do we, as the most pro…

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S2EP6 - Cindy & Diana - The Sister Show 1:13:03

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Cindy and Diana Kyser are sisters who only a year ago found themselves screaming at each other over politics in front of their entire family. Cindy, a conservative, found the show through Better Angels, and she thought MARA would be a great place to work toward a better understanding of her liberal sister. This conversation is my favorite one I've …

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S2EP5 - John & Ciaran - The Supreme Court 1:00:13

7+ y ago1:00:13

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John Wood Jr. is a young Republican who once ran against Maxine Waters for Congress -and came closer to beating her than anyone else ever. He's now the Director of Media Development for Better Angels, and the man responsible for bringing MARA into their media family. Ciaran is a Democrat who serves as Better Angels' Director of Communications. I br…

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S2EP4 - Karlie & Andrew - Abortion 52:36

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Karlie & Andrew are both scientists working in the field of neuroscience, and they came together to discuss one of the most polarizing issues in politics today: abortion. Karlie isn't religious and believes strongly that the decision whether to obtain an abortion should be left up to women, and that abortions should be free and legal. Andrew feels…

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S2EP3 - Kim & Nick - Capitalism vs. Welfare 56:25

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On this season, I want to bring you a broad spectrum of relationships, so we can see how these conversations can work across the span of human interaction. So far, we've heard me and a dude I met in a bar - an acquaintance relationship - and a genuine pair of close friends. In this episode, I'm bringing you experts. Kim Iversen is a co-founder of t…

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S2EP2 - Greg & Kouhyar - How Red & Blue Became Best Friends 54:29

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Greg & Kouhyar came to me through Better Angels (www.better-angels.org). They are the red and blue co-chairs of the Better Angels Southwest Ohio Alliance, and since meeting at a BA workshop last April, they've become the best of friends, in spite of their many, MANY differences. Greg is a conservative Christian, and Kouhyar is a liberal Muslim. How…

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S2EP1 - Doug & Samia - Feminism & White Privilege 1:11:35

7+ y ago1:11:35

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For the first episode of Season 2, I'm challenging myself to have one of these conversations with a conservative man, something I was afraid I'd be incapable of when I was producing Season 1. This is the only episode in this season that will feature me as the liberal in the conversation. My conversation partner, Doug, is a researcher working with U…

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MARA Season 2 Coming Soon 2:54

7+ y ago2:54

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The second season of Make American Relate Again will premiere on June 26, 2018! Unlike Season 1, Season 2 will feature a different liberal and conservative having a conversation about a specific political issue each week, and I'm currently looking for guests across the US for the show. And it's not all women this time. This season is open to all Am…

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Episode 11: Niky Shea Part 2 / Antifa, the alt-right, LGBTQ rights, Russia, climate change, and how emotions mean more than facts when crafting political opinions 1:22:21

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In Part 2 of my conversation with Niky Shea, we talk Antifa protestors, how extremism is making it hard for the rest of us to communicate with each other, how Trump legitimized the alt-right, LGBTQ rights under the Trump administration, the Russia investigation, climate change, and how life experiences can deeply affect your political decisions. A …

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Episode 10: Niky Shea Part 1 / Why Trump is not like Hitler, Obamacare, late-term abortion, and whether or not conservatives are a persecuted group 1:41:28

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Burlesque dancer and model Niky Shea describes herself as a moderate, and she wanted to come on the show to explain why comparisons between Trump and Hitler make no sense. We ended up talking for over three hours with no breaks about nearly every major issue surrounding the 2016 election and the Trump administration. This is the first half of that …

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Episode 9b: Alley Mulrain Update / North Korea, the Paris Climate Agreement, and LGBTQ rights under the Trump administration 34:02

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This mini-episode features my phone call update with Alley Mulrain, recorded on August 10, 2017. We talk about how Alley thinks President Trump is doing so far, the situation with North Korea, the Paris Climate Agreement, and LGBTQ rights under the Trump administration. Show notes and transcript available at www.makeamericarelatepodcast.com.…

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Episode 9: Alley Mulrain Part 2 / New Rochelle, NY / Climate change, terrorism, social safety-net programs, scapegoating minority groups, and why the GOP is against marriage equality 49:28

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This episode features Part 2 of my conversation with the wonderful Alley Mulrain, who sensed my need to rant at length on all sorts of issues important to liberals. was willing to listen with an open mind, and somehow didn't strangle me. We talked climate change, terrorism, social programs, why liberals see Trump as scapegoating minority groups, an…

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Episode 8b: Sarah Ito Update / Why one Trump voter has changed her mind 29:38

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So much has happened in politics since Sarah and I last spoke in early March, so I gave her a call on July 30, 2017, to see if her opinions have evolved since then. I'm so glad I did - she had a lot to say. Find fact checks and a transcript of this mini-episode at www.makeamericarelatepodcast.com.By Samia Mounts

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Episode 8: Sarah Ito / Greenwich, CT / She's a radical lesbian feminist...and she voted for Trump 1:15:11

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Sarah Ito is many things: an Army vet, a career Wall Streeter, a lesbian, a feminist, an actor, and a writer. She's worked alongside legendary feminist and gay rights icons like Jean O'Leary and Ginny Vida. She's the most unlikely Trump voter I could ever have imagined, but she sure knew her stuff and had really clear, well-formed opinions. Find a …

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Bonus Episode: Anne & Marsha / Austin, TX / A black woman explains white privilege to a white woman 39:40

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In this special bonus episode, my high school bestie Marsha explains white privilege to Anne, my guest from Episode 7. Marsha is a diversity teacher at a university, and she's black. The patient, passionate way Marsha unpacks white privilege is a lesson for all of us on how to transform uncomfortable conversations into teaching moments, and the way…

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Episode 7: Anne / Seguin, TX / Guns, guns, and more guns 1:12:26

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As a liberal who grew up in a country where civilians just don't have guns like they do here in the U.S., I've never understood why there's such a fiery debate over gun control laws that could make us all safer. It should be easy, right? We all value human life, guns threaten that, so get rid of them - that's always been my thinking. Thanks to my c…

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Episode 6: Melissa / San Jose, CA / The abortion episode 1:31:44

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You knew it was coming, and here it is. The abortion episode. My guest, who we'll call Melissa, asked to remain anonymous because of the deeply personal nature of what she shared with me. Melissa is adamantly anti-abortion, but she's had three abortions herself - something she's kept a secret from almost everyone in her life. The conversation gets …

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Episode 5: Alley Mulrain Part 1 / New Rochelle, NY / Samia goes off about the Russia scandal 1:07:14

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This episode was recorded on the same day as Episode 2: Yolanda. My guest is the fabulously talented, vivacious Alley Mulrain, born in Long Island and now living in New Rochelle, NY. Alley is my friend in real life, and we already had a great rapport. I was shaken from my conversation with Yolanda earlier that day. My brain was reeling at how diffe…

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Episode 4: Ashley Rollo Part 2 / Freehold, NJ / The economy, Benghazi, and how conservatives really think 1:02:51

8+ y ago1:02:51

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This episode features Part 2 of my conversation with the intelligent, passionate Ashley Rollo of Freehold, NJ. In Part 1, we discussed immigration and national security, but mostly focused on misogyny, sexual assault, and rape culture in America. In this episode, we talk about the economy and Benghazi - and share a laugh over how a conservative and…