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"*Ms.*"* Weekly Digest | June 27, 2020*

*Letter from an Editor*











Dear John,

Have you heard our exciting announcement? "Ms". is launching out first podcast: "On the Issues with Michele Goodwin!"
We've considered podcasting many times over the past few years, but it never seemed like the right time or the perfect topic. But when Dr. Goodwin approached our team with the idea for a new issues and policy-focused podcast featuring feminist analysis, insightful conversations and exciting guests-we were thrilled to jump into the world of podcasting with her.
As you've come to expect from "Ms"., "On the Issues" is going to be a show that reports, rebels, and tells it like it is. In each episode, host Dr. Michele Goodwin will tackle a different, critically important and newsworthy topic, in conversation with the thought leaders of our time, including leaders and activists, elected officials, scholars and other special guests. The overarching theme of the podcast will center listeners' concerns about advancing the promise of equality and rebuilding our nation.
The first episode-premiering this Tuesday, June 30 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and MsMagazine.com-tackles an issue that is critically important in this current moment: ending police violence in the United States. Professor Goodwin will be joined in conversation by Laura Goodman, who served in criminal justice for 35 years as a police officer, sergeant and deputy chief of police in major metropolitan police departments; Deirdre Fishel, director and producer of the documentary film, "Women in Blue"; Anne Li Kringen, assistant dean and associate professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven; and Song Richardson, dean and chancellor's professor at University of California, Irvine School of Law.
Together, in this first episode titled "Policing in America: A Tale of Race, Sex and Violence", they'll be exploring critical questions about the role of race and gender in policing and why it matters that there are so few women.
If you're anxious to tune in to the first episode (I know our team here at "Ms". certainly is!), be sure to check out a trailer for "On the Issues with Michele Goodwin", available now on Apple Podcasts [ [link removed] ] and Spotify [ [link removed] ].
*And I have one request for you:* we want to reach as many new listeners as possible, and the number one thing you can do to support "Ms". magazine's podcast is *subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple* [ [link removed] ]. Let's show the power of independent, feminist media! We can't do it without your support.
I hope you'll tune in and let us know what you think of the first episode of "On the Issues with Michele Goodwin" this Tuesday! We are so excited to hear from you.
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*Kathy Spillar*
Executive Editor _________________________________________

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*Introducing the "Ms". Podcast: On the Issues with Michele Goodwin [ [link removed] ]*





BY KATHY SPILLAR | "On the Issues with Michele Goodwin" tackles the most compelling issues of our times, centering your concerns about rebuilding our nation and advancing the promise of equality. Tune in for the first episode-"Policing in America: A Tale of Race, Sex and Violence"-on Tuesday, June 30!

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*Police Leaders Speak Out: "Women in Law Enforcement Must Have a Seat at the Table" [ [link removed] ]*

BY LAURA GOODMAN, JULIANN BRUNZELL, KRIS ARNESON, LINDA FINNEY, DEBORAH MONTGOMERY & LINDA S. MILLER | "How can anyone honestly be interested in changing the police culture and not have the voices of women police at the table?"

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*The U.S. Needs Sweeping Police Reform. Start by Hiring More Women. [ [link removed] ]*





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