The Power You Have with Pramila Jayapal Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-power-we-have-with-pramila-jayapal I'm Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, and I'm here to have honest, eye-opening conversations with folks from every corner of politics. How can we most effectively use our collective power to resist Trump's authoritarianism? What does the future of the Democratic Party look like? How do we truly deliver for the most vulnerable Americans? I'll answer these questions in discussions with members of Congress, labor leaders, organizers, political scholars, celebrities, and more — all on The Power You Have. © 2026 Pramila Jayapal 57d53db6-7225-53de-aeeb-3235128b74c6 yes ed1218b0-504f-11f0-b907-a78dc7846f38 en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:52:26 -0400 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:53:25 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/FFb0uSXQUi8f4O_nOcIjJxjdcZrJD5cZOZT4G0YDBK0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZTky/NGFkYmU4OTNhMzc0/OGNkMzExM2QzZDUw/NjFiNi5wbmc.jpg The Power You Have with Pramila Jayapal episodic Pramila Jayapal I'm Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, and I'm here to have honest, eye-opening conversations with folks from every corner of politics. How can we most effectively use our collective power to resist Trump's authoritarianism? What does the future of the Democratic Party look like? How do we truly deliver for the most vulnerable Americans? I'll answer these questions in discussions with members of Congress, labor leaders, organizers, political scholars, celebrities, and more — all on The Power You Have. I'm Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, and I'm here to have honest, eye-opening conversations with folks from every corner of politics. Pramila Jayapal repjayapal@gmail.com No No We Went to Cuba | Rep. Jonathan Jackson | #20 We Went to Cuba | Rep. Jonathan Jackson | #20 full febc48f4-fa9d-4f63-a105-a72a172fec63 https://share.transistor.fm/s/93a94bc5 Rep. Jackson and I just got back from a congressional delegation to Cuba. Here's what we saw and how the U.S. should change its policies for the benefit of both the Cuban and American people.

]]> Rep. Jackson and I just got back from a congressional delegation to Cuba. Here's what we saw and how the U.S. should change its policies for the benefit of both the Cuban and American people.

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:52:21 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 1737 Rep. Jackson and I just got back from a congressional delegation to Cuba. Here's what we saw and how the U.S. should change its policies for the benefit of both the Cuban and American people.

]]> No Taxing the Rich with WA State Senator Noel Frame | #19 Taxing the Rich with WA State Senator Noel Frame | #19 full 7da34b66-74f1-4248-a7b1-70c6b464c95c https://share.transistor.fm/s/71a547ed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2784 No Unpacking Trump's War with Iran with Trita Parsi | #18 Unpacking Trump's War with Iran with Trita Parsi | #18 full 6ad254d5-1aec-497e-b5a5-921315594da0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba4f20d0 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:45:00 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2745 No Epstein Survivors Tell Their Stories with Annie Farmer and Danielle Bensky | #17 Epstein Survivors Tell Their Stories with Annie Farmer and Danielle Bensky | #17 full 2f5353e7-47d2-4ef4-8aaa-1ef517724c66 https://share.transistor.fm/s/07b3b0cc Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:28:40 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 3496 No Addressing Corporate Consolidation and the Rising Cost of Food│#16 Addressing Corporate Consolidation and the Rising Cost of Food│#16 full 0e449062-22aa-45cd-a9b1-6be70e36efcb https://share.transistor.fm/s/025119ea Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:48:39 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 1471 No Standing Up to ICE's Violent Assault on Minnesota with Attorney General Keith Ellison│#15 Standing Up to ICE's Violent Assault on Minnesota with Attorney General Keith Ellison│#15 full 4375ec2f-0027-46c2-baeb-39c28db14c46 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8dad4e84 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins the show to discuss Trump’s deadly assault on the Twin Cities and what he is doing as AG to fight back, demand accountability, and protect the community. Plus, I talk about ICE and Border Patrol's actions across the country and what we're doing in Congress to push for justice.

 

Watch my most recent field hearing in Minneapolis-St. Paul HERE, where AG Keith Ellison testified.

]]> Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins the show to discuss Trump’s deadly assault on the Twin Cities and what he is doing as AG to fight back, demand accountability, and protect the community. Plus, I talk about ICE and Border Patrol's actions across the country and what we're doing in Congress to push for justice.

 

Watch my most recent field hearing in Minneapolis-St. Paul HERE, where AG Keith Ellison testified.

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:57:18 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 3051 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins the show to discuss Trump’s deadly assault on the Twin Cities and what he is doing as AG to fight back, demand accountability, and protect the community. Plus, I talk about ICE and Border Patrol's actions across the country and what we're doing in Congress to push for justice.

 

Watch my most recent field hearing in Minneapolis-St. Paul HERE, where AG Keith Ellison testified.

]]> No Medicare For All (Part 3) — How Physicians View Our Health Care System and What The Numbers Say with Dr. Diljeet Singh and David Walker | #14 Medicare For All (Part 3) — How Physicians View Our Health Care System and What The Numbers Say with Dr. Diljeet Singh and David Walker | #14 full 79e442e1-938b-4bd1-8d51-2b712385d0c6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c397c42 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:36:00 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2958 No Medicare For All (Part 2) — How Americans Struggle to Get Care with Rep. Shomari Figures | #13 Medicare For All (Part 2) — How Americans Struggle to Get Care with Rep. Shomari Figures | #13 full 0124e13b-5cb3-49fc-b48c-c5b4c43d9dcc https://share.transistor.fm/s/73e09d56 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:17:32 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 1941 No Medicare For All (Part 1) — The Broken System with Wendell Potter | #12 Medicare For All (Part 1) — The Broken System with Wendell Potter | #12 full cabd627c-bcac-4cd2-9cd3-d2daf7e02885 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae54f556 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:08:59 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2891 No How America's Immigration Detention System Is Purposefully Cruel with Juan Montano & Heidi Altman | #11 How America's Immigration Detention System Is Purposefully Cruel with Juan Montano & Heidi Altman | #11 full 79bbf2c9-ac9c-45e4-b57d-ae7827ad6ba6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c5e5bc0 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:36:34 -0500 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 3328 No How We're Truly Fighting for Working Families with Maurice Mitchell | #10 How We're Truly Fighting for Working Families with Maurice Mitchell | #10 full e80b963f-60e4-4a10-94f7-426666585d8f https://share.transistor.fm/s/856b68cd Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:58:08 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 3155 No How Organizing and Protesting Help Us Fight Authoritarianism with Ezra Levin | #9 How Organizing and Protesting Help Us Fight Authoritarianism with Ezra Levin | #9 full 80d64d2a-8294-4780-b0da-6f5fb2d2ade2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9e42590 Indivisible co-founder and co-executive director Ezra Levin joins the podcast to talk about how his group is changing under the second Trump administration, why organizing and protesting is so important, and how we can successfully fight back against authoritarianism. Plus, some thoughts on the recent ICE raids in Chicago and across the country and what these events mean for our collective rights.

]]> Indivisible co-founder and co-executive director Ezra Levin joins the podcast to talk about how his group is changing under the second Trump administration, why organizing and protesting is so important, and how we can successfully fight back against authoritarianism. Plus, some thoughts on the recent ICE raids in Chicago and across the country and what these events mean for our collective rights.

]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:30:00 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2428 Indivisible co-founder and co-executive director Ezra Levin joins the podcast to talk about how his group is changing under the second Trump administration, why organizing and protesting is so important, and how we can successfully fight back against authoritarianism. Plus, some thoughts on the recent ICE raids in Chicago and across the country and what these events mean for our collective rights.

]]> No Talking Republican Shutdown and Answering Your Questions | #8 Talking Republican Shutdown and Answering Your Questions | #8 full 826964a0-f184-4719-93ad-d1a745551326 https://share.transistor.fm/s/239fd0b9 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2082 No Epstein Survivors Tell Their Stories with Haley Robson and Jena-Lisa Jones | #7 Epstein Survivors Tell Their Stories with Haley Robson and Jena-Lisa Jones | #7 full ea559488-f6f1-4981-bd94-46adcdb684c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/246825c1 Two survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, Haley Robson and Jena-Lisa Jones, join the podcast to tell their stories, talk about trauma and recovery, and discuss the current effort in Congress to release the Epstein Files and finally get transparency and accountability. Plus, an update on where government funding stands as we approach a possible Republican shutdown.

]]> Two survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, Haley Robson and Jena-Lisa Jones, join the podcast to tell their stories, talk about trauma and recovery, and discuss the current effort in Congress to release the Epstein Files and finally get transparency and accountability. Plus, an update on where government funding stands as we approach a possible Republican shutdown.

]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:47:54 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2612 Two survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, Haley Robson and Jena-Lisa Jones, join the podcast to tell their stories, talk about trauma and recovery, and discuss the current effort in Congress to release the Epstein Files and finally get transparency and accountability. Plus, an update on where government funding stands as we approach a possible Republican shutdown.

]]> No How Trump is Screwing Working Families with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | #6 How Trump is Screwing Working Families with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | #6 full 1bdafa26-2959-4e48-a5ec-611dba5267d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6697655 Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner joins the show to discuss everything that Trump and Republicans have done to screw over working families, which policies we need prioritize in our fight for equality, and how we can continue improving our resistance.

]]> Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner joins the show to discuss everything that Trump and Republicans have done to screw over working families, which policies we need prioritize in our fight for equality, and how we can continue improving our resistance.

]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:51:09 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2707 Executive Director and CEO of MomsRising Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner joins the show to discuss everything that Trump and Republicans have done to screw over working families, which policies we need prioritize in our fight for equality, and how we can continue improving our resistance.

]]> No The U.S. on the World Stage with Rick Steves | #5 The U.S. on the World Stage with Rick Steves | #5 full 6ef7218b-1fe5-4152-82bc-87b42ca063e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd0a185a Rick Steves joins the podcast to discuss cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, what Americans can learn from traveling across the world, and talks about his own experiences in Europe and beyond. Plus, Congresswoman Jayapal talks about USAID and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

]]> Rick Steves joins the podcast to discuss cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, what Americans can learn from traveling across the world, and talks about his own experiences in Europe and beyond. Plus, Congresswoman Jayapal talks about USAID and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:54:51 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2755 Rick Steves joins the podcast to discuss cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, what Americans can learn from traveling across the world, and talks about his own experiences in Europe and beyond. Plus, Congresswoman Jayapal talks about USAID and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

]]> No Defending Abortion Rights From Republican Attacks with Alexis McGill Johnson | #4 Defending Abortion Rights From Republican Attacks with Alexis McGill Johnson | #4 full f72b1afc-8534-467a-b1a8-4a36f48902f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/68535c52 President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson joins the show to discuss Trump and Republicans' defunding of Planned Parenthood, the state of reproductive rights in America, and where we go from here. Plus, Congresswoman Jayapal breaks down the rescissions package that ripped funding away from NPR, PBS, and foreign aid programs.

]]> President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson joins the show to discuss Trump and Republicans' defunding of Planned Parenthood, the state of reproductive rights in America, and where we go from here. Plus, Congresswoman Jayapal breaks down the rescissions package that ripped funding away from NPR, PBS, and foreign aid programs.

]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 1895 President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson joins the show to discuss Trump and Republicans' defunding of Planned Parenthood, the state of reproductive rights in America, and where we go from here. Plus, Congresswoman Jayapal breaks down the rescissions package that ripped funding away from NPR, PBS, and foreign aid programs.

]]> No How We're Fighting Trump in Court with Nick Brown | #3 How We're Fighting Trump in Court with Nick Brown | #3 full 650bb5d5-8ee2-4092-afd4-5fa4bc89473a https://share.transistor.fm/s/31ef8d1e Episode #3 of The Power You Have with Pramila Jayapal dives into Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Betrayal and how the law will cruelly rip health care and nutrition assistance from millions of Americans, all to give billionaires a giant tax cut. Plus, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown joins the podcast to discuss his lawsuits against Trump and how he's trying to win in court to preserve democracy.

***Note: This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, July 9th. Since then, a federal judge issues a new nationwide injunction to block Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. As you heard in the conversation with Attorney General Nick Brown, class action lawsuits can still be used as a means to create nationwide injunctions, which is exactly what happened here.

]]> Episode #3 of The Power You Have with Pramila Jayapal dives into Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Betrayal and how the law will cruelly rip health care and nutrition assistance from millions of Americans, all to give billionaires a giant tax cut. Plus, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown joins the podcast to discuss his lawsuits against Trump and how he's trying to win in court to preserve democracy.

***Note: This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, July 9th. Since then, a federal judge issues a new nationwide injunction to block Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. As you heard in the conversation with Attorney General Nick Brown, class action lawsuits can still be used as a means to create nationwide injunctions, which is exactly what happened here.

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:12:25 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2482 Episode #3 of The Power You Have with Pramila Jayapal dives into Trump and Republicans' Big Bad Betrayal and how the law will cruelly rip health care and nutrition assistance from millions of Americans, all to give billionaires a giant tax cut. Plus, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown joins the podcast to discuss his lawsuits against Trump and how he's trying to win in court to preserve democracy.

***Note: This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, July 9th. Since then, a federal judge issues a new nationwide injunction to block Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. As you heard in the conversation with Attorney General Nick Brown, class action lawsuits can still be used as a means to create nationwide injunctions, which is exactly what happened here.

]]> No How Immigrants Power Our Economy and Our Communities with Rocío Sáenz | #2 How Immigrants Power Our Economy and Our Communities with Rocío Sáenz | #2 full 8597ae0f-3810-43bd-b5a4-4ddf378f1d17 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4df547f9 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 2249 No First Episode!! How to Fight Corporate Power with Lina Khan | #1 First Episode!! How to Fight Corporate Power with Lina Khan | #1 full 496f4056-d9c4-463e-9584-c982c5963c06 https://share.transistor.fm/s/84352b1b Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:30:00 -0400 Pramila Jayapal Pramila Jayapal 1952 No