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We talked about the importance of finding joy, even in dark places, why embracing specificity matters if you want to change hearts and minds, their process, advice they’d offer to campaigns looking to use humor effectively, and more.

I went to a session they ran at Netroots, and every example they shared hit harder than the last. Thoughtful, smart, hilarious work—designed to move people.

Their firm, CoolCoolCool Productions, is an Atlanta-based production company and boutique agency that uses comedy to encourage civic engagement and foster community.

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She talked about the social platform helping her campaign raise the most money (Bluesky!), how her campaign is serving as a mutual aid hub for her community, what it means to fight back against the Trump regime in these dark times and so much more.

Listeners of the pod might remember Kat joined us back in April to talk about what it means to run a Bluesky-first campaign.

She joined us again to talk about how her campaign is navigating the internet, fascism and so much more.

Her understanding of digital is thoughtful, strategic, and refreshingly real. I LOVED checking in with her on the pod.

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