LISTEN: The Independent Voter Podcast Debuts — What Drives People to Take on a Broken System?

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Published: 30 Apr, 2025
Updated: 18 Jun, 2025
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In the premiere episode of the Independent Voter Podcast, host Chad Peace and guest Cara McCormick take listeners behind the scenes of a movement built not around partisanship, but principle.

They begin with the ethic behind the Independent Voter Project: a commitment to putting voters before partisan political machines and trace the story of how collaboration across ideologies has fueled a growing push for structural reform. What follows is a candid exploration of what it actually takes to stand up to entrenched power: unity, resilience, integrity, and the long view.

From the merging of reform efforts to public demand for eliminating super PACs, the episode moves through the high stakes of today's political moment and the audacious hope that change is always possible. Chad and Cara don’t just talk about what’s broken. They talk about why they still believe in fixing it.

🎧 Produced by Olas Media. Listen to Episode 101 now at OlasMedia.com

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