Sticky Note Conversations

Eboni Taylor joins Sticky Note Conversations to reflect on her first run for Michigan State Senate District 3 — what she learned on the doors across Detroit's east side, Highland Park, and Hamtramck, and why she made motherhood the centerpiece of her campaign. Erika and Eboni dig into the affordability crisis, DTE's monopoly and record profits, the "progressive" label, Michigan's role as a swing state, the Democratic Party's struggle to connect with working families, and what democracy and the American dream really mean when people are just trying to survive.
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:43) - Meet Eboni Taylor
  • (03:05) - Motherhood & Identity
  • (05:16) - Michigan State Senate District 3
  • (07:33) - Issues on the Doors
  • (09:21) - Why I Decided to Run
  • (12:14) - The "Progressive" Label
  • (18:43) - Utility Crisis & DTE
  • (28:09) - Michigan's Political Landscape
  • (36:17) - The Democratic Party's Future
  • (43:45) - Defining Democracy
  • (53:29) - The American Dream
  • (56:24) - Running Again & Closing

Creators and Guests

Producer
Erika Washington
Composer
Wil Black

What is Sticky Note Conversations?

To keep my thoughts in order and my to-do lists remotely manageable I create arrays of sticky notes on my desk and wall. New idea? Stick note! Someone I want to meet with? Sticky Note! Need to remember to pay a parking ticket? Write it on a sticky note. Over the course of the last year, I have wanted to create a podcast that allowed me to dive deep into conversations with interesting people.. I wanted to have real conversations that were more than sound bites or regurgitated talking points about fluffy topics. My hope is that each episode feels like old friends catching up. Revealing great information but also humanity, struggle, victory, joy, grief, and possibly, a flicker of transcendence.

I hope you will enjoy these as much as I do creating them.
Join me here every Saturday as I pull a new sticky note off my desk.