Pantsuit Politics

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Pantsuit Politics
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Genre Political podcast, news
Creative team
Directed byAlise Napp
Cast and voices
Hosted bySarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers
Music
Theme music composed byDante Lima
Production
ProductionStudio D Podcast Production
Publication
Original releaseNovember 2015
ProviderLemonada Media [1]
Related
Related showsThe Nuanced Life

Pantsuit Politics is a bi-weekly American political podcast launched in November 2015. [2] [3] [4] It features a bipartisan discussion format and is hosted by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers. The show is distributed by Lemonada Media. [5]

Contents

Background



Holland originally created the podcast to focus on women in politics. [3] [6] She and Silvers had previously discussed political topics on Holland's blog. [7] [8]

In their first episode, the hosts introduced themselves as "Sarah from the Left" and "Beth from the Right". [6] [9] Silvers later left the Republican Party after its nomination of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. [3] [10] The show later adopted the tagline "the home of grace-filled political conversations". [11]

From 2017 to 2020, Holland and Silvers also co-hosted a second podcast called The Nuanced Life. [12]

In 2019, they spoke at the Nebraska Women's Leadership Network Conference. [6] They also appeared on Morning Joe in April 2019. [13]

Reception

In its first four years, Pantsuit Politics received over four million downloads. [4] [14] In February 2021, the podcast was featured in Apple Podcasts Spotlight. [15] In December 2021, it was included in Apple Podcasts' "Shows of the Year" list. [16]

Books

In 2019, Holland and Silvers authored a book titled I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversation, which was published by Thomas Nelson. [7] [3] [17] The book outlines the hosts’ guidance, [7] [18] in which Silvers and Holland aimed to translate their podcast's conversational style into a practical approach. [19]

In May 2022, Holland and Silvers published their second book, Now What? How to Move Forward When We're Divided (About Basically Everything), released by Revell Publishing. [20] This book focuses on strategies for individuals to navigate political polarization. [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Pantsuit Politics". Lemonada Media. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  2. ↑ "The Hosts of Pantsuit Politics". Parents Magazine (November 2016): 16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Donham, Danielle (November 24, 2020). "Navigating Political Conversations: Q&A With Law Alumna Beth Silvers of 'Pantsuit Politics'". University of Kentucky News. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Palmer, Anita K. (May 27, 2019). "When I Think You're Wrong". Outreach Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pantsuit Politics". Lemonada Media. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  6. 1 2 3 Peal, Jolie (October 24, 2019). "Hosts of 'Pantsuit Politics' podcast to be UNL keynote speakers". Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Fetters, Ashley (March 21, 2019). "The Art of Navigating a Family Political Discussion, Peacefully". The Atlantic. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Miller, Kerri; Gordon, Kelly (June 19, 2019). "Women of Faith: Putting relationships over politics". MPR News. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Geist, Gilda (July 23, 2019). "What we can learn from the hosts of 'Pantsuit Politics'". Medium. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "An Interview with Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers of Pantsuit Politics". Her Kentucky. March 3, 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Dibdin, Emma (April 21, 2021). "8 Podcasts to Help Make Sense of Post-Trump America". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Transylvania alumni duo encourages grace-filled conversations as political podcast co-hosts". Translyvania University. January 28, 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "The one thing that could fix our frayed social fabric". MSNBC. April 10, 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Justin (May 29, 2019). "Something From Nothing: Pantsuit Politics is the Conversation Sarah and Beth Wanted". WKMS. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Acast's Pantsuit Politics recognized as this month's Apple Podcasts Spotlight". Medium. February 17, 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Apple Podcasts presents the Best of 2021". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  17. ↑ "Holland files for re-election". Paducah Sun. February 4, 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  18. ↑ Monkis, Michael (May 2, 2019). "'Pantsuit Podcast' Hosts Tell Us How To Talk Politics Without Getting Angry". Cincinnati Public Radio. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  19. ↑ Operle, Derek (January 31, 2019). "Stewart Holland co-authors book on political conversation". Paducah Sun. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  20. ↑ Byle, Ann (January 13, 2021). "Religion & Spirituality Book Deals: January 13, 2021". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Baker Publishing Group signs contract with popular podcasters and authors, Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers". Rush to Press. December 15, 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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