Now in its second season, the program will highlight the District 6 candidate.
Elected Podcast was started by former Massachusetts state senate candidate Meg Wheeler and offers “a real-time behind-the-scenes look into the experience of running for office as a woman,” according to a press release. Now in its second season, which began on March 11, Kendra Hicks, a proud first-generation Black Dominican woman and candidate for Boston City Council in District 6, will be featured.
“I knew running for office as a working mother wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but podcasts, like Elected, helped demystify the process for me and right-sized my expectations as a candidate,” said Hicks, in a press release. “I am incredibly humbled to be featured this season. I am looking forward to partnering with Meg and continuing the work of making running for office more transparent and accessible for women of color and working mamas everywhere.”
Season 2 will run weekly for 36 episodes and will include bi-weekly interviews with Hicks throughout her campaign. There will also be other interviews with figures in the political world who will speak to fundraising, building a campaign team, and creating a message.
The first season of Elected “explored common campaign issues shared by the sisterhood of women running for office, through [Wheeler’s] own personal journey.” According to a press release, the second season will give a deeper dive into what it’s like to run for office as a woman.
Shira Laucharoen is a reporter based in Boston. She currently serves as the assistant director of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. In the past she has written for Sampan newspaper, The Somerville Times, Scout Magazine, Boston Magazine, and WBUR.
