Amanda Litman on Next Gen Leadership
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May 12, 2026 · 43 min
About this episode
Amanda Litman discusses her work with Run For Something and her vision for next generation leadership in politics.
Amanda Litman is an author, digital strategist, and the co-founder and president of “Run For Something” - an organization which recruits and supports young, diverse progressive candidates. Since launching in 2017, Run For Something has helped to elect more than 1,500 leaders across 49 states- primarily women and people of color. Outspoken against “bad boomer leadership” and a “boomer mentality” in politics, Litman is also president of RFS Civics - a 501c3 that works to end the gerontocracy. Shortly after launching Run for Something, Amanda wrote the book Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself and has recently published her latest book, When We’re in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership in May 2025. Litman cites Barack Obama as her inspiration to work in politics and started her career as an email writer for his 2012 re-election campaign. From there, Litman worked as a digital strategist for Hilary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, Charlie Crist's 2014 Florida gubernatorial campaign, and served as the deputy email director for Organizing for Action. Litman…
People in this episode
Host: Alec Baldwin
Guest: Amanda Litman
Topics covered
- next generation leadership
- politics
- progressive candidates
- digital strategy
- women in leadership
Keywords
- Amanda Litman
- Run For Something
- leadership
- politics
- progressive candidates
- Barack Obama
- digital strategist
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Run For Something, Organizing for Action
Books & works: Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself, When We’re in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership
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