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The Political Princess Diaries

The Political Princess Diaries

By: Gabriella Johns
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Welcome to The Political Princess Diaries, where government meets gossip, civics meets side-eye, and history gets hot. Hosted by Gabs—your resident political princess, Black, queer, beginner-friendly, and ready to tell you exactly why history is weird on purpose.

Gabriella Johns 2025 Political Science Politics & Government World
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  • ✨ Episode 1: “The Electoral College Is a Scam and Hot Girl History Proves It” ✨

    ✨ Episode 1: “The Electoral College Is a Scam and Hot Girl History Proves It” ✨
    Nov 23 2025

    In this debut episode, Gabs breaks down one of America’s messiest group projects: the Electoral College. Why does it exist? (Spoiler: racism.) How does it work? (Barely.) Who benefits? (Guess.) From prom-queen chaos analogies to espresso-martini red flags, Gabs makes the system make sense—minus the math.

    You’ll learn:

    💅🏽 Why the founders basically said “we don’t trust the girls, the gays, the theys—or literally anyone.”

    💅🏽 How the Three-Fifths Compromise boosted slave-holding states’ political clout.

    💅🏽 Why small, rural, mostly white states still have outsized power today.

    💅🏽 How you can actually hold your senators and reps accountable so your vote isn’t giving “sidelines chic.”

    Then stick around for Hot Girl History, where we spotlight educator and organizer Septima Clark, the mother of citizenship schools and one of the real MVPs of the Civil Rights Movement. From fighting literacy tests to training Rosa Parks, she walked so today’s civic educators, TikTok explainers, and grassroots organizers could run.
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