159 Seconds with Nikki Porcher
Episodes
48 episodes
Walk It Like I Talk It
There’s a lot of talk right now about corruption and how it’s impacting people’s lives.But I don’t have to guess what that looks like.I’ve spent the last 10 years building Buy From A Black Woman and helping over 700 businesses acc...
We don't need no water
Everybody’s talking about the warehouse fire.I’m more interested in what led up to it.Because people don’t just snap for no reason. Something builds—low wages, unsafe conditions, feeling like nobody is listening—and eventually tha...
This Office Has to Work — Even When You Can’t
This office has to work — even when you can’t.Most people don’t think about the Labor Commissioner. Until something goes wrong.A lost job. A delayed check. A system that doesn’t respond.By then, y...
497 Isn’t Even an Area Code
497 workers at Stone Mountain Park are about to lose their jobs, and are being told they can reapply.In this episode, Nikki breaks down what that really means, how contract transitions like this are structured, and why systems like WARN ...
Looking For Nikki
You can find me in Georgia.This is where it all began for me. Where I served in the military. Where I raised my son. Where I worked and where I faced unemployment. Where I taught, built a business, bou...
You Have A Big Ego
“You have a big ego.”Or maybe you just understand what real leadership looks like.In this episode, I talk about why leadership isn’t about being “the only one” — it’s about building alliances, doing the work, and knowing how to mo...
F Those Kids?!!?!
There’s a headline going around saying we “can’t afford childcare.”But let’s be honest about what that really means.Because somehow, there’s always money for war. Always money when it’s urgent enough. But when it...
Paid at 12:01… Broke by lunch
Paid at 12:01 a.m.Broke before lunchIn this episode, I break down what minimum wage actually looks like in Georgia — not in theory, but in real life. What a two-week check really comes out to, what it actually buys, and why so many p...
The Workforce Wasn’t Built for Invisible Disabilities
A new VA rule change has veterans questioning how disability is measured — especially when “functioning while medicated” becomes part of the equation.But this conversation is bigger than the VA.As a veteran living with PTSD and ch...
When They Repossess the Car, They Repossess the Job
In Georgia, losing your car isn’t just inconvenient. It can cost you your livelihood.As auto repossessions rise nationally, many people frame it as personal failure. But repossessions are not just about budgeting. They are warning signs ...
Being a Republican Means You’re Pre-Approved
In this episode, I share what I witnessed firsthand at the National Prayer Breakfast, not the pageantry, but the power.I walked into a room where access was assumed for some and conditional for others. Where money moved quickly. Where fa...
This Is My Race
Last month, I slowed down after hearing that people might get “burnt out” from seeing me too much. And then I realized something important: if people feel that way, it’s because I’m one of the few down-ballot candidates they’re actually hearing...
What Should Have Happened for David
In the last episode, you met David, a Georgia worker who lost his job, filed for unemployment, and then waited weeks while his claim sat “under review.”In this episode of 159 Seconds with Nikki Porcher, we walk through what should...
Meet David
This month, we’re telling the stories I’ve heard again and again while traveling across Georgia.This episode introduces David.David worked in manufacturing and logistics for nearly two decades. When his plant downsized, his job di...
How Georgia’s Labor System Should Work for Angela
This week, we met Angela. She is working full-time, raising her family, and still living one missed paycheck away from crisis.In this episode, we go deeper.We examine how Georgia’s labor systems actually shape Angela’s life: unemp...
Meet Angela
This month, we’re shifting how we talk about work.Over the past weeks, as I’ve traveled across Georgia, I’ve heard the same stories again and again from people who are working hard and still struggling to stay afloat. Not outliers. Not e...
This Has Always Been About People
We talk about labor through systems, policies, and numbers. But those systems don’t exist on their own — they show up in people’s lives.In this episode, we set the tone for January. After a month of examining how labor systems work, we s...
What This Year of Work Looked Like
As the year comes to a close, headlines focus on job numbers and economic growth. But those numbers don’t always reflect what work actually felt like for millions of people.In this episode, we look at the realities behind the data: job l...
The Person Who Lost a Job and Waited
Losing a job is hard. Waiting for help shouldn’t make it harder.In today’s episode, we look at what happens after a layoff—when someone does everything they’re told to do, files for unemployment, and then waits. And waits. And waits some...
The Worker Who Did Everything Right
We’re often told that if the economy changes, the answer is simple: retrain, reskill, adapt.But what happens when someone does everything they’re told and still can’t get ahead?In today’s episode, we follow a worker who completed ...
A full-time job is supposed to be enough.
A full-time job is supposed to be enough. But for too many parents in Georgia, it isn’t.In today’s episode, we follow the reality of a parent working two jobs just to keep up—managing a retail store during the day and picking up...
When Work Doesn’t Work
Working people are doing everything they’re supposed to do, showing up, working hard, playing by the rules. So why does it still feel this hard to get by?When Work Doesn’t Work explores what happens when labor systems fail the ver...
Plans Are Important. Trust Is Earned.
Georgia’s labor system has been called outdated for nearly two decades — and over those years, workers have heard the same promise again and again: modernization is coming.In this episode, Nikki Porcher responds to the Georgia Department...