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Amped Up with Ryan Knight

107 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 453 ratings

Political activist Ryan Knight interviews leftist and socialist candidates, leaders, and activists who are fighting for a better world. Join our Patreon.com/AmpedUp to watch our shows and get bonus content.

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Episodes

Jason Call gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

July 24, 2020 22:23 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB

Ryan Knight chats with democratic socialist Jason Call who is running for Congress in Washington’s 2nd District. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Jen Perelman gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

July 17, 2020 22:58 - 1 hour - 62.3 MB

Ryan Knight chats with Medicare for All Democrat Jen Perelman about her race against Corporate Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

The People’s Party gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

July 10, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Ryan Knight chats with Nick Brana and Jamie Seagull about the Nationwide Rallies to demand a People’s Bailout and the formation of the People’s Party. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Angelica Duenas gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

July 03, 2020 22:37 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

Ryan Knight chats with congressional candidate Angelica Duenas about her campaign for Congress and the urgent need for progressive change in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Chris Armitage gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

June 26, 2020 20:05 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB

Ryan Knight chats with US Air Force Vet Chris Armitage about his grassroots campaign for Congress and how progressive policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal are resonating in his red district. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Shahid Buttar gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

June 12, 2020 22:49 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Ryan Knight chats with Shahid Buttar about his grassroots campaign to replace Nancy Pelosi and liberate California’s 12th district from corporate rule. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Rebecca Parson gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

June 05, 2020 19:24 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Ryan Knight chats with progressive congressional candidate Rebecca Parson about how corporate pac money has corrupted our political system. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Mckayla Wilkes gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight

May 29, 2020 21:08 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MB

Ryan Knight chats with congressional candidate Mckayla Wilkes about her movement to defeat Steny Hoyer and bring fundamental change to Congress. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Dr. Elwood Watson Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 4-24-20

April 24, 2020 18:35 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Dr. Elwood Watson about his new book "Keepin' It Real: Essays on Race in Contemporary America" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Lauren Ashcraft Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 4-17-20

April 17, 2020 18:55 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Congressional candidate Lauren Ashcraft about the urgent need to elect a Progressive Congress in 2020 that will fight for Medicare For All. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Adam Christensen Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister 4-10-20

April 10, 2020 19:18 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Congressional Candidate Adam Christensen whose bold progressive campaign is resonating in a Republican district. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Jen Perelman Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 4-3-20

April 03, 2020 18:27 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Congressional candidate Jen Perelman about how this pandemic has only reaffirmed the need for bold progressive policies like Medicare-For-All to heal the massive levels of inequality in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 3-27-20

March 27, 2020 18:02 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with infectious disease expert Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about how to keep yourself safe during the coronavirus pandemic, and about his new book "Healing Politics". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Isiah James Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 3-24-20

March 24, 2020 18:07 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Army combat veteran and Democratic congressional candidate Isiah James about the flaws in our healthcare, economic, and political systems that the coronavirus is exposing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Anthony Clark Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 3-13-20

March 13, 2020 18:04 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with non-profit director Anthony Clark about his run for Congress and the #NotMeUs movement's righteous fight for bold progressive change in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Melanie D'Arrigo Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 3-6-20

March 06, 2020 19:15 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Congressional candidate from New York Melanie D'Arrigo about her exciting run for Congress and the need to fight for bold, progressive change in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Swing Left Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 2-28-20

February 28, 2020 19:32 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with the co-hosts of Swing Left's podcast "How We Win" Mariah Craven and Steve Pierson about the importance of harnessing the progressive energy in our party to beat Trump, keep the House, and flip the Senate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Mitch Weiss & Holbrook Mohr Get Amped Up with Proud Resister - 2-21-20

February 21, 2020 19:51 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Mitch Weiss and award-winning investigative journalist Holbrook Mohr about their new book and investigation into one of America's most dangerous cults. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Isiah James Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 2-14-20

February 14, 2020 19:16 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Army veteran and Democratic congressional candidate Isiah James about how he turned his childhood struggles and combat experience in the Iraq War into a historic run for Congress. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Pedro da Costa Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

February 07, 2020 19:12 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

How can this be the "greatest economy in history" when income inequality is the highest that it's been in 50 years? Journalist Pedro da Costa and progressive activist Ryan Knight expose Donald Trump's lies about the economy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Trish Zornio Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

January 31, 2020 19:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with scientist Trish Zornio about her run to replace Republican Senator from Colorado Cory Gardner and why it's time to have a scientist in the US Senate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Glenn Kirschner Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

January 24, 2020 18:49 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn Kirschner about the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, the Republicans' complicity, and how justice is coming at the ballot box this November. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Frederick Joseph Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 1-17-20

January 17, 2020 20:37 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with author Frederick Joseph about why it's important for Democrats to dream big and not be afraid of bold, progressive change in 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Michael Owens Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 1-10-20

January 10, 2020 17:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Michael Owens about his exciting run for Congress to bring bold progressive change to Georgia's 13th District. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Brandon Wolf Gets Amped Up With Proud Resister - 1-3-20

January 03, 2020 19:25 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Progressive Activist Ryan Knight chats with gun violence prevention advocate Brandon Wolf about his journey surviving the Pulse Nightclub massacre to his triumphant testimony before Congress. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Karl Frisch Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

December 27, 2019 19:19 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

Progressive Activist Ryan Knight chats with newly-elected Karl Frisch about the importance of Democrats getting involved at the local level. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Lauren Duca Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

December 20, 2019 19:18 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with author Lauren Duca about her new book, "How To Start A Revolution" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Elizabeth McLaughlin Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

December 13, 2019 19:50 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Elizabeth McLaughlin, founder of The Gaia Project for Women's Leadership, about overcoming fear and winning the fight for bold progressive change in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Kimberley Johnson Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

December 06, 2019 19:19 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with author Kimberley Johnson about the double standards for women candidates running for higher office. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Chris Lavoie Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

November 27, 2019 18:26 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight and radio producer Chris Lavoie share what they are grateful for this Thanksgiving. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Adam Green Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 11-22-19

November 22, 2019 19:17 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, about the historic impeachment hearings and the hotly contested Democratic primary race. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Frangela Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister - 11-15-19

November 15, 2019 18:52 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Ryan chats with Frangela about the impeachment hearings, Roger Stone's conviction, and what Dems need to do to win big in 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Activist Anoa Changa Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

November 08, 2019 19:22 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Ryan chats with organizer Anoa Changa about the 100 influential Black women activists who came together to endorse Elizabeth Warren for president. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Rick Smith Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

November 01, 2019 18:23 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Ryan talks to radio host Rick Smith about what Democrats need to do to beat Trump in 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Kina Collins Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

October 25, 2019 18:26 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB

Progressive activist Ryan Knight chats with organizer Kina Collins about her exciting run for Congress in #IL07 and how Democrats will win big in 2020 by abandoning the failed status quo and fighting for real change. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Danny Barefoot Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

October 18, 2019 18:31 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Democratic Strategist Danny Barefoot talks with Ryan about the surprising findings discovered in focus groups he's conducted around the Democratic debates and the campaign so far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Podcaster Jody Hamilton Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

October 11, 2019 18:35 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

Ryan talks with podcaster Jody Hamilton about Trump and Giuliani betraying America, and about Elizabeth Warren making America hopeful. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Sean Eldridge of Stand Up America Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

October 04, 2019 21:11 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MB

Ryan chats with Sean Eldridge, president of Stand Up America, about impeachment and about the 2020 Election. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Frances and Angela Get Amped Up with Proud Resister

September 27, 2019 21:23 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Ryan and Frangela break down the huge impeachment events of the past week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

MSNBC's Glenn Kirschner Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

September 20, 2019 20:10 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

Ryan talks with MSNBC's Glenn Kirschner about whether Trump will ever face justice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Frangela Gets Amped Up Post-Debate With Proud Resister

September 13, 2019 21:38 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Ryan chats with comedy duo Frangela about the big winners from September's Democratic debate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Pam Keith Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

September 06, 2019 21:30 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

Ryan talks to civil rights attorney Pam Keith about how Dems must reject fear-based thinking to win big in 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Author Peter Daou Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

August 26, 2019 21:33 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Author and strategist Peter Daou chats with Ryan Knight about the opportunities the Democrats have for a big win in 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Jacki Schechner Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

August 15, 2019 22:25 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

Ryan talks with media strategist and advocate Jacki Schechner about the rise of the white nationalist movement and how the Dems are the party of health care. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

We Need To Talk About White Supremacist Terrorism

August 06, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Ryan Knight and Chris Lavoie have a candid conversation about the ugly truth behind the El Paso terrorist attack. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Comedian Dana Goldberg Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

August 02, 2019 14:22 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Proud Resister Ryan Knight chats with comedian and podcaster Dana Goldberg about CNN's Democratic Debates. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Rob & Romy Reiner Get Amped Up with Proud Resister

July 23, 2019 16:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Ryan Knight talks to Rob Reiner and his daughter Romy about the 2020 election. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Malcolm Nance Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister

July 19, 2019 23:23 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Ryan Knight chats with MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance and progressive radio host Stephanie Miller. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Ashlee Marie Preston Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister AGAIN

July 03, 2019 23:31 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB

Civil rights activist Ashlee Marie Preston joins Proud Resister Ryan Knight for a chat about Warren & Harris' post-debate surge and why Warren is their favorite candidate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

A Special Edition of Amped Up: The Democratic Debates Recap

June 28, 2019 20:29 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

On a special edition of #AmpedUp, Progressive activist Ryan Knight and Radio Host Chris Lavoie recap the first Democratic debates. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support

Guests

Rosie O'Donnell
2 Episodes
Anthony Clark
1 Episode
Malcolm Nance
1 Episode