The Heartland POD
735 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -American politics from a Heartland perspective. Always dedicated to the people doing the work and helping lift up voices across the often forgotten middle of the map, and highlight the "flyover" country stories that legacy media and coastal voices miss.
Hosts are Adam Sommer, a lawyer and family man; Rachel Parker, a writer and marketing expert; and Sean Diller, a political pro and father. All three are born in Missouri with various life experiences including Rachel's 20 years in L.A. before returning to St. Louis, and Sean's time spent moving from Missouri, to New Orleans, to New York, and a spot of time in Seattle before settling in Denver, while Adam has slowly moved from the east to west side of Missouri through his education. New shows MWF with special regional focuses on Friday shows.
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Ep. 34: "An Old White Man, or An Old Orange Man" Electoral College Educated Voters - The Predictions!
November 02, 2020 06:05 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBZack’s EC total picks, and popular vote prediction https://www.270towin.com/maps/z0kOK Sean’s EC total picks, and popular vote prediction https://www.270towin.com/maps/bvlVk Adam’s EC total picks, and popular vote prediction https://www.270towin.com/maps/Qnn82 Five Thirty Eight Tracking: How Quickly We know things? - https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-results-timing/ THE ELECTION COULD GO TO CONGRESS. President Trump could do something we haven’t seen in 150 years......
Ep. 33: Electoral College Educated Voters - Swinging, with Trump & Biden. (Part 3A)
October 29, 2020 05:25 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBAdam Sommer is joined by Sean Diller and Zack Schwartz to dig into the swing states after a quick trip through the historical electoral maps to provide context for the 2020 map predictions. Plus... a new segment drop! https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Ep. 32: President Snowflake & The Early Voter Band
October 26, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBAdam Sommer is joined by Dr. Robynn Kuhlmann of Univ. of Central Missouri to chat about early voting and voter turnout in 2020. Then, Adam, Sean, and Zack get together for talkin' politics and go over the 2nd debate, Trump on 60 Minutes, The White House admitting it's giving up on controlling a pandemic, and analysis of early voting along with tips for closing out the last week leading up to the election. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Ep. 31: Clean Missouri, Vote No On 3 w/ Sean Soendker Nicholson - "The Thing That They're Scared of, Is Things Being Fair"
October 22, 2020 05:05 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBClean Missouri - website BallotPedia breakdown of ballot language Opponents of Amd. 3 Op Ed on Mo 3 @CleanMissouri - on twitter [email protected] (info email)
Ep. 30: "No More Faucis Left To Give" plus Jason Hancock of the Missouri Independent
October 19, 2020 05:05 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBMissouri Independent webpage @MO_Independent (Twitter) Jason Hancock bio page
COVID-19 & Me: A Personal Story, with Nicci Fears
October 15, 2020 05:21 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBNicci Fears (personal website) Story about lung transplant, "Covid Lung"
"Lead The Way." - Science (Ep. 7 Revisited, with Nicholas Linke)
October 12, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 60 MBMALIGNANT: Kickstarter: http://kck.st/33ccoVG Modern Gods: https://www.moderngods.org/malignant Malignant is a: contemporary new adult dark humor novel follows a young biology undergrad, Nathan ...orphanage. four years at college, teaching the audience essential science concepts before rapidly drawing mind-bending conclusions as the intensity of events escalates. Scattered with fragments of his life after he learns the truth about his past, the entire book disregards linear ...
Missouri Amendment 3: Dirty, or clean? Dirty-Clean?
October 08, 2020 05:05 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBBallotPedia for MO Amd. 3 Missouri Sec. of State "Fair Ballot Language" and actual language for ballot. St. Louis Post Op Ed on MO Amd. 3 Op Ed by Eric Bohl on MO Amd. 3 "Clean" Missouri
What Kind Of Week Has It Been?
October 05, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBFox Story With meds WSJ and MSNBC poll of Biden +14
Electoral College Educated Voters (Part 2b) & Post Debate WTF Was That?
October 01, 2020 05:05 - 1 hour - 71 MBLink to Adam's electoral college reform idea and analysis. National Popular Vote
Electoral College Educated Voters (Part 2a): Abolish The System?
September 28, 2020 05:35 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBAdam is joined by Zack and Sean to debate the issue of abolishing the electoral college. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Your 2020 Family Holiday Gathering Conversation Guide
September 24, 2020 03:44 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBAdam and Zack are joined by one of Zack's PHD program friends, a fellow pollitical scientist, Johnathan Eftink to discuss having conversations about politics with the hardline folks, and in particular with a Trump supporter, and how you might find ways to engage in a productive way. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Notorious RBG & The Unavoidable Politics of The Moment
September 21, 2020 05:15 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBA reading of some of Justice Ginsburg's most famous opinion as a Justice of the US Supreme Court in her honor. Then Adam, Sean, Zack are back together "Talking Politics" as they dig into the issue of a likely nomination coming from President Trump this week. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Electoral College Educated Voters (Part 1 of 3)
September 17, 2020 05:23 - 1 hour - 87 MBElectoral College Fast Facts History of the Electoral College 270 To Win
Ep. 20: The Buck Stops...Over There (The Failure Of Leadership From The Top)
September 14, 2020 05:01 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBAdam opens this episode with an short "essay" on leadership. Then Zack and Sean are back for "Talking Politics" as the gang talks about that leadership void, Trump's new SCOTUS list, The Missouri Plan for judge retention (and other states), A quick Senate update, and more Presidential Trivia. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Ep. 19: Trump Lies, America Dies
September 10, 2020 05:08 - 1 hour - 77.9 MB270 To Win interactive electoral map Washington Post, Woodward story Approval Ratings
Ep. 18: Driving On The Winding Roads of Missouri, with Lindsey Simmons
September 03, 2020 04:09 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBLindsey Simmons website @LynzforCongress (Lindsey on Twitter) Heartland Strong (Facebook) @HeartlandStrg (Twitter) Adam Sommer: @bull_moose4lyfe Zack Schwartz: @asamatterofzack [email protected]
Ep. 17: Trump, The Hatch Act, QAnon, & You: A Monday Deep Dive
August 31, 2020 05:05 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBGuardian Article about QAnon Atlantic Article "How Joe Biden Loses" NPR Text of Trump Speech and Analysis
Ep. 16: "Nakedly Disgusting" a recap of the 2020 RNC, nights 1-3
August 27, 2020 05:38 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBZack and Adam are doing the work so YOU DON'T HAVE TO! They watched (most of) the Republican National Convention and then they talked about it. For a while. Strap in. Also, to our mothers, who might be listening to this, sorry for the swear words in this one. But, well, these last three nights have been a lot. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Ep 15: Six Senate Races, Part 3 & 5 Minute Soap Box with Adam
August 24, 2020 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBAdam digs into the idea of "truth" and previews the style of argument we expect to see from the GOP at this week's RNC, then Adam and Sean dig deep into the Senate map for 2020 and even make some predictions on how the races are going to go, plus a real discussion about voter fraud as related to mail in voting. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Ep. 14: Two Nerds Talk About The Democratic National Convention
August 20, 2020 16:30 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBAdam and Zack dive into the DNC nights 1,2, & 3 and what they liked, how effective it is, and breaking down the messaging that is coming through. Spoiler Alert: They both thought Michelle Obama was very good. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Ep. 13: Take The Two Lane Road, with Kathy Ellis, Democratic candidate for US Congress, MO 8th
August 17, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBKathy Ellis Campaign Website
Ep. 12: V.P. Breakdown and Defund The Police, With a Cop (with Darren Doherty, Sheriff's Deputy and K-9 handler)
August 13, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBhttps://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/06/19/what-does-defund-the-police-mean-and-does-it-have-merit/
Ep. 11: Back to "Normal" with Missourians for Educational Change
August 10, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBMissourians for Educational Change (Facebook) Twitter: @MOEDChange Email: [email protected] Reopening Plans: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BsulbRcv18y8esUwOjCODh2NTFmDkT_d3Nx9WUKTLC8/edit?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR3Kd-vzstJ0PeZeHfax6CYe_qIro2omrsHduCu1NxU9x21ZfWSsqm9YBFM
Ep. 10: "A Politics of Warfare" with Dr. Robynn Kuhlmann, expert in voting patterns and State government
August 06, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBDr. Kuhlmann official bio. Brennan Center Study on Voter Fraud
Ep. 9: MO Amendment 2, "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law." (with Joe Poor)
August 03, 2020 05:21 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBLink to Missouri State Seal and Motto Information on Amendment 2, including list of groups in support and against. Republican Estimate on revenue (note, contains no years and does not explain variables of calculations) All of the GOP arguments don't account for the difference in funding which is almost certain to occur under a democratic administration which would most likely fully fund the programs. All of the current Medicaid funding cuts came during the current administration.
Ep. 8: Speak Up & Speak Out (with Jessica Piper)
July 30, 2020 05:06 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBJessica Piper on Twitter Teaching Tolerance Website Article by Piper on DemcastUSA Piper writing: Mississippi Mud Five Thirty-Eight article about Governor races in 2020
Ep. 7: "Stand In The Way." - Science (with Nicholas Linke)
July 24, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBMalignant (order on Amazon) Parson Quote via USA Today
Ep. 6: Meet The Candidate, Dennis Oglesby (MO-3rd)
July 22, 2020 05:55 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBhttps://oglesbyforcongress.com/ Missouri 3rd District Map
Ep. 5: Grow Up & Go Vote (by mail)
July 20, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBhttps://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/ https://sos.ks.gov/messages/page404.html https://www.elections.il.gov/
Ep. 4: Six Senate Races (Part 2 of 3) - The deep dive
July 17, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBPolling numbers from https://fivethirtyeight.com/
Voting Rights & Campaign Finance with Kwaisi France
July 16, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBKilling The Breeze: https://killingthebreeze.com/?fbclid=IwAR3ltnWBtVppJbgW-KNBRuHfkP5qn2Gl0TOdLdJEI4uBdChpRRIcjFggemM
Six Senate Races: Part 1 of 3
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBAdam is back with our second episode to start talking about the Senate in 2020. This is part one of a tree part series deep diving the 2020 Senate map. This episode identifies the six "most interesting" races today, and lays the base for a more detailed conversation in future episodes. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Progress Is On The Ballot
July 11, 2020 22:24 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBNew podcast! Host Adam Sommer kicks off the new Heartland POD with some introductions, what we are about, Roger Stone and the President's commutation, and current COVID-19 issues. All with a reminder that in 2020, Progress IS on the ballot. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation"
Introduction to the "Heartland Pod"
July 10, 2020 18:30 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBIntroduction to the podcast with host, Adam Sommer