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Kudzu Vine

408 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratings

We cover Georgia & Southern Politics like Kudzu! Featuring Tim Shiflett's GOP Outrage of the Week

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Sarah McCammon will join us to discuss her book The Exvangelicals

July 07, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Sarah McCammon is an American journalist and a National Correspondent for National Public Radio, covering the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. Her reporting focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America, including abortion and reproductive rights, the intersections of politics and religion, as well as breaking news. She previously reported for NPR Member stations in Georgia, Iowa and Nebraska.

Evan Scrimshaw

June 30, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MB

Evan will join us to discuss the recently called UK elections and more!

Dr. Matt Grossman

June 16, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Dr. Grossman will join us to discuss his upcoming book: Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics Matt Grossmann is Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center. A regular contributor to FiveThirtyEight, he has published analysis in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico and hosts the Science of Politics podcast. He is the author of Red ...

Dr. Allan Lichtman

May 19, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Lichtman created the Keys to the White House model with Soviet seismologist Vladimir Keilis-Borok in 1981. The model uses 13 true/false criteria to predict whether the presidential candidate of the incumbent party will win or lose the next election. Using this model, Lichtman has accurately predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential election since 1984, with the exception of 2000, although he did forecast successfully that Al Gore would win the popular vote that year. He ran for the U.S...

Dr. Anthony Chergosky

May 12, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MB

Dr. Anthony Chergosky will joinn us to discuss Wisconsin politics

Lakshya Jain of Split Ticket

May 05, 2024 23:00 - 56 minutes - 25.4 MB

Lakshya does modeling and data pieces for Split Ticket and handles their presidential ratings. He is a machine learning engineer who analyzes political data in his free time. He went to UC Berkeley (class of 2019 – BA, 2020 – MS), majoring in computer science, and now work in the tech industry. His writing has also appeared in Sabato’s Crystal Ball and The Bulwark.

Jon Ryder will join us to discuss Arizona Politics

April 28, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

The Executive Director of the Maricopa County Democratic Party Jon Ryder will join us to discuss Arizona Politics

Dante Chinni of the American Communities Project

April 21, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Dante Chinni is a data and political journalist and director of the American Communities Project, which is based at the MSU J-School. He is a winner of the Knight-Batten Award for Innovation in Journalism and co-author of the book Our Patchwork Nation. Chinni is a contributor to and writer for the Wall Street Journal and to NBC News's Meet the Press, for which he produces the weekly Data Download segment. Starting in November of 2022, the American Communities Project is embarking on a three-...

Milan Singh of Blueprint Strategies

April 14, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Milan will join to discuss data and research regarding the 2024 elections.

Rachel Bitecofer will join us to discuss her new book: Hit 'Em Where It Hurts

April 07, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Bitecofer graduated from the University of Oregon where she earned a bachelor's degree in political science and earned her Ph.D. in political science and international affairs from the University of Georgia. In 2015 she became a lecturer at Christopher Newport University and assistant director of the Wason Center for Public Policy where she conducted polling. In 2019 she applied to convert her position to tenure track, which would lighten her teaching responsibilities, but was denied by the u...

Dr. Justin Vaughn

March 24, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Dr. Justin Vaughn will join us to discuss the Presidential Greatness Project: http://www.brandonrottinghaus.com/uploads/1/0/8/7/108798321/presidential_greatness_white_paper_2024.pdf

Steve Singiser

March 17, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB

Steve Singiser has been a contributing editor at Daily Kos since 2009. Though most of his work can be found at Daily Kos Elections, he also can be read from time to time at Daily Kos Labor. Steve has been a teacher and coach in the Los Angeles area since 1997, and he makes his home there with his wife Kristina and their children Cody and Makenzie. After losing nearly 100 pounds, he developed a love for distance running, and will break into the sub-21 minute bracket in the 5K, or collapse head...

Kevin Olasanoye

February 26, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MB

Kevin Olasanoye, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia will join us to discuss his vision for Georgia politics. Kevin will also take questions regarding the New Jersey Senate race.

Benjamin Herold

February 05, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

Benjamin Herold is a technology reporter at Education Week, where he has profiled teen hackers, led an award-winning investigation into the nation’s online charter schools and detailed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s multi-billion dollar foray into publication education. Prior to joining Education Week in 2013, Herold covered the Philadelphia school district for WHYY public radio and the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, winning first-place awards from the Education Writers Association...

New Hampshire Democratic & GOP Primary Preview

January 22, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Tim, Catherine and David will preview the New Hampshire Democratic & GOP Primaries

Iowa Caucus Preview

January 15, 2024 00:00 - 51 minutes - 45.9 MB

Tim, Catherine and David will preview the 2024 GOP Iowa Caucus

Alex Diaz joins us to discuss Nevada and Mexican politics

December 11, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MB

Alex Diaz joins us to discuss Nevada and Mexican politics

Doug Kaplan will join us to discuss recent polling

December 04, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28 MB

Doug Kaplan of Kaplan Strat. Will join us 

Dr. Michael Bitzer

November 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MB

Dr. Michael Bitzer will join us to discuss North Carolina politics

Dr. Magic Wade political science professor at University of Illinois Springfield

November 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Dr. Wade will join us to discuss crime data and findings in American cities and elsewere.

David Nir of Daily Kos Elections

November 06, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 29.8 MB

David Nir will join us to preview the 2023 general elections and more

Ron Hetrick

October 27, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes - 25.2 MB

Labor Economist Ron Hetrick will join us to discuss how immigration restrictions are impacting the labor market in Florida and elsewhere. He recently wrote an article on the topic that recieved national attention: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article280203014.html

Craig Pittman will join us to discuss Florida political & cultural topics

October 22, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.3 MB

Craig Pittman will join us to discuss Vox's The United States of Florida project, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calling Florida the "Utah of the Southeast" and more.

Joe Lindsley will join us to discussion the war in the Ukraine

October 14, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes - 26.7 MB

Joe Lindsley will join us to discussion the war in the Ukraine. Also, Tim, Catherine and David will discuss the ongoing vacancy in the Speaker's office and more.

JJ Ames

October 08, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MB

JJ Ames will join us to discuss politics from across America.

Dr. Daniel K Williams

September 16, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MB

University of West Georgia professor Dr. Daniel K Williams will join us to discuss his recent article  What Really Happens When Americans Stop Going to Church puplished in The Atlantic.

Er Li Peng

July 30, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB

Er Li Peng is a Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School currently working as a Research Fellow at the Ash Center on AAPI affairs and policy initiatives. Additionally, she is a Research Assistant at the Belfer Center focusing on blockchain for urban governance research. Er Li is pursuing a concurrent Master in Business Administration degree at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to HKS, she worked for five years as a data scientist and management consultant at IBM, where ...

Simon Rosenburg

July 23, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.9 MB

An experienced television news producer and highly regarded political strategist and thought-leader, Simon has spent three decades in national media and politics. He is a veteran of two Presidential campaigns, including a senior role in the famous 1992 Clinton War Room. In his current capacity as President of NDN/New Policy Institute, Simon advises leading politicians, Administration officials and policy makers on a wide range of issues here in the United States and abroad. He is a frequent c...

Dr. Howard Yaruss

June 11, 2023 23:00 - 59 minutes - 26.8 MB

Howard Yaruss is an economist, professor, attorney, businessman, expert witness and activist who greatly enjoys explaining complex issues in a clear, interesting and easily accessible way. He has taught a variety of courses on economics and business and currently teaches at New York University

Lakshya Jain & Harrison Lavelle

June 04, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Lakshya Jain & Harrison Lavelle of Split Ticket will join us to discuss their piece A Generational Cliff: https://split-ticket.org/2023/05/08/a-generational-cliff/

Bruce Mehlman

May 28, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

Bruce's slide decks can accessed here: https://mehlmanconsulting.com/infographics/ Mehlman is a highly sought-after keynote speaker on policy and political trends, regularly headlining business conferences and strategic planning sessions. His quarterly infographic analyses are consistently picked-up by national media and eagerly consumed by tens of thousands of readers around the world.  Bruce previously served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy under President George ...

Milan Singh

May 14, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MB

Yale University student Milan Singh will join us to discuss the political issues of the day.

Dr. Nicholas Dagen Bloom

May 07, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MB

Nicholas Dagen Bloom is a Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College. His research analyzes long-term planning outcomes in essential urban systems such as subsidized housing and mass transportation. He is the author of Suburban Alchemy (OSU, 2001), Merchant of Illusion (OSU, 2004), Public Housing That Worked (Penn, 2008), The Metropolitan Airport (Penn, 2015), and How States Shaped Postwar America (Chicago, 2019). He is co-editor of four edited collections, including the prize-...

Bill Schneider

April 30, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB

Mr. Schneider will join us to discuss the political issues of the day.

Clare Considine

April 09, 2023 23:00 - 59 minutes - 26.9 MB

Clare Considine wil join us to discuss the upcoming Kentucky elections and more. 

Joe Lindsley

March 31, 2023 15:30 - 51 minutes - 23 MB

Joe Lindsley is a traveler and a writer. He once was protégé to Fox News founder Roger Ailes who directed much of the American national discourse, but then Lindsley escaped that frenzied realm where power mattered more than truth. On the road, he began to discover the goodness of the world. An alumnus of the Great Books program at the University of Notre Dame, he is portrayed by actor Emory Cohen in the 2019 Showtime series The Loudest Voice. When Anthony Bourdain died, Lindsley took off on a...

Farah Stockman

March 26, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.3 MB

Farah Stockman will join us to discuss her book, American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears.

Wendy Davis

March 12, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.3 MB

We will discuss the plan to reorganize the Democratic Presidential primaries.

Dr. Isabel Skinner

March 06, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Dr. Skinner will join us to discuss the Chicago Mayoral race, immigration & US border issues and more. 

George Chidi

February 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 29 MB

George Chidi will join us to discuss Atlanta & Georgia politics. We also discussed the 2023 Nigerian elections with George.

Former Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith will be our guest

February 20, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28 MB

Jeff Smith will join us to discuss Missouri politics

Logan Phillips

February 12, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB

Logan will join us on an early Super Bowl Sunday show to discuss politics and how his model NFL prediction preformed during the 2022 season.

Taylor Vance

February 06, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Taylor Vance of the Tupelo Daily Journal will be our guest

Jules Souliere will be our guest

January 09, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MB

Jules is the founder of Issue Focused.

Suzanne Gamboa will be our guest

December 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 28 MB

In addition to discussing Latino politics and culture in America with Suzanne Gamboa, we will discuss the results of Tuesday's US Senate runoff in Georgia and Arizona senatorKyrsten Sinema's decision to be identified as a political independent moving forward.

Simon Rosenberg

December 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 30.4 MB

Simon Rosenberg President, NDN and the New Policy Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC Prominent American political strategist, thought-leader and commentator An experienced television news producer and highly regarded political strategist and thought-leader, Simon has spent three decades in national media and politics. He is a veteran of two Presidential campaigns, including a senior role in the famous 1992 Clinton War Room. In his current capacity as President of NDN/New Polic...

Barnini Chakraborty

November 28, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MB

Barnini will join us to discuss us to discuss all of the campaigns and races she has covered during the 2022 midterm election.

Niles Francis

November 21, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

Niles will join us to discuss the results of the midterm elections in Georgia and what the future of Georgia politics holds

Tom Jensen

November 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB

Tom will join us for our 2022 midterm preview show and we will discuss the latest polls from across the nation.

Wisconsin, North Carolina & Pennsylvania Politics

October 23, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB

We will have triple guests tonight!  Mike Mikus will discuss Pennsylvania politics  Dr. Michael Bitzer will discuss North Carolina politics  Dr. Anthony Chergosky will discuss Wisconsin pol