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402 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe cover Georgia & Southern Politics like Kudzu! Featuring Tim Shiflett's GOP Outrage of the Week
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Milan Singh of Blueprint Strategies
April 14, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBMilan 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 MBBitecofer 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 MBDr. 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 MBSteve 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 MBKevin 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 MBBenjamin 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 MBTim, Catherine and David will preview the New Hampshire Democratic & GOP Primaries
Iowa Caucus Preview
January 15, 2024 00:00 - 51 minutes - 45.9 MBTim, 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 MBAlex 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 MBDoug Kaplan of Kaplan Strat. Will join us
Dr. Michael Bitzer
November 27, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBDr. 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 MBDr. 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 MBDavid Nir will join us to preview the 2023 general elections and more
Ron Hetrick
October 27, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes - 25.2 MBLabor 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 MBCraig 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 MBJoe 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 MBJJ Ames will join us to discuss politics from across America.
Dr. Daniel K Williams
September 16, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBUniversity 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 MBEr 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 MBAn 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 MBHoward 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 MBLakshya 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 MBBruce'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 ...
Dr. Nicholas Dagen Bloom
May 07, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBNicholas 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 MBMr. Schneider will join us to discuss the political issues of the day.
Clare Considine
April 09, 2023 23:00 - 59 minutes - 26.9 MBClare Considine wil join us to discuss the upcoming Kentucky elections and more.
Joe Lindsley
March 31, 2023 15:30 - 51 minutes - 23 MBJoe 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 MBFarah 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 MBWe will discuss the plan to reorganize the Democratic Presidential primaries.
Dr. Isabel Skinner
March 06, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBDr. 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 MBGeorge 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 MBJeff Smith will join us to discuss Missouri politics
Logan Phillips
February 12, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBLogan 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 MBTaylor 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 MBJules is the founder of Issue Focused.
Suzanne Gamboa will be our guest
December 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 28 MBIn 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 MBSimon 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 MBBarnini 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 MBNiles 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 MBTom will join us for our 2022 midterm preview show and we will discuss the latest polls from across the nation.
Evan Scrimshaw
October 30, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBEvan will join us to discuss elections from across the United States, today's election in Brazil, and the Prime Minister situation in the United Kingdom.
Wisconsin, North Carolina & Pennsylvania Politics
October 23, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWe 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
Craig Pittman & guest host Kara Turrentine
October 09, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBKara will inform us about the Louisiana Senate race, discuss the Ohio Senate race, and the Nashville based Congressional race and more. Craig will tell us all about the Florida Governor's and Senate races and update us on Florida's recovery from the hurricane.
Milan Singh
September 25, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBMilan will join us to discuss the 2022 Elections.
Cheri Jacobus
September 11, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBCheri Jacobus’ commentary, while right-of-center, at times takes on the Republican Party, including it’s leaders. Currently a registered independent, she is a strong and impactful critic of Donald Trump, a stance that has come with a price, but her commitment to her guiding principle of “country before party” remains steadfast and strong. She is the founder, President, and Executive Producer of “America Reads The Mueller Report” airing on local TV in several states to educate Americans on...
Marcus Flowers
August 28, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBMarcus Flowers will join us to discuss his campaign to defeat Majorie Taylor Greene
Alex Diaz
August 14, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBWe will discuss Nevada politics, the political desires of Latino voters and more
Dr. Rachael Bitecofer
August 07, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBDr. Bitecofer will join us to discuss the 2022 elections
Mike Mikus
July 17, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBMike will join us to discuss Pennsylvania politics.
John Della Volpe
July 10, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBJohn Della Volpe is the author of Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America