R.J.'s Retort
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -A confluence of news, politics, commentary and popular culture from journalist, talk show host, former political candidate and lobbyist, and PAC chair R.J. Dickens.
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An open letter to my pro-life friends
April 06, 2020 01:17 - 9 minutes - 8.88 MBA lot has changed since Susan Wagle first bottled up every bill even remotely related to Medicaid expansion. Given what has happened since, was it the right decision? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
W(h)ither Mike Pompeo
February 21, 2020 03:46 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBMy personal perspective and thoughts on the 72nd US Secretary of State. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
That giant sucking sound
January 07, 2020 05:20 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBThe late Ross Perot had it wrong about that giant sucking sound-- it wasn't coming from Canada and Mexico, but from the mass of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
War on Intelligence
December 26, 2019 13:58 - 14 minutes - 13 MBAll of a sudden, if you are educated, ergo, you are an elitist. I don't think I resemble that remark. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J,'s Legislative Agenda--A Call Center Bill of Rights w/Dr. Tanisha Ranger and Remembering Jerry Karr
December 10, 2019 14:25 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBPart 2 of my conversation with Dr. Tanisha Ranger, some ideas on a Call Center Bill of Rights, and remembering the late Kansas Senate leader Jerry Karr. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda... THIS TIME, IT'S PERSONAL! w/Dr. Tanisha Ranger
November 28, 2019 07:47 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBStudies in 12 countries around the world show a link between call center work and disorders such as depression and anxiety. It's time to take action. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
NEWS FLASH--You CAN walk and chew gum at the same time.
November 19, 2019 05:47 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBToo many members of the Kansas Legislature don't want to hear any ideas from constituents because they say they're going to be too busy with Medicaid expansion in the 2020 session. The Legislature was designed to handle many issues at once in a 90-day session. So why don't they? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
Election 2019--Some final thoughts
November 06, 2019 06:25 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBA live feed following the final results of Wichita local elections. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
Election 2019--Every vote counts... and speaking of counting...
November 01, 2019 04:31 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBSome final thoughts on Election 2019--every vote counts... and speaking of counting.... answering your questions about the census amendment, an issue near and dear to my heart. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 5: Medicaid Expansion--Confusing the Radical Right with the Facts; Plus, a Mayor's race update
October 28, 2019 05:20 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBKansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning announced his Medicaid Expansion plan... it's better than we thought, but not as good as we need it to be. Plus, we update the neverending story of the Wichita Mayor's race. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Retort Special Edition--The Neverending Story... errr, Mayor's Race
October 21, 2019 07:00 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBWe had to do this special edition because, well, you-know-what happens--and in a Wichita mayoral race, lots of it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
The Mayor's Race--As the World Burns
October 15, 2019 06:46 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBParty like it's 2005! We have another write-in attempt to try and throw a monkey wrench into the November vote with three weeks left. Don't be fooled! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 4: 17th In Age, 46th In Protecting Older Workers--WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE???
October 07, 2019 00:48 - 15 minutes - 14 MBKansas is the 17th oldest state in the country, yet we are 46th in the protections afforded older workers. Since we'll never be a magnet for young people, we need to fix this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
Water Hazard
September 30, 2019 09:06 - 10 minutes - 10 MBSupporters of Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell are trying to turn this non-partisan election into a partisan fray by making himself a victim of Trumpian proportions. Don't fall for it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 3: Suspended Reality
September 21, 2019 04:25 - 6 minutes - 6.45 MBToo many cities and counties across America are too dependent on traffic fines to pay for local government. The ACLU reports that it takes people 13 times longer to pay a traffic fine if your license is suspended--and there's a 51% chance it will cost you your job. It's time to stop this Jim Crow-era practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
Leave Me A Loan
September 12, 2019 08:04 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBWhat the "experts" who never attended college don't know about the student loan crisis from a Kansas perspective. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 2: I Hate the 70s, Traffic Stop Edition
September 05, 2019 06:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBWith nearly every law enforcement officer having access to either body cam or dash cam video, it's time to update our traffic laws to reflect the technology of 2019... not the attitudes of 1974. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
Casualties of (Cold, Uncivil) War.
August 28, 2019 10:13 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBIt's easy to demonize someone like the late David Koch. It's harder to keep in mind that to others, he was a brother, father, colleague, and friend. Even in the real Civil War, people on both sides could take time out for events like weddings and funerals. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 1: Rage Against the... Algorithm
August 25, 2019 09:13 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBArtificial Intelligence is not making our lives better. At best, it's a gigantic pain in the ass; and at worst, it's a growing nightmare that has the potential to ruin people's lives. This week, R.J. revives his proposal for a "real person" law to address these abuses. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
#GiveToSomething
August 21, 2019 23:52 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBGroups on our side of the aisle are being plagued by people who just sit around and do nothing... and their inactivity has reached crisis proportions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message
R.J.'s Retort (Trailer)
August 20, 2019 23:52 - 24 seconds - 388 KB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rj-dickens/message