It's the Democracy, Stupid | Jan. 17, 2026

On this week's show:– Laura Jedeed, investigative and features journalist who focuses on the American conservative movement and far right; Slate recently published her article “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof”– David Pepper, lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, and 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio– J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer– Joe Walsh, former Republican congressman from Illinois and host of The Social Contract with Joe Walsh Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.