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Liberally Social
by Democratic Social Club of ALX
The Democratic Social Club of ALX proudly presents: Liberally Social—a podcast about omg who are all FOURTEEN candidates on our local Primary ballot and which ones am I voting for? We get it, and we're here to help. Join us as we take each candidate, not out, but IN, for drinks to discuss what on earth is happening.
Episodes
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S4 E9: Cesar Madison Tapia for City Council! (City Council Firehouse Primary)
Cesar is a 26-year-old middle school teacher, Army veteran, immigrant, soccer coach, and community advocate. He wants everyone to sit at his circle-shaped table, and brings his lived experiences as an undocumented immigrant to his campaign. Fun facts - His cats need child-locks! And he has over...
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S4 E8: Charles Sumpter for City Council! (City Council Firehouse Primary)
Charles is a West End-resident and progressive from the Bronx who founded Safe Space NOVA for LGBTQ+ youth, who chaired the Alexandria AIDS/HIV Commission, and has an MBA focused on Human Capital. Fun fact - Charles’ favorite mode of transportation is Metro! Sad fact - his dog passed away a…
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S4 E7: Tim Laderach for City Council! (City Council Firehouse Primary)
Tim is a humble Navy Reservist, attorney, and pharmacist keen to serve his community (he’s already president of the Del Ray Citizens Association and chair of the Alx Economic Opportunities Commission) and full of hope for a systems change approach to Alexandria’s future. Fun facts - his dogs are...
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S4 E6: Sandy Marks for City Council! (City Council Firehouse Primary)
Sandy Marks is an ACPS mom and democratic communications professional who can finally voice her progressive policy positions now that she has stepped down from her back-to-back terms as Alexandria Democratic Committee Chair! (We really missed the opportunity for a Little Mermaid joke here). A…
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S4 E5: Greg Darrall for Delegate! (HD5 Firehouse Primary)
Special education librarian and union leader Greg Darrall was a pleasure to have on the pod! Not only because he knows how to groom a dog, but also because Marta finally found herself a candidate who appreciates luxe restaurant bathroom decor! You know we kid—there's plenty of substance, too, on...
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S4 E4: Eileen Rivera for Delegate! (HD5 Firehouse Primary)
We are not shocked at all to hear former School Board member Eileen Cassidy Rivera is focused on education in her big run for Delegate in HD5! But pearl-clutches beware: there is a tiiiiiny bit of bra talk in this episode! You can handle it. This ep's opener is dedicated to the 10 people on…
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S4 E3: Kirk McPike for Delegate! (HD5 Firehouse Primary)
Councilman Kirk McPike, first inductee to the LibSoc Third Timer's Club (is there a jacket for this?), is running for Delegate—and by runnin', we mean HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS 'cause we're gettin' through A LOT in this 30mins! And by hats, we mean your ceremonial Punxsutawney top hats, 'cause it feels...
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S4 E2: Chris Leibig for Delegate! (HD5 Firehouse Primary)
Newcomer (to us) and criminal defense attorney Chris Leibig (pronounced LYE-big) makes the case for EVEN MOAR criminal legal reform in Virginia! Hear Chris's take on equity, and the "colossal systemic unfairness" in the system that he's out to fix. Whooooobuddy, this LibSoc jury finds in favor!...
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S4 E1: Firehouse Primary Explainer!
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! FIIIIIIRRREEEEHHHOOOOUUUSSEEEE! We saw your bat signal, and we're swooping in with a Very Special Episode: Firehouse Explainer! We've got a hot one, here in ALX—a five day firehouse primary to fill a State Senate seat in SD39, since Adam Ebbin's up in smoke...get it? (listen...
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S3 E13: Steven Peterson for Mayor!
LUCKY EP #13 MIGHT BE OUR LAST! Here's your chance to hear from Steven Peterson, former real estate developer and father of SEVEN—and that's before all the furry babies! It's a family affair, as Martha (wife) and Chase (step-son) get in on the action a little, and Sandy tries not to bungle Anh's...
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S3 E12: Alyia Gaskins for Mayor!
ARE YOU READY TO GET MAYORAL?! OF COURSE YOU ARE! Alyia Gaskins is up first! We've had two mayoral eps in the can since April, but we've been holdin' 'em back, hoping to complete the trifecta for you! But it's gettin' late in the cycle, so we're giving the people what they want—just in time to…
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S3 E11: Jacinta Greene for City Council!
In the LAST CITY COUNCIL EP OF 2024, Jacinta—Miss Greene if you're nasty—reveals shocking information about her unabashed pizza preferences. She repays our acceptance by not leaving the chat as we...have a little fun...with ACPS's little rebranding experiment a few months ago! LISTEN UP, Social...
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S3 E10: John Chapman for City Council!
In this ep, Anh does her best to make this our first NSFW interview—and by that we mean that it's probably fiiiiine for younger listeners in that they'll learn how to pronounce 'clitoris' correctly. Poor Night Mayor! He's deep in the comments of the washingtondc subreddit, BUT WHAT NON-CONSPIRACY...
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S3 E9: Jimmy Lewis for City Council!
Y'all, in this episode Jimmy Lewis and the LibSoc team pop a can of ice cold, bubbly facts having to do with code we identify by number, salacious gossip about aluminum can production, and other nerdy, super hot, but totally SFW topics. You won't want to miss this one! Nerdiest nerd fact: 76% of...
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S3 E8: Canek Aguirre for City Council!
In this episode, we are pretty sure Canek opens a beer with a club of some kind, it turns out he's running against Joe Biden, City Council loses count of our birthday cupcakes, and it's inexplicably time to start the Census all over again—OR ARE WE HAVING AN ANXIETY DREAM?! Are any of us getting...
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S3 E7: Kevin Harris for City Council!
Prayin' man Kevin Harris forgives our dog poop opening, but has no room for pets (who don't even pay rent) himself, gets the BFF question right, tells us about a great youth training program, aaaand gives us an excuse to put a Simpson's monorail gif in the show notes! We barely even talked...
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S3 E6: Abdel Elnoubi for City Council!
Listen in as we chat with Metro engineer, SB member, and double Alexandrian, Abdel Elnoubi and (from afar) his—are you ready?—BUNNY! The important thing for you to know about this episode is that Diane may have some feelings about Abdel's choice of pizza joint—WHO CAN KNOW?! Shirley Temples are...
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S3 E5: Charlotte Scherer for City Council!
This episode has it all: detailed pizza descriptors, middle school "lingo" that'll make your kid pretend they don't know you on the street, JewBu philosophy, and a lottttt of nerd talk. Give Charlotte-branded Charlotte Scherer a listen now! Middle school boy translator, @mr_phlindsay_sped...
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S3 E4: Jonathan Huskey for City Council!
Anti-arena candidate Jonathan Huskey's comin' in HOTTT! Listen as this changiest change agent gives a Diane-approved pizza answer, demonstrates empathy for opponent Jesse O'Connell's hair, shows great flexibility toward root vegetables, and shows off his Labor chops! You're gonna wanna listen to…
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S3 E3: Kirk McPike for City Council!
Fan of the show, Kirk McPike, validates our existence, solidifies his sci-fi chops with a Dune deep cut, and is the first one to make clear to us that our bathroom question is...weird. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAM! Last season, on Liberally Social... Frank Pepe's! Robinson's Landing has a public…
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S3 E2: Jesse O'Connell for City Council!
Climate! Equity! Budget! Change! Smartypants guest Jesse O'Connell joins us with his smartypants Zoom background and gives smartypants answers we like on erudite topics such as pizza and vacation reads! (FYI: this is where The Bathroom Question starts to go off the rails, folks. Listen as Jesse...
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S3 E1: Sarah Bagley for City Council!
Welcome to the first full episode of Liberally Social! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hear us flex our rusty interviewing joints and Sarah Bagley patiently answer such hard-hitting questions as, "Who's your best friend?" PRESS PLAY, FELLOW NERDS! Hi, Diane! Anchovies! Call Your Mother's…
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Arena Explainer with WaPo's Teo Armus!
Before we jump into this Season 3 with FOURTEEN local candidate interviews, let's take a minute, take a breath, and talk about the arena with a neutral party—a journalist, who brings the facts, can give us a gut check, and level set so we’re all on the same page as we start the season!
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Welcome to Season 3: 2024pocalypse!
FOURTEEN CANDIDATES! SEVEN SEATS! Find out what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real. Welcome to the Real World—wait, no. Welcome to Liberally Social: your political infotainment, wrapped in a pod party, wrapped in nerd fun, recorded from the best city in the world,...
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SB-A Special Election: Gina Baum!
A Special Election! In January! In School Board District A! In this ep, we learn a) what makes Gina Baum tick, b) how to get booted from the GWMS Facebook group, and c) that she's willing to go the extra mile for good takeout! This boards and commissions vet has a ton to tell you about her...
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SB-A Special Election: Tim Beaty!
A Special Election! In January! In School Board District A! We're talking to Tim Beaty, aka "Mr. Tim from School," about his experience subbing in ACPS, sharing some big love for Quinta Brunson and another special teacher, and getting schooled on collective bargaining for teachers by a real live...
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Ep 25: SB District B - Tammy Ignacio!
Y'all! It's our last episode in District B—and, man, it's entertaining! (At least weeee were entertained!) In this ep, School Board candidate Tammy Ignacio surprises us with answers that have us laughin' out loud and wishin' we'd had a few less sips before we started! She covers her decades in…
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Ep 24: District B - Bridget Shea Westfall!
If you’re shoppin’ for a candidate who has superior Betta fish-naming skillz, then getta load of what Bridget Shea Westfall, candidate for School Board in District B, is sellin’! We cover binge-worthy TV, what the heck is up with OpenACPS, and the weirdness of running for office as a federal...
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Ep 23: SB District B - PreeAnn Johnson!
Are you lookin' for a megaboost of positive energy to get your day goin'? THEN PRESS PLAY! Retiring Principal PreeAnn Johnson, School Board candidate in District B, has it in spades. And is it just us, or does her description of her childhood self sound suspiciously like Blind Melon Bumblebee…
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Ep 22: SB District B - Ashley Simpson Baird!
"That was the most succinct answer we've ever had and we don't know what to do now." Dr. Ashley Simpson Baird, candidate for School Board in District B, shocks and amazes us with her ability to articulate a full, clear thought—with an ending—in English AND Spanish! Teach us the secret to…
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Ep 21: SB District B - Kelly Booz!
“Guess what? CHICKEN BUTT!” Come for the civic education, stay for the dad jokes and iphone app recs! Former School Board member and current School Board candidate Kelly Carmichael Booz, of District B is back, baby! Only this time with fewer babies and more big kids! Listen with us to Kelly’s...
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Ep 20: SB District A - Jacinta Greene!
You know the little Ruby Tucker Readers are friends of the pod—now their fearless leader makes her LibSoc debut! Are the kids really alright? How 'bout the teachers? In between laugh/snorts, the team tackles some serious issues with Jacinta Greene, incumbent candidate for School Board in District...
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Ep 19: SB District A - Michelle Rief!
In Alexandria, our electeds READ BOOKS! Listen in as incumbent school Board member Michelle Rief (District A) shares her reading list, her own academic journey, and a great local take-out spot! We also go deep on ACPS's work toward academic achievement and meeting our kids' and families' basic...
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Ep 18: SB District A - Willie Bailey!
While we're over here with our noses to our phones, sippin' pumpkin spiced whatevers, former City Councilman Willie Bailey miiiight be personally hand-stitching winter coats for 7,000 kids whiiile running for School Board in District A—you'll just have to listen to find out! There's no small talk...
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Ep 17: SB District A - D Ohlandt!
Who's got a one-letter name, is fully fluent in Outlander, and is running for School Board in District A? It's D Ohlandt, one of the 4 Democrats running to fill 3 seats on Alexandria's School Board! Join us as we cover eeeeverything from equity in categories of difference to RV camping—and see if…
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Ep 16: School Board Explainer!
OH FRAK! Now that you're an expert on the Mayoral and City Council races, all of your friends are texting you about who to vote for for School Board! Don't worry—we've got you! In this Very Special Episode, your favorite Social Butterflies learn from special guests Jay Falk and Ewan Thompson,...
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Ep 15: Allison Silberberg for Mayor
Listen up all quick-like as we speeeeeeed through our LAST INTERVIEW OF THE SEASON with mayoral candidate Allison Silberberg! She's only got 30 minutes and we've got final ballot decisions to make! Join us for quickie convos on tree canopy, climate (of course!), whether or not co-location of...
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Ep 14: Justin Wilson for Mayor
We've gone MAYORAL! We're on the hunt for Mayor Justin Wilson's gooey center—and we found it! Y'all this is a long one, but STUFFED with good intel, like Justin's lightweight drink preferences, his work on racial/economic/environmental justice through policy (like free DASH starting in…
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Ep. 13: Amy Jackson for City Council
And Amy Jackson completes the set! In our 13th of 13 City Council candidate episodes, we drink margaritas and address burning questions like—What's your favorite chapter of the ALX Environmental Action Plan? Who doesn't know the Dallas theme song (there is singing)?...and are moms allowed to read...
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Ep. 12: Mark Shiffer for City Council
In this episode, the gang peer pressures candidate Mark Shiffer into pretending to love Scarlett Johansson, further proving that torture yields unreliable intel! The Louisiana native schools us on "real" hurricanes (the drink, not the storm)—and we try to talk about development and affordable...
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Ep. 11: Meronne Teklu for City Council
In this episode, techie candidate for City Council Meronne Teklu tries to prove to Anh that she is not, in fact, AI. Listen in to find out if she succeeds, why she should never be on Jeopardy, where to get the best Ethiopian food in town, and what posters Rashmi would never let pre-teen Sandy and...
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Ep. 10: Kirk McPike for City Council
Speak Geek with our guest, Kirk McPike! Did you relish Wesley Crusher in his ensign uniform? Ever watched a 16 hour School Board meeting online? Do you BELIEVE like Ted Lasso? Are you appropriately excited for Accessory Dwelling Units? Do you buy Sandy's theory that the hat shop in Del Ray is a…
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Ep. 9: Alyia Gaskins for City Council
In this Earth Day recording with Alyia Gaskins, we accidentally stumble onto a theme: motttthhheeerrrs. Mother Earth, Alyia's hero mom, mother-ing—just in time for Mother's Day week! We answer questions about how we Alexandrians can take care of each other, what can we do to reduce carbon…
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Ep. 8: Bill Campbell for City Council
A Chihuahua named Michael Jackson is candidate Bill Campbell's +1 to our brunchtime shenanigans and equity-positive policy conversation! Listen in to find out which *other* candidate Bill definitely wants you to vote for, too—and hear the first? only? cuss word to make it into your earbuds!…
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Ep. 7: Canek Aguirre for City Council
We try hard—and fail—to be cool and not to go all fangirl on incumbent City Council candidate Canek Aguirre. In our defense, YOU spend an hour with him talking pragmatically about affordable housing, our true taco deficit, and the work of social and racial justice—all from under his covid-grown...
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Ep. 6: Bill Rossello for City Council
History buff Bill Rossello (and his Siamese cat, Mookie) joins us for drinks to discuss electric vehicles, past political contributions, affection for The Al Pacino, and Talenti sea salt caramel gelato! We give him a run for his money on where to build schools and get some intel on this Seminary...
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Ep. 5: John Taylor Chapman for City Council
In this late-night interview, we make incumbent John Chapman answer inappropriate questions in front of his mom, gently shame him for his public pandemic "farming" fail, get serious about how to both live up to our values on affordable housing and develop wisely, and talk best friendsies with a 6...
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Ep. 4: Patrick Moran for City Council
In this episode, we get serious about domestic violence, consider eating cicadas to save the world, and Patrick challenges local journalist and debate moderator Michael Lee Pope to a duel! Will we even be able to hear Patrick through all the amazing plants in his office? Only one way to find out!...
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Ep. 3: James Lewis for City Council
Guess who's comin' to brunch! We talk tacos, *a lot* of pop culture—and plenty of serious policy—over mimosas with traffic and parking nerd James Lewis! His food recs will have you hollerin' "BINGO!" Check the show notes for details mentioned in this episode! Sound of Music - ACPS Superintendent…
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Ep. 2: Kevin Harris for City Council
Rashmi's neck is sore from nodding in agreement, as first-time candidate Kevin Harris charms us first—and then takes us to church on moral budgeting, building power in minority communities, and obviously basketball! Check show notes for details from the episode! Tonight we're drinking: The Ridin'...
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The Democratic Social Club of ALX proudly presents: Liberally Social—a podcast about omg who are all FOURTEEN candidates on our local Primary ballot and which ones am I voting for? We get it, and we're here to help. Join us as we take each candidate, not out, but IN, for drinks to discuss what on earth is happening.
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