All Episodes

398: Friday Short: Whitmer Loses Will To Fight For Abortion Rights... Everything Else

397: The Energy Is With Michigan Progressives? Senate Race Polls. Data Center Rejection

396: Monday Musing: Republican Clueless On Democrats' Michigan State Senate Blowout Win

395: Friday Short: MAGA Always Uses Racism To Divide Working Class

394: MI State Senate Reaction; AIPAC Doubles-Down on Haley Stevens; Taxpayers Fund Trump Ballroom

393: Friday Short: "Moderate" Kristen McDonald-Rivet Capitulates To Trump Regime, MAGA

392: Senate Race, Gas Prices, Voting Rights, Ballrooms, and Progressive Ivan Diaz for Michigan State Senate

391: Monday Musing: Trump Uses Assassination Attempt For Ballroom Push, Silencing Dissent

385: Friday Short: In What World Are MAGA Republicans "Fiscally Responsible?"

384: Kasey Helton Report On The Abdul El-Sayed & Hasan Piker UofM Rally

383: Monday Musing: Trump's Easter "Message" Reveals MAGA True "Values"

382: Friday Short: How Did Dems' Moderation On Immigration Work-Out?

381: Kyle Blomquist and his Progressive America First Campaign In Northern Michigan

380: Monday Musing: What I Saw At Two Mid-Michigan "No Kings" Protests

379: Friday Short: The MAGA Republican Grifting Game--Michigan Style

378: "No Kings 3" on March 28th w/ Traverse Indivisible's Leif Colt

377: Monday Musing: Michigan Pays Price For Trump's Anti-Clean American Energy Agenda

376: Friday Short: Like Trump, Michigan's Matt Hall Protects The Swamp

375: Kasey Helton, Livingston County Progressive & Union Fighter

374: Monday Musing: Trump Clean Energy Cuts Leads To More Deadly Storms

373: Friday Short: Pro-War Voices Use Synagogue Attack To Shut-Up Dissent

371: Monday Musing: The MAGA Michigan Cult Hypocrisy On Protecting Kids

372: Friday Short: Florida Mike Rogers Says We're Living In "The Golden Age"

370: Tax The Rich, Pay The Working Class w/ Erica Payne of Patriotic Millionaires

369: Monday Musing: Trump's War On Iran For The Epstein Class

368: Friday Short: Working Class Push For Data Center Moratorium in Michigan

367: A Working Class Movement w/ Michigan State Rep. Dylan Wegela

366: Monday Musing: Michigan Dems Must Oppose Data Centers in '26

365: Friday Short: Don't Allow Epstein Class To Divide Michigan

364: Abdul El-Sayed: A Progressive Democrat Who Plays Offense

363: Monday Musing: Congressman Tom Barrett Teaches High School Students Lesson on Authoritarianism

362: Friday Short: Trump-MAGA Will Suppress The Vote To Protect Epstein Class

361: MAGA Epstein Coverup; Trump & Detroit Bridge; Billionaires vs. Public Schools w/ Dr. Josh Cowen

360: Monday Musing: Democrats Must Tie Epstein Class Around Trump & MAGA

359: Friday Short: Be "Civil" While MAGA Fascism Marches On?

358: Pat's Michigan Senate Choice; Epstein Exposes Oligarchy; Kid Rock Super Bowl

357: Monday Musing: Epstein Files Reveal Untouchable Oligarch & Political Cabal

356: Friday Short: Mike Duggan Digs MAGA Dollars & Playbook

355: Why Protesting Matters To End ICE, Data Centers & Tyranny w/ Julia Pulver

354: Monday Musing: ICE Killing Of Pretti Shows MAGA's Cards

353: Friday Short: Democratic "Centrists" Vote For Trump's ICE Gestapo

352: The MAGA Media Propaganda Machine w/ Jennifer Schulze of Indistinct Chatter

351: Monday Musing: More Insider Trading Allegations Surrounding Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain

350: Friday Short: Democrats Must Push To Abolish ICE In '26!

349: Battling Oligarch Devos Family and ICE in West Michigan

348: Monday Musing: Ice Brutality Is Why You Never Capitulate To Authoritarianism

347: Friday Short: Celebrating ICE Killing Americans Is MAGA's War On Empathy

346: How MAGA Michigan Tried To DOGE Michigan w/ State Rep. Emily Dievendorf

345: Monday Musing: A Real America First Working Class Agenda In 2026

344: Friday Short: DNC Leaves Head In The Sand By Blocking 2024 Autopsy Report

343: Last 2025 Episode! Government & Corporate Corruption Leaves Working Class Behind

342: Monday Musing: MAGA Michigan's Bill To Ignore Implicit Bias & Reality

341: Friday Short: Michigan MAGA Body Slams Working Class

340: What's Happening with Gretchen Whitmer? Guest: Michigan Advance's Jon King

339: Monday Musing: Whitmer's Friendship With Trump Speaks Volumes

338: Friday Short: DTE's Political Power In Lansing Can Be Stopped w/ Mop Up Michigan

337: Mop Up Michigan Proposal To End Money In Politics w/ Melinda Billingsley

336: Monday Musing: DTE & Consumers' Energy Lawyers Donate To Democratic AG Candidate Karen McDonald?

335: Friday Short: Trump Regime's Corruption Gives Working Class The Thanksgiving Blues

334: Monday Musing: Trump Threatens Violence Against Slotkin and other Democrats

333: Friday Short: Michigan's A.I. Data Center Happening No Matter What People Want

332: Data Center Rush in Michigan w/ Bridge Michigan's Kelly House

331: Monday Musing: Epstein Scandal Exposes Entire Oligarchy

330: Livingston County Progressive Kasey Helton On Data Centers, Rank MI Vote, and Caving Democrats

329: Monday Musing: Tired Yet of Constant Democratic Party Capitulating?

328: Friday Short: Lisa McClain Violates Stock Law Twice

327: Democrats Win Elections Using Populist & Anti-Authoritarian Messages

326: Monday Musing: Michigan MAGA Tom Barrett Freaks-Out Over Chalk, Not Struggling Families

325: Friday Short: Michigan MAGA Congressmen Earn Big Bucks From Tax Bill They Backed

324: Restoring The Working Class w/ Progressive Michigan Congressional Candidate William Lawrence

323: Monday Musing: Is Whitmer Emulating Trump's Corporate Pay For Play?

322: Friday Short: MAGA Inflicts Pain On Working Class To Protect Trump-Epstein

321: No Kings, Political & Corporate Corruption, and Populism Is Popular

320: Monday Musing. "No Kings" Protests Were Both Anti-Trump & Pro-Worker

319: Friday Short: Tech Oligarchy Gobbles-Up Media To Control Our Free Speech

318: Michigan's New Marijuana Tax For Roads: Another Working Class Gut-Punch

317: Monday Musing: Trump Gets Vaccines While Blocking Others From Doing Same

316: Fair Way To Fund Michigan Schools w/ Jess Newman of Invest in MI Kids Ballot Initiative

315: Monday Musing: Trump Regime's Occupation Of American Cities

314: Friday Short: Another Mass Shooting In Michigan

313: Budget Showdowns, Haley Stevens' Napa Getaway, and Ranked Choice Voting w/ Joe Spaulding

312: Monday Musing: Ezra Klein Is Right About Expanding Map; Wrong On How To Do It

311: Friday Short: Americans Bailout MAGA Argentina While Farmers Suffer

310: People-Centered Politics w/ Lansing Mayoral Candidate Kelsea Hector

309: Monday Musing: Trump Regime Backs CANADIAN OIL Over Michigan! Is That "America First?"

308: Friday Short: U.N Declares Israel Guilty Of Genocide In Gaza, But Why Aren't More Democrats?

307: Capitulation Is Never A Solution To Authoritarianism

306: Monday Musing: MAGA Uses Tragedy To Advance Authoritarian Goals

305: Friday Short: MAGA Uses Kirk Assassination To Shut Down Progressive Speech

304: Mallory McMorrow's Confusing Campaign. Fake Electors Escape Law & Order. Charlie Kirk Murder.

303: Monday Musing: Michigan MAGA Transgender Bathroom Ban Seeks To Divide

302: Friday Short: Trump Regime Sinks Foreign Student Enrollment, and Michigan's Economy

301: People-Powered Politics w/ Denzel McCampbell-Democratic Socialist Candidate For Detroit City Council

300: Monday Musing: The Anti-Worker, Anti-Union Trump Regime

299: Friday Short: Guns & Men--A Unique American Problem

298: MAGA Michigan's Budget Insanity; Whitmer's Special Election Error

297: Monday Musing: Michiganders Learning (A Second Time) How Trump Doesn't Care About Them

296: Friday Short: Mike Duggan Sides With Authoritarianism

295: Kelli van Ginhoven, Democratic State Senate Candidate on Rebuilding U.P's Blue Wall

294: Monday Musing: Trump's Government Takeover Of Michigan Energy

293: Friday Short: Matt Hall Joins Trump's Assault On Michigan's Working Class

292: Monday Musing: Whitmer Placates Trump... Again

291: Friday Short: Trump Oligarch Economy Is Why MAGA Must Cheat

290: Michigan Advance's MichEconomist Rick Haglund; Canadian Wildfires; and Mike Duggan as Nerd 2.0

289: Monday Musing: Trump Fires BLS Director In Shame Of Crumbling Economy

288: Friday Short: Slotkin's Moral Compass Remains Off

287: Monday Musing: Matt Hall Celebrates How Trump Is Wrecking Michigan's Working Class

286: Friday Short: Why I Quit Watching Wasteful Political Sunday Shows

285: Monday Musing: Trump Tariffs Hurt Michigan Again w/ Semiconductor Company's Reversal

284: Friday Short: Corporate Handouts Lead To Corporate Corruption In Michigan's MEDC

283: Republican Cuts Michigan's Clean Energy Jobs w/ Frank Houston of BlueGreen Alliance

282: Monday Musing: MAGA (In)Action In Texas Flood Reveals Destructive & Deadly Consequences

281: A Transformative Working Class Agenda, w/ Michigan State Senate Candidate Ivan Diaz

280: Monday Musing: Rise of ICE Arrests In Michigan Is Rise of 21st Century Fascism

279: Friday Short: MAGA Won't Take Away My Patriotism Or Country

278: MAGA Murder Budget Impacts On Michigan; Elissa Slotkin's Economic War Plan Review

277: Monday Musing: Major Pendulum Shift Towards Working Class Needed Now!

276: Friday Short: Michigan Proposal To Tax Rich And Fund Schools Is A Slam Dunk Win

275: Mamdani Victory; NRDC's Derrell Slaughter On Trump Forcing Power Plants To Stay Open

274: Monday Musing: Nessel Takes-On Trump's Move To Block West Michigan Power Plant's Closing

273: Friday Short: Why Donovan McKinney's Primary Challenge To 70-Year Old Congressman Matters

272: Fighting For The Working Class & Democracy w/ Michigan Democratic State Rep. Carrie Rheingans

271: Monday Musing: "No Kings" Demonstrated A Repudiation Of Fascism

270: Friday Short: Do Slotkin & McDonald-Rivet Understand The Fight We're In?

269: Upcoming "No Kings" Rallies To Oppose Trump Regime's Authoritarianism

268: Monday Musing: Michiganders Not Thrilled w/ Corporate-Funded Mackinac Policy Conference

267: Friday Short: Is It Real Surprising Why More Adults Are Choosing No Kids?

266: How Progressives Can Win Back The Working Class w/ Joan C. Williams

265: Monday Musing: My Observations Traveling Through Western Pennsylvania, Or Trump Country

264: Trump Blocks Closure Of Ottawa County Coal Plant w/ Sarah Leach of Ottawa News Network

263: Friday Short: Another Edition Of Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin Goes Full MAGA

262: Republicans Pass MAGA Murder Bill; What Will Democrats Do Next?

261: Monday Musing: Is This What Winning Feels Like In Michigan?

260: Friday Short: Left of Lansing Mea Culpa On Joe Biden

259: How Trump & Musk Are Devastating Rural Michigan w/ Bob Thompson of Michigan Farmers Union

258: Monday Musing: What Does Slotkin's "Moderation" Actually Stand For?

257: Friday Short: Repeal Michigan's Regressive Flat Tax, And Invest In Working People Again

256: Trump-Elon's Gutting of Lab Protecting The Great Lakes w/ ProPublica's Anna Clark

255: Monday Musing: Trump Budget Shows Pain In-Store For Michigan

254: Friday Short: Matt Hall Has Middle School Insults, But No Adult Solutions For Working Class

253: $1 Billion In Corporate Subsidies Fail Michigan w/ Bridge Michigan's Paula Gardner

252: Monday Musing: Trump & RFK Jr. Make Measles Great Again In Michigan

251: Friday Short: Matt Maddock Embodies Cruel, And Clownish, MAGA Republicans

250: Trump and Corporate & Government Corruption Surrounding Line 5

249: Monday Musing: Americans Rejecting Trump's Immigration "Policies"

248: Friday Short: MSU Calls On Big Ten Compact To Defend Against Trump Regime

247: Trump & MAGA's Targeting Of Universities & International Students

246: Monday Musing: Trump Regime Forces Foreign Michigan Students To Leave

245: Hamilton Nolan--Republicans Will Take Everything If We Don't Fight Back

244: Monday Musing: Will Tariffs Get More Billionaires To Kiss Trump's Ring?

243: New Episode: MAGA Billionaire Authoritarians Raid America's Workers, But Who'll Stop Them?

242: Monday Musing: Trump's Policies Abandon Working Class Michiganders

241: Friday Short: "Leaders & Best" Cower to Trump & MAGA

240: Republican "Proof Of Citizenship" Voting Rights Rollback w/ VoteBeat Michigan's Hayley Harden

239: Monday Musing: Which Democrat(s) Will Offer Bold Project 2025 Alternative?

238: Friday Short: Jackie Robinson Shows DEI Works, And Why MAGA Wants Rid Of It

237: Traverse Indivisible Going On Offense Against MAGA Michigan Republican Congressman Jack Bergman

236: Monday Musing: New Democratic Party Leadership Needed!

235: The Power Of Organizing Against MAGA's War On Working Class

234: Monday Musing: MAGA Chipping Away 19th Amendment

233: Friday Short: Authoritarians Always Attack Higher Education First

232: Why Trump Is Attacking DEI in Higher Education w/ Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig

231: Monday Musing: Democrats Go Safe With Slotkin When Alarm Bells Are Needed

230: Friday Short: MAGA Teaches Gen Z Men To Play Victim Than Playing Real Heroes

229: Michigan MAGA Republicans AWOL As Musk-Trump Attack Working Class

228: Monday Musing: What Happened To Big Gretch?

227: Americans Are Seeing "The Real Swamp" In Action

226: Why Are Some Michigan Democrats Voting MAGA on Minimum Wage?

225: Monday Musing: Does MAGA Now Want Line 5 Shutdown?

224: Friday Short: Musk-Trump And MAGA Selling-Out America's Farmers

223: Julia Pulver Refuses To Back Down To MAGA Fascism

222: Monday Musing: "Working Class" Party Puts CFPB On Chopping Block

221: Michelle Adams' Book On Consequential Detroit School Integration Case

220: Monday Music: MAGA Michigan Republicans Celebrate Musk-Trump Working Class Tax Hike!

219: Friday Short: Ex-Grand Rapids Priest's "Values" Are MAGA Values

218: Fossil Fuel Pushed Big Lie About A Northern Michigan Solar Panel Farm

217: Monday Musing: Why Did Some Michigan Democrats Give Into Fear On Minimum Wage & Paid Sick Leave?

216: Michigan Democratic State Rep. Betsy Coffia Refuses To Capitulate

215: Monday Musing: Trump Officially Returns. Where Do Progressives Go From Here?

214: Monday Musing: Michigan Republicans Help Restaurant Lobby By Hurting Servers & Workers

213: Friday Short: The Michigan MAGA Shell Game On Egg Prices

212: Have Elon Musk & The Tech Bros Taken Over?

211: Monday Musing: Democrats Wonder How We're Getting Trump, Part II

210: Final 2024 Episode: Which Path Will Democrats Take In 2025?

209: Monday Musing: The Corporate Media And Trump Are Working Together

208: Friday Short: Michigan Dems Help Big Tech Billionaire Trump Supporters

207: Will Michigan Democrats Only Deliver "Lame Duck Disappointment?"

206: Monday Musing: Health Care CEO Murder Exposes A Tragedy For America

205: Friday Short: Michigan Democrats... Stop Ceding Ground To Republicans

204: Expanding the Michigan Battleground w/ MDP Rural Caucus Chair Mark Ludwig

203: Monday Musing: Abortion Bans Sending Women To Michigan For Care, As Predicted

202: Monday Musing: How I Learned To Turn-Off MSNBC, And You Can, Too

201: Friday Short: How Did Democrats Lose "Populist" Label To Trump?

200: Standing-Up For Progressive Values and Courage w/ Democratic State Rep. Emily Dievendorf

199: Monday Musing: Corporate Media Will Not Save Us

198: Friday Short: Are Michigan Democrats Wasting Lame Duck For Corporations?

197: Kasey Helton on Why Democrats Must Return To Working Class Roots

196: Monday Musing: Disinformation Doomed Democrats

195: Friday Short: Michigan Dems Must Make Most Of Lame Duck

194: Post-Election Fallout: America Chooses More Trump & More MAGA

193: Monday Musing: Why I'm Voting For Harris

192: Friday Short: Final EPIC-MRA Poll Shows Harris/Slotkin Leads

191: This Election Is Freedom vs. Fascism, and Normalcy vs. More MAGA Insanity

190: Monday Musing: Don't Forget Who Blocked Voting Rights In Michigan!

189: Friday Short: Gen Z Men Are Getting Played By Trump/MAGA

188: Voting To Save Michigan's and America's Future w/ Sam Inglot of Progress Michigan

187: Monday Musing: Don't Be Fooled By Michigan MAGA's Silence On Abortion Bans

186: Friday Short: Trump's Trashing of Detroit Is Working...For Kamala Harris

185: How Climate Crisis Is Changing Michigan's Culture w/ Peter Sinclair

184: Monday Musing: Harris Offers Elder Care Plan; Media Yawns

183: Friday Short: Jill Stein Wants More Trump, More MAGA

182: Harris Leads Trump In Michigan; EV Cars; Slotkin-Rogers Debate; And Why Dirt Road Dems Are Vital

181: Monday Musing: Kamala Harris's Smart non-Traditional Media Strategy Is Brilliant

180: Friday Short: Democrats AGAIN Clean-Up Republican Economic Mess

179: VEEP Debate Recap; Abortion Rights w/ Amanda Mazur; Mike Rogers Opposes Lower Drug Prices

178: Monday Musing: MAGA Michigan Leader Spews Democrats Will "Steal Votes" Lie

177: Friday Short: It's Easy To Understand Why Women Back Harris

176: Episode 104: MAGA "Policies" Will Hurt Michigan's Economy, and The Smearing Of Rashida Tlaib

175: Monday Musing: Old Republicans Can't Run Away From MAGA Republicans

174: Friday Short: Teamsters Damage Own Brand By Not Backing Harris

173: Episode 103: The Billionaire School Voucher Scheme w/ Dr. Josh Cowen

172: Monday Musing: Weird MAGA Will Run Republicans Even After Trump

171: Friday Short: Another Example Of Why Florida Mike Rogers Is The Worst

170: Episode 102: Harris Destroys and Embarrasses Dear Leader In Debate

169: Monday Musing: Media Makes A Harris Debate Win Over Trump Near Impossible

168: Friday Short: AOC Is Right About Political Predator Jill Stein

167: Episode 101: Michigan Sheriff Learns How Trump Is Nothing But Trouble!

166: Friday Short: How Harris Can Put Trump On Defense On Immigration

165: Episode 100: Building A Better Way w/ Democrat Clint St. Mosley for Michigan's 9th!

164: Monday Musing: "Florida" MAGA Mike Rogers Doesn't Get Michigan

163: Friday Short: Kamala Harris Reclaims Patriotism And The Future For Democrats

162: Episode 99: Dedicated to Fight For The Next Yooper Generation w/ Christiana Reynolds

161: Monday Musing: It's Pro-Worker Harris Vs. Corporate Stooge Trump

160: Friday Short: No Daylight Between "Old" Republicans & MAGA

159: Episode 98: MAGA Promises Gutting of Min Wage; Austin Marsman On Bringing Gen Z Change To Lansing

158: Monday Musing: Protest Entire Israeli War Machine, Not Just Democrats

157: Episode 97: Distill Social's Gina Keller On Building A Progressive Coalition in Michigan

156: Monday Musing: Musk & His Fascist Billionaires Mess With Michigan

155: Friday Short: Another Week of MAGA's Fake Populism On Display!

154: Episode 96: Michigan in VP Buzz News, And Tech Oligarchs Line-Up w/ Trump-Vance

153: Monday Musing: Michiganders Aren't Buying MAGA Immigration Hate

152: Episode 95: Sarah May-Seward's Run To Unseat MAGA Extremist Matt Maddock

151: Monday Musing: With Biden's Decision, We Can Focus On Taking The Battle To MAGA!

150: Friday Short: Democrats CANNOT Be Afraid of '68 Convention Specter

149: Episode 94: Never Backing Down w/ Democratic State House Candidate Jodi Decker

148: Monday Musing: MAGA Want Trump Shooting To Squash Dissent

147: Friday Short: Media Protects Trump For Profits!

146: Episode 93: Democratic Rep. Carrie Rheingans On Keeping Michigan Trifecta Blue

145: Monday Musing: Lisa McClain's UAW Support Hypocrisy

144: Monday Musing: MAGA SCOTUS Says Presidents Are Kings

143: Friday Short: Good Abortion Rights News From Michigan This Week!

142: Episode 92: Slate's Nitish Pahwa On Lansing's Political Power

141: Monday Musing: If Gun Safety Laws Stop One Shooting, Then Michigan Democrats Did Right Thing

140: Friday Short: Add Neil Friske To The MAGA Crime Wave!

139: Episode 91: Public Transit Investment & Pragmatic Progressivism w/ Democratic State Rep. Jason Morgan

138: Monday Musing: Charlie Kirk's MAGA White Christian Nationalism Is Close To Gaining Real Power

137: Friday Short: Ohio, Just Look To Michigan For Hope

136: Podcast Ep. 90: Paid Family Leave & How To Even The Playing Field w/ Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice

135: Monday Musing: Michigan Republicans' Deranged AR-15 As State Gun Bill

134: Friday Short: Running Republican-Lite Is Non-Winner For Democrats

133: Michigan GOP's Extremism Has No End, And Dems Must Boycott Bibi Speech

132: Monday Musing: Democrats Can't Send Mixed Messages On Republican Extremism

131: Friday Short: Trump Verdict Reveals Entire Michigan GOP's Extremism

130: ProPublica's Andy Kroll On Michigan's MAGA War on Democracy

129: Monday Musings: Trump's Disgusting "Human Scum" Memorial Day Message

128: Friday Short: Republicans Believe Starving Kids Makes America Great

127: Rebalancing The Scales w/ Democratic Congressional Candidate Dr. Bob Lorinser

126: Monday Musing: Democrats Must Run Against Supreme Court!

125: Friday Short: Delta County MAGA--like all MAGA--Try To Thwart Democracy

124: Going After Every Vote w/ Michigan Democratic Party Rural Caucus Chair Mark Ludwig

123: Monday Musings: Finley Fixated On Transit Past

122: Friday Short: Michigan AG Nessel Takes-On Big Oil!

121: The Tide is Turning! Ottawa County Progressive Joe Spaulding

120: Monday Musings: The Chatfield Criminal Enterprise Goes To The Derby!

119: Friday Short: Why I'm Voting For Biden

118: Building a Blue Foundation in the Upper Peninsula w/ Kelli van Ginhoven

117: Episode 83: Salon's Amanda Marcotte on Fascism & The Christian Nationalist Movement

116: Friday Short: Investing in People Really Works! April 19, 2024

115: Episode 82: Transforming the Social Contract with Rx Kids in Flint

114: Friday Short: Making Michigan Charter Schools Accountable Is Long Overdue

113: Episode 81: Don't Believe the Hype on Corporate Subsidies w/ Bridge Magazine's Paula Gardner

112: Episode 80: Michigan Republicans Shill For Fascism in Grand Rapids

111: Friday Short: The Maddocks are an embarrassment to Michigan

110: Episode 79: Time for Transformational Change w/ Lou Glazer of Michigan Future, Inc.

109: Friday Short: Shutting Down Line 5 Is A States' Rights Issue, Too

108: Episode 78: Making a difference for Michiganders w/ Democratic State Rep. Ranjeev Puri

107: Friday Short: MI GOP Members Cry About Being Called Racists For Being...Racists

106: Episode 77: TikTok Ban, MAGA Violence, & Right Wing Cognitive Dissonance

105: Friday Short: The White Christian Nationalist "Fundie Baby Voice"

104: Episode 76: The History of White Christian Nationalism w/ Dr. Sara Moslener

103: Friday Short: GOP is All-In on National Abortion Ban

102: Episode 75: Polluter Pay 2.0 w/ Sean McBrearty of Clean Water Action Michigan

101: Friday Short: Why Christian Nationalists Push For Abortion, Contraception, IVF, and Fun Sex Bans

100: Episode 74: Fighting to move Delta County forward w/ Kelli van Ginhoven

99: Friday Short: Josh Shriver's Radicalism (and Racism) Is What America's Right Wing Is All About

98: Episode 73: Right Wing Tries To Repeal Law Allowing Renewable Energy Projects On Family Farms

97: Episode 72: New Michigan Gun Safety Laws w/ Dr. April Zeoli

96: Friday Short: How Is Rashida Tlaib Raising Over $3 Million in Campaign Donations? Easy. By Standing Up For People

95: Episode 71: Interview w/ Susan Demas of Michigan Advance

94: Friday Short: 'Good Guys' Don't Stop Bad Guys With Guns--January 19, 2024

93: Episode 70: The Rich Are O.K With Fascism

92: Friday Short: Popular Free School Lunches Hard For Republicans To Digest

91: Episode 69: Interview with Democratic State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky

90: The Friday Short: Nikki Haley's Profiles In Courage Moment Failure

89: Episode 68: Michigan's Right Wing Is Working To Erase History

88: Friday Short: Progressive Policies Are Popular Pro-Worker & Pro-Growth Policies

87: Episode 67: Kasey Helton and the Michigan "Dirt Road Democrats"

86: Friday Short: Michigan Energy "Regulators" Give Big Energy Another Win Over The People

85: Episode 66: Pushing The Overton Window w/ Democratic State Rep. Emily Dievendorf

84: Friday Short: UAW Momentum Focuses On Non-Union Automakers

83: Episode 65: Long Overdue (and imperfect) Clean Energy Future Is Michigan Law

82: Episode 64: Pro-Publica's Anna Clark on Eliminating Michigan's Emergency Manager Law.

81: Left of Lansing Monday Musing: Mass Transit Needed To Stop Michigan's Mass Exodus

80: Left Of Lansing Friday Short: MI Dems Clean Energy Bills Imperfect, But an Important Step

79: Episode 63: No More Waiting For Environmental Justice w/ Roshan Krishnan of The Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition

78: Left of Lansing Friday Short: Could Michigan Become a Death with Dignity State?

77: Episode 62: MAGA Keeps Losing On Abortion Rights, and My Defense of Rashida Tlaib

76: Left of Lansing "Monday Musing." MAGA Fights For Statues, But Not Books

75: LOL Friday Short: No Justice In Flint Water Crisis

74: Episode 61: UAW Win; Michigan Dems Strengthen Abortion Rights; Arab Americans Leaving Biden

73: LoL Friday Short: A Victory For Tolerance & Education

72: Left of Lansing Ep. 60: Update on Michigan Climate Bills with NRDC's Derrell Slaughter

71: Left of Lansing's "Monday Musings." MI Democrats' plan to stop local MAGA governments from blocking clean energy farms

70: LoL Friday Short: Democrats working to abolish Snyder's "Polluter Panels"

69: Episode 59: Taking On Corporate Greed, And Fighting FOR The People w/ State Rep. Dylan Wegela

68: LoL Friday Short: UAW's Fain Shows The Power of Messaging

67: Episode 58: The UAW & Workers' Rights w/ Sarah Lazare of Workers Magazine

66: Friday Left of Lansing Short: Rep. Dylan Wegela Wants To Stop DTE & Consumers Energy Dark Money In Lansing

65: Episode 57: Michigan Democrats Showing Government Works With Good Governance!

64: Friday Left of Lansing Short: What if Biden's poll numbers remain low?

63: Episode 56: Former Radio Host and Now Reporter Jon King from Michigan Advance

62: Left of Lansing Short: State House Democrat Might Stop The Reproductive Health Act

61: Episode 55: Paid Family Leave w/ Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice

60: Left of Lansing Short: UAW's 4-day work week request makes sense

59: Episode 54: GOP absent for workers & clean, affordable energy; My response to Mitch Albom on respect for elderly

58: The Friday Short: Democrats Reversing Draconian GOP Abortion Access Laws

57: Episode 53: Reproductive Health Act w/ Ashlea Phenicie from Planned Parenthood of Michigan

56: Friday Left of Lansing Short: Let Michigan Join Winner-Take-All National Vote Compact

55: Episode 52: Democratic State Rep. Carrie Rheingans and Universal Health Care in Michigan

54: Friday Left of Lansing Short: Right Wing's Dream Of Silencing Gen Z

53: Episode 51: Gina Keller from Distill Social, and Playing The New Offense

52: Friday Left of Lansing Short: John Moolenaar's Gotion Hypocrisy

51: Episode 50: Mi Right To Read w/ Debbie Mikula of Michigan Libraries Association

50: Episode 49: Fighting To Close Line 5 w/ Sean McBrearty of Oil & Water Don't Mix

49: Friday Left of Lansing Short: GOP Wants TikTok Ban To Hurt Gen Z

48: Episode 48: Progress Michigan's Jade Gray on Connecting With Gen Z Voters

47: Episode 47: Anna Gustafson from Michigan Advance on Gotion Controversy

46: Episode 46: Sam Inglot of Progress Michigan on GOP's moral and ethical rot

45: Episode 45: A New-New Deal Democrat with State Representative Betsy Coffia

44: Episode 44: Charlotte Jameson of The Michigan Environmental Council On A Cleaner & Affordable State

43: Episode 43: Derrell Slaughter of NRDC on Historic Clean Energy & Climate Change Bills

42: Episode 42: Interview with State Senator Stephanie Chang

41: Episode 41: MiFIA's Alexander Page On New Film Incentives Proposal in Michigan

40: Episode 40: Dr. Joshua Cowen on The right wing's attack on public schools using vouchers

39: Left of Lansing Podcast--Episode 39: Ottawa Co. Politics & More with Joe Spaulding

38: Episode 38: Rick Haglund, Business Writer for Michigan Advance

37: Episode 37: Livingston Co. Politics w/ Kasey Helton

36: Left Of Lansing Podcast--Episode 36: State Rep. Kelly Breen

35: Episode 35: MI Democrats Fixing 40 Years Of GOP Rule

34: Episode 34: Interview with Democratic State Rep. Dylan Wegela

33: Episode 33: Bigotry Is Bad For Business

32: MI Democrats Providing Blueprint For Success--4/5/23

31: Mich Dems Moving To Dent Gun Violence--3/29/23

30: Episode 30: Pat's Back! Michigan GOP Tried To Steal Our Election!

29: Episode 29: Jody LaMacchia On Running For 46th State House Seat; Pat Calls-Out Right-Wing on COVID-19 & Race Issues

28: Episode 28: Michigan Republicanism & The Cult--5/2/2020

27: Episode 27: Dave Wagner--Indivisible Michigan--3/1/2020

26: No Michael Bloomberg, and Putting Michigan GOP On Defense 2/23/20

25: Guest: Julia Pulver, Democratic state house candidate for Michigan Legislature--1/20/2020

24: Guest: Christine Barry from Michigan Policast--11/2/19

23: Anna Clark--Author of "The Poisoned City: Flint Water & the American Urban Tragedy

22: Episode 22: Pat Explains How Koch-DeVos Policies FAILED for Everyone--Except the Rich

21: Episode 21: Democratic State Rep. Jon Hoadley; And Pat says "cruelty" is the GOP Platform

20: Emily Durbin: Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America--Michigan

19: Former Michigan DNC Chair Mark Brewer Interview; And Pat Talks Migrant Detention Centers

18: Interview With Sharon Dolente from ACLU of Michigan On Voting Rights

17: Pat Rants About Flint Water Crisis Charges Dropped; GOP Voter Disenfranchisement Efforts; And More!

16: Julia Pulver on Auto Insurance Reform & Running as a Progressive in a Red District

15: Interview with Democratic state Senator Mallory McMorrow; And Pat criticizes Michigan's new auto insurance "reform bill

14: Justin Amash & Impeachment; Shady FCA-Detroit Deal; PFAS Fight; Measles; And Harriet Tubman

13: Eclectablog's Chris Savage; And Michigan GOP's War On Women

12: Susan Demas from Michigan Advance; Michigan GOP Proposing Insane Gun Bills

11: Dr. April Zeoli on Guns & Domestic Violence; State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky's "Bold" Progressive Speech; GOP Gerrymandering Ruled Illegal!

10: Episode 10: Lou Glazer from Michigan Future Inc. on Reinvesting in Michigan Economy.

9: In Defense of AG Dana Nessel; Interview with Erin Roberts from MCEDSV on Sexual Assault Awareness Month

8: Chris Hackbarth from Michigan Municipal League on GOP Bill To Ban "Sanctuary Cities."

7: Sean McBrearty from Clean Water Action; Corporate Greed; Michigan GOP's Sexist Remarks

6: Ingrid Jacques from The Detroit News; Campus Free Speech; Electoral College; GOP Lacking Ideas

5: Rick Haglund from Michigan Advance; GOP Fear & Anger Playbook; Tigers Prediction

4: David Hecker--American Federation For Teachers Michigan; Medical Pot Shops Are Booming; Don't Despair, Keep Fighting

3: Democratic State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky; Gov. Whitmer's Budget; Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's "controversy"

2: Jarrett Skorup from Mackinac Center; Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Fights For Michigan

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