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The Great Purple State — 38 episodes

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1

To fight evil, you gotta name it: thoughts on fascism, resistance, and history's ghosts

2

Keep Hope Alive: Thoughts on hope, rage, and the state of things

3

"A Better World Is Possible": An interview with Samantha Harrington, climate journalist

4

Wisconsin’s message to the world: Don’t give up the ship

5

An interview with Christian Phelps, Wisconsin state representative

6

President Musk, and the calm before the storm

7

The Return

8

Of politics and purple states: Is Wisconsin a future red state?

9

One (state supreme court) election to rule them all: Wisconsin's Supreme Court election battle

10

Damn Derrick, Back At It Again: Assault on the Capitol (FINALE)

11

"Damn Derrick, Back At It Again": The Gay Bunny Book Cometh (Part 2)

12

"Damn Derrick, Back At It Again": Dispatches from Wisconsin's Most Heated House Race (Part 1)

13

Optimism of the Will: Thoughts on Persisting in Times of Struggle

14

Battle for the Badger State 2020: Darkness in Kenosha (Part 3)

15

Battle for the Badger State 2020: Summer of Rage (Part 2)

16

Battle for the Badger State 2020: Harsh Realities (Part 1)

17

Donald Trump's Neofascist Insurrection

18

Where Are We Now: Silent Majorities, Loud Departures, And Floated Coups (Part 2)

19

Where Are We Now: Silent Majorities, Loud Departures, And Floated Coups (Part 1)

20

Why Bernie Sanders is the Best Choice

21

"OK, Bloomberg" - Why Bloomberg is Bad

22

"A Scene from a Zombie Apocalypse Movie": CBP and the Border (Part 2)

23

War Powers... Who Has 'Em?

24

ICE Ain't Nice: Trump's Immigration Policies (Part 1)

25

Can He Win Again? (yes)

26

Lies, Damned Lies, and the Electoral College

27

The Shoah: The Nazi Genocide of the Jews (Part 3)

28

Night and Fog: The Early Years of Hitler's Camps (Part 2)

29

Long Night’s Beginning: The History of Concentration Camps (Part 1)

30

Balancing on a Knife's Edge - Wisconsin in 2020

31

A Threat from Within: White Nationalism and the Alt Right

32

The Ongoing Struggle for Trans Rights

33

War and Peace: The Iran Nuclear Deal and US-Iran Relations

34

The Sun Will Rise (Finale) - The 2016 Presidential Election (Part 3)

35

Insurgency On the Left Flank - The 2016 Presidential Election (Part 2)

36

The Outsider - The 2016 Presidential Election (Part 1)

37

Gerrymandering

38

Voting Rights Act of 1965