27 Wednesday Apr 2022
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MId-Term 2022 Desk Check In from Pennsylvania & Ohio; Shumer blocking Anti-Trust Bill; Biden’s Approval and student debt; Missouri primary check in; Last Call Preview
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19 Tuesday Apr 2022
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Wes Rogers joins the regular crew of Adam, Rachel, & Sean to go over the Missouri Senate primary races, the troubling development with an alleged rapist trying to primary Rep. Cori Bush, and the interesting choices in the MO02. Then the crew gets into the floor speeches of Rep. Ian Mackey and Rep. Crystal Quade last week and how their rhetoric should be modeled by others in combating the radical right.
14 Thursday Apr 2022
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Local Elections Matter; JD Vance sucks; Teacher Attacks Tipping Point?; Climate Change Deep Dive; Last Call on Culture Wars
24 Monday May 2021
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Ep. 65: Farmer McCloskey & The 2022 Senate Races w/ guest Scott Sifton (D-MO) plus Presidential Trivia!
MAY 24TH, 2021 | 01:52:18 | E65
EPISODE SUMMARY
Host Adam Sommer is joined by Scott Sifton (D – MO) for a chat about his run for the open Senate seat in Missouri for 2022. Talkin’ Politics diving into Mark McCloskey’s new Senate bid, Presidential Trivia, the 2022 heartland Senate map, and our nominations for the Sneakiest Weasel.
Scott Sifton (D) [2018 file photo].
17 Monday May 2021
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Ep. 64: “Untelling The Lie” w/ guest Spencer Toder (D-MO) and bonus Nicholas Linke
MAY 17TH, 2021 | 01:28:22 | E64
EPISODE SUMMARY
Host Adam Sommer is joined for a chat by Spencer Toder, Democrat running for the Missouri Senate Primary in 2022, and a bonus chat with Nicholas Linke about the new show “The Delta” as part of the Heartland POD family. Adam has an opening statement about “Untelling The Lie” and is then joined for Talkin’ Politics by Rachel Parker and Sean Diller to dig into the disinformation the national GOP uses to its advantage. Oh… and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RACHEL!
03 Monday May 2021
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Ep. 62: “Flood The System With Empathy” w/ guest Rachel Gonzalez
MAY 3RD, 2021 | 01:34:47 | E62
EPISODE SUMMARY
Host Adam Sommer gives an openings statement about the message of Mr. Rogers. Then Rachel Gonzalez joins the show for a chat about her experiences as a young woman in politics. Then Sean Diller and Rachel Parker join Adam for Talkin’ Politics talking GOP lack of empathy, Biden’s approval numbers, and Families package.
Special thank you to the folks at Gaslight Nation for the excellent work and inspiration to do even more.
Rachel Gonzalez (D) [2016 file photo].
30 Friday Apr 2021
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Ep. 61: “There is no fear in love” w/ Jewel Kelly (D-MO) candidate for Senate, 2022
APRIL 26TH, 2021 | 01:33:35 | E61
EPISODE SUMMARY
Host Adam Sommer (JD) brings the heartland pod with guest Jewel Kelly, a democratic hopeful for the 2022 Missouri Senate race. Then Adam is joined by Sean Diller and Rachel Parker for “Talkin’ Politics” breaking down the Chauvin verdict, the Green New Deal for Cities, Towns, & Tribes from Congress person Cori Bush and AOC, and the Missouri Non Discrimination Act (MONA) and the 20 year saga attempting to pass the protections.
19 Monday Apr 2021
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Ep. 60: “The Power of Perspective” with Jason Kander
APRIL 19TH, 2021 | 01:54:38 | E60
EPISODE SUMMARY
Heartland POD host Adam Sommer, a lawyer and adjunct prof. sits down with Jason Kander for a chat. Jason and Adam get into baseball, fatherhood, politics, the myth of the urban rural divide, and some of Jason’s favorite things. Then, Adam is joined by Sean Diller, digital media campaign expert and Rachel Parker, activist and blogger, for Talkin’ Politics about the CAFO victory in MO, Grietens early fundraising struggle, Sec. 230 explainer, and climate change. Then in Last Call the same group dives into the alleged failures of Biden to be “bipartisan” in his approach.
Jason Kander (D) [2016 file photo].
29 Monday Mar 2021
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Adam Sommer brings an opening statement on Integrity, then has a chat with student activist, Marquis Govan, about his early start in politics, policing, the myth of the urban rural divide, and racial consciousness. Then Adam is joined by Rachel Parker, Sean Diller, and Zack Schwartz for talkin’ politics going over the MO GOP Senate primary, the failure of the MO Legislature to do the people’s work, and a last call diving into the the potential lessons in Virginia for the two parties writ large.
22 Monday Mar 2021
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Adam Sommer starts the show with an opening statement about the Ship of Theseus and Trump Followers, then a chat with Rep. Crystal Quade about the challenges in leading a super-minority party in Missouri, then Rachel Parker, Sean Diller, and Zack Schwartz are back for talkin’ politics about the filibuster and the Russian interference issues, then last call about tribalism.