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        <title>Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson</title>
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        <copyright>© ℗ &amp; © Kimbereley A. Johnson</copyright>
        <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>Hosted by blogger and author Kimberley A. Johnson.&#39;Start Me Up&#39; isn&#39;t just any other podcast. I&#39;m willing to call BS when I see it and I don&#39;t care if it&#39;s coming from a rightwinger or a self-professed bleedingheart liberal. I&#39;m not always politically correct and I&#39;m a huge fan of loose talk and salty language. Sarcasm is guaranteed and political correctness will be at a minimum. This podcast is for anyone who wants to listen to compelling conversations with a variety of guests about current events and controversial topics.</itunes:summary>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hosted by blogger and author Kimberley A. Johnson.&#39;Start Me Up&#39; isn&#39;t just any other podcast. I&#39;m willing to call BS when I see it and I don&#39;t care if it&#39;s coming from a rightwinger or a self-professed bleedingheart liberal. I&#39;m not always politically correct and I&#39;m a huge fan of loose talk and salty language. Sarcasm is guaranteed and political correctness will be at a minimum. This podcast is for anyone who wants to listen to compelling conversations with a variety of guests about current events and controversial topics.</p>]]></description>
        
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet.

Topics: No Kings protests on 3/28; when democracy prevails and Democrats win back power, they cannot simply  &#34;move past&#34; these last 10 years--we need accountablity and progressive changes; how we treat former trumpers who are currently waking up will affect how they vote in future elections; matriarchy is being discussed and taken seriously--how that might affect the dudes of the Manosphere...all that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet.</p><p>Topics: No Kings protests on 3/28; when democracy prevails and Democrats win back power, they cannot simply &#34;move past&#34; these last 10 years--we need accountablity and progressive changes; how we treat former trumpers who are currently waking up will affect how they vote in future elections; matriarchy is being discussed and taken seriously--how that might affect the dudes of the Manosphere...all that and more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: No Kings protests on 3/28; when democracy prevails and Democrats win back power, they cannot simply &amp;#34;move past&amp;#34; these last 10 years--we need accountablity and progressive changes; how we treat former trumpers who are currently waking up will affect how they vote in future elections; matriarchy is being discussed and taken seriously--how that might affect the dudes of the Manosphere...all that and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:02:19 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is back!

Two chatty best friends talking about politics, ways to cope with life and stress and shows we&#39;re watching as democracy hangs in the balance. (We do cover rape, sexual assaults and how it&#39;s being discussed today versus ten years ago. We packed a lot in.)

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Steph is back!</p><p>Two chatty best friends talking about politics, ways to cope with life and stress and shows we&#39;re watching as democracy hangs in the balance. (We do cover rape, sexual assaults and how it&#39;s being discussed today versus ten years ago. We packed a lot in.)</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Steph is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two chatty best friends talking about politics, ways to cope with life and stress and shows we&amp;#39;re watching as democracy hangs in the balance. (We do cover rape, sexual assaults and how it&amp;#39;s being discussed today versus ten years ago. We packed a lot in.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:14:33 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4625</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Knitting Cult Lady</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Knitting Cult Lady</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Born into the Children of God cult and trafficked as a child, Daniella escaped to the U.S. at 15, put herself through school to become a U.S. Army intelligence officer who deployed twice to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, and now studies Organizational Psychology at Harvard Extension School, researching group behavior, extremism, leadership demagoguery, and cults.

Topics: What happens to the MAGA cult when donald is gone; how cult leaders manipulate individuals and how certain personality traits can make people susceptible to joining cults; MAGA Movement&#39;s Decline and Patriarchy; Matriarchy and Sexual Assault Solutions--and why we should come at the Epstein Files from a matriarchal perspective; white women who hold up patriarchy and the challenges of helping someone exit a cult, particularly regarding political beliefs, how to organize against fascism and so much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Born into the Children of God cult and trafficked as a child, Daniella escaped to the U.S. at 15, put herself through school to become a U.S. Army intelligence officer who deployed twice to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, and now studies Organizational Psychology at Harvard Extension School, researching group behavior, extremism, leadership demagoguery, and cults.</p><p>Topics: What happens to the MAGA cult when donald is gone; how cult leaders manipulate individuals and how certain personality traits can make people susceptible to joining cults; MAGA Movement&#39;s Decline and Patriarchy; Matriarchy and Sexual Assault Solutions--and why we should come at the Epstein Files from a matriarchal perspective; white women who hold up patriarchy and the challenges of helping someone exit a cult, particularly regarding political beliefs, how to organize against fascism and so much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Born into the Children of God cult and trafficked as a child, Daniella escaped to the U.S. at 15, put herself through school to become a U.S. Army intelligence officer who deployed twice to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, and now studies Organizational Psychology at Harvard Extension School, researching group behavior, extremism, leadership demagoguery, and cults.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: What happens to the MAGA cult when donald is gone; how cult leaders manipulate individuals and how certain personality traits can make people susceptible to joining cults; MAGA Movement&amp;#39;s Decline and Patriarchy; Matriarchy and Sexual Assault Solutions--and why we should come at the Epstein Files from a matriarchal perspective; white women who hold up patriarchy and the challenges of helping someone exit a cult, particularly regarding political beliefs, how to organize against fascism and so much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:44:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4752</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back, and she&#39;s started a new social media consulting business!

Relevate Strategies

Topics: Democratic primaries look good for Dems; donald wants to cancel the 2026 midterms--but he&#39;s going to have a hard time; donald&#39;s poor health; rage against the patriarchy is rising; FB is now the National Enquirer and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Wood is back, and she&#39;s started a new social media consulting business!</p><p><a href="https://relevatestrategies.com/" rel="nofollow">Relevate Strategies</a></p><p>Topics: Democratic primaries look good for Dems; donald wants to cancel the 2026 midterms--but he&#39;s going to have a hard time; donald&#39;s poor health; rage against the patriarchy is rising; FB is now the National Enquirer and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Wood is back, and she&amp;#39;s started a new social media consulting business!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://relevatestrategies.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Relevate Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Democratic primaries look good for Dems; donald wants to cancel the 2026 midterms--but he&amp;#39;s going to have a hard time; donald&amp;#39;s poor health; rage against the patriarchy is rising; FB is now the National Enquirer and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:29:40 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3854</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Mamaw&#39;s Porch &#39;n Politics</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Mamaw&#39;s Porch &#39;n Politics</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw&#39;s Porch n Politics. She&#39;s a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary has caught the attention of thousands of voters. Her social pages are growing quickly because her message resonates so deeply.

Topics: Lisa (Mamaw) says she continues to see a decline in trump supporters in rural Ohio; how rural MAGA is responding to ICE/Epstein and other issues &#34;they didn&#39;t vote for.&#34;; Lisa has some great ideas about electoral reform--how to make voting and the process easier; young people are getting involved in saving democracy and so much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw&#39;s Porch n Politics. She&#39;s a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary has caught the attention of thousands of voters. Her social pages are growing quickly because her message resonates so deeply.</p><p>Topics: Lisa (Mamaw) says she continues to see a decline in trump supporters in rural Ohio; how rural MAGA is responding to ICE/Epstein and other issues &#34;they didn&#39;t vote for.&#34;; Lisa has some great ideas about electoral reform--how to make voting and the process easier; young people are getting involved in saving democracy and so much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw&amp;#39;s Porch n Politics. She&amp;#39;s a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary has caught the attention of thousands of voters. Her social pages are growing quickly because her message resonates so deeply.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Lisa (Mamaw) says she continues to see a decline in trump supporters in rural Ohio; how rural MAGA is responding to ICE/Epstein and other issues &amp;#34;they didn&amp;#39;t vote for.&amp;#34;; Lisa has some great ideas about electoral reform--how to make voting and the process easier; young people are getting involved in saving democracy and so much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:51:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3283</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: The Texas Senate race (with emphasis on Jasmine Crockett); Dems are winning special elections and primaries with big percentage points--good news for November; ICE - it&#39;ll get worse before it gets better but it will get better because Americans are not having it; donald is old and sick, so we discussed what it may look like if JD gets in...all that and more.



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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Topics: The Texas Senate race (with emphasis on Jasmine Crockett); Dems are winning special elections and primaries with big percentage points--good news for November; ICE - it&#39;ll get worse before it gets better but it will get better because Americans are not having it; donald is old and sick, so we discussed what it may look like if JD gets in...all that and more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Topics: The Texas Senate race (with emphasis on Jasmine Crockett); Dems are winning special elections and primaries with big percentage points--good news for November; ICE - it&amp;#39;ll get worse before it gets better but it will get better because Americans are not having it; donald is old and sick, so we discussed what it may look like if JD gets in...all that and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:02:33 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3722</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! He&#39;s the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist &amp; podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube.

Topics: Sh*ts f*ucked up and we talk about it. Esptein (Greg had an interesting theory on what could be a smoking gun); fascism; general strikes; and I ended with a lil rant.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Greg Olear is back! He&#39;s the author of <em>Rough Beast</em>, <em>PREVAIL</em> columnist &amp; podcaster, and co-host of <em>The Five 8</em> on YouTube.</p><p>Topics: Sh*ts f*ucked up and we talk about it. Esptein (Greg had an interesting theory on what could be a smoking gun); fascism; general strikes; and I ended with a lil rant.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Greg Olear is back! He&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;em&gt;Rough Beast&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;PREVAIL&lt;/em&gt; columnist &amp;amp; podcaster, and co-host of &lt;em&gt;The Five 8&lt;/em&gt; on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Sh*ts f*ucked up and we talk about it. Esptein (Greg had an interesting theory on what could be a smoking gun); fascism; general strikes; and I ended with a lil rant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:12:03 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Burris is a reporter at  Alternet. Former: Raw Story, AlterNet and Salon.

Topics: The repercussions of ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good;  the resignation of six Justice Department prosecutors in Minneapolis; the escalating actions of ICE and the public&#39;s response; donald&#39;s mental state; we also touched on the horrific accounts of what William Sasha Reilly says happened to him at the hands of donald trump. (We did not go into the details, just the overview. Because it&#39;s incredibly dark.) All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Former: Raw Story, AlterNet and Salon.</p><p>Topics: The repercussions of ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good; the resignation of six Justice Department prosecutors in Minneapolis; the escalating actions of ICE and the public&#39;s response; donald&#39;s mental state; we also touched on the horrific accounts of what William Sasha Reilly says happened to him at the hands of donald trump. (We did not go into the details, just the overview. Because it&#39;s incredibly dark.) All that and more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Former: Raw Story, AlterNet and Salon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: The repercussions of ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good; the resignation of six Justice Department prosecutors in Minneapolis; the escalating actions of ICE and the public&amp;#39;s response; donald&amp;#39;s mental state; we also touched on the horrific accounts of what William Sasha Reilly says happened to him at the hands of donald trump. (We did not go into the details, just the overview. Because it&amp;#39;s incredibly dark.) All that and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:36:32 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah and I discuss the aftermath of the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good. We emphasized that the current regime will escalate their cruelty and that voters must not allow all of the cruelty to crush their spirit. We covered a variety of issues but our main focus was on how we maintain sanity while we beat fascism.

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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah and I discuss the aftermath of the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good. We emphasized that the current regime will escalate their cruelty and that voters must not allow all of the cruelty to crush their spirit. We covered a variety of issues but our main focus was on how we maintain sanity while we beat fascism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:55:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton, co-host of The Politics Bar podcast, is back for the last Start Me Up of 2025! 

We talked about the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and Jody offered up great advice on how to handle people going through grief. We also chatted about dealing with MAGA family members; the desire for sweeping progressive changes when democracy is back; the potential for a 2026 midterm blue tsunami and  Mike Johnson is in TROUBLE...all that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jody Hamilton, co-host of <a href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/" rel="nofollow"><em>The Politics Bar</em> </a>podcast, is back for the last <em>Start Me Up</em> of 2025!</p><p>We talked about the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and Jody offered up great advice on how to handle people going through grief. We also chatted about dealing with MAGA family members; the desire for sweeping progressive changes when democracy is back; the potential for a 2026 midterm blue tsunami and Mike Johnson is in TROUBLE...all that and more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jody Hamilton, co-host of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Politics Bar&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/a&gt;podcast, is back for the last &lt;em&gt;Start Me Up&lt;/em&gt; of 2025!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We talked about the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and Jody offered up great advice on how to handle people going through grief. We also chatted about dealing with MAGA family members; the desire for sweeping progressive changes when democracy is back; the potential for a 2026 midterm blue tsunami and Mike Johnson is in TROUBLE...all that and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:17:46 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3517</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>We chatted about aging--the good, the bad and the ugly. We shared personal stories and then we talked about how democracy will be restored. It&#39;s a fun, hopeful show with lotsa laughs. We&#39;re besties and we never plan what we discuss. Come join us!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>We chatted about aging--the good, the bad and the ugly. We shared personal stories and then we talked about how democracy will be restored. It&#39;s a fun, hopeful show with lotsa laughs. We&#39;re besties and we never plan what we discuss. Come join us! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;We chatted about aging--the good, the bad and the ugly. We shared personal stories and then we talked about how democracy will be restored. It&amp;#39;s a fun, hopeful show with lotsa laughs. We&amp;#39;re besties and we never plan what we discuss. Come join us! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:55:24 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.

Topics: Brian&#39;s take on the recent Tennessee special election and what it could mean for democracy; where the Republican Party is headed; Sen. Mark Kelly is establishing himself as a leader inn the Democratic Party; Brian wants to see Democratic leadership listening to people&#39;s needs rather than simply pointing out that MAGA is bad; what may (or may not happen) to Hegseth over the Venezualan airstrikes, and we talked about/emphasized the importance of voting!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&keywords=brian+karem&qid=1646686427&s=digital-text&sprefix=brian+karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It</em></strong></a><strong><em>. </em></strong>He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.</p><p>Topics: Brian&#39;s take on the recent Tennessee special election and what it could mean for democracy; where the Republican Party is headed; Sen. Mark Kelly is establishing himself as a leader inn the Democratic Party; Brian wants to see Democratic leadership listening to people&#39;s needs rather than simply pointing out that MAGA is bad; what may (or may not happen) to Hegseth over the Venezualan airstrikes, and we talked about/emphasized the importance of voting!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&amp;keywords=brian&#43;karem&amp;qid=1646686427&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=brian&#43;karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&amp;sr=1-2&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Brian&amp;#39;s take on the recent Tennessee special election and what it could mean for democracy; where the Republican Party is headed; Sen. Mark Kelly is establishing himself as a leader inn the Democratic Party; Brian wants to see Democratic leadership listening to people&amp;#39;s needs rather than simply pointing out that MAGA is bad; what may (or may not happen) to Hegseth over the Venezualan airstrikes, and we talked about/emphasized the importance of voting!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:34:03 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: Comedian Andy Kindler</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Comedian Andy Kindler is back.

Topics: We talked some shit about Bill Maher&#39;s whining; both of us seeing a democracy light at the end of the fascist tunnel; donald is losing the narrative; we talked about so many different things: spirituality, hope, show business...come join us. A fun, light show!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Comedian Andy Kindler is back.</p><p>Topics: We talked some shit about Bill Maher&#39;s whining; both of us seeing a democracy light at the end of the fascist tunnel; donald is losing the narrative; we talked about so many different things: spirituality, hope, show business...come join us. A fun, light show!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Comedian Andy Kindler is back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: We talked some shit about Bill Maher&amp;#39;s whining; both of us seeing a democracy light at the end of the fascist tunnel; donald is losing the narrative; we talked about so many different things: spirituality, hope, show business...come join us. A fun, light show!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:50:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth and the host of #ResistanceLive on Youtube.

We discussed the potential political impact of donald&#39;s presidency and the release of Epstein files, and how these events could influence Republicans and the broader political landscape. We discussed the contents of files reviewed by DOJ agents and the procedural mechanisms for their potential release. We also discussed the recent Democratic wins and the growing involvement of community members in organizing efforts. Our conversation concluded with discussions about the upcoming midterm elections, strategies for resisting authoritarianism, and resources for further engagement in activism and political organizing.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Heroines-Unleashing-Revolution-Rebirth-ebook/dp/B08BKSTCTY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow"> Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth</a> and the host of<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm" rel="nofollow"> #ResistanceLive </a>on Youtube.</p><p>We discussed the potential political impact of donald&#39;s presidency and the release of Epstein files, and how these events could influence Republicans and the broader political landscape. We discussed the contents of files reviewed by DOJ agents and the procedural mechanisms for their potential release. We also discussed the recent Democratic wins and the growing involvement of community members in organizing efforts. Our conversation concluded with discussions about the upcoming midterm elections, strategies for resisting authoritarianism, and resources for further engagement in activism and political organizing.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Heroines-Unleashing-Revolution-Rebirth-ebook/dp/B08BKSTCTY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth&lt;/a&gt; and the host of&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; #ResistanceLive &lt;/a&gt;on Youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We discussed the potential political impact of donald&amp;#39;s presidency and the release of Epstein files, and how these events could influence Republicans and the broader political landscape. We discussed the contents of files reviewed by DOJ agents and the procedural mechanisms for their potential release. We also discussed the recent Democratic wins and the growing involvement of community members in organizing efforts. Our conversation concluded with discussions about the upcoming midterm elections, strategies for resisting authoritarianism, and resources for further engagement in activism and political organizing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:42:46 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon.

Topics: The beautiful big blue wave means DEMOCRACY IS NOT DEAD!!! The government shutdown may be stalled until after the Tennessee Special Election; donald&#39;s health and cognitive issues are getting worse by the hour and it looks like there&#39;s a manufactured fascist romance brewing with JD Vance and Erica Kirk. All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon.</p><p>Topics: The beautiful big blue wave means DEMOCRACY IS NOT DEAD!!! The government shutdown may be stalled until after the Tennessee Special Election; donald&#39;s health and cognitive issues are getting worse by the hour and it looks like there&#39;s a manufactured fascist romance brewing with JD Vance and Erica Kirk. All that and more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: The beautiful big blue wave means DEMOCRACY IS NOT DEAD!!! The government shutdown may be stalled until after the Tennessee Special Election; donald&amp;#39;s health and cognitive issues are getting worse by the hour and it looks like there&amp;#39;s a manufactured fascist romance brewing with JD Vance and Erica Kirk. All that and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:34:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Mamaw&#39;s Porch Politics</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Mamaw&#39;s Porch Politics</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw&#39;s Porch Politics. She&#39;s a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary has caught the attention of thousands of voters. Her social pages are growing quickly because her message resonates so deeply. 

Topics: The importance of voter turnout (even in heavily gerrymandered districts) in upcoming elections, emphasizing the need for reform in voting systems and the Electoral College. Lisa highlighted the critical issues voters are concerned about, including securing Social Security and healthcare, and bodily autonomy. We talked about how MAGA signs are no longer as prevalent in her very red area and how cutting food stamps for millions will wake more of the base up. We had a wonderful chat and covered much more. Take a listen and follow her!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw&#39;s Porch Politics. She&#39;s a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary has caught the attention of thousands of voters. Her social pages are growing quickly because her message resonates so deeply.</p><p>Topics: The importance of voter turnout (even in heavily gerrymandered districts) in upcoming elections, emphasizing the need for reform in voting systems and the Electoral College. Lisa highlighted the critical issues voters are concerned about, including securing Social Security and healthcare, and bodily autonomy. We talked about how MAGA signs are no longer as prevalent in her very red area and how cutting food stamps for millions will wake more of the base up. We had a wonderful chat and covered much more. Take a listen and follow her! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw&amp;#39;s Porch Politics. She&amp;#39;s a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary has caught the attention of thousands of voters. Her social pages are growing quickly because her message resonates so deeply.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: The importance of voter turnout (even in heavily gerrymandered districts) in upcoming elections, emphasizing the need for reform in voting systems and the Electoral College. Lisa highlighted the critical issues voters are concerned about, including securing Social Security and healthcare, and bodily autonomy. We talked about how MAGA signs are no longer as prevalent in her very red area and how cutting food stamps for millions will wake more of the base up. We had a wonderful chat and covered much more. Take a listen and follow her! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:55:34 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&#39;s the author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy.

Topics: Strategies for effective activism in a fascist-run country; gerrymandering&#39;s impact on public institutions; the importance of running candidates in all districts across the country; the Epstein files are not going away and voters of all stripes agree the list should be released, and David shares easy, effective ways we can fight back (and most voters are NOT doing all that they they can.)

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&#39;s the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&cv_ct_cx=david+pepper&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+pepper&pd_rd_i=1662919573&pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&pd_rd_wg=uhgev&pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&qid=1709842221&s=digital-text&sprefix=david+pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0" rel="nofollow">Laboratories of Autocracy</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb" rel="nofollow">Saving Democracy</a>.</p><p>Topics: Strategies for effective activism in a fascist-run country; gerrymandering&#39;s impact on public institutions; the importance of running candidates in all districts across the country; the Epstein files are not going away and voters of all stripes agree the list should be released, and David shares easy, effective ways we can fight back (and most voters are NOT doing all that they they can.)</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&amp;cv_ct_cx=david&#43;pepper&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=david&#43;pepper&amp;pd_rd_i=1662919573&amp;pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&amp;pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&amp;pd_rd_wg=uhgev&amp;pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&amp;qid=1709842221&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=david&#43;pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&amp;sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Laboratories of Autocracy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Saving Democracy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Strategies for effective activism in a fascist-run country; gerrymandering&amp;#39;s impact on public institutions; the importance of running candidates in all districts across the country; the Epstein files are not going away and voters of all stripes agree the list should be released, and David shares easy, effective ways we can fight back (and most voters are NOT doing all that they they can.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:24:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3217</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cliff is back!

Topics: Cliff offers advice on the best kind of messaging for No Kings rally attendees; Vance does not have the charisma donald has, and Cliff weighs in on Vance taking over if donald is no longer POTUS; the races in NY &amp; VA look good for Democrats, and we talk about the urgency of the 2026 midterms!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Cliff is back!</p><p>Topics: Cliff offers advice on the best kind of messaging for No Kings rally attendees; Vance does not have the charisma donald has, and Cliff weighs in on Vance taking over if donald is no longer POTUS; the races in NY &amp; VA look good for Democrats, and we talk about the urgency of the 2026 midterms!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Cliff is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Cliff offers advice on the best kind of messaging for No Kings rally attendees; Vance does not have the charisma donald has, and Cliff weighs in on Vance taking over if donald is no longer POTUS; the races in NY &amp;amp; VA look good for Democrats, and we talk about the urgency of the 2026 midterms!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:13:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4319</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, author of  The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis, Co-Host Muckrake Podcast, newsletter Dispatches From A Collapsing State, Board: The Change Campaign.

Topics: Is the tide turning against fascism? Posting defeatist comments online helps the regime; fascism is abuse by the state, and Jared correlates it to abusive behavior in families and personal relationships; why we can&#39;t/shouldn&#39;t only rely on elections to save democracy and would JD be worse than donald?...all that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Kingdom-History-Paranoia-Coming/dp/B09YJVK3XX/?_encoding=UTF8&content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pd_rd_r=974873a8-2d90-4241-80db-feb9c9af70ae&pd_rd_w=1epur&pd_rd_wg=quAyi&pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pf_rd_r=145-6294916-7754643&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis</a>, Co-Host <a href="https://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast" rel="nofollow">Muckrake Podcast</a>, newsletter <a href="https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Dispatches From A Collapsing State</a>, Board: The Change Campaign.</p><p>Topics: Is the tide turning against fascism? Posting defeatist comments online helps the regime; fascism is abuse by the state, and Jared correlates it to abusive behavior in families and personal relationships; why we can&#39;t/shouldn&#39;t only rely on elections to save democracy and would JD be worse than donald?...all that and more.  </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Kingdom-History-Paranoia-Coming/dp/B09YJVK3XX/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&amp;pd_rd_r=974873a8-2d90-4241-80db-feb9c9af70ae&amp;pd_rd_w=1epur&amp;pd_rd_wg=quAyi&amp;pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&amp;pf_rd_r=145-6294916-7754643&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis&lt;/a&gt;, Co-Host &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Muckrake Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, newsletter &lt;a href=&#34;https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Dispatches From A Collapsing State&lt;/a&gt;, Board: The Change Campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Is the tide turning against fascism? Posting defeatist comments online helps the regime; fascism is abuse by the state, and Jared correlates it to abusive behavior in families and personal relationships; why we can&amp;#39;t/shouldn&amp;#39;t only rely on elections to save democracy and would JD be worse than donald?...all that and more.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:31:58 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back, and she&#39;s started a new social media consulting business! 

Relevate Strategies

Topics: Capitalism trumped fascism; the Epstein scandal isn&#39;t going away; signs that the tides against donald are turning; and why it&#39;s important not to declare that democracy is dead if you&#39;re feeling frightened. All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Wood is back, and she&#39;s started a new social media consulting business!</p><p><a href="https://relevatestrategies.com/" rel="nofollow">Relevate Strategies</a></p><p>Topics: Capitalism trumped fascism; the Epstein scandal isn&#39;t going away; signs that the tides against donald are turning; and why it&#39;s important to not declare that democracy is dead if you&#39;re feeling frightened. All that and more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Wood is back, and she&amp;#39;s started a new social media consulting business!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://relevatestrategies.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Relevate Strategies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Capitalism trumped fascism; the Epstein scandal isn&amp;#39;t going away; signs that the tides against donald are turning; and why it&amp;#39;s important to not declare that democracy is dead if you&amp;#39;re feeling frightened. All that and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:15:04 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, The Politics Bar; cosmetic surgery; what it was like in Malibu in the &#39;70s...and then we launched some political talk about trump, JD, their stupid, fascist agenda, and how free speech is only for the right.

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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Politics Bar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;; cosmetic surgery; what it was like in Malibu in the &amp;#39;70s...and then we launched some political talk about trump, JD, their stupid, fascist agenda, and how free speech is only for the right.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:30:47 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, The Politics Bar; cosmetic surgery; what it was like in Malibu in the &#39;70s...and then we launched some political talk about trump, JD, their stupid, fascist agenda, and how free speech is only for the right.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, <a href="https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/" rel="nofollow">The Politics Bar</a>; cosmetic surgery; what it was like in Malibu in the &#39;70s...and then we launched some political talk about trump, JD, their stupid, fascist agenda, and how free speech is only for the right. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.thepoliticsbar.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Politics Bar&lt;/a&gt;; cosmetic surgery; what it was like in Malibu in the &amp;#39;70s...and then we launched some political talk about trump, JD, their stupid, fascist agenda, and how free speech is only for the right. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:10:55 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is back!

Just two best friends talking about politics and life: The latest COVID vaccine; weight loss/menopause; Newsom is killing it; donald&#39;s poor health and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Steph is back!</p><p>Just two best friends talking about politics and life: The latest COVID vaccine; weight loss/menopause; Newsom is killing it; donald&#39;s poor health and much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Steph is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just two best friends talking about politics and life: The latest COVID vaccine; weight loss/menopause; Newsom is killing it; donald&amp;#39;s poor health and much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:40:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Jon Cryer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Jon Cryer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Actor Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men &amp; Pretty In Pink joins me to talk about acting, politics and Hollywood parties! Oh my!

Topics: We chatted a little about Hollywood parties, his career, “his famousness,” and then we discussed our current political nightmare: how Americans--including political leaders--are handling the fascist takeover; Boomers are showing up and protesting; many people are speculating about donald&#39;s health; what a Vance presidency could look like; resistance from voters during red state town halls, and so much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Actor Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men &amp; Pretty In Pink joins me to talk about acting, politics and Hollywood parties! Oh my!</p><p>Topics: We chatted a little about Hollywood parties, his career, “his famousness,” and then we discussed our current political nightmare: how Americans--including political leaders--are handling the fascist takeover; Boomers are showing up and protesting; many people are speculating about donald&#39;s health; what a Vance presidency could look like; resistance from voters during red state town halls, and so much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Actor Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men &amp;amp; Pretty In Pink joins me to talk about acting, politics and Hollywood parties! Oh my!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: We chatted a little about Hollywood parties, his career, “his famousness,” and then we discussed our current political nightmare: how Americans--including political leaders--are handling the fascist takeover; Boomers are showing up and protesting; many people are speculating about donald&amp;#39;s health; what a Vance presidency could look like; resistance from voters during red state town halls, and so much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:46:45 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.

Topics: How legacy media has eroded over the decades, Gavin Newsom&#39;s strategy to fight the Republicans; the strategy behind military operations being deployed in blue cities; The Epstein story is not going away and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&keywords=brian+karem&qid=1646686427&s=digital-text&sprefix=brian+karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow"><em>Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It</em></a><em>. </em>He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.</p><p>Topics: How legacy media has eroded over the decades, Gavin Newsom&#39;s strategy to fight the Republicans; the strategy behind military operations being deployed in blue cities; The Epstein story is not going away and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&amp;keywords=brian&#43;karem&amp;qid=1646686427&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=brian&#43;karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&amp;sr=1-2&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: How legacy media has eroded over the decades, Gavin Newsom&amp;#39;s strategy to fight the Republicans; the strategy behind military operations being deployed in blue cities; The Epstein story is not going away and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:59:52 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3218</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.

Topics: How legacy media has eroded over the decades, Gavin Newsom&#39;s strategy to fight the Republicans; the strategy behind military operations being deployed in blue cities; The Epstein story is not going away and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&keywords=brian+karem&qid=1646686427&s=digital-text&sprefix=brian+karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow"><em>Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It</em></a><em>. </em>He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.</p><p>Topics: How legacy media has eroded over the decades, Gavin Newsom&#39;s strategy to fight the Republicans; the strategy behind military operations being deployed in blue cities; The Epstein story is not going away and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&amp;keywords=brian&#43;karem&amp;qid=1646686427&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=brian&#43;karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&amp;sr=1-2&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: How legacy media has eroded over the decades, Gavin Newsom&amp;#39;s strategy to fight the Republicans; the strategy behind military operations being deployed in blue cities; The Epstein story is not going away and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:43:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3218</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! He&#39;s the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist &amp; podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube.

Topics: We talked about Gavin Newsom&#39;s political strategy, and how his engagement with Trump is both effective and entertaining. Greg highlighted the importance of strong opposition leadership in the US, and compared current political dynamics to the rise of Hitler in Nazi Germany, emphasizing the lack of effective resistance in the early stages. Several Democratic governors are showing up for democracy, and more Democratic leaders need to step up their game. Melania came up--why is no one questioning her about her thoughts on Epstein and his relationship with her husband? All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Greg Olear is back! He&#39;s the author of <em>Rough Beast</em>, <em>PREVAIL</em> columnist &amp; podcaster, and co-host of <em>The Five 8</em> on YouTube.</p><p>Topics: We talked about Gavin Newsom&#39;s political strategy, and how his engagement with Trump is both effective and entertaining. Greg highlighted the importance of strong opposition leadership in the US, and compared current political dynamics to the rise of Hitler in Nazi Germany, emphasizing the <em>lack of effective</em> resistance in the early stages. Several Democratic governors are showing up for democracy, and more Democratic leaders need to step up their game. Melania came up--why is no one questioning her about her thoughts on Epstein and his relationship with her husband? All that and more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Greg Olear is back! He&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;em&gt;Rough Beast&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;PREVAIL&lt;/em&gt; columnist &amp;amp; podcaster, and co-host of &lt;em&gt;The Five 8&lt;/em&gt; on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: We talked about Gavin Newsom&amp;#39;s political strategy, and how his engagement with Trump is both effective and entertaining. Greg highlighted the importance of strong opposition leadership in the US, and compared current political dynamics to the rise of Hitler in Nazi Germany, emphasizing the &lt;em&gt;lack of effective&lt;/em&gt; resistance in the early stages. Several Democratic governors are showing up for democracy, and more Democratic leaders need to step up their game. Melania came up--why is no one questioning her about her thoughts on Epstein and his relationship with her husband? All that and more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:19:02 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2885</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back!

Topics: Sarah shares whether or not she thinks fascism will take hold; misogyny is on the rise; the Epstein files--are they a threat to Donald or will MAGA care? Republicans have a history of protecting rapists and we have their quotes; what happens if Vance takes over? All that and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Wood is back!</p><p>Topics: Sarah shares whether or not she thinks fascism will take hold; misogyny is on the rise; the Epstein files--are they a threat to Donald or will MAGA care? Republicans have a history of protecting rapists and we have their quotes; what happens if Vance takes over? All that and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Wood is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Sarah shares whether or not she thinks fascism will take hold; misogyny is on the rise; the Epstein files--are they a threat to Donald or will MAGA care? Republicans have a history of protecting rapists and we have their quotes; what happens if Vance takes over? All that and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:47:21 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Rachel is back and her new book is titled Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game, and she&#39;s the co-host of This is America on The Cycle on Substack.

Topics: The 2026 midterms--where the focus needs to be, and will there even be elections? Musk’s possible third-party threat would hurt GOP if he actually goes through with it; Democrats are progressing in their fight against fascism, but the party as a whole is still not getting it; MAGA is currently unraveling over the Trump regime claim there is no list or that it’s a “Democrat hoax,” but will it last or does it eventually go away? If we want to win, it’s up to us to make sure the people in our lives who aren&#39;t paying attention understand what’s happening.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Rachel is back and her new book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Where-Hurts-Democracy-Republicans-ebook/dp/B0C4J8ZQPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RX5NFKUPBRFE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hrpXqDOHnVm2RbXaeP7nVZhajYGLecqLwxeQk8iJw-bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BL4xuktiSpKW0ooPpty9FCxD1NVYvrSx0y-eiFap4U4&dib_tag=se&keywords=hit+em+where+it+hurts+rachel+bitecofer&qid=1712849435&s=digital-text&sprefix=rachel+bit%2Cdigital-text%2C118&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game</a>,<strong> </strong>and she&#39;s the<strong> </strong>co-host of <a href="https://thecycle.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">This is America on The Cycle on Substack</a>.</p><p>Topics: The 2026 midterms--where the focus needs to be, and will there even be elections? Musk’s possible third-party threat would hurt GOP if he actually goes through with it; Democrats are progressing in their fight against fascism, but the party as a whole is still not getting it; MAGA is currently unraveling over the Trump regime claim there is no list or that it’s a “Democrat hoax,” but will it last or does it eventually go away? If we want to win, it’s up to us to make sure the people in our lives who aren&#39;t paying attention understand what’s happening.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Rachel is back and her new book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Where-Hurts-Democracy-Republicans-ebook/dp/B0C4J8ZQPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RX5NFKUPBRFE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hrpXqDOHnVm2RbXaeP7nVZhajYGLecqLwxeQk8iJw-bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BL4xuktiSpKW0ooPpty9FCxD1NVYvrSx0y-eiFap4U4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=hit&#43;em&#43;where&#43;it&#43;hurts&#43;rachel&#43;bitecofer&amp;qid=1712849435&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=rachel&#43;bit%2Cdigital-text%2C118&amp;sr=1-1&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Hit &amp;#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;and she&amp;#39;s the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;co-host of &lt;a href=&#34;https://thecycle.substack.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;This is America on The Cycle on Substack&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: The 2026 midterms--where the focus needs to be, and will there even be elections? Musk’s possible third-party threat would hurt GOP if he actually goes through with it; Democrats are progressing in their fight against fascism, but the party as a whole is still not getting it; MAGA is currently unraveling over the Trump regime claim there is no list or that it’s a “Democrat hoax,” but will it last or does it eventually go away? If we want to win, it’s up to us to make sure the people in our lives who aren&amp;#39;t paying attention understand what’s happening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:30:53 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2112</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jess Craven</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jess Craven</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jess Craven is a political content creator—she’s @jesscraven101 on all platforms-- the author of &#34;Chop Wood, Carry Water Daily Actions” on Substack, and the co-host of the Practivist Pod. She aims to help average Americans become more engaged in the political process and to help elect more progressive lawmakers everywhere.

Topics: Jess weighs in on the &#34;Will there be midterms?&#34; debate. SPOILER, she does think they&#39;ll happen and she&#39;s very optimistic. We briefly discuss the trump/Musk feud and what it could mean if Musk follows through with a third party; how MAGA is reacting to the news there are no Epstein files; Democrats need a more unified messge and they need to delay, obstruct and fight MAGA every step of the way. Last, we talk about how grassroots organizing has always been the way of change and how we all need to recognize our individual power in the face of fascist autocracy.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jess Craven is a political content creator—she’s @jesscraven101 on all platforms-- the author of &#34;<a href="https://jesscravenvideos.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Chop Wood, Carry Water Daily Actions</a>” on Substack, and the co-host of the <a href="https://www.practivistpod.com/" rel="nofollow">Practivist Pod</a>. She aims to help average Americans become more engaged in the political process and to help elect more progressive lawmakers everywhere.</p><p>Topics: Jess weighs in on the &#34;Will there be midterms?&#34; debate. SPOILER, she does think they&#39;ll happen and she&#39;s very optimistic. We briefly discuss the trump/Musk feud and what it could mean if Musk follows through with a third party; how MAGA is reacting to the news there are no Epstein files; Democrats need a more unified messge and they need to delay, obstruct and fight MAGA every step of the way. Last, we talk about how grassroots organizing has always been the way of change and how we all need to recognize our individual power in the face of fascist autocracy.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jess Craven is a political content creator—she’s @jesscraven101 on all platforms-- the author of &amp;#34;&lt;a href=&#34;https://jesscravenvideos.substack.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Chop Wood, Carry Water Daily Actions&lt;/a&gt;” on Substack, and the co-host of the &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.practivistpod.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Practivist Pod&lt;/a&gt;. She aims to help average Americans become more engaged in the political process and to help elect more progressive lawmakers everywhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Jess weighs in on the &amp;#34;Will there be midterms?&amp;#34; debate. SPOILER, she does think they&amp;#39;ll happen and she&amp;#39;s very optimistic. We briefly discuss the trump/Musk feud and what it could mean if Musk follows through with a third party; how MAGA is reacting to the news there are no Epstein files; Democrats need a more unified messge and they need to delay, obstruct and fight MAGA every step of the way. Last, we talk about how grassroots organizing has always been the way of change and how we all need to recognize our individual power in the face of fascist autocracy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:17:08 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3389</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is back!

We had an in-depth chat about how the current fascist regime is affecting us-- us meaning all of us--and why it&#39;s so important to engage.  Steph shared a story from grade school when she witnessed racism from a teacher,  she told her father, and he confronted the principal--the outcome was positive.  We discuss where Democrats need to step up their game, and it&#39;s up to voters to pressure those who need a push. We covered a lot, and we hope you&#39;ll come along for the ride.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Steph is back!</p><p>We had an in-depth chat about how the current fascist regime is affecting us-- us meaning all of us--and why it&#39;s so important to engage. Steph shared a story from grade school when she witnessed racism from a teacher, she told her father, and he confronted the principal--the outcome was positive. We discuss where Democrats need to step up their game, and it&#39;s up to voters to pressure those who need a push. We covered a lot, and we hope you&#39;ll come along for the ride.  </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Steph is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We had an in-depth chat about how the current fascist regime is affecting us-- us meaning all of us--and why it&amp;#39;s so important to engage. Steph shared a story from grade school when she witnessed racism from a teacher, she told her father, and he confronted the principal--the outcome was positive. We discuss where Democrats need to step up their game, and it&amp;#39;s up to voters to pressure those who need a push. We covered a lot, and we hope you&amp;#39;ll come along for the ride.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:06:20 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4749</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon.

Topics: Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and what that will mean; Trump&#39;s mental/physical health and corporate media&#39;s double-standard; the difference in what Raw Story reporters can cover compared to what&#39;s being reported on by the cable news shows; how the resistence is showing up and the Democratic Party is failing to meet this urgent, dangerous moment. All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon.</p><p>Topics: Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and what that will mean; Trump&#39;s mental/physical health and corporate media&#39;s double-standard; the difference in what Raw Story reporters can cover compared to what&#39;s being reported on by the cable news shows; how the resistence is showing up and the Democratic Party is failing to meet this urgent, dangerous moment. All that and more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and what that will mean; Trump&amp;#39;s mental/physical health and corporate media&amp;#39;s double-standard; the difference in what Raw Story reporters can cover compared to what&amp;#39;s being reported on by the cable news shows; how the resistence is showing up and the Democratic Party is failing to meet this urgent, dangerous moment. All that and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:48:25 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2829</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cheri is back for another rousing conversation.

We start the show with our critiques of &#34;And Just Like That,&#34; and then we dive into politics. Topics: what constitutes an effective political ad; Tucker Carlson went after Ted Cruz and Cheri emphasizes that no matter what things may look like, there&#39;s always something nefarious going on behind the scenes; podcasters and influencers who are vocal resisters don&#39;t always feel safe--Cheri talked about her experiences as a vocal critic of donald, including being hacked, targeted, and banned from media appearances. We covered all that and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Cheri is back for another rousing conversation.</p><p>We start the show with our critiques of &#34;And Just Like That,&#34; and then we dive into politics. Topics: what constitutes an effective political ad; Tucker Carlson went after Ted Cruz and Cheri emphasizes that no matter what things may look like, there&#39;s always something nefarious going on behind the scenes; podcasters and influencers who are vocal resisters don&#39;t always feel safe--Cheri talked about her experiences as a vocal critic of donald, including being hacked, targeted, and banned from media appearances. We covered all that and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Cheri is back for another rousing conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We start the show with our critiques of &amp;#34;And Just Like That,&amp;#34; and then we dive into politics. Topics: what constitutes an effective political ad; Tucker Carlson went after Ted Cruz and Cheri emphasizes that no matter what things may look like, there&amp;#39;s always something nefarious going on behind the scenes; podcasters and influencers who are vocal resisters don&amp;#39;t always feel safe--Cheri talked about her experiences as a vocal critic of donald, including being hacked, targeted, and banned from media appearances. We covered all that and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:14:24 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3820</itunes:duration>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis, Co-Host Muckrake Podcast, newsletter Dispatches From A Collapsing State, Board: The Change Campaign.

Topics: the psychological and emotional toll of combating authoritarianism, the importance of self-care and maintaining a grounded perspective; our mixed feelings about Gavin Newsom, we acknowledgehis political skills while expressing skepticism about his trustworthiness due to past actions; Jared criticized politicians who switch sides without admitting to their past actions, particularly those responsible for creating Trumpism, and the importance of discomfort as a catalyst for change, both personally and on a national scale. Jared emphasized that Americans are now experiencing the same economic and political challenges that people worldwide have faced, urging voters to use this discomfort as a message to seek better solutions. All that and so much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Kingdom-History-Paranoia-Coming/dp/B09YJVK3XX/?_encoding=UTF8&content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pd_rd_r=974873a8-2d90-4241-80db-feb9c9af70ae&pd_rd_w=1epur&pd_rd_wg=quAyi&pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&pf_rd_r=145-6294916-7754643&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis</a>, Co-Host <a href="https://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast" rel="nofollow">Muckrake Podcast</a>, newsletter <a href="https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Dispatches From A Collapsing State</a>, Board: The Change Campaign.</p><p>Topics: the psychological and emotional toll of combating authoritarianism, the importance of self-care and maintaining a grounded perspective; our mixed feelings about Gavin Newsom, we acknowledgehis political skills while expressing skepticism about his trustworthiness due to past actions; Jared criticized politicians who switch sides without admitting to their past actions, particularly those responsible for creating Trumpism, and the importance of discomfort as a catalyst for change, both personally and on a national scale. Jared emphasized that Americans are now experiencing the same economic and political challenges that people worldwide have faced, urging voters to use this discomfort as a message to seek better solutions. All that and so much more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Kingdom-History-Paranoia-Coming/dp/B09YJVK3XX/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&amp;pd_rd_r=974873a8-2d90-4241-80db-feb9c9af70ae&amp;pd_rd_w=1epur&amp;pd_rd_wg=quAyi&amp;pf_rd_p=0fb2cce1-1ca4-439a-844b-8ad0b1fb77f7&amp;pf_rd_r=145-6294916-7754643&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis&lt;/a&gt;, Co-Host &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Muckrake Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, newsletter &lt;a href=&#34;https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Dispatches From A Collapsing State&lt;/a&gt;, Board: The Change Campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: the psychological and emotional toll of combating authoritarianism, the importance of self-care and maintaining a grounded perspective; our mixed feelings about Gavin Newsom, we acknowledgehis political skills while expressing skepticism about his trustworthiness due to past actions; Jared criticized politicians who switch sides without admitting to their past actions, particularly those responsible for creating Trumpism, and the importance of discomfort as a catalyst for change, both personally and on a national scale. Jared emphasized that Americans are now experiencing the same economic and political challenges that people worldwide have faced, urging voters to use this discomfort as a message to seek better solutions. All that and so much more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:07:32 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Wajahat Ali</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Wajahat Ali</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Wajahat Ali is the editor of The Left Hook Substack &amp; Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast.

Topics: Wajahat talked about the challenges of maintaining hope and mental health while resisting a right-wing authoritarian regime; the normalization of extreme conspiracy theories and violence under Trump&#39;s presidency; concerns about the integrity of future elections; the dangers of underestimating Trump&#39;s willingness to stay in power, including the possibility of declaring martial law and suspending elections; the potential for abuse of personal data and the creation of a surveillance state, highlighting Palantir&#39;s past support for Israel, and where legacy and independent media are now as well as where they need to go. All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Wajahat Ali is the editor of <a href="https://thelefthook.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">The Left Hook Substack</a> &amp; Co-host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/democracy-ish/id1473376303" rel="nofollow">The Democracy-Ish Podcast.</a></p><p>Topics: Wajahat talked about the challenges of maintaining hope and mental health while resisting a right-wing authoritarian regime; the normalization of extreme conspiracy theories and violence under Trump&#39;s presidency; concerns about the integrity of future elections; the dangers of underestimating Trump&#39;s willingness to stay in power, including the possibility of declaring martial law and suspending elections; the potential for abuse of personal data and the creation of a surveillance state, highlighting Palantir&#39;s past support for Israel, and where legacy and independent media are now as well as where they need to go. All that and more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Wajahat Ali is the editor of &lt;a href=&#34;https://thelefthook.substack.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Left Hook Substack&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; Co-host of &lt;a href=&#34;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/democracy-ish/id1473376303&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Democracy-Ish Podcast.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Wajahat talked about the challenges of maintaining hope and mental health while resisting a right-wing authoritarian regime; the normalization of extreme conspiracy theories and violence under Trump&amp;#39;s presidency; concerns about the integrity of future elections; the dangers of underestimating Trump&amp;#39;s willingness to stay in power, including the possibility of declaring martial law and suspending elections; the potential for abuse of personal data and the creation of a surveillance state, highlighting Palantir&amp;#39;s past support for Israel, and where legacy and independent media are now as well as where they need to go. All that and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:36:35 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&#39;s the author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy.

Topics: Courts say Trump tariffs are illegal--but will he obey the courts, and how would his defiance play to voters? Elon may be out of the White House, but is that good news? The &#34;big beautiful&#34; tax bill is devastating in many ways. David highlights some of the worst aspects of it and tells us where we should focus, specifically, cutting funding for public schools. We also discussed ways to get involved no matter your comfort level. So much packed into this conversation!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&#39;s the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&cv_ct_cx=david+pepper&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+pepper&pd_rd_i=1662919573&pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&pd_rd_wg=uhgev&pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&qid=1709842221&s=digital-text&sprefix=david+pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0" rel="nofollow">Laboratories of Autocracy</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb" rel="nofollow">Saving Democracy</a>.</p><p>Topics: Courts say Trump tariffs are illegal--but will he obey the courts, and how would his defiance play to voters? Elon may be out of the White House, but is that good news? The &#34;big beautiful&#34; tax bill is devastating in many ways. David highlights some of the worst aspects of it and tells us where we should focus, specifically, cutting funding for public schools. We also discussed ways to get involved no matter your comfort level. So much packed into this conversation!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&amp;cv_ct_cx=david&#43;pepper&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=david&#43;pepper&amp;pd_rd_i=1662919573&amp;pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&amp;pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&amp;pd_rd_wg=uhgev&amp;pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&amp;qid=1709842221&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=david&#43;pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&amp;sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Laboratories of Autocracy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Saving Democracy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Courts say Trump tariffs are illegal--but will he obey the courts, and how would his defiance play to voters? Elon may be out of the White House, but is that good news? The &amp;#34;big beautiful&amp;#34; tax bill is devastating in many ways. David highlights some of the worst aspects of it and tells us where we should focus, specifically, cutting funding for public schools. We also discussed ways to get involved no matter your comfort level. So much packed into this conversation!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 19:34:37 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.

Topics: Both of us feel more hopeful about democracy than we did six months ago; Bernie Sanders&#39; recent comment on identity politics and why many found it offensive, WTF is up with Gavin Newsom?; David Hogg and what he&#39;s saying about the party and then we end with why we feel hopeful.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.</p><p>Topics: Both of us feel more hopeful about democracy than we did six months ago; Bernie Sanders&#39; recent comment on identity politics and why many found it offensive, WTF is up with Gavin Newsom?; David Hogg and what he&#39;s saying about the party and then we end with why we feel hopeful.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp;amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&amp;#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Both of us feel more hopeful about democracy than we did six months ago; Bernie Sanders&amp;#39; recent comment on identity politics and why many found it offensive, WTF is up with Gavin Newsom?; David Hogg and what he&amp;#39;s saying about the party and then we end with why we feel hopeful.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 19:50:03 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4030</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Kiersten Warren</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Kiersten Warren</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Kiersten is such a delight. No politics today. We chatted about her book, I wish I were an Ocelot: Adventures of an Essential Kitten; upcoming projects; the hate Pamela Anderson is getting for being and looking 57; the pressure women are under to look sexy (for others) their entire lives, and much, much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><span>Kiersten is such a delight. No politics today. We chatted about her book, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/wish-were-Ocelot-Adventures-Essential/dp/1956867457" rel="nofollow">I wish I were an Ocelot: Adventures of an Essential Kitten</a><span>; upcoming projects; the hate Pamela Anderson is getting for being and looking 57; the pressure women are under to look sexy (for others) their entire lives, and much, much more.</span></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Kiersten is such a delight. No politics today. We chatted about her book, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/wish-were-Ocelot-Adventures-Essential/dp/1956867457&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;I wish I were an Ocelot: Adventures of an Essential Kitten&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;; upcoming projects; the hate Pamela Anderson is getting for being and looking 57; the pressure women are under to look sexy (for others) their entire lives, and much, much more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 19:30:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Stephanie is back!!!!

No prep...just two best friends talking about what&#39;s happening out there. Steph talked up Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and shared what happened when she met him; Stephanie passionately discusses the importance of providing healthcare to all, regardless of immigration status or other factors, emphasizing it as a human right; we talked about the protests and backlash against the t regime, what we have to be hopeful about and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie is back!!!!</p><p>No prep...just two best friends talking about what&#39;s happening out there. Steph talked up Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and shared what happened when she met him; Stephanie passionately discusses the importance of providing healthcare to all, regardless of immigration status or other factors, emphasizing it as a human right; we talked about the protests and backlash against the t regime, what we have to be hopeful about and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Stephanie is back!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No prep...just two best friends talking about what&amp;#39;s happening out there. Steph talked up Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and shared what happened when she met him; Stephanie passionately discusses the importance of providing healthcare to all, regardless of immigration status or other factors, emphasizing it as a human right; we talked about the protests and backlash against the t regime, what we have to be hopeful about and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:27:05 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cheri is back!

Today&#39;s show was more about our personal lives wth a little bit of politics thrown in.

Topics: What we do for self-care; Cheri weighs in on what may happen to Social Security; she also shared that surviving cancer has resulted in a healthier lifestyle; we shared rumors we heard about sex before we were sexually active, and we ended with supernatural experiences we&#39;ve had. It was a light, fun show.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Cheri is back!</p><p>Today&#39;s show was more about our personal lives wth a little bit of politics thrown in.</p><p>Topics: What we do for self-care; Cheri weighs in on what may happen to Social Security; she also shared that surviving cancer has resulted in a healthier lifestyle; we shared rumors we heard about sex before we were sexually active, and we ended with supernatural experiences we&#39;ve had. It was a light, fun show.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Cheri is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;#39;s show was more about our personal lives wth a little bit of politics thrown in.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: What we do for self-care; Cheri weighs in on what may happen to Social Security; she also shared that surviving cancer has resulted in a healthier lifestyle; we shared rumors we heard about sex before we were sexually active, and we ended with supernatural experiences we&amp;#39;ve had. It was a light, fun show.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:22:08 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner (My Mom)</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner (My Mom)</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: We discussed Ann&#39;s latest book series, &#34;After the Apocalypse,&#34; and the Democratic party&#39;s response to the current political climate, focusing on the recent win of an important Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin and Cory Booker&#39;s 25-hour Senate filibuster. Ann emphasized the importance of Democrats showing up to town halls and engaging with constituents--as opposed to Republicans who belittle or run away from them. We also reminisced about our experiences in an acting class and discussed our vastly different high school experiences as well as the concept of manifesting life experiences and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><span>Topics: We discussed Ann&#39;s latest book series, &#34;</span><a href="http://ww.bookbub.com/books/after-the-apocalypse-the-complete-series-by-ann-werner" rel="nofollow"><strong>After the Apocalypse</strong></a><span>,&#34; and the Democratic party&#39;s response to the current political climate, focusing on the recent win of an important Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin and Cory Booker&#39;s 25-hour Senate filibuster. Ann emphasized the importance of Democrats showing up to town halls and engaging with constituents--as opposed to Republicans who belittle or run away from them. We also reminisced about our experiences in an acting class and discussed our vastly different high school experiences as well as the concept of manifesting life experiences and much more!</span></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Topics: We discussed Ann&amp;#39;s latest book series, &amp;#34;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://ww.bookbub.com/books/after-the-apocalypse-the-complete-series-by-ann-werner&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;After the Apocalypse&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;#34; and the Democratic party&amp;#39;s response to the current political climate, focusing on the recent win of an important Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin and Cory Booker&amp;#39;s 25-hour Senate filibuster. Ann emphasized the importance of Democrats showing up to town halls and engaging with constituents--as opposed to Republicans who belittle or run away from them. We also reminisced about our experiences in an acting class and discussed our vastly different high school experiences as well as the concept of manifesting life experiences and much more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:27:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jody is Back!!! We avoided politics save for one piece of good news.

I record on Zoom and this was the AI description of the show (lol) Kimberley and Jody discussed their personal experiences, including their emotional struggles, lottery wins, and encounters with celebrities. They also reminisced about their shared past, including their childhood trauma from watching a movie, their experiences at nightclubs, and their preferences for colder temperatures. The conversation also touched on their plans if they were to win the lottery, including buying properties and helping friends financially, as well as their desire to travel and explore new places.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jody is Back!!! We avoided politics save for one piece of good news.</p><p>I record on Zoom and this was the AI description of the show (lol) Kimberley and Jody discussed their personal experiences, including their emotional struggles, lottery wins, and encounters with celebrities. They also reminisced about their shared past, including their childhood trauma from watching a movie, their experiences at nightclubs, and their preferences for colder temperatures. The conversation also touched on their plans if they were to win the lottery, including buying properties and helping friends financially, as well as their desire to travel and explore new places.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jody is Back!!! We avoided politics save for one piece of good news.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I record on Zoom and this was the AI description of the show (lol) Kimberley and Jody discussed their personal experiences, including their emotional struggles, lottery wins, and encounters with celebrities. They also reminisced about their shared past, including their childhood trauma from watching a movie, their experiences at nightclubs, and their preferences for colder temperatures. The conversation also touched on their plans if they were to win the lottery, including buying properties and helping friends financially, as well as their desire to travel and explore new places.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:05:40 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3442</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: We talked about the current state of the country and the need for stronger resistance against the fascist regime. Christopher&#39;s opinion on what happened in the 2024 election has evolved. We also touched on the potential shift in the Democratic party&#39;s identity and how that plays out in the midterm and general elections. The conversation also covered the decline of corporate media and the rise of independent media.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and <a href="https://spoutible.com/" rel="nofollow">Spoutible.com</a>.</p><p>Topics: We talked about the current state of the country and the need for stronger resistance against the fascist regime. Christopher&#39;s opinion on what happened in the 2024 election has evolved. We also touched on the potential shift in the Democratic party&#39;s identity and how that plays out in the midterm and general elections. The conversation also covered the decline of corporate media and the rise of independent media.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and &lt;a href=&#34;https://spoutible.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Spoutible.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: We talked about the current state of the country and the need for stronger resistance against the fascist regime. Christopher&amp;#39;s opinion on what happened in the 2024 election has evolved. We also touched on the potential shift in the Democratic party&amp;#39;s identity and how that plays out in the midterm and general elections. The conversation also covered the decline of corporate media and the rise of independent media.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:42:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3941</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer. His Substack: Enough Already

Earl and I are pissed off and we vented BIGLY! We discussed the corrupt influence of money in politics and how it impacts Democratic optics/messaging; the impact of boycotts on companies--and the liberal scolds who only complain and refuse to unify; we shared concerns about the future of democracy, and the likelihood of the Orange scourge declaring a national emergency...SPOILER: He will. All that and a lot more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>D. Earl Stephens is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Tales-Caustic-Collection-Important/dp/1641842180/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow">&#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;</a>  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer. His Substack:<a href="https://dearlstephens.substack.com/" rel="nofollow"> Enough Already</a></p><p>Earl and I are pissed off and we vented BIGLY! We discussed the corrupt influence of money in politics and how it impacts Democratic optics/messaging; the impact of boycotts on companies--and the liberal scolds who only complain and refuse to unify; we shared concerns about the future of democracy, and the likelihood of the Orange scourge declaring a national emergency...SPOILER: He will. All that and a lot more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;D. Earl Stephens is the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Tales-Caustic-Collection-Important/dp/1641842180/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;&lt;/a&gt;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer. His Substack:&lt;a href=&#34;https://dearlstephens.substack.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; Enough Already&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Earl and I are pissed off and we vented BIGLY! We discussed the corrupt influence of money in politics and how it impacts Democratic optics/messaging; the impact of boycotts on companies--and the liberal scolds who only complain and refuse to unify; we shared concerns about the future of democracy, and the likelihood of the Orange scourge declaring a national emergency...SPOILER: He will. All that and a lot more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:48:52 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steve Pierson  of the The Practivist Podcast</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steve Pierson  of the The Practivist Podcast</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steve Pierson is back! He is an activist and seasoned campaign organizer who has dedicated his career to empowering grassroots movements. He and Jess Craven have launched The Practivist Pod -- the practice of activism made practical.

Steve Pierson is back! He is an activist and seasoned campaign organizer who has dedicated his career to empowering grassroots movements. He and Jess Craven have launched The Practivist Pod -- the practice of activism made practical.

Topics:  Steve shared the news about his new podcast and then we discussed the importance of focusing on gratitude in these very trying times. We also discussed an upcoming series of boycotts and economic actions aimed at large corporations, the potential impact of Republican actions on healthcare, midterm elections, and the concerns about Elon Musk&#39;s mental stability as well as some pushback from the right. Lastly, we talked about the importance of self-care and community action. Lots of good stuff here!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Pierson is back! He is an activist and seasoned campaign organizer who has dedicated his career to empowering grassroots movements. He and Jess Craven have launched <a href="https://www.practivistpod.com/" rel="nofollow">The Practivist Pod </a>-- <em>the practice of activism made practical</em>.</p><p>Topics: Steve shared the news about his new podcast and then we discussed the importance of focusing on gratitude in these very trying times. We also discussed an upcoming series of boycotts and economic actions aimed at large corporations, the potential impact of Republican actions on healthcare, midterm elections, and the concerns about Elon Musk&#39;s mental stability as well as some pushback from the right. Lastly, we talked about the importance of self-care and community action. Lots of good stuff here! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Steve Pierson is back! He is an activist and seasoned campaign organizer who has dedicated his career to empowering grassroots movements. He and Jess Craven have launched &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.practivistpod.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;The Practivist Pod &lt;/a&gt;-- &lt;em&gt;the practice of activism made practical&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Steve shared the news about his new podcast and then we discussed the importance of focusing on gratitude in these very trying times. We also discussed an upcoming series of boycotts and economic actions aimed at large corporations, the potential impact of Republican actions on healthcare, midterm elections, and the concerns about Elon Musk&amp;#39;s mental stability as well as some pushback from the right. Lastly, we talked about the importance of self-care and community action. Lots of good stuff here! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:56:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3035</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! He&#39;s the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist &amp; podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube.

Topics: We discussed our concerns about the current political climate, including the potential threat to Social Security and Medicare, and the importance of a shift in the political landscape. We also discussed the potential impact of a general strike on February 28th and the need for continued efforts to raise awareness and possibly impact politicians. The conversation also touched on the importance of self-care, the power of individual resistance, and the potential for change in the political landscape.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Greg Olear is back! He&#39;s the author of <em>Rough Beast</em>, <em>PREVAIL</em> columnist &amp; podcaster, and co-host of <em>The Five 8</em> on YouTube.</p><p>Topics: We discussed our concerns about the current political climate, including the potential threat to Social Security and Medicare, and the importance of a shift in the political landscape. We also discussed the potential impact of a general strike on February 28th and the need for continued efforts to raise awareness and possibly impact politicians. The conversation also touched on the importance of self-care, the power of individual resistance, and the potential for change in the political landscape.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Greg Olear is back! He&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;em&gt;Rough Beast&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;PREVAIL&lt;/em&gt; columnist &amp;amp; podcaster, and co-host of &lt;em&gt;The Five 8&lt;/em&gt; on YouTube.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: We discussed our concerns about the current political climate, including the potential threat to Social Security and Medicare, and the importance of a shift in the political landscape. We also discussed the potential impact of a general strike on February 28th and the need for continued efforts to raise awareness and possibly impact politicians. The conversation also touched on the importance of self-care, the power of individual resistance, and the potential for change in the political landscape.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:53:45 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3758</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! He directed and wrote the original screenplay for the 2023 award-winning romantic drama “Shoulder Dance.” Jay’s first Documentary “Sergio Dondoli’s Happy Life” releases in Spring 2025.

Topics: First, we talked about his upcoming documentary and then chatted a bit about self-care. Then we got into politics: Musk hacking into major government websites, how systemic racism affects all of us, fighting back against fascism and we end with what we have to be hopeful about.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! He directed and wrote the original screenplay for the 2023 award-winning romantic drama “Shoulder Dance.” Jay’s first Documentary “Sergio Dondoli’s Happy Life” releases in Spring 2025.</p><p>Topics: First, we talked about his upcoming documentary and then chatted a bit about self-care. Then we got into politics: Musk hacking into major government websites, how systemic racism affects all of us, fighting back against fascism and we end with what we have to be hopeful about.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! He directed and wrote the original screenplay for the 2023 award-winning romantic drama “Shoulder Dance.” Jay’s first Documentary “Sergio Dondoli’s Happy Life” releases in Spring 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: First, we talked about his upcoming documentary and then chatted a bit about self-care. Then we got into politics: Musk hacking into major government websites, how systemic racism affects all of us, fighting back against fascism and we end with what we have to be hopeful about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:43:33 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Tara Dublin</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Tara Dublin</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Tara is back! She&#39;s a prominent resister, a freelance writer, and the author of THE SOUND OF SETTLING, A Rock &amp; Roll Love Story. 

Topics: Tara talks about her book and why she wrote it. We both spent time discussing the importance of self-care and how to achieve goals with how we think and what we believe is possible. Then we focused on how Democrats can improve messaging--and how voters can help make that happen. We spent some time talking about &#39;&#39;liberal&#34; frauds who grift off of whatever makes them money (Lindy Li) and who steal from other political influencers. We are both talkers and this show is jam-packed.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Tara is back! She&#39;s a prominent resister, a freelance writer, and the author of THE SOUND OF SETTLING, A Rock &amp; Roll Love Story. </p><p>Topics: Tara talks about her book and why she wrote it. We both spent time discussing the importance of self-care and how to achieve goals with how we think and what we believe is possible. Then we focused on how Democrats can improve messaging--and how voters can help make that happen. We spent some time talking about &#39;&#39;liberal&#34; frauds who grift off of whatever makes them money (Lindy Li) and who steal from other political influencers. We are both talkers and this show is jam-packed.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Tara is back! She&amp;#39;s a prominent resister, a freelance writer, and the author of THE SOUND OF SETTLING, A Rock &amp;amp; Roll Love Story. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Tara talks about her book and why she wrote it. We both spent time discussing the importance of self-care and how to achieve goals with how we think and what we believe is possible. Then we focused on how Democrats can improve messaging--and how voters can help make that happen. We spent some time talking about &amp;#39;&amp;#39;liberal&amp;#34; frauds who grift off of whatever makes them money (Lindy Li) and who steal from other political influencers. We are both talkers and this show is jam-packed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:37:48 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back and she&#39;s extra sweary today. We love when she&#39;s sweary and there&#39;s a lot to swear about!

Topics: the fascists want to overwhelm us so we disengage; Trump 2.0 will be worse than Trump 1.0 because many guardrails are gone but we still have power and we need to use it; focusing on self-care is vital; Germany knows Elon gave a Nazi salute; our news media is weak and it&#39;s failing us; ways to cope and Bishop Mariann Budde is a brave inspiration.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Sarah Wood is back and she&#39;s extra sweary today. We love when she&#39;s sweary and there&#39;s a lot to swear about!</p><p>Topics: the fascists want to overwhelm us so we disengage; Trump 2.0 will be worse than Trump 1.0 because many guardrails are gone but we still have power and we need to use it; focusing on self-care is vital; Germany knows Elon gave a Nazi salute; our news media is weak and it&#39;s failing us; ways to cope and Bishop Mariann Budde is a brave inspiration.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Sarah Wood is back and she&amp;#39;s extra sweary today. We love when she&amp;#39;s sweary and there&amp;#39;s a lot to swear about!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: the fascists want to overwhelm us so we disengage; Trump 2.0 will be worse than Trump 1.0 because many guardrails are gone but we still have power and we need to use it; focusing on self-care is vital; Germany knows Elon gave a Nazi salute; our news media is weak and it&amp;#39;s failing us; ways to cope and Bishop Mariann Budde is a brave inspiration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:18:08 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Comedian Mo Collins</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Comedian Mo Collins</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Mo Collins is an actress and comedian. A few of her credits include MadTV; Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Parks and Recreation; 40-Year-Old Virgin and much more.

After talking about the devastating fires in Southern California, Mo shared a bit about her life growing up in Minnesota, how she got into improv and comedy; what it&#39;s been like for her as a comedian and actress, and then we launched into politics. We discussed what needs to change and some happy and exciting news about what Mark Cuban is currently doing to help rescue democracy. We had a good time chatting and we hope you have fun listening.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Mo Collins is an actress and comedian. A few of her credits include MadTV; Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Parks and Recreation; 40-Year-Old Virgin and much more.</p><p>After talking about the devastating fires in Southern California, Mo shared a bit about her life growing up in Minnesota, how she got into improv and comedy; what it&#39;s been like for her as a comedian and actress, and then we launched into politics. We discussed what needs to change and some happy and exciting news about what Mark Cuban is currently doing to help rescue democracy. We had a good time chatting and we hope you have fun listening.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Mo Collins is an actress and comedian. A few of her credits include MadTV; Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Parks and Recreation; 40-Year-Old Virgin and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After talking about the devastating fires in Southern California, Mo shared a bit about her life growing up in Minnesota, how she got into improv and comedy; what it&amp;#39;s been like for her as a comedian and actress, and then we launched into politics. We discussed what needs to change and some happy and exciting news about what Mark Cuban is currently doing to help rescue democracy. We had a good time chatting and we hope you have fun listening.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:40:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3663</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Nick Knudsen - DemCast</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Nick Knudsen - DemCast</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Nick Knudsen returns! He&#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a digital movement to combat the prolific disinformation that is spreading online, we ask everyday social media users to share the truth and calls-to-action in their own social media feeds. 

Topics: Nick shares info about the premiere of his upcoming podcast; what everyday Americans can do to help rescue democracy; the Virginia special election this week was a win for Democrats (a hopeful sign); how we cope during the next four years; giving into hatred is what the right wants from us, and where we can find hope when everything feels hopeless. Important points made in this show about self-care and not allowing the firehose of news to get us down.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Nick Knudsen returns! He&#39;s the Executive Director of <a href="https://demcastusa.com/" rel="nofollow">DemCast USA</a>--a digital movement to combat the prolific disinformation that is spreading online, we ask everyday social media users to share the truth and calls-to-action in their own social media feeds. </p><p>Topics: Nick shares info about the premiere of his upcoming podcast; what everyday Americans can do to help rescue democracy; the Virginia special election this week was a win for Democrats (a hopeful sign); how we cope during the next four years; giving into hatred is what the right wants from us, and where we can find hope when everything feels hopeless. Important points made in this show about self-care and not allowing the firehose of news to get us down.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Nick Knudsen returns! He&amp;#39;s the Executive Director of &lt;a href=&#34;https://demcastusa.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;DemCast USA&lt;/a&gt;--a digital movement to combat the prolific disinformation that is spreading online, we ask everyday social media users to share the truth and calls-to-action in their own social media feeds. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Nick shares info about the premiere of his upcoming podcast; what everyday Americans can do to help rescue democracy; the Virginia special election this week was a win for Democrats (a hopeful sign); how we cope during the next four years; giving into hatred is what the right wants from us, and where we can find hope when everything feels hopeless. Important points made in this show about self-care and not allowing the firehose of news to get us down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:53:06 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2978</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women

Topics: What we&#39;re doing to stay sane; trusted sources of the resistance; much of legacy media is obeying in advance; vigilantism; Jennifer highlights how gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 has affected US elections, and we talked about how Trumpism personally affects us.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women</p><p>Topics: What we&#39;re doing to stay sane; trusted sources of the resistance; much of legacy media is obeying in advance; vigilantism; Jennifer highlights how gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 has affected US elections, and we talked about how Trumpism personally affects us.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp;amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&amp;#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: What we&amp;#39;re doing to stay sane; trusted sources of the resistance; much of legacy media is obeying in advance; vigilantism; Jennifer highlights how gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 has affected US elections, and we talked about how Trumpism personally affects us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:04:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Lorraine Devon Wilke</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Lorraine Devon Wilke</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer, performer, and activist, Lorraine Devon Wilke is back! She&#39;s the author of the award-winning novel, THE ALCHEMY OF NOISE; her next, CHICK SINGER, pubs March 2025, and her latest endeavor is a popular Substack titled &#34;Musings of a Creative Loudmouth.&#34;

Today&#39;s conversation was centered around how the election affected us and what we&#39;re doing to cope. We talked about pragmatic, practical things each one of us can do to ease the fear of alarming news we hear daily, and we share personal stories of how non-religious faith (in The Force) is our power. Neither one of us is religious and we don&#39;t preach anything--it&#39;s more about finding strength and having faith in the loving force within that can help us do what needs to be done.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Writer, performer, and activist, Lorraine Devon Wilke is back! She&#39;s the author of the award-winning novel, THE ALCHEMY OF NOISE; her next, CHICK SINGER, pubs March 2025, and her latest endeavor is a popular Substack titled &#34;Musings of a Creative Loudmouth.&#34;</p><p>Today&#39;s conversation was centered around how the election affected us and what we&#39;re doing to cope. We talked about pragmatic, practical things each one of us can do to ease the fear of alarming news we hear daily, and we share personal stories of how non-religious faith (in The Force) is our power. Neither one of us is religious and we don&#39;t preach anything--it&#39;s more about finding strength and having faith in the loving force within that can help us do what needs to be done. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Writer, performer, and activist, Lorraine Devon Wilke is back! She&amp;#39;s the author of the award-winning novel, THE ALCHEMY OF NOISE; her next, CHICK SINGER, pubs March 2025, and her latest endeavor is a popular Substack titled &amp;#34;Musings of a Creative Loudmouth.&amp;#34;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today&amp;#39;s conversation was centered around how the election affected us and what we&amp;#39;re doing to cope. We talked about pragmatic, practical things each one of us can do to ease the fear of alarming news we hear daily, and we share personal stories of how non-religious faith (in The Force) is our power. Neither one of us is religious and we don&amp;#39;t preach anything--it&amp;#39;s more about finding strength and having faith in the loving force within that can help us do what needs to be done. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:38:29 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: Christopher makes a compelling argument on why he feels the 2024 election was not rigged; Chris also talks about what went wrong with his (and others&#39;) optimistic electoral predictions): who can we trust to deliver the news; how we resist now; Xwitter is finally dying, and I share where I am emotionally. Today&#39;s show is a bit different. There&#39;s no intro or outro music. It&#39;s bare-bones talking about what happened.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and <a href="https://Spoutible.com" rel="nofollow">Spoutible.com</a>.</p><p>Topics: Christopher makes a compelling argument on why he feels the 2024 election was not rigged; Chris also talks about what went wrong with his (and others&#39;) optimistic electoral predictions): who can we trust to deliver the news; how we resist now; Xwitter is finally dying, and I share where I am emotionally. Today&#39;s show is a bit different. There&#39;s no intro or outro music. It&#39;s bare-bones talking about what happened.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and &lt;a href=&#34;https://Spoutible.com&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Spoutible.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Christopher makes a compelling argument on why he feels the 2024 election was not rigged; Chris also talks about what went wrong with his (and others&amp;#39;) optimistic electoral predictions): who can we trust to deliver the news; how we resist now; Xwitter is finally dying, and I share where I am emotionally. Today&amp;#39;s show is a bit different. There&amp;#39;s no intro or outro music. It&amp;#39;s bare-bones talking about what happened.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:59:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is BACK for Election Eve

Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and we had an incredibly uplifting conversation about why there&#39;s so much to be optimistic about. She knocked on doors in Nevada and what she experienced was very positive. I detail why Florida is in play, and we both talk about how effective the DNC and the Harris campaign have been. If you&#39;re freaking out, listen to us. I promise you will feel better. Plus, we ALWAYS have fun!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><span>Steph is BACK for Election Eve</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and we had an incredibly uplifting conversation about why there&#39;s so much to be optimistic about. She knocked on doors in Nevada and what she experienced was very positive. I detail why Florida is in play, and we both talk about how effective the DNC and the Harris campaign have been. If you&#39;re freaking out, listen to us. I promise you will feel better. Plus, we ALWAYS have fun!</span></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Steph is BACK for Election Eve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and we had an incredibly uplifting conversation about why there&amp;#39;s so much to be optimistic about. She knocked on doors in Nevada and what she experienced was very positive. I detail why Florida is in play, and we both talk about how effective the DNC and the Harris campaign have been. If you&amp;#39;re freaking out, listen to us. I promise you will feel better. Plus, we ALWAYS have fun!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:50:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>https://www.patreon.com/posts/114631664</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.

Topics: With a little over a week away from Election Day, Earl and I weigh in on what we think the results will be and we specifically talk about Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin; will Gen Z show up this year; Trump and MAGA Republicans are embracing Hitler&#39;s ideology; Trump is clearly in mental decline; legacy media is a disaster, but the early vote numbers are encouraging.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>D. Earl Stephens is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Tales-Caustic-Collection-Important/dp/1641842180/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow">&#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;</a>  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.</p><p>Topics: With a little over a week away from Election Day, Earl and I weigh in on what we think the results will be and we specifically talk about Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin; will Gen Z show up this year; Trump and MAGA Republicans are embracing Hitler&#39;s ideology; Trump is clearly in mental decline; legacy media is a disaster, but the early vote numbers are encouraging.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;D. Earl Stephens is the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Tales-Caustic-Collection-Important/dp/1641842180/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;&lt;/a&gt;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: With a little over a week away from Election Day, Earl and I weigh in on what we think the results will be and we specifically talk about Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin; will Gen Z show up this year; Trump and MAGA Republicans are embracing Hitler&amp;#39;s ideology; Trump is clearly in mental decline; legacy media is a disaster, but the early vote numbers are encouraging.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:25:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.

Topics: Trump&#39;s campaign is in freefall, he had a disastrous Town Hall in PA earlier this week and a disastrous Univision Town Hall with Latino voters while Harris is nailing every media appearance, including an adversarial interview on Fox; JD Vance&#39;s only focus is on demeaning childless women; it has become clear this is about a Vance presidency; Jennifer talks about Harris&#39;  Opportunity Agenda for Black Men and how the black community is being pushed out of the voting process by Republicans; and the problematic white women who keep voting red. All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.</p><p>Topics: Trump&#39;s campaign is in freefall, he had a disastrous Town Hall in PA earlier this week and a disastrous Univision Town Hall with Latino voters while Harris is nailing every media appearance, including an adversarial interview on Fox; JD Vance&#39;s only focus is on demeaning childless women; it has become clear this is about a Vance presidency; Jennifer talks about Harris&#39; Opportunity Agenda for Black Men and how the black community is being pushed out of the voting process by Republicans; and the problematic white women who keep voting red. All that and more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp;amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&amp;#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Trump&amp;#39;s campaign is in freefall, he had a disastrous Town Hall in PA earlier this week and a disastrous Univision Town Hall with Latino voters while Harris is nailing every media appearance, including an adversarial interview on Fox; JD Vance&amp;#39;s only focus is on demeaning childless women; it has become clear this is about a Vance presidency; Jennifer talks about Harris&amp;#39; Opportunity Agenda for Black Men and how the black community is being pushed out of the voting process by Republicans; and the problematic white women who keep voting red. All that and more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:42:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3447</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.

Topics: We discuss the idea of a possible silent majority: will there be massive support for Harris that isn&#39;t being measured, or is the race as close as legacy media tells us? Independent media is on the rise; The Harris campaign messaging is what Democratic voters have been waiting to see; talking with MAGA relatives and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>D. Knight is the host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection-news-and-politics/id1629782102" rel="nofollow">Pardon the Insurrection Podcast</a>.</p><p>Topics: We discuss the idea of a possible silent majority: will there be massive support for Harris that isn&#39;t being measured, or is the race as close as legacy media tells us? Independent media is on the rise; The Harris campaign messaging is what Democratic voters have been waiting to see; talking with MAGA relatives and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;D. Knight is the host of the &lt;a href=&#34;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection-news-and-politics/id1629782102&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Pardon the Insurrection Podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: We discuss the idea of a possible silent majority: will there be massive support for Harris that isn&amp;#39;t being measured, or is the race as close as legacy media tells us? Independent media is on the rise; The Harris campaign messaging is what Democratic voters have been waiting to see; talking with MAGA relatives and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:31:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Democratic Strategist Rachel Bitocofer is back. She&#39;s the author of Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game.

Topics: What Democrats are getting right in their messaging and how they can improve; the importance of down-ballot voting AND messaging; how the latest Jack Smith filing could affect the election;  Donald Trump&#39;s rhetoric is increasingly more dangerous as Harris rises in the polls; how important the VP debate was and what you can do before Election Day. All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Democratic Strategist Rachel Bitocofer is back. She&#39;s the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Where-Hurts-Democracy-Republicans-ebook/dp/B0C4J8ZQPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RX5NFKUPBRFE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hrpXqDOHnVm2RbXaeP7nVZhajYGLecqLwxeQk8iJw-bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BL4xuktiSpKW0ooPpty9FCxD1NVYvrSx0y-eiFap4U4&dib_tag=se&keywords=hit+em+where+it+hurts+rachel+bitecofer&qid=1712849435&s=digital-text&sprefix=rachel+bit%2Cdigital-text%2C118&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game</a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Topics: What Democrats are getting right in their messaging and how they can improve; the importance of down-ballot voting AND messaging; how the latest Jack Smith filing could affect the election; Donald Trump&#39;s rhetoric is increasingly more dangerous as Harris rises in the polls; how important the VP debate was and what you can do before Election Day. All that and more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Democratic Strategist Rachel Bitocofer is back. She&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Where-Hurts-Democracy-Republicans-ebook/dp/B0C4J8ZQPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RX5NFKUPBRFE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hrpXqDOHnVm2RbXaeP7nVZhajYGLecqLwxeQk8iJw-bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BL4xuktiSpKW0ooPpty9FCxD1NVYvrSx0y-eiFap4U4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=hit&#43;em&#43;where&#43;it&#43;hurts&#43;rachel&#43;bitecofer&amp;qid=1712849435&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=rachel&#43;bit%2Cdigital-text%2C118&amp;sr=1-1&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Hit &amp;#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: What Democrats are getting right in their messaging and how they can improve; the importance of down-ballot voting AND messaging; how the latest Jack Smith filing could affect the election; Donald Trump&amp;#39;s rhetoric is increasingly more dangerous as Harris rises in the polls; how important the VP debate was and what you can do before Election Day. All that and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:59:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for  Salon and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.

Topics: Brian weighs in on Harris doing more interviews; the Harris campaign has the momentum, Trump is desperate and begging for money; the Olivia Nuzzi scandal is about journalistic integrity and not about an affair; the Walz/Vance debate will be entertaining but will it sway voters? We discuss Trump&#39;s sentencing--the possible outcomes and so much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&keywords=brian+karem&qid=1646686427&s=digital-text&sprefix=brian+karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow">Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It</a><strong><em>. </em></strong>He&#39;s a political analyst for <a href="https://www.salon.com/writer/brian-karem" rel="nofollow">Salon</a> and hosts the &#34;<a href="https://www.justaskthequestion.com/" rel="nofollow">Just Ask The Question</a>&#34; podcast.</p><p>Topics: Brian weighs in on Harris doing more interviews; the Harris campaign has the momentum, Trump is desperate and begging for money; the Olivia Nuzzi scandal is about journalistic integrity and not about an affair; the Walz/Vance debate will be entertaining but will it sway voters? We discuss Trump&#39;s sentencing--the possible outcomes and so much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&amp;keywords=brian&#43;karem&amp;qid=1646686427&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=brian&#43;karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&amp;sr=1-2&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.salon.com/writer/brian-karem&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Salon&lt;/a&gt; and hosts the &amp;#34;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.justaskthequestion.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Just Ask The Question&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#34; podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Brian weighs in on Harris doing more interviews; the Harris campaign has the momentum, Trump is desperate and begging for money; the Olivia Nuzzi scandal is about journalistic integrity and not about an affair; the Walz/Vance debate will be entertaining but will it sway voters? We discuss Trump&amp;#39;s sentencing--the possible outcomes and so much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:59:20 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer Sarah Wood is back!

That wonderful, fabulous, historic presidential debate! We&#39;re still on a high and we celebrate all of the Harris goodness; Trump was humiliated on the world stage--in a way we&#39;ve never witnessed--and from what we&#39;ve seen of him to date, it&#39;s a good guess he&#39;ll spiral into an even more deplorable version of himself before this is all over; the Haitian pet rumor is already causing real-world damage; Sarah and I did our best to navigate what&#39;s happening now--all the joy and hope but we temper it with the fact that Trump and the GOP are still a gigantic threat to American democracy. Don&#39;t get happy. All gas, no brakes, but we have a real chance at victory this November.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Writer Sarah Wood is back!</p><p>That wonderful, fabulous, historic presidential debate! We&#39;re still on a high and we celebrate all of the Harris goodness; Trump was humiliated on the world stage--in a way we&#39;ve never witnessed--and from what we&#39;ve seen of him to date, it&#39;s a good guess he&#39;ll spiral into an even more deplorable version of himself before this is all over; the Haitian pet rumor is already causing real-world damage; Sarah and I did our best to navigate what&#39;s happening now--all the joy and hope but we temper it with the fact that Trump and the GOP are still a gigantic threat to American democracy. Don&#39;t get happy. All gas, no brakes, but we have a real chance at victory this November.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Writer Sarah Wood is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That wonderful, fabulous, historic presidential debate! We&amp;#39;re still on a high and we celebrate all of the Harris goodness; Trump was humiliated on the world stage--in a way we&amp;#39;ve never witnessed--and from what we&amp;#39;ve seen of him to date, it&amp;#39;s a good guess he&amp;#39;ll spiral into an even more deplorable version of himself before this is all over; the Haitian pet rumor is already causing real-world damage; Sarah and I did our best to navigate what&amp;#39;s happening now--all the joy and hope but we temper it with the fact that Trump and the GOP are still a gigantic threat to American democracy. Don&amp;#39;t get happy. All gas, no brakes, but we have a real chance at victory this November.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is BACK and we had SO MUCH FUN!

Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and had the opportunity to go to the DNC this year. We had such an optimistic and hilarious conversation about Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, the future of American democracy and how good it feels to get back to hope and joy. I spill a little tea at the end...Such a fun show.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Steph is BACK and we had SO MUCH FUN!</p><p><br></p><p>Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and had the opportunity to go to the DNC this year. We had such an optimistic and hilarious conversation about Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, the future of American democracy and how good it feels to get back to hope and joy. I spill a little tea at the end...Such a fun show.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Steph is BACK and we had SO MUCH FUN!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and had the opportunity to go to the DNC this year. We had such an optimistic and hilarious conversation about Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, the future of American democracy and how good it feels to get back to hope and joy. I spill a little tea at the end...Such a fun show.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:10:04 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: Christopher has been accurately predicting elections for years--we discuss his latest electoral map, why he says Florida will flip, and why he believes Iowa and Ohio are in play; Trump&#39;s upcoming sentencing will likely do even more damage to his campaign; Democrats must win big because Republicans will challenge the close races--but Dems are on it and they have the edge; Harris and Walz will do their first interview tonight and so much more. 



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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and <a href="https://Spoutible.com" rel="nofollow">Spoutible.com</a>.</p><p>Topics: Christopher has been accurately predicting elections for years--we discuss his latest electoral map, why he says Florida will flip, and why he believes Iowa and Ohio are in play; Trump&#39;s upcoming sentencing will likely do even more damage to his campaign; Democrats must win big because Republicans will challenge the close races--but Dems are on it and they have the edge; Harris and Walz will do their first interview tonight and so much more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and &lt;a href=&#34;https://Spoutible.com&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Spoutible.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Christopher has been accurately predicting elections for years--we discuss his latest electoral map, why he says Florida will flip, and why he believes Iowa and Ohio are in play; Trump&amp;#39;s upcoming sentencing will likely do even more damage to his campaign; Democrats must win big because Republicans will challenge the close races--but Dems are on it and they have the edge; Harris and Walz will do their first interview tonight and so much more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:24:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Ann Werner is my mom and the author of many books. Today, we discuss her trilogy about a global pandemic. Book one: The Melt. Book two The Augurs, and book three The Adepts was just released.

After we chatted about her books, we dove right into politics; the amazing and very entertaining Democratic National Convention; Tim Walz is our real-life Ted Lasso; if we all vote, we will see a blue wave--maybe even a blue tsunami and why MAGA will likely fail at cheating--but don&#39;t get happy!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Ann Werner is my mom and the author of many books. Today, we discuss her trilogy about a global pandemic. Book one: The Melt. Book two The Augurs, and book three The Adepts was just released.</p><p>After we chatted about her books, we dove right into politics; the amazing and very entertaining Democratic National Convention; Tim Walz is our real-life Ted Lasso; if we all vote, we will see a blue wave--maybe even a blue tsunami and why MAGA will likely fail at cheating--but don&#39;t get happy!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Ann Werner is my mom and the author of many books. Today, we discuss her trilogy about a global pandemic. Book one: The Melt. Book two The Augurs, and book three The Adepts was just released.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After we chatted about her books, we dove right into politics; the amazing and very entertaining Democratic National Convention; Tim Walz is our real-life Ted Lasso; if we all vote, we will see a blue wave--maybe even a blue tsunami and why MAGA will likely fail at cheating--but don&amp;#39;t get happy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:56:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&#39;s the author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy.  

Topics: David shares ways you can help save democracy and elect Harris/Walz in the next 80&#43; days; why State Houses are so important and why voters must vote blue down ballot; Ohio may be in play for Democrats; the Ohio Supreme Court is also in play this November; JD Vance is a gift to Democrats and why/how the Harris/Wlaz ticket is so electric.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&#39;s the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&cv_ct_cx=david+pepper&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+pepper&pd_rd_i=1662919573&pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&pd_rd_wg=uhgev&pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&qid=1709842221&s=digital-text&sprefix=david+pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0" rel="nofollow">Laboratories of Autocracy</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb" rel="nofollow">Saving Democracy</a>. </p><p>Topics: David shares ways you can help save democracy and elect Harris/Walz in the next 80+ days; why State Houses are so important and why voters must vote blue down ballot; Ohio may be in play for Democrats; the Ohio Supreme Court is also in play this November; JD Vance is a gift to Democrats and why/how the Harris/Wlaz ticket is so electric. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He&amp;#39;s the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&amp;cv_ct_cx=david&#43;pepper&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=david&#43;pepper&amp;pd_rd_i=1662919573&amp;pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&amp;pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&amp;pd_rd_wg=uhgev&amp;pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&amp;qid=1709842221&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=david&#43;pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&amp;sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Laboratories of Autocracy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Saving Democracy&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: David shares ways you can help save democracy and elect Harris/Walz in the next 80&#43; days; why State Houses are so important and why voters must vote blue down ballot; Ohio may be in play for Democrats; the Ohio Supreme Court is also in play this November; JD Vance is a gift to Democrats and why/how the Harris/Wlaz ticket is so electric. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:37:41 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Frederic Poag</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Frederic Poag</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry.

Topics: The Democratic ticket is enthusiastic and joyful and they are FIRE; Kamala mom&#39;d a heckler and it was glorious, why Tim Walz was a great choice for VP; Trump has no more field offices and ads have slowed--and now Eric Trump is promoting cryptocurrency, hmmmmm; Trump enticing coming up in September; how to deal with election deniers who refuse to certify if/when Trump loses. All that and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry.</p><p>Topics: The Democratic ticket is enthusiastic and joyful and they are FIRE; Kamala mom&#39;d a heckler and it was glorious, why Tim Walz was a great choice for VP; Trump has no more field offices and ads have slowed--and now Eric Trump is promoting cryptocurrency, hmmmmm; Trump enticing coming up in September; how to deal with election deniers who refuse to certify if/when Trump loses. All that and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: The Democratic ticket is enthusiastic and joyful and they are FIRE; Kamala mom&amp;#39;d a heckler and it was glorious, why Tim Walz was a great choice for VP; Trump has no more field offices and ads have slowed--and now Eric Trump is promoting cryptocurrency, hmmmmm; Trump enticing coming up in September; how to deal with election deniers who refuse to certify if/when Trump loses. All that and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:22:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: Kamala Harris will announce her VP pick next Tuesday and we talked about who&#39;s in play; the &#34;weird&#34; moniker has taken off and Democrats are finally in an offensive messaging position; Donald Trump behaved like a racist Buffon at the NABJ event, shocking but not surprising, saying Harris only recently &#34;became black&#34;; corporate media continues to fail us and MAGA is gloriously melting down over White Dudes for Kamala. All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><span>Topics: Kamala Harris will announce her VP pick next Tuesday and we talked about who&#39;s in play; the &#34;weird&#34; moniker has taken off and Democrats are finally in an offensive messaging position; Donald Trump behaved like a racist Buffon at the NABJ event, shocking but not surprising, saying Harris only recently &#34;became black&#34;; corporate media continues to fail us and MAGA is gloriously melting down over White Dudes for Kamala. All that and more.</span></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Topics: Kamala Harris will announce her VP pick next Tuesday and we talked about who&amp;#39;s in play; the &amp;#34;weird&amp;#34; moniker has taken off and Democrats are finally in an offensive messaging position; Donald Trump behaved like a racist Buffon at the NABJ event, shocking but not surprising, saying Harris only recently &amp;#34;became black&amp;#34;; corporate media continues to fail us and MAGA is gloriously melting down over White Dudes for Kamala. All that and more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:24:33 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.

Topics: After three weeks of bullying by the press, celebrities, and some Democratic leaders, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Jen and I talk about the last four days and the explosive energetic shift that&#39;s happened. The feeling is hopeful and voters are excited. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are panicking. Will JD Vance be replaced because of that panic? Jen and talk about all that and so much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.</p><p>Topics: After three weeks of bullying by the press, celebrities, and some Democratic leaders, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Jen and I talk about the last four days and the explosive energetic shift that&#39;s happened. The feeling is hopeful and voters are excited. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are panicking. Will JD Vance be replaced because of that panic? Jen and talk about all that and so much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator &amp;amp; host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world&amp;#39;s biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: After three weeks of bullying by the press, celebrities, and some Democratic leaders, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Jen and I talk about the last four days and the explosive energetic shift that&amp;#39;s happened. The feeling is hopeful and voters are excited. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are panicking. Will JD Vance be replaced because of that panic? Jen and talk about all that and so much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:01:29 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3547</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: Shoulder Dance.

Topics: Optimism is the theme of this podcast. We cover the media-manufactured debate scandal--and how it&#39;s biting them in the ass; Gay hackers hacked into the Heritage Foundation and found a video of Trump talking about his Project 2025; Biden has made it clear HE&#39;S NOT STEPPING DOWN; AOC drew up articles of impeachment for two Justices and Jay tells us about the wonderful documentary he&#39;s working on. All that and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-rick-cosnett-lgbtq-shoulder-dance-cannes-market-1235614508/" rel="nofollow">Shoulder Dance</a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Topics: Optimism is the theme of this podcast. We cover the media-manufactured debate scandal--and how it&#39;s biting them in the ass; Gay hackers hacked into the Heritage Foundation and found a video of Trump talking about his Project 2025; Biden has made it clear HE&#39;S NOT STEPPING DOWN; AOC drew up articles of impeachment for two Justices and Jay tells us about the wonderful documentary he&#39;s working on. All that and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: &lt;a href=&#34;https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-rick-cosnett-lgbtq-shoulder-dance-cannes-market-1235614508/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Shoulder Dance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Optimism is the theme of this podcast. We cover the media-manufactured debate scandal--and how it&amp;#39;s biting them in the ass; Gay hackers hacked into the Heritage Foundation and found a video of Trump talking about his Project 2025; Biden has made it clear HE&amp;#39;S NOT STEPPING DOWN; AOC drew up articles of impeachment for two Justices and Jay tells us about the wonderful documentary he&amp;#39;s working on. All that and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:19:36 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3616</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: Christopher and I discuss the 2024 election possibilities--there will be chaos and litigation after the fact and Chris shares which red/purple states he thinks will flip for Biden--and he also makes a bold electoral prediction; we must spread the word about Project 2025; the possibility of Trump getting jail time and how Chris has changed his position on that issue; corrupt SCOTUS and what needs to be done about it; how the immunity decision could affect the election outcome, and we talked about how the different social media sites handle political content.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and <a href="https://Spoutible.com" rel="nofollow">Spoutible.com</a>.</p><p>Topics: Christopher and I discuss the 2024 election possibilities--there will be chaos and litigation after the fact and Chris shares which red/purple states he thinks will flip for Biden--and he also makes a bold electoral prediction; we must spread the word about Project 2025; the possibility of Trump getting jail time and how Chris has changed his position on that issue; corrupt SCOTUS and what needs to be done about it; how the immunity decision could affect the election outcome, and we talked about how the different social media sites handle political content. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and &lt;a href=&#34;https://Spoutible.com&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Spoutible.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Christopher and I discuss the 2024 election possibilities--there will be chaos and litigation after the fact and Chris shares which red/purple states he thinks will flip for Biden--and he also makes a bold electoral prediction; we must spread the word about Project 2025; the possibility of Trump getting jail time and how Chris has changed his position on that issue; corrupt SCOTUS and what needs to be done about it; how the immunity decision could affect the election outcome, and we talked about how the different social media sites handle political content. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:10:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3901</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer Sarah Wood of VoteVets is back!

Topics: New Fox poll has Biden leading with Independents by NINE points; Sarah and I go over some of what&#39;s in Project 2025--the Republican plan if Trump wins and it&#39;s horrific; why Trump&#39;s idea of getting rid of income tax and replacing with tariffs would be an economic disaster and would drastically increase inflation; corrupt SCOTUS continues to delay the immunity ruling, and will Donald Trump flee the country? All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Writer Sarah Wood of<a href="https://x.com/votevets" rel="nofollow"> VoteVets</a> is back!</p><p>Topics: New Fox poll has Biden leading with Independents by NINE points; Sarah and I go over some of what&#39;s in Project 2025--the Republican plan if Trump wins and it&#39;s horrific; why Trump&#39;s idea of getting rid of income tax and replacing with tariffs would be an economic disaster and would drastically increase inflation; corrupt SCOTUS continues to delay the immunity ruling, and will Donald Trump flee the country? All that and more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Writer Sarah Wood of&lt;a href=&#34;https://x.com/votevets&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; VoteVets&lt;/a&gt; is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: New Fox poll has Biden leading with Independents by NINE points; Sarah and I go over some of what&amp;#39;s in Project 2025--the Republican plan if Trump wins and it&amp;#39;s horrific; why Trump&amp;#39;s idea of getting rid of income tax and replacing with tariffs would be an economic disaster and would drastically increase inflation; corrupt SCOTUS continues to delay the immunity ruling, and will Donald Trump flee the country? All that and more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/106558589</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:53:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3119</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cheri is back! 

Topics:  Why the mifepristone ruling may not be the great news some think it is; why the undercover recordings of Justices are important and how they can affect what happens now; Alito/Roberts Martha-Ann Alito outed herself as a German fascist in a secret recording; re-programming MAGA is not realistic, we have to vote them out and make racists/bigots/misogynists uncomfortable; Joe Biden is kicking ass and more Americans need to understand why! All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Cheri is back!</p><p>Topics: Why the mifepristone ruling may not be the great news some think it is; why the undercover recordings of Justices are important and how they can affect what happens now; Alito/Roberts Martha-Ann Alito outed herself as a German fascist in a secret recording; re-programming MAGA is not realistic, we have to vote them out and make racists/bigots/misogynists uncomfortable; Joe Biden is kicking ass and more Americans need to understand why! All that and more. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Cheri is back!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Why the mifepristone ruling may not be the great news some think it is; why the undercover recordings of Justices are important and how they can affect what happens now; Alito/Roberts Martha-Ann Alito outed herself as a German fascist in a secret recording; re-programming MAGA is not realistic, we have to vote them out and make racists/bigots/misogynists uncomfortable; Joe Biden is kicking ass and more Americans need to understand why! All that and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/106148936</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:31:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3602</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Frank Figliuzzi</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Frank Figliuzzi</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Frank Figliuzzi was the Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. In his current role as a respected national security analyst, he is a regular contributor to NBC News and MSNBC and a sought-after speaker on violence prevention and the threats, both external and internal, facing the United States. His latest book is LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers.

Topics: After talking about his new book, we discussed the GOP threat to defund the FBI; Frank describes a scenario where Judge Cannon could be removed from the espionage case; he weighs in on whether Judge Merchan will sentence Donald Trump to prison; keeping faith in a system that is on shakey ground; Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Ronney Jackson have been appointed to the Intelligence Committee and why that&#39;s really dangerous. All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Frank Figliuzzi was the Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. In his current role as a respected national security analyst, he is a regular contributor to NBC News and MSNBC and a sought-after speaker on violence prevention and the threats, both external and internal, facing the United States. His latest book is <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/long-haul-frank-figliuzzi?variant=41305516671010" rel="nofollow">LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers</a>.</p><p>Topics: After talking about his new book, we discussed the GOP threat to defund the FBI; Frank describes a scenario where Judge Cannon could be removed from the espionage case; he weighs in on whether Judge Merchan will sentence Donald Trump to prison; keeping faith in a system that is on shakey ground; Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Ronney Jackson have been appointed to the Intelligence Committee and why that&#39;s really dangerous. All that and more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Frank Figliuzzi was the Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. In his current role as a respected national security analyst, he is a regular contributor to NBC News and MSNBC and a sought-after speaker on violence prevention and the threats, both external and internal, facing the United States. His latest book is &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.harpercollins.com/products/long-haul-frank-figliuzzi?variant=41305516671010&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: After talking about his new book, we discussed the GOP threat to defund the FBI; Frank describes a scenario where Judge Cannon could be removed from the espionage case; he weighs in on whether Judge Merchan will sentence Donald Trump to prison; keeping faith in a system that is on shakey ground; Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Ronney Jackson have been appointed to the Intelligence Committee and why that&amp;#39;s really dangerous. All that and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:08:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2045</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.

Topics: As the jury deliberates in the first trial of an ex-POTUS, D Knight and I discuss the possible verdict(s) based on what we know; the notes requested by the jury could spell trouble for Donald and the defense; the ongoing (failing) effort from the right to suggest black people are leaving the Democratic Party in droves; Democratic Eeyore voters and how they sabotage wins with pathetic, victim messaging; there is tape of Donald using the N-word (no surprise) and the likelihood of it emerging, all that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>D. Knight is the host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection-news-and-politics/id1629782102" rel="nofollow">Pardon the Insurrection Podcast</a>.</p><p>Topics: As the jury deliberates in the first trial of an ex-POTUS, D Knight and I discuss the possible verdict(s) based on what we know; the notes requested by the jury could spell trouble for Donald and the defense; the ongoing (failing) effort from the right to suggest black people are leaving the Democratic Party in droves; Democratic Eeyore voters and how they sabotage wins with pathetic, victim messaging; there is tape of Donald using the N-word (no surprise) and the likelihood of it emerging, all that and more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;D. Knight is the host of the &lt;a href=&#34;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection-news-and-politics/id1629782102&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Pardon the Insurrection Podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: As the jury deliberates in the first trial of an ex-POTUS, D Knight and I discuss the possible verdict(s) based on what we know; the notes requested by the jury could spell trouble for Donald and the defense; the ongoing (failing) effort from the right to suggest black people are leaving the Democratic Party in droves; Democratic Eeyore voters and how they sabotage wins with pathetic, victim messaging; there is tape of Donald using the N-word (no surprise) and the likelihood of it emerging, all that and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/105233449</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 18:53:57 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2833</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg is back to talk about his latest book ROUGH BEAST: Who Donald Trump Really Is, What He’ll Do if Re-Elected, &amp; Why Democracy Must Prevail. 

Other topics: Arrogant, corrupt right-wing SCOTUS Justices; the right is doubling down on extremism; the images of Trump BBQing with black Americans in the Bronx with palm trees in the background are laughable and obviously AI; will Trump be convicted?...all that and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Greg is back to talk about his latest book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520" rel="nofollow">ROUGH BEAST: Who Donald Trump Really Is, What He’ll Do if Re-Elected, &amp; Why Democracy Must Prevail. </a></p><p>Other topics: Arrogant, corrupt right-wing SCOTUS Justices; the right is doubling down on extremism; the images of Trump BBQing with black Americans in the Bronx with palm trees in the background are laughable and obviously AI; will Trump be convicted?...all that and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Greg is back to talk about his latest book &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;ROUGH BEAST: Who Donald Trump Really Is, What He’ll Do if Re-Elected, &amp;amp; Why Democracy Must Prevail. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other topics: Arrogant, corrupt right-wing SCOTUS Justices; the right is doubling down on extremism; the images of Trump BBQing with black Americans in the Bronx with palm trees in the background are laughable and obviously AI; will Trump be convicted?...all that and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 19:32:19 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Billy Ray</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Billy Ray</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Billy Ray wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips, for which he won the WGA award. Ray&#39;s films as writer, co-writer, or writer-director include &#34;The Hunger Games,&#34; &#34;Richard Jewell,&#34; &#34;Shattered Glass,&#34; and Showtime&#39;s &#34;The Comey Rule,&#34; which had the biggest debut of any limited series in that network&#39;s history. He provides messaging help to 85 sitting Members of the House and Senate. He believes in democracy, justice, and the Dodgers.

Topics: After discussing his career in the film industry, we dove into politics: Democratic messaging--what works and what doesn&#39;t (he offers tangible examples); how voters can incorporate effective Dem messaging on social media; one possible solution to the SCOTUS corruption; what we have to be hopeful about and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Billy Ray wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips, for which he won the WGA award. Ray&#39;s films as writer, co-writer, or writer-director include &#34;The Hunger Games,&#34; &#34;Richard Jewell,&#34; &#34;Shattered Glass,&#34; and Showtime&#39;s &#34;The Comey Rule,&#34; which had the biggest debut of any limited series in that network&#39;s history. He provides messaging help to 85 sitting Members of the House and Senate. He believes in democracy, justice, and the Dodgers.</p><p>Topics: After discussing his career in the film industry, we dove into politics: Democratic messaging--what works and what doesn&#39;t (he offers tangible examples); how voters can incorporate effective Dem messaging on social media; one possible solution to the SCOTUS corruption; what we have to be hopeful about and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Billy Ray wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips, for which he won the WGA award. Ray&amp;#39;s films as writer, co-writer, or writer-director include &amp;#34;The Hunger Games,&amp;#34; &amp;#34;Richard Jewell,&amp;#34; &amp;#34;Shattered Glass,&amp;#34; and Showtime&amp;#39;s &amp;#34;The Comey Rule,&amp;#34; which had the biggest debut of any limited series in that network&amp;#39;s history. He provides messaging help to 85 sitting Members of the House and Senate. He believes in democracy, justice, and the Dodgers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: After discussing his career in the film industry, we dove into politics: Democratic messaging--what works and what doesn&amp;#39;t (he offers tangible examples); how voters can incorporate effective Dem messaging on social media; one possible solution to the SCOTUS corruption; what we have to be hopeful about and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 20:13:53 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: JoJo From Jerz</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: JoJo From Jerz</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jo is back! It&#39;s been a while but she&#39;s so cool, we picked up where we left off...

Topics: First, Jo talks about her unexpected ascension into the world of political social media pundits, and then we get into politics; There appears to be a quiet but forceful movement across the country because of the GOP abortion bans; the Red Tie Brigade was summoned by their master to show up for him in court--because his supporters are nowhere to be found; how the brigade and Michael Cohen play to the NY jury; Jo weighs in on what might happen if Trump is found guilty and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Jo is back! It&#39;s been a while but she&#39;s so cool, we picked up where we left off...</p><p>Topics: First, Jo talks about her unexpected ascension into the world of political social media pundits, and then we get into politics; There appears to be a quiet but forceful movement across the country because of the GOP abortion bans; the Red Tie Brigade was summoned by their master to show up for him in court--because his supporters are nowhere to be found; how the brigade and Michael Cohen play to the NY jury; Jo weighs in on what might happen if Trump is found guilty and much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Jo is back! It&amp;#39;s been a while but she&amp;#39;s so cool, we picked up where we left off...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: First, Jo talks about her unexpected ascension into the world of political social media pundits, and then we get into politics; There appears to be a quiet but forceful movement across the country because of the GOP abortion bans; the Red Tie Brigade was summoned by their master to show up for him in court--because his supporters are nowhere to be found; how the brigade and Michael Cohen play to the NY jury; Jo weighs in on what might happen if Trump is found guilty and much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 18:09:07 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2837</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth and the host of #ResistanceLive on Youtube.

Topics: the bear v. man debate; two AZ Republicans voted with Dems to repeal the 1864 abortion ban--and how that affects the election; Florida IS in play; campus protests; why Elizabeth thinks Trump might do time (and why the SS is not a big issue), all that and so much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Heroines-Unleashing-Revolution-Rebirth-ebook/dp/B08BKSTCTY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow"> Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth</a> and the host of<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm" rel="nofollow"> #ResistanceLive </a>on Youtube.</p><p>Topics: the bear v. man debate; two AZ Republicans voted with Dems to repeal the 1864 abortion ban--and how that affects the election; Florida IS in play; campus protests; why Elizabeth thinks Trump might do time (and why the SS is not a big issue), all that and so much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Heroines-Unleashing-Revolution-Rebirth-ebook/dp/B08BKSTCTY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth&lt;/a&gt; and the host of&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; #ResistanceLive &lt;/a&gt;on Youtube.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: the bear v. man debate; two AZ Republicans voted with Dems to repeal the 1864 abortion ban--and how that affects the election; Florida IS in play; campus protests; why Elizabeth thinks Trump might do time (and why the SS is not a big issue), all that and so much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/103448905</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 19:03:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3580</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Simon accurately predicted the 2022 midterms and he&#39;s been consistent in predicting subsequent elections. Follow him on Substack: Hopium Chronicles.

Topics: Simon lists six things voters will learn about Trump in the coming months; why we should pay attention to polls; why we shouldn&#39;t rely on the Trump trials to save us; why the GOP is dealing with an existential crisis; why union support for Biden is so important; Simon shared a real-life story about the Biden boom and what we have to be hopeful about-but don&#39;t get happy! Do the work!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Simon accurately predicted the 2022 midterms and he&#39;s been consistent in predicting subsequent elections. Follow him on Substack: <a href="https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/" rel="nofollow">Hopium Chronicles</a>.</p><p>Topics: Simon lists six things voters will learn about Trump in the coming months; why we <em>should</em> pay attention to polls; why we shouldn&#39;t rely on the Trump trials to save us; why the GOP is dealing with an existential crisis; why union support for Biden is so important; Simon shared a real-life story about the Biden boom and what we have to be hopeful about-but don&#39;t get happy! Do the work!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Simon accurately predicted the 2022 midterms and he&amp;#39;s been consistent in predicting subsequent elections. Follow him on Substack: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Hopium Chronicles&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Simon lists six things voters will learn about Trump in the coming months; why we &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; pay attention to polls; why we shouldn&amp;#39;t rely on the Trump trials to save us; why the GOP is dealing with an existential crisis; why union support for Biden is so important; Simon shared a real-life story about the Biden boom and what we have to be hopeful about-but don&amp;#39;t get happy! Do the work!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/103029867</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:42:51 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2033</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Rachel is back and her new book is titled Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game.

Topics: Rachel talks about why she wrote Hit&#39;Em Where It Hurts and why it&#39;s so important voters understand how government and partisan political messaging work; how the Arizona abortion ban will affect the 2024 election; RFK Jr. is dangerous to democracy and he doesn&#39;t need much of the vote to tilt the election to Trump, and what everyday voters need to do to make sure democracy is preserved this November. Also: EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ PROJECT 2025--the fascist Republican plan if they win.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Rachel is back and her new book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Where-Hurts-Democracy-Republicans-ebook/dp/B0C4J8ZQPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RX5NFKUPBRFE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hrpXqDOHnVm2RbXaeP7nVZhajYGLecqLwxeQk8iJw-bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BL4xuktiSpKW0ooPpty9FCxD1NVYvrSx0y-eiFap4U4&dib_tag=se&keywords=hit+em+where+it+hurts+rachel+bitecofer&qid=1712849435&s=digital-text&sprefix=rachel+bit%2Cdigital-text%2C118&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game</a>.</p><p>Topics: Rachel talks about why she wrote <em>Hit&#39;Em Where It Hurts</em> and why it&#39;s so important voters understand how government and partisan political messaging work; how the Arizona abortion ban will affect the 2024 election; RFK Jr. is dangerous to democracy and he doesn&#39;t need much of the vote to tilt the election to Trump, and what everyday voters need to do to make sure democracy is preserved this November. Also: EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ <a href="https://www.project2025.org/" rel="nofollow">PROJECT 2025</a>--the fascist Republican plan if they win.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Rachel is back and her new book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Where-Hurts-Democracy-Republicans-ebook/dp/B0C4J8ZQPD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RX5NFKUPBRFE&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hrpXqDOHnVm2RbXaeP7nVZhajYGLecqLwxeQk8iJw-bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.BL4xuktiSpKW0ooPpty9FCxD1NVYvrSx0y-eiFap4U4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=hit&#43;em&#43;where&#43;it&#43;hurts&#43;rachel&#43;bitecofer&amp;qid=1712849435&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=rachel&#43;bit%2Cdigital-text%2C118&amp;sr=1-1&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Hit &amp;#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Rachel talks about why she wrote &lt;em&gt;Hit&amp;#39;Em Where It Hurts&lt;/em&gt; and why it&amp;#39;s so important voters understand how government and partisan political messaging work; how the Arizona abortion ban will affect the 2024 election; RFK Jr. is dangerous to democracy and he doesn&amp;#39;t need much of the vote to tilt the election to Trump, and what everyday voters need to do to make sure democracy is preserved this November. Also: EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.project2025.org/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;PROJECT 2025&lt;/a&gt;--the fascist Republican plan if they win.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:55:51 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Craig Bierko</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Craig Bierko</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp; Order; Mad About You. Stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.

No politics today! We had so much fun and I laughed. A lot. This show doesn&#39;t have the usual &#34;topics.&#34; It&#39;s just a fun, organic conversation that went all over the place.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0081572/" rel="nofollow">Craig Bierko</a> has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include <em>Cinderella Man</em> &amp; <em>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</em>. TV: <em>Sex and the City</em>, <em>Murphy Brown</em>; <em>Law &amp; Order</em>; <em>Mad About You</em>. Stage: <em>The Music Man</em>; <em>Guys and Dolls</em> and <em>Company</em>.</p><p>No politics today! We had so much fun and I laughed. A lot. This show doesn&#39;t have the usual &#34;topics.&#34; It&#39;s just a fun, organic conversation that went all over the place. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0081572/&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Craig Bierko&lt;/a&gt; has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include &lt;em&gt;Cinderella Man&lt;/em&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;em&gt;Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas&lt;/em&gt;. TV: &lt;em&gt;Sex and the City&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Murphy Brown&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;em&gt;Law &amp;amp; Order&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;em&gt;Mad About You&lt;/em&gt;. Stage: &lt;em&gt;The Music Man&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;em&gt;Guys and Dolls&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Company&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No politics today! We had so much fun and I laughed. A lot. This show doesn&amp;#39;t have the usual &amp;#34;topics.&amp;#34; It&amp;#39;s just a fun, organic conversation that went all over the place. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: First we discuss why the British tabloids (rag mags) are going after Christopher, and then we chat about American politics: Christopher has a bold 2024 prediction; the American press is not left-leaning; Abortion is THE issue for Democrats, Republican donations are going to Trump&#39;s legal bills, not GOP candidate and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and<a href="https://spoutible.com/guest" rel="nofollow"> </a>Spoutible.com.</p><p>Topics: First we discuss why the British tabloids (rag mags) are going after Christopher, and then we chat about American politics: Christopher has a bold 2024 prediction; the American press is not left-leaning; Abortion is THE issue for Democrats, Republican donations are going to Trump&#39;s legal bills, not GOP candidate and much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and&lt;a href=&#34;https://spoutible.com/guest&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;Spoutible.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: First we discuss why the British tabloids (rag mags) are going after Christopher, and then we chat about American politics: Christopher has a bold 2024 prediction; the American press is not left-leaning; Abortion is THE issue for Democrats, Republican donations are going to Trump&amp;#39;s legal bills, not GOP candidate and much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:41:25 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.

Topics: Biden and the Democrats are strong and growing stronger by the day. why every vote matters; polls and why they need to be taken with a grain of salt; Pence not endorsing Trump is a big deal; Nikki Haley and Liz Cheney are doing more damage to Trump than any other Republican in government, and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>D. Earl Stephens is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Tales-Caustic-Collection-Important/dp/1641842180/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" rel="nofollow">&#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;</a>  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.</p><p>Topics: Biden and the Democrats are strong and growing stronger by the day. why every vote matters; polls and why they need to be taken with a grain of salt; Pence not endorsing Trump is a big deal; Nikki Haley and Liz Cheney are doing more damage to Trump than any other Republican in government, and much more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;D. Earl Stephens is the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Tales-Caustic-Collection-Important/dp/1641842180/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;&lt;/a&gt;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Biden and the Democrats are strong and growing stronger by the day. why every vote matters; polls and why they need to be taken with a grain of salt; Pence not endorsing Trump is a big deal; Nikki Haley and Liz Cheney are doing more damage to Trump than any other Republican in government, and much more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:38:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Veteran/Activist Skyleigh Heinen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Veteran/Activist Skyleigh Heinen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy. Topics: Alex Jones advertised that he likes to eat ass; who we can trust in the biased media; Biden is kicking ass and news media needs to catch up; Kimberley shares a conspiracy theory; Dems are in a great position for the next election and much more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.</p><p>Topics: Alex Jones advertised that he likes to eat ass; who we can trust in the biased media; Biden is kicking ass and news media needs to catch up; Kimberley shares a conspiracy theory; Dems are in a great position for the next election and much more! </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Alex Jones advertised that he likes to eat ass; who we can trust in the biased media; Biden is kicking ass and news media needs to catch up; Kimberley shares a conspiracy theory; Dems are in a great position for the next election and much more! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:35:32 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Pepper is the author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy.  Topics: What Biden should focus on in tonight&#39;s STOU; what Super Tuesday told us about this November; ways you can get involved; Democratic messaging; what if Trump doesn&#39;t go on trial before the election; how the media is framing this important race and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<h3>David Pepper is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&cv_ct_cx=david+pepper&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+pepper&pd_rd_i=1662919573&pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&pd_rd_wg=uhgev&pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&qid=1709842221&s=digital-text&sprefix=david+pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0" rel="nofollow">Laboratories of Autocracy</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb" rel="nofollow">Saving Democracy</a>.  </h3><p><br></p><p>Topics: What Biden should focus on in tonight&#39;s STOU; what Super Tuesday told us about this November; ways you can get involved; Democratic messaging; what if Trump doesn&#39;t go on trial before the election; how the media is framing this important race and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;h3&gt;David Pepper is the author of &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Laboratories-Autocracy-Wake-Up-Behind-Lines/dp/1662919573/ref=sxts_entity_rec_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?content-id=amzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a%3Aamzn1.sym.a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;crid=34R8VFVFG8H74&amp;cv_ct_cx=david&#43;pepper&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KaDuAKNmATSNwdt18s0SpjNiQ09MfL1BaJImliEsVK2ngSPUxx1v8794tF7Ultz4T0ZlZJl4X2j4848vaCx1GA.NPWV_rTOtuyfs9uW9c9rsR1RzU3dSYh7hncElReKvN4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=david&#43;pepper&amp;pd_rd_i=1662919573&amp;pd_rd_r=6dd851af-08c8-47e9-9619-2ff7717eda46&amp;pd_rd_w=Eh0iz&amp;pd_rd_wg=uhgev&amp;pf_rd_p=a36c3969-f821-4d5b-a8e8-be129cf4aa4a&amp;pf_rd_r=49F6CJDH8FNE7BY7NCW1&amp;qid=1709842221&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=david&#43;pepper%2Cdigital-text%2C184&amp;sr=1-2-ef9bfdb7-b507-43a0-b887-27e2a8414df0&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Laboratories of Autocracy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Democracy-Users-Manual-American-ebook/dp/B0C5TYL7BG?ref_=ast_author_mpb&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;Saving Democracy&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: What Biden should focus on in tonight&amp;#39;s STOU; what Super Tuesday told us about this November; ways you can get involved; Democratic messaging; what if Trump doesn&amp;#39;t go on trial before the election; how the media is framing this important race and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:23:55 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>I&#39;ve got a new way of recording and I&#39;m still working it out. The show is good, it&#39;s all the extras that will have to wait.

Topics: Sarah and I discussed the SCOTUS choice to delay ruling on Trump&#39;s possible immunity; we are the ones who will save democracy and we must not allow the chaos to win. We covered a lot. And we remain optimistic despite the threat of a GOP takeover.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>I&#39;ve got a new way of recording and I&#39;m still working it out. The show is good, it&#39;s all the extras that will have to wait.</p><p>Topics: Sarah and I discussed the SCOTUS choice to delay ruling on Trump&#39;s possible immunity; we are the ones who will save democracy and we must not allow the chaos to win. We covered a lot. And we remain optimistic despite the threat of a GOP takeover.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve got a new way of recording and I&amp;#39;m still working it out. The show is good, it&amp;#39;s all the extras that will have to wait.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Sarah and I discussed the SCOTUS choice to delay ruling on Trump&amp;#39;s possible immunity; we are the ones who will save democracy and we must not allow the chaos to win. We covered a lot. And we remain optimistic despite the threat of a GOP takeover.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:01:55 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.

Topics: Dems continue to over-perform AND out-perform polls; news media is failing us with their skewed framing of the facts; Republicans are cash-poor in an election year as Dems keep raising more money; DKnight had an interesting take on what might happen if the Jan 6 trial is delayed until 2025, All that and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>D. Knight is the host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection-news-and-politics/id1629782102" rel="nofollow"><strong>Pardon the Insurrection Podcast</strong></a>.</p><p>Topics: Dems continue to over-perform AND out-perform polls; news media is failing us with their skewed framing of the facts; Republicans are cash-poor in an election year as Dems keep raising more money; DKnight had an interesting take on what might happen if the Jan 6 trial is delayed until 2025, All that and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;D. Knight is the host of the &lt;a href=&#34;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection-news-and-politics/id1629782102&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pardon the Insurrection Podcast&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Dems continue to over-perform AND out-perform polls; news media is failing us with their skewed framing of the facts; Republicans are cash-poor in an election year as Dems keep raising more money; DKnight had an interesting take on what might happen if the Jan 6 trial is delayed until 2025, All that and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:37:34 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: Christopher addressed the Spoutible breach; we talked about Spoutible&#39;s first Town Hall on February 15th with Texas Rep. Jasmin Crockett (I am hosting); the upcoming SCOTUS rulings; the Senate in 2024; and if Trump is convicted before the election, GOP in bad shape...all that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><span>Topics: Christopher addressed the Spoutible breach; we talked about Spoutible&#39;s first Town Hall on February 15th with Texas Rep. Jasmin Crockett (I am hosting); the upcoming SCOTUS rulings; the Senate in 2024; and if Trump is convicted before the election, GOP in bad shape...all that and more!</span></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Topics: Christopher addressed the Spoutible breach; we talked about Spoutible&amp;#39;s first Town Hall on February 15th with Texas Rep. Jasmin Crockett (I am hosting); the upcoming SCOTUS rulings; the Senate in 2024; and if Trump is convicted before the election, GOP in bad shape...all that and more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:19:13 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.

Topics: Brian shares why he&#39;s not all that concerned over the red states supporting Texas in their defiance of the SCOTUS ruling regarding razorwire at the border; Trump&#39;s power is fading but we all must do our part to secure democracy; ways the Democratic messaging could improve and GOP is in another losing battle with pop icon Tayor Swift and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&keywords=brian+karem&qid=1646686427&s=digital-text&sprefix=brian+karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow"><em>Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It</em></a><em>. </em>He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.</p><p>Topics: Brian shares why he&#39;s not all that concerned over the red states supporting Texas in their defiance of the SCOTUS ruling regarding razorwire at the border; Trump&#39;s power is fading but we all must do our part to secure democracy; ways the Democratic messaging could improve and GOP is in another losing battle with pop icon Tayor Swift and more!</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.amazon.com/Free-Press-American-Journalism-Revive-ebook/dp/B09HGMXXZN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=29EHXM0GIHFCJ&amp;keywords=brian&#43;karem&amp;qid=1646686427&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=brian&#43;karem%2Cdigital-text%2C91&amp;sr=1-2&#34; rel=&#34;nofollow&#34;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Brian shares why he&amp;#39;s not all that concerned over the red states supporting Texas in their defiance of the SCOTUS ruling regarding razorwire at the border; Trump&amp;#39;s power is fading but we all must do our part to secure democracy; ways the Democratic messaging could improve and GOP is in another losing battle with pop icon Tayor Swift and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:37:14 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cliff is back! 

Topics: Why Cliff and I both believe Trump *can&#39;t* win (legally); Nikki Haley is having fun baiting him into insanity-- and by doing so, she helps Democrats; Peter Navarro gets 4 months for criminal contempt--a good sign for things to come and much more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Cliff is back! </p><p>Topics: Why Cliff and I both believe Trump *can&#39;t* win (legally); Nikki Haley is having fun baiting him into insanity-- and by doing so, she helps Democrats; Peter Navarro gets 4 months for criminal contempt--a good sign for things to come and much more.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Cliff is back! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: Why Cliff and I both believe Trump *can&amp;#39;t* win (legally); Nikki Haley is having fun baiting him into insanity-- and by doing so, she helps Democrats; Peter Navarro gets 4 months for criminal contempt--a good sign for things to come and much more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:17:38 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2668</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is back for great fun! First, we caught up, had fun and then we dove right into politics: SCOTUS will decide if Trump can be on the Colorado ballot in Feb; most of cable news is failing us; Nikki Haley might as well go home now; there&#39;s reason to be hopeful but we all have to do our part! All that and more.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p><span>Steph is back for great fun! First, we caught up, had fun and then we dove right into politics: SCOTUS will decide if Trump can be on the Colorado ballot in Feb; most of cable news is failing us; Nikki Haley might as well go home now; there&#39;s reason to be hopeful but we all have to do our part! All that and more.</span></p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Steph is back for great fun! First, we caught up, had fun and then we dove right into politics: SCOTUS will decide if Trump can be on the Colorado ballot in Feb; most of cable news is failing us; Nikki Haley might as well go home now; there&amp;#39;s reason to be hopeful but we all have to do our part! All that and more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:00:22 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3662</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Bob Cesca</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Bob Cesca</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Bob Cesca is back! 

Topics: How we spent our holiday; David Axelrod is on my LAST nerve; Bob shares why he believes a GOP Party split would benefit democracy more than Trump being kicked off state ballots; very soon, corrupt SCOTUS Justices will decide if Trump stays on ballots in Maine and Colorado; why there&#39;s reason to be cautiously optimistic about November but don&#39;t get happy.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Bob Cesca is back! </p><p>Topics: How we spent our holiday; David Axelrod is on my LAST nerve; Bob shares why he believes a GOP Party split would benefit democracy more than Trump being kicked off state ballots; very soon, corrupt SCOTUS Justices will decide if Trump stays on ballots in Maine and Colorado; why there&#39;s reason to be cautiously optimistic about November but don&#39;t get happy. </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>]]></description>
                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Bob Cesca is back! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Topics: How we spent our holiday; David Axelrod is on my LAST nerve; Bob shares why he believes a GOP Party split would benefit democracy more than Trump being kicked off state ballots; very soon, corrupt SCOTUS Justices will decide if Trump stays on ballots in Maine and Colorado; why there&amp;#39;s reason to be cautiously optimistic about November but don&amp;#39;t get happy. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/brands&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href=&#39;https://redcircle.com/privacy&#39;&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/95677071</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:16:44 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3226</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton, Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show, is back for the last interview show of 2023!
Topics: A little fun/personal chat and then we get into politics--specifically the threat of Trump and fascism. Jody worries that Liz Cheney may run for POTUS in 2024--which could help Trump. Xwitter is dying and Jody predicts when it will actually die; her mom&#39;s awesome new TV show, holiday plans, and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton, Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show, is back for the last interview show of 2023!
Topics: A little fun/personal chat and then we get into politics--specifically the threat of Trump and fascism. Jody worries that Liz Cheney may run for POTUS in 2024--which could help Trump. Xwitter is dying and Jody predicts when it will actually die; her mom&#39;s awesome new TV show, holiday plans, and more!
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton, Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show, is back for the last interview show of 2023!
Topics: A little fun/personal chat and then we get into politics--specifically the threat of Trump and fascism. Jody worries that Liz Cheney may run for POTUS in 2024--which could help Trump. Xwitter is dying and Jody predicts when it will actually die; her mom&amp;#39;s awesome new TV show, holiday plans, and more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:41:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4315</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: Shoulder Dance.
Jay and I talked about his latest film, Shoulder Dance, and the importance of relationships friendships, and closure; Jay shared a most fascinating story about his recent trip to Tuscany and then we did a deep-dive into the social media sites we have to choose from. Will Threads be a success? Time will tell. I love Jay, i hope you have as much listening as I did hosting!


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                <description><![CDATA[Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: Shoulder Dance.
Jay and I talked about his latest film, Shoulder Dance, and the importance of relationships friendships, and closure; Jay shared a most fascinating story about his recent trip to Tuscany and then we did a deep-dive into the social media sites we have to choose from. Will Threads be a success? Time will tell. I love Jay, i hope you have as much listening as I did hosting!
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                <content:encoded>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: Shoulder Dance.
Jay and I talked about his latest film, Shoulder Dance, and the importance of relationships friendships, and closure; Jay shared a most fascinating story about his recent trip to Tuscany and then we did a deep-dive into the social media sites we have to choose from. Will Threads be a success? Time will tell. I love Jay, i hope you have as much listening as I did hosting!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:27:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3631</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back!
Topics: New YouGov poll says the war in the Middle East is not hurting Biden (at this time); news media is accurately noting the parallels between Trump and Hitler; 3rd party candidates are the biggest threat to a Biden win in 2024, however, Democrats have been winning since the first election of 2017; the holidays are upon us and Sarah and I discussed holiday plans.


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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah Wood is back!
Topics: New YouGov poll says the war in the Middle East is not hurting Biden (at this time); news media is accurately noting the parallels between Trump and Hitler; 3rd party candidates are the biggest threat to a Biden win in 2024, however, Democrats have been winning since the first election of 2017; the holidays are upon us and Sarah and I discussed holiday plans.
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                <content:encoded>Sarah Wood is back!
Topics: New YouGov poll says the war in the Middle East is not hurting Biden (at this time); news media is accurately noting the parallels between Trump and Hitler; 3rd party candidates are the biggest threat to a Biden win in 2024, however, Democrats have been winning since the first election of 2017; the holidays are upon us and Sarah and I discussed holiday plans.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/92999801</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:38:09 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3028</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Frederic Poag</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Frederic Poag</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry
Topics: The Trump effect on the GOP; GOP is out of money in many states--it&#39;s shrinking as The Democratic Party is growing; Election Day 2023 saw a giant blue wave with abortion rights; there&#39;s a lot to be optimistic about heading into 2024~ with abortion rights and legal cannabis winning the day. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry
Topics: The Trump effect on the GOP; GOP is out of money in many states--it&#39;s shrinking as The Democratic Party is growing; Election Day 2023 saw a giant blue wave with abortion rights; there&#39;s a lot to be optimistic about heading into 2024~ with abortion rights and legal cannabis winning the day. 
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                <content:encoded>Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry
Topics: The Trump effect on the GOP; GOP is out of money in many states--it&amp;#39;s shrinking as The Democratic Party is growing; Election Day 2023 saw a giant blue wave with abortion rights; there&amp;#39;s a lot to be optimistic about heading into 2024~ with abortion rights and legal cannabis winning the day. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/92586057</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:43:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3695</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
Topics: We had a very NUANCED conversation about the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. Christopher wanted to discuss and clarify his stance and how the reaction to it affects US elections; why House Speaker Mike Johnson is an urgent threat to democracy; and as we were wrapping up, we got sidetracked talking about all the social media options out there.


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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
Topics: We had a very NUANCED conversation about the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. Christopher wanted to discuss and clarify his stance and how the reaction to it affects US elections; why House Speaker Mike Johnson is an urgent threat to democracy; and as we were wrapping up, we got sidetracked talking about all the social media options out there.
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
Topics: We had a very NUANCED conversation about the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. Christopher wanted to discuss and clarify his stance and how the reaction to it affects US elections; why House Speaker Mike Johnson is an urgent threat to democracy; and as we were wrapping up, we got sidetracked talking about all the social media options out there.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:10:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jillian Hurley</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jillian Hurley</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jillian Hurley is the Executive Producer of the 2023 film &#34;Americonned.&#34;
Topics: Her film Americonned--how Corporate America helped to cause the inequality we see today with greed and lies; poor Americans are not lazy--they want to work and support their families and unions are a big part of they way out of poverty; far-right extremist Mike Johnson is the new House Speaker and what that might mean in the long and short run; I talked about why I can&#39;t support Joe Walsh anymore...and so much more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Jillian Hurley is the Executive Producer of the 2023 film &#34;Americonned.&#34;
Topics: Her film Americonned--how Corporate America helped to cause the inequality we see today with greed and lies; poor Americans are not lazy--they want to work and support their families and unions are a big part of they way out of poverty; far-right extremist Mike Johnson is the new House Speaker and what that might mean in the long and short run; I talked about why I can&#39;t support Joe Walsh anymore...and so much more!
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                <content:encoded>Jillian Hurley is the Executive Producer of the 2023 film &amp;#34;Americonned.&amp;#34;
Topics: Her film Americonned--how Corporate America helped to cause the inequality we see today with greed and lies; poor Americans are not lazy--they want to work and support their families and unions are a big part of they way out of poverty; far-right extremist Mike Johnson is the new House Speaker and what that might mean in the long and short run; I talked about why I can&amp;#39;t support Joe Walsh anymore...and so much more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:03:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>I love talking with Simon Rosenberg! He&#39;s always got the best advice and perspective!
Topics: The importance of voting as early as possible; if 6 swing candidates win in win the Virginia Nov 7, election,. Democrats will hold the Senate and flip the House! Sexy! Simon explains why polls aren&#39;t what they used to be--there are many other factors and we, as a country, need to embrace the new; why Dems shouldn&#39;t give RFK Jr. and Cornel West our fear--they should earn it and so far, they have not! All that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[I love talking with Simon Rosenberg! He&#39;s always got the best advice and perspective!
Topics: The importance of voting as early as possible; if 6 swing candidates win in win the Virginia Nov 7, election,. Democrats will hold the Senate and flip the House! Sexy! Simon explains why polls aren&#39;t what they used to be--there are many other factors and we, as a country, need to embrace the new; why Dems shouldn&#39;t give RFK Jr. and Cornel West our fear--they should earn it and so far, they have not! All that and more!
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                <content:encoded>I love talking with Simon Rosenberg! He&amp;#39;s always got the best advice and perspective!
Topics: The importance of voting as early as possible; if 6 swing candidates win in win the Virginia Nov 7, election,. Democrats will hold the Senate and flip the House! Sexy! Simon explains why polls aren&amp;#39;t what they used to be--there are many other factors and we, as a country, need to embrace the new; why Dems shouldn&amp;#39;t give RFK Jr. and Cornel West our fear--they should earn it and so far, they have not! All that and more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:50:58 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: Republicans in disarray! Who will be the next House Speaker? Trump?Jordan?Scalise? D has an idea of who it may be; Republicans and the mainstream news media blame Democrats for GOP dysfunction...again; Xwitter&#39;s worth has dramatically decreased since Elon and there are rumors the bankers may take the platform away from him; D offers some real hope for 2024. All that and so much more!


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: Republicans in disarray! Who will be the next House Speaker? Trump?Jordan?Scalise? D has an idea of who it may be; Republicans and the mainstream news media blame Democrats for GOP dysfunction...again; Xwitter&#39;s worth has dramatically decreased since Elon and there are rumors the bankers may take the platform away from him; D offers some real hope for 2024. All that and so much more!
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                <content:encoded>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: Republicans in disarray! Who will be the next House Speaker? Trump?Jordan?Scalise? D has an idea of who it may be; Republicans and the mainstream news media blame Democrats for GOP dysfunction...again; Xwitter&amp;#39;s worth has dramatically decreased since Elon and there are rumors the bankers may take the platform away from him; D offers some real hope for 2024. All that and so much more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:53:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cheri is back for another rousing conversation!
Topics: Cheri is now a registered Democrat and she shares a possible theory about the mission of the &#34;No Labels&#34; players; What Cassidy Hutchinson is doing is important and Cheri explains why she (and those like her) should not be lionized; how the GOP can (and should) rid itself of toxic trumpism...and maybe it will be with characters like Glenn Younkin. All that and more! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Cheri is back for another rousing conversation!
Topics: Cheri is now a registered Democrat and she shares a possible theory about the mission of the &#34;No Labels&#34; players; What Cassidy Hutchinson is doing is important and Cheri explains why she (and those like her) should not be lionized; how the GOP can (and should) rid itself of toxic trumpism...and maybe it will be with characters like Glenn Younkin. All that and more! 
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                <content:encoded>Cheri is back for another rousing conversation!
Topics: Cheri is now a registered Democrat and she shares a possible theory about the mission of the &amp;#34;No Labels&amp;#34; players; What Cassidy Hutchinson is doing is important and Cheri explains why she (and those like her) should not be lionized; how the GOP can (and should) rid itself of toxic trumpism...and maybe it will be with characters like Glenn Younkin. All that and more! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:32:21 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actress/Activist Heather Thomas</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actress/Activist Heather Thomas</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Actress/Activist Heather joined me for a fun chat about her career, politics and what we have to be hopeful about.
Topics: How Heather got started in the entertainment industry; what led her into political activism; sexism in Hollywood; recent special elections bring all kinds of optimism for 2024, where Heather gets her news and much more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Actress/Activist Heather joined me for a fun chat about her career, politics and what we have to be hopeful about.
Topics: How Heather got started in the entertainment industry; what led her into political activism; sexism in Hollywood; recent special elections bring all kinds of optimism for 2024, where Heather gets her news and much more!
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                <content:encoded>Actress/Activist Heather joined me for a fun chat about her career, politics and what we have to be hopeful about.
Topics: How Heather got started in the entertainment industry; what led her into political activism; sexism in Hollywood; recent special elections bring all kinds of optimism for 2024, where Heather gets her news and much more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:02:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2024</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Rachel is back! You can pre-order her book on Amazon, Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. It will be available February 2024 and a MUST read for democracy lovers.
We talked about her book; what voters can do today to ensure Democrats win next year: abortion/bodily autonomy is on the ballot; the role GenZ will play in the next election, where Dems can improve on messaging; and why Rachel is optimistic about 2024.


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                <description><![CDATA[Rachel is back! You can pre-order her book on Amazon, Hit &#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. It will be available February 2024 and a MUST read for democracy lovers.
We talked about her book; what voters can do today to ensure Democrats win next year: abortion/bodily autonomy is on the ballot; the role GenZ will play in the next election, where Dems can improve on messaging; and why Rachel is optimistic about 2024.
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                <content:encoded>Rachel is back! You can pre-order her book on Amazon, Hit &amp;#39;Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. It will be available February 2024 and a MUST read for democracy lovers.
We talked about her book; what voters can do today to ensure Democrats win next year: abortion/bodily autonomy is on the ballot; the role GenZ will play in the next election, where Dems can improve on messaging; and why Rachel is optimistic about 2024.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/89266982</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:55:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>1948</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Lauren Windsor</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Lauren Windsor</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Lauren Windsor is the executive producer of The Undercurrent and Project Veritas Exposed, the executive director of American Family Voices, and a partner in Democracy Partners and Mike Lux Media. In the 2020 cycle, she was the deputy communications director for the Tom Steyer presidential campaign. She goes undercover at MAGA events and gets leaders to reveal all kinds of juice to her ON CAMERA
We talked about what inspired her to do the work she does; what it&#39;s like going undercover in MAGA world; her latest documentary about Rudy Giuliani--including her interview with Keith Olbermann. We discussed why there&#39;s reason to be hopeful about 2024 and so much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Lauren Windsor is the executive producer of The Undercurrent and Project Veritas Exposed, the executive director of American Family Voices, and a partner in Democracy Partners and Mike Lux Media. In the 2020 cycle, she was the deputy communications director for the Tom Steyer presidential campaign. She goes undercover at MAGA events and gets leaders to reveal all kinds of juice to her ON CAMERA
We talked about what inspired her to do the work she does; what it&#39;s like going undercover in MAGA world; her latest documentary about Rudy Giuliani--including her interview with Keith Olbermann. We discussed why there&#39;s reason to be hopeful about 2024 and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Lauren Windsor is the executive producer of The Undercurrent and Project Veritas Exposed, the executive director of American Family Voices, and a partner in Democracy Partners and Mike Lux Media. In the 2020 cycle, she was the deputy communications director for the Tom Steyer presidential campaign. She goes undercover at MAGA events and gets leaders to reveal all kinds of juice to her ON CAMERA
We talked about what inspired her to do the work she does; what it&amp;#39;s like going undercover in MAGA world; her latest documentary about Rudy Giuliani--including her interview with Keith Olbermann. We discussed why there&amp;#39;s reason to be hopeful about 2024 and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:47:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2424</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Veteran/Activist Skyleigh Heinen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Veteran/Activist Skyleigh Heinen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.
Topics: Proud Boys leader, Joe Biggs, got 17 years and some argue that isn&#39;t enough; MAGA threatens Civil war but they don&#39;t deliver; McConnell&#39;s 2nd freeze on camera brings up the question of terms limits, ageism, and how we should handle elected officials who are no longer capable of fulfilling their duties; GA Governor Kemp will not approve a commission to remove DA Fani Willis!


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                <description><![CDATA[Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.
Topics: Proud Boys leader, Joe Biggs, got 17 years and some argue that isn&#39;t enough; MAGA threatens Civil war but they don&#39;t deliver; McConnell&#39;s 2nd freeze on camera brings up the question of terms limits, ageism, and how we should handle elected officials who are no longer capable of fulfilling their duties; GA Governor Kemp will not approve a commission to remove DA Fani Willis!
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                <content:encoded>Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.
Topics: Proud Boys leader, Joe Biggs, got 17 years and some argue that isn&amp;#39;t enough; MAGA threatens Civil war but they don&amp;#39;t deliver; McConnell&amp;#39;s 2nd freeze on camera brings up the question of terms limits, ageism, and how we should handle elected officials who are no longer capable of fulfilling their duties; GA Governor Kemp will not approve a commission to remove DA Fani Willis!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:50:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2174</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: Happy Donald Trump mugshot day; The GOP circus debates; Donlad *has* to go to prison if found guilty; democracy has a decent shot at prevailing as long as we unite and show up; the new COVID variant and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: Happy Donald Trump mugshot day; The GOP circus debates; Donlad *has* to go to prison if found guilty; democracy has a decent shot at prevailing as long as we unite and show up; the new COVID variant and more!
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                <content:encoded>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: Happy Donald Trump mugshot day; The GOP circus debates; Donlad *has* to go to prison if found guilty; democracy has a decent shot at prevailing as long as we unite and show up; the new COVID variant and more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:07:09 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Lizz Winstead</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Lizz Winstead</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Lizz Winstead is the co-creator of The Daily Show and now she&#39;s the co-host of the FeministBuzzkills podcast focusing on reproductive rights news. Topics: Why we need to be more aggressive with abortion messaging--if you believe abortion is healthcare, then you are pro-abortion (listen before you squawk); how to spot a fake abortion clinic; ways voters can get involved no matter your comfort level. All that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Lizz Winstead is the co-creator of The Daily Show and now she&#39;s the co-host of the FeministBuzzkills podcast focusing on reproductive rights news. Topics: Why we need to be more aggressive with abortion messaging--if you believe abortion is healthcare, then you are pro-abortion (listen before you squawk); how to spot a fake abortion clinic; ways voters can get involved no matter your comfort level. All that and more!
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                <content:encoded>Lizz Winstead is the co-creator of The Daily Show and now she&amp;#39;s the co-host of the FeministBuzzkills podcast focusing on reproductive rights news. Topics: Why we need to be more aggressive with abortion messaging--if you believe abortion is healthcare, then you are pro-abortion (listen before you squawk); how to spot a fake abortion clinic; ways voters can get involved no matter your comfort level. All that and more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:05:13 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2154</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back! 
Topics: DoJ doesn&#39;t play; 2024 is looking goodfor democracy; young people are highly motivated to vote and they&#39;re engaged in the political process; COVID/variants and the next booster; all that and more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah Wood is back! 
Topics: DoJ doesn&#39;t play; 2024 is looking goodfor democracy; young people are highly motivated to vote and they&#39;re engaged in the political process; COVID/variants and the next booster; all that and more.
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                <content:encoded>Sarah Wood is back! 
Topics: DoJ doesn&amp;#39;t play; 2024 is looking goodfor democracy; young people are highly motivated to vote and they&amp;#39;re engaged in the political process; COVID/variants and the next booster; all that and more.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:13:36 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2892</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: Happy Trump Arraignament Day! There may be a scenario where Donald actually goes to prison; how the multiple Trump trials may affect the 2024 election; Mike Pence did the bare minimum but he&#39;s no hero; because the GOP has gone full fascist, voters are the ones who will determine if the US stays a democracy. All that and more.


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: Happy Trump Arraignament Day! There may be a scenario where Donald actually goes to prison; how the multiple Trump trials may affect the 2024 election; Mike Pence did the bare minimum but he&#39;s no hero; because the GOP has gone full fascist, voters are the ones who will determine if the US stays a democracy. All that and more.
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                <content:encoded>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: Happy Trump Arraignament Day! There may be a scenario where Donald actually goes to prison; how the multiple Trump trials may affect the 2024 election; Mike Pence did the bare minimum but he&amp;#39;s no hero; because the GOP has gone full fascist, voters are the ones who will determine if the US stays a democracy. All that and more.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:24:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4262</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
Topics: Spoutible (new features weekly, why it&#39;s different and why people should set up an account); no Trump indictment while we chatted but it is imminent; why Dem leaders need to nip the RFK Jr. threat in the bud and why Democrats have a lot of momentum heading into 2024. All that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
Topics: Spoutible (new features weekly, why it&#39;s different and why people should set up an account); no Trump indictment while we chatted but it is imminent; why Dem leaders need to nip the RFK Jr. threat in the bud and why Democrats have a lot of momentum heading into 2024. All that and more!
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
Topics: Spoutible (new features weekly, why it&amp;#39;s different and why people should set up an account); no Trump indictment while we chatted but it is imminent; why Dem leaders need to nip the RFK Jr. threat in the bud and why Democrats have a lot of momentum heading into 2024. All that and more!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/86747421</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:59:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4118</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Vivicca A. Whitsett</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Vivicca A. Whitsett</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Vivicca A. Whitsett is an actor, comedian, talk radio host, writer, cancer survivor and brazen hussy!
We had all kinds of fun and I knew we would! Topics: Trump, karma, and the Jack Smith investigations; why Vivicca doesn&#39;t feel Cornell West (I couldn&#39;t remember his name when we recorded the show) is a threat to Democrats; the writer/actor strike and what&#39;s at stake; the GOP is cruel and heartless...be we repeat ourselves. All that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Vivicca A. Whitsett is an actor, comedian, talk radio host, writer, cancer survivor and brazen hussy!
We had all kinds of fun and I knew we would! Topics: Trump, karma, and the Jack Smith investigations; why Vivicca doesn&#39;t feel Cornell West (I couldn&#39;t remember his name when we recorded the show) is a threat to Democrats; the writer/actor strike and what&#39;s at stake; the GOP is cruel and heartless...be we repeat ourselves. All that and more!
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                <content:encoded>Vivicca A. Whitsett is an actor, comedian, talk radio host, writer, cancer survivor and brazen hussy!
We had all kinds of fun and I knew we would! Topics: Trump, karma, and the Jack Smith investigations; why Vivicca doesn&amp;#39;t feel Cornell West (I couldn&amp;#39;t remember his name when we recorded the show) is a threat to Democrats; the writer/actor strike and what&amp;#39;s at stake; the GOP is cruel and heartless...be we repeat ourselves. All that and more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:13:52 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3942</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor/Producer John Ales</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor/Producer John Ales</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>John is an actor who&#39;s appeared on television and in movies. Some of his projects include Euphoria, Sex &amp; Drugs &amp; Rock &amp; Roll, Sneaky Pete and Star Trek: Picard. He&#39;s my friend on Twitter and today, we had a chat!
Topics: John&#39;s life growing up in the San Fernando Valley in SoCal, playing the father of a trans teen in Euphoria; the writer&#39;s/actor&#39;s strike and why it&#39;s so important; being mindful about the things we say to ourselves,--and how that shapes our lives, and so much more. John is indeed a very cool dude.


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                <description><![CDATA[John is an actor who&#39;s appeared on television and in movies. Some of his projects include Euphoria, Sex &amp; Drugs &amp; Rock &amp; Roll, Sneaky Pete and Star Trek: Picard. He&#39;s my friend on Twitter and today, we had a chat!
Topics: John&#39;s life growing up in the San Fernando Valley in SoCal, playing the father of a trans teen in Euphoria; the writer&#39;s/actor&#39;s strike and why it&#39;s so important; being mindful about the things we say to ourselves,--and how that shapes our lives, and so much more. John is indeed a very cool dude.
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                <content:encoded>John is an actor who&amp;#39;s appeared on television and in movies. Some of his projects include Euphoria, Sex &amp;amp; Drugs &amp;amp; Rock &amp;amp; Roll, Sneaky Pete and Star Trek: Picard. He&amp;#39;s my friend on Twitter and today, we had a chat!
Topics: John&amp;#39;s life growing up in the San Fernando Valley in SoCal, playing the father of a trans teen in Euphoria; the writer&amp;#39;s/actor&amp;#39;s strike and why it&amp;#39;s so important; being mindful about the things we say to ourselves,--and how that shapes our lives, and so much more. John is indeed a very cool dude.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/86003877</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:25:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3995</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Mark Damon Espinoza</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Mark Damon Espinoza</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Mark is best known for the role of &#34;Jesse Vasquez&#34; on Beverly Hills 90210 but his list of credits goes on for days. We talked about his early life growing up in Texas; what made him pursue acting; what it was like working on 90210--as a newbie on an established, wildly popular series; how the industry has changed since Reality TV became so popular, and how COVID has changed the business. Mark is a delightful, engaging man with lots of fun, interesting stories. We had a great chat!


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                <description><![CDATA[Mark is best known for the role of &#34;Jesse Vasquez&#34; on Beverly Hills 90210 but his list of credits goes on for days. We talked about his early life growing up in Texas; what made him pursue acting; what it was like working on 90210--as a newbie on an established, wildly popular series; how the industry has changed since Reality TV became so popular, and how COVID has changed the business. Mark is a delightful, engaging man with lots of fun, interesting stories. We had a great chat!
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                <content:encoded>Mark is best known for the role of &amp;#34;Jesse Vasquez&amp;#34; on Beverly Hills 90210 but his list of credits goes on for days. We talked about his early life growing up in Texas; what made him pursue acting; what it was like working on 90210--as a newbie on an established, wildly popular series; how the industry has changed since Reality TV became so popular, and how COVID has changed the business. Mark is a delightful, engaging man with lots of fun, interesting stories. We had a great chat!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:43:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4302</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Peter Paige</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Peter Paige</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Peter Paige is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Emmet Honeycutt in the gay drama Queer as Folk. His debut as a director and writer was on the film Say Uncle.
Topics: Peter&#39;s path to acting which led to his path as a writer/director; his experience acting on Queer As Folk--how that hurt and helped what came after; being a queer actor in Hollywood (in the 90s). The first part of the show was about creativity, the entertainment industry, and what&#39;s involved when pursuing a career in the arts. The second half we talked politics, and activism. A positive and fun conversation.


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                <description><![CDATA[Peter Paige is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Emmet Honeycutt in the gay drama Queer as Folk. His debut as a director and writer was on the film Say Uncle.
Topics: Peter&#39;s path to acting which led to his path as a writer/director; his experience acting on Queer As Folk--how that hurt and helped what came after; being a queer actor in Hollywood (in the 90s). The first part of the show was about creativity, the entertainment industry, and what&#39;s involved when pursuing a career in the arts. The second half we talked politics, and activism. A positive and fun conversation.
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                <content:encoded>Peter Paige is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Emmet Honeycutt in the gay drama Queer as Folk. His debut as a director and writer was on the film Say Uncle.
Topics: Peter&amp;#39;s path to acting which led to his path as a writer/director; his experience acting on Queer As Folk--how that hurt and helped what came after; being a queer actor in Hollywood (in the 90s). The first part of the show was about creativity, the entertainment industry, and what&amp;#39;s involved when pursuing a career in the arts. The second half we talked politics, and activism. A positive and fun conversation.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:23:51 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3625</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Bruno Amato</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Bruno Amato</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Bruno Amato is back! We talked about the writer&#39;s strike and why it&#39;s so important; his latest acting roles; we chatted a bit about Donald and the fascists but we quickly went back to fun stuff. From dating stories to psychic predictions that came true, we covered a lot of (fun) ground.


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                <description><![CDATA[Bruno Amato is back! We talked about the writer&#39;s strike and why it&#39;s so important; his latest acting roles; we chatted a bit about Donald and the fascists but we quickly went back to fun stuff. From dating stories to psychic predictions that came true, we covered a lot of (fun) ground.
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                <content:encoded>Bruno Amato is back! We talked about the writer&amp;#39;s strike and why it&amp;#39;s so important; his latest acting roles; we chatted a bit about Donald and the fascists but we quickly went back to fun stuff. From dating stories to psychic predictions that came true, we covered a lot of (fun) ground.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:40:16 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Simon is an optimistic guy and we talked about why it&#39;s so important to be optimistic with the understanding we don&#39;t always get our way. Topics: Dems in array while the GOP is rapidly unraveling; what we can do individually to help save democracy, and how we keep from being sucked into the negative messaging so that we don&#39;t unknowingly do the GOP&#39;s dirty work for them.


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                <description><![CDATA[Simon is an optimistic guy and we talked about why it&#39;s so important to be optimistic with the understanding we don&#39;t always get our way. Topics: Dems in array while the GOP is rapidly unraveling; what we can do individually to help save democracy, and how we keep from being sucked into the negative messaging so that we don&#39;t unknowingly do the GOP&#39;s dirty work for them.
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                <content:encoded>Simon is an optimistic guy and we talked about why it&amp;#39;s so important to be optimistic with the understanding we don&amp;#39;t always get our way. Topics: Dems in array while the GOP is rapidly unraveling; what we can do individually to help save democracy, and how we keep from being sucked into the negative messaging so that we don&amp;#39;t unknowingly do the GOP&amp;#39;s dirty work for them.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:40:24 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. We touched on all. Today&#39;s show is more about Brian but we did get to some politics. Not only is Brian a reporter, but he also sings in a rock band. We talked music, hallucinogens, weed, and other party favors. He talked about his path to journalism, growing up in Kentucky, and shared stories that had me howling. We discussed Trump and the impending indictments, what Dems should fear the most, and where Dems need to improve with messaging.


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                <description><![CDATA[Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. We touched on all. Today&#39;s show is more about Brian but we did get to some politics. Not only is Brian a reporter, but he also sings in a rock band. We talked music, hallucinogens, weed, and other party favors. He talked about his path to journalism, growing up in Kentucky, and shared stories that had me howling. We discussed Trump and the impending indictments, what Dems should fear the most, and where Dems need to improve with messaging.
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                <content:encoded>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. We touched on all. Today&amp;#39;s show is more about Brian but we did get to some politics. Not only is Brian a reporter, but he also sings in a rock band. We talked music, hallucinogens, weed, and other party favors. He talked about his path to journalism, growing up in Kentucky, and shared stories that had me howling. We discussed Trump and the impending indictments, what Dems should fear the most, and where Dems need to improve with messaging.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 20:47:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Pepper is back. He&#39;s the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and his latest book Saving Democracy is out now.
Topics: David shared some effective and easy ways to help save democracy--and they don&#39;t require much of your time; why it&#39;s so important to win in local and state elections; David shared some of the more egregious laws/abuses happening on the state level and he ended with what we have to be optimistic about heading into 2024.  


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                <description><![CDATA[David Pepper is back. He&#39;s the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and his latest book Saving Democracy is out now.
Topics: David shared some effective and easy ways to help save democracy--and they don&#39;t require much of your time; why it&#39;s so important to win in local and state elections; David shared some of the more egregious laws/abuses happening on the state level and he ended with what we have to be optimistic about heading into 2024.  
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                <content:encoded>David Pepper is back. He&amp;#39;s the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party and his latest book Saving Democracy is out now.
Topics: David shared some effective and easy ways to help save democracy--and they don&amp;#39;t require much of your time; why it&amp;#39;s so important to win in local and state elections; David shared some of the more egregious laws/abuses happening on the state level and he ended with what we have to be optimistic about heading into 2024.  
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:10:05 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2582</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Communications Expert Paige Wolf</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Communications Expert Paige Wolf</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Paige Wolf is a communications expert dedicated to creating meaningful progressive change locally and globally. For more than 20 years, she has run Paige Wolf Media and Public Relations, offering communications services to a wide variety of clients including nonprofit organizations, political campaigns, and mission-driven businesses. She has worked on Democratic political campaigns throughout Pennsylvania but now focuses on helping candidates in her newer home in South Jersey – and anywhere else people will listen to her!
Topics: How Democrats can improve their messaging; what voters can do to help Democrats win; Dems in local and state races need to step up their game; Paige shares what happened when a political tweet went viral (it was scary) and so much more.



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                <description><![CDATA[Paige Wolf is a communications expert dedicated to creating meaningful progressive change locally and globally. For more than 20 years, she has run Paige Wolf Media and Public Relations, offering communications services to a wide variety of clients including nonprofit organizations, political campaigns, and mission-driven businesses. She has worked on Democratic political campaigns throughout Pennsylvania but now focuses on helping candidates in her newer home in South Jersey – and anywhere else people will listen to her!
Topics: How Democrats can improve their messaging; what voters can do to help Democrats win; Dems in local and state races need to step up their game; Paige shares what happened when a political tweet went viral (it was scary) and so much more.

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                <content:encoded>Paige Wolf is a communications expert dedicated to creating meaningful progressive change locally and globally. For more than 20 years, she has run Paige Wolf Media and Public Relations, offering communications services to a wide variety of clients including nonprofit organizations, political campaigns, and mission-driven businesses. She has worked on Democratic political campaigns throughout Pennsylvania but now focuses on helping candidates in her newer home in South Jersey – and anywhere else people will listen to her!
Topics: How Democrats can improve their messaging; what voters can do to help Democrats win; Dems in local and state races need to step up their game; Paige shares what happened when a political tweet went viral (it was scary) and so much more.

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                <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 19:57:20 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3213</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Craig Bierko</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Craig Bierko</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp; Order; Mad About You. Stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.
I had Craig back on so soon because I had more questions for him (and he makes me laugh...a lot). We talked about why he chose to become an actor, and why journalism was not for him, and he shared stories about growing up around actors. (And much more.) This fun show is exactly why I love podcasting...I got to have an entertaining conversation with a funny, kind, creative person I admire!


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                <description><![CDATA[Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp; Order; Mad About You. Stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.
I had Craig back on so soon because I had more questions for him (and he makes me laugh...a lot). We talked about why he chose to become an actor, and why journalism was not for him, and he shared stories about growing up around actors. (And much more.) This fun show is exactly why I love podcasting...I got to have an entertaining conversation with a funny, kind, creative person I admire!
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                <content:encoded>Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp;amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp;amp; Order; Mad About You. Stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.
I had Craig back on so soon because I had more questions for him (and he makes me laugh...a lot). We talked about why he chose to become an actor, and why journalism was not for him, and he shared stories about growing up around actors. (And much more.) This fun show is exactly why I love podcasting...I got to have an entertaining conversation with a funny, kind, creative person I admire!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 21:21:32 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>6865</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Hal Sparks</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Hal Sparks</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Actor/comedian/musician and political commentator Hal Sparks is back! I needed Hal&#39;s optimism today and he delivered! Topics: The debt ceiling and why Hal believes it&#39;ll all work out; why he feels the &#34;No Labels&#34; Independent ticket will go nowhere; Trump&#39;s legal woes are growing by the second and Hal shares what he thinks will happen re: jail time (if DJT is found guilty in the documents case). If you&#39;re feeling overwhelmed, this is the show for you.


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                <description><![CDATA[Actor/comedian/musician and political commentator Hal Sparks is back! I needed Hal&#39;s optimism today and he delivered! Topics: The debt ceiling and why Hal believes it&#39;ll all work out; why he feels the &#34;No Labels&#34; Independent ticket will go nowhere; Trump&#39;s legal woes are growing by the second and Hal shares what he thinks will happen re: jail time (if DJT is found guilty in the documents case). If you&#39;re feeling overwhelmed, this is the show for you.
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                <content:encoded>Actor/comedian/musician and political commentator Hal Sparks is back! I needed Hal&amp;#39;s optimism today and he delivered! Topics: The debt ceiling and why Hal believes it&amp;#39;ll all work out; why he feels the &amp;#34;No Labels&amp;#34; Independent ticket will go nowhere; Trump&amp;#39;s legal woes are growing by the second and Hal shares what he thinks will happen re: jail time (if DJT is found guilty in the documents case). If you&amp;#39;re feeling overwhelmed, this is the show for you.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 20:17:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3560</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Corn</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Corn</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Corn of Mother Jones joined me to discuss the &#34;nothingburger&#34; Durham Report and how the right is using it to deflect attention from the Russian attack on democracy in 2016; a new website, The Messenger, that supposedly exists to be fair and non-partisan but gave Trump the softest of softball interviews (sound familiar?); and David talked about his latest book, American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, that chronicles the decades-long relationship with far-right extremism and the GOP. 


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                <description><![CDATA[David Corn of Mother Jones joined me to discuss the &#34;nothingburger&#34; Durham Report and how the right is using it to deflect attention from the Russian attack on democracy in 2016; a new website, The Messenger, that supposedly exists to be fair and non-partisan but gave Trump the softest of softball interviews (sound familiar?); and David talked about his latest book, American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, that chronicles the decades-long relationship with far-right extremism and the GOP. 
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                <content:encoded>David Corn of Mother Jones joined me to discuss the &amp;#34;nothingburger&amp;#34; Durham Report and how the right is using it to deflect attention from the Russian attack on democracy in 2016; a new website, The Messenger, that supposedly exists to be fair and non-partisan but gave Trump the softest of softball interviews (sound familiar?); and David talked about his latest book, American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, that chronicles the decades-long relationship with far-right extremism and the GOP. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 19:58:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2177</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: White supremacy is an urgent threat to US democracy, even Biden is talking about it and everyone should be sounding the alarm; Rudy is being sued for rape and he allegedly admitted to selling pardons for $2 million; extremism is motiving the electorate; Elon Musk has been subpoenaed by the Virgin Islands in a lawsuit against JP Morgan and the connection to Jefferey Epstein and sex trafficking. Jay also share a little bit about his latest movie project, &#34;Shoulder Dance.&#34;


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                <description><![CDATA[Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: White supremacy is an urgent threat to US democracy, even Biden is talking about it and everyone should be sounding the alarm; Rudy is being sued for rape and he allegedly admitted to selling pardons for $2 million; extremism is motiving the electorate; Elon Musk has been subpoenaed by the Virgin Islands in a lawsuit against JP Morgan and the connection to Jefferey Epstein and sex trafficking. Jay also share a little bit about his latest movie project, &#34;Shoulder Dance.&#34;
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                <content:encoded>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: White supremacy is an urgent threat to US democracy, even Biden is talking about it and everyone should be sounding the alarm; Rudy is being sued for rape and he allegedly admitted to selling pardons for $2 million; extremism is motiving the electorate; Elon Musk has been subpoenaed by the Virgin Islands in a lawsuit against JP Morgan and the connection to Jefferey Epstein and sex trafficking. Jay also share a little bit about his latest movie project, &amp;#34;Shoulder Dance.&amp;#34;
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 18:41:44 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Travis Bone</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Travis Bone</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Travis Bone, Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show joined me. After we had fun chatting, the E. Jean Carroll verdict came down as we recorded, so we got to celebrate E Jean&#39;s victory together! Other topics: &#34;polite&#34; social etiquette should not keep us from telling the truth about our corrupt political figures(re: SCOTUS/Tea Party/MAGA, The Republicans are getting increasingly dangerous and how that will affect 2024; the messaging that motivates liberals and so much more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Travis Bone, Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show joined me. After we had fun chatting, the E. Jean Carroll verdict came down as we recorded, so we got to celebrate E Jean&#39;s victory together! Other topics: &#34;polite&#34; social etiquette should not keep us from telling the truth about our corrupt political figures(re: SCOTUS/Tea Party/MAGA, The Republicans are getting increasingly dangerous and how that will affect 2024; the messaging that motivates liberals and so much more. 
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                <content:encoded>Travis Bone, Executive Producer of the Stephanie Miller Show joined me. After we had fun chatting, the E. Jean Carroll verdict came down as we recorded, so we got to celebrate E Jean&amp;#39;s victory together! Other topics: &amp;#34;polite&amp;#34; social etiquette should not keep us from telling the truth about our corrupt political figures(re: SCOTUS/Tea Party/MAGA, The Republicans are getting increasingly dangerous and how that will affect 2024; the messaging that motivates liberals and so much more. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 20:23:38 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4116</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Comedian Andy Kindler</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Comedian Andy Kindler</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Andy is back and as per usual, I laughed a lot! We had so much fun! The show is a mix of politics, personal stories, my not-so-great plan to get a 2nd bivalent shot (I don&#39;t qualify--Andy offers up a sensible warning against my dumbass idea), we bagged heavily on Bill Maher and much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Andy is back and as per usual, I laughed a lot! We had so much fun! The show is a mix of politics, personal stories, my not-so-great plan to get a 2nd bivalent shot (I don&#39;t qualify--Andy offers up a sensible warning against my dumbass idea), we bagged heavily on Bill Maher and much more.
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                <content:encoded>Andy is back and as per usual, I laughed a lot! We had so much fun! The show is a mix of politics, personal stories, my not-so-great plan to get a 2nd bivalent shot (I don&amp;#39;t qualify--Andy offers up a sensible warning against my dumbass idea), we bagged heavily on Bill Maher and much more.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 20:14:49 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4116</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah is back! Topics: GOP voted to cut veterans&#39; benefits; the current Republican ideology is on the same trajectory as pre-Nazi Germany; how we cope when it&#39;s all too overwhelming and Sarah shared how she shot down some MAGA dude in a bar using only facts! All that and so much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah is back! Topics: GOP voted to cut veterans&#39; benefits; the current Republican ideology is on the same trajectory as pre-Nazi Germany; how we cope when it&#39;s all too overwhelming and Sarah shared how she shot down some MAGA dude in a bar using only facts! All that and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Sarah is back! Topics: GOP voted to cut veterans&amp;#39; benefits; the current Republican ideology is on the same trajectory as pre-Nazi Germany; how we cope when it&amp;#39;s all too overwhelming and Sarah shared how she shot down some MAGA dude in a bar using only facts! All that and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 20:21:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3567</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Adeline Koh, Ph.D.</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Adeline Koh, Ph.D.</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Adeline Koh is the Founder and CEO, and she started Sabbatical Beauty while on academic sabbatical because she was frustrated with the beauty products on the market. Many generic products loudly proclaim their &#34;active&#34; ingredients on their packaging, but these actives only make up a tiny percentage of ingredients. Inspired by the DIY beauty scene, she decided to start making her own skincare.
We talked about what inspired Adeline to create a political skincare line and how her years in academia influenced her decision to start anew. Adeline talked about how beauty is rooted in social and political inequities and why self-care is so important to have the strength to defend and fight for a thriving democracy. There is so much good stuff in this interview and keep in mind, men use skincare!


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                <description><![CDATA[Adeline Koh is the Founder and CEO, and she started Sabbatical Beauty while on academic sabbatical because she was frustrated with the beauty products on the market. Many generic products loudly proclaim their &#34;active&#34; ingredients on their packaging, but these actives only make up a tiny percentage of ingredients. Inspired by the DIY beauty scene, she decided to start making her own skincare.
We talked about what inspired Adeline to create a political skincare line and how her years in academia influenced her decision to start anew. Adeline talked about how beauty is rooted in social and political inequities and why self-care is so important to have the strength to defend and fight for a thriving democracy. There is so much good stuff in this interview and keep in mind, men use skincare!
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                <content:encoded>Adeline Koh is the Founder and CEO, and she started Sabbatical Beauty while on academic sabbatical because she was frustrated with the beauty products on the market. Many generic products loudly proclaim their &amp;#34;active&amp;#34; ingredients on their packaging, but these actives only make up a tiny percentage of ingredients. Inspired by the DIY beauty scene, she decided to start making her own skincare.
We talked about what inspired Adeline to create a political skincare line and how her years in academia influenced her decision to start anew. Adeline talked about how beauty is rooted in social and political inequities and why self-care is so important to have the strength to defend and fight for a thriving democracy. There is so much good stuff in this interview and keep in mind, men use skincare!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:11:40 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Trike Theatre Director Paul Savas</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Trike Theatre Director Paul Savas</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Paul Savas joined me to talk about his work at the Trike Theatre in Arkansas. We talked about how theatre training helps children develop skill sets that can benefit them no matter what they choose to do in life. We also discussed the need for inclusivity as well as the importance of the arts. I&#39;ve known Paul for more than two decades. Listen in as we have fun chatting about the arts; we both lived abroad as kids and I even share the story of when I put my foot right in my mouth at dinner with Paul!


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                <description><![CDATA[Paul Savas joined me to talk about his work at the Trike Theatre in Arkansas. We talked about how theatre training helps children develop skill sets that can benefit them no matter what they choose to do in life. We also discussed the need for inclusivity as well as the importance of the arts. I&#39;ve known Paul for more than two decades. Listen in as we have fun chatting about the arts; we both lived abroad as kids and I even share the story of when I put my foot right in my mouth at dinner with Paul!
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                <content:encoded>Paul Savas joined me to talk about his work at the Trike Theatre in Arkansas. We talked about how theatre training helps children develop skill sets that can benefit them no matter what they choose to do in life. We also discussed the need for inclusivity as well as the importance of the arts. I&amp;#39;ve known Paul for more than two decades. Listen in as we have fun chatting about the arts; we both lived abroad as kids and I even share the story of when I put my foot right in my mouth at dinner with Paul!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:27:25 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3855</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Leta McCollough Seletzky</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Leta McCollough Seletzky</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Leta McCollough Seletzky is the author of The Kneeling Man: My Father&#39;s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 
National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Creative Writing Fellow whose work has been featured in The Atlantic; The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; The Washington Post; and elsewhere. Her essay &#34;The Man in the Picture,&#34; published in O, The Oprah Magazine, was selected as a Notable Essay in BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2019.
Topics: Leta talked about her book and then we discussed what&#39;s happening in Tennessee; the unique &#34;misogynoir&#34; black women face; Leta convinced me to be okay with the Fox/Dominion settlement and Elon thinks the downfall of civilization is birth control... but hey, that isn&#39;t stopping liberals from PAYING him. (Boo). Great show! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Leta McCollough Seletzky is the author of The Kneeling Man: My Father&#39;s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 
National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Creative Writing Fellow whose work has been featured in The Atlantic; The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; The Washington Post; and elsewhere. Her essay &#34;The Man in the Picture,&#34; published in O, The Oprah Magazine, was selected as a Notable Essay in BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2019.
Topics: Leta talked about her book and then we discussed what&#39;s happening in Tennessee; the unique &#34;misogynoir&#34; black women face; Leta convinced me to be okay with the Fox/Dominion settlement and Elon thinks the downfall of civilization is birth control... but hey, that isn&#39;t stopping liberals from PAYING him. (Boo). Great show! 
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                <content:encoded>Leta McCollough Seletzky is the author of The Kneeling Man: My Father&amp;#39;s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 
National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Creative Writing Fellow whose work has been featured in The Atlantic; The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; The Washington Post; and elsewhere. Her essay &amp;#34;The Man in the Picture,&amp;#34; published in O, The Oprah Magazine, was selected as a Notable Essay in BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2019.
Topics: Leta talked about her book and then we discussed what&amp;#39;s happening in Tennessee; the unique &amp;#34;misogynoir&amp;#34; black women face; Leta convinced me to be okay with the Fox/Dominion settlement and Elon thinks the downfall of civilization is birth control... but hey, that isn&amp;#39;t stopping liberals from PAYING him. (Boo). Great show! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:14:16 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Ethan Bearman</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Ethan Bearman</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: Dominion v. Fox - Ethan explains why part of a settlement could result in Fox being forced to apologize on air, and he breaks down what it all might mean for the network in the long term; what&#39;s happening in Tennessee is a window into all of the other autocratic red states; we touch on the Trump indictment(s) and what happens if he&#39;s the 2024 GOP pick and much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Topics: Dominion v. Fox - Ethan explains why part of a settlement could result in Fox being forced to apologize on air, and he breaks down what it all might mean for the network in the long term; what&#39;s happening in Tennessee is a window into all of the other autocratic red states; we touch on the Trump indictment(s) and what happens if he&#39;s the 2024 GOP pick and much more.
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                <content:encoded>Topics: Dominion v. Fox - Ethan explains why part of a settlement could result in Fox being forced to apologize on air, and he breaks down what it all might mean for the network in the long term; what&amp;#39;s happening in Tennessee is a window into all of the other autocratic red states; we touch on the Trump indictment(s) and what happens if he&amp;#39;s the 2024 GOP pick and much more.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/81695548</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:12:01 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2532</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Knight</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: The Tennessee Three and what may happen as a result; Fox &#34;news&#34; is going through some things; D weighs in on Frank  Luntz&#39;s advice to Republicans who want to primary Trump (you will laugh); why we both prefer Spoutible over the current Twitter alternatives and we both had a good laugh at Matt Taibbi&#39;s expense. All that and more!  


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: The Tennessee Three and what may happen as a result; Fox &#34;news&#34; is going through some things; D weighs in on Frank  Luntz&#39;s advice to Republicans who want to primary Trump (you will laugh); why we both prefer Spoutible over the current Twitter alternatives and we both had a good laugh at Matt Taibbi&#39;s expense. All that and more!  
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                <content:encoded>D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.
Topics: The Tennessee Three and what may happen as a result; Fox &amp;#34;news&amp;#34; is going through some things; D weighs in on Frank  Luntz&amp;#39;s advice to Republicans who want to primary Trump (you will laugh); why we both prefer Spoutible over the current Twitter alternatives and we both had a good laugh at Matt Taibbi&amp;#39;s expense. All that and more!  
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/81464275</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:23:45 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3430</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Veteran/Activist Skyleigh Heinen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Veteran/Activist Skyleigh Heinen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.
Skyleigh talked about her service and then we had a good &#39;ol conversation about our current political landscape: why we shouldn&#39;t depend on one group of voters to &#34;save us&#34;--all of us need to fight for democracy; batshit GOP is digging its own grave; MAGA family members; Dem leaders are focusing more on abortion and that&#39;s s great strategy...all that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.
Skyleigh talked about her service and then we had a good &#39;ol conversation about our current political landscape: why we shouldn&#39;t depend on one group of voters to &#34;save us&#34;--all of us need to fight for democracy; batshit GOP is digging its own grave; MAGA family members; Dem leaders are focusing more on abortion and that&#39;s s great strategy...all that and more!
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                <content:encoded>Skyleigh is a disabled U.S. Army Veteran- Working in Activism in every corner needed, continuing the fight for democracy.
Skyleigh talked about her service and then we had a good &amp;#39;ol conversation about our current political landscape: why we shouldn&amp;#39;t depend on one group of voters to &amp;#34;save us&amp;#34;--all of us need to fight for democracy; batshit GOP is digging its own grave; MAGA family members; Dem leaders are focusing more on abortion and that&amp;#39;s s great strategy...all that and more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:33:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3085</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the CEO of MSW Media, She&#39;s the host of Mueller, She Wrote, Jack, Clean Up on Aisle 45 and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The importance of last night&#39;s Wisconsin election; Pence won&#39;t appeal a court ruling compelling him to testify (Allison believes he *wants* to testify); why 34 felonies is not a &#34;weak&#34; case (but more indictments are likely pending). Allison also talks about the Mar-a-Lago/classified documents/obstruction case and what may happen if Trump is found guilty. All that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the CEO of MSW Media, She&#39;s the host of Mueller, She Wrote, Jack, Clean Up on Aisle 45 and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The importance of last night&#39;s Wisconsin election; Pence won&#39;t appeal a court ruling compelling him to testify (Allison believes he *wants* to testify); why 34 felonies is not a &#34;weak&#34; case (but more indictments are likely pending). Allison also talks about the Mar-a-Lago/classified documents/obstruction case and what may happen if Trump is found guilty. All that and more!
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the CEO of MSW Media, She&amp;#39;s the host of Mueller, She Wrote, Jack, Clean Up on Aisle 45 and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The importance of last night&amp;#39;s Wisconsin election; Pence won&amp;#39;t appeal a court ruling compelling him to testify (Allison believes he *wants* to testify); why 34 felonies is not a &amp;#34;weak&amp;#34; case (but more indictments are likely pending). Allison also talks about the Mar-a-Lago/classified documents/obstruction case and what may happen if Trump is found guilty. All that and more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:46:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>1938</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor/Author Kiersten Warren</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor/Author Kiersten Warren</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Actress and author Kiersten Warren returns! Her new book I wish I were an Ocelot: Adventures of an Essential Kitten was released last month and she joins me to talk about it! We also chatted about her acting career, Kirk&#39;s (her husband&#39;s) latest role on Star Trek: Picard, family life, and lots more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Actress and author Kiersten Warren returns! Her new book I wish I were an Ocelot: Adventures of an Essential Kitten was released last month and she joins me to talk about it! We also chatted about her acting career, Kirk&#39;s (her husband&#39;s) latest role on Star Trek: Picard, family life, and lots more!
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                <content:encoded>Actress and author Kiersten Warren returns! Her new book I wish I were an Ocelot: Adventures of an Essential Kitten was released last month and she joins me to talk about it! We also chatted about her acting career, Kirk&amp;#39;s (her husband&amp;#39;s) latest role on Star Trek: Picard, family life, and lots more!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/80670811</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:15:47 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>The marvelous Sarah Wood is back. We talk politics first: Trump incitement watch; fascist GOP antics, what it feels like to be a liberal woman in today&#39;s America, and what the country&#39;s future holds. After we talked shop, we had some fun discussing what we do when we&#39;re not working. 


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                <description><![CDATA[The marvelous Sarah Wood is back. We talk politics first: Trump incitement watch; fascist GOP antics, what it feels like to be a liberal woman in today&#39;s America, and what the country&#39;s future holds. After we talked shop, we had some fun discussing what we do when we&#39;re not working. 
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                <content:encoded>The marvelous Sarah Wood is back. We talk politics first: Trump incitement watch; fascist GOP antics, what it feels like to be a liberal woman in today&amp;#39;s America, and what the country&amp;#39;s future holds. After we talked shop, we had some fun discussing what we do when we&amp;#39;re not working. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/80436724</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:46:56 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3495</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Andrew Lawrence - Media Matters</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Andrew Lawrence - Media Matters</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Andrew Lawrence is the Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters for America. He watches Fox News so you don&#39;t have to. 
Topics: It&#39;s Indictment Watch week and Andrew weighed in on how he thinks it will all go down. We talked about how indictments will affect the MAGA base and leaders in the GOP. Andrew also explained how the Dominion suit against Fox is doing real damage to the brand and it&#39;s only the beginning--more suits are in the works. The GOP has no real governing agenda and their new culture war du jour is &#34;wokeness&#34; even though they can&#39;t define it. All that and lots more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Andrew Lawrence is the Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters for America. He watches Fox News so you don&#39;t have to. 
Topics: It&#39;s Indictment Watch week and Andrew weighed in on how he thinks it will all go down. We talked about how indictments will affect the MAGA base and leaders in the GOP. Andrew also explained how the Dominion suit against Fox is doing real damage to the brand and it&#39;s only the beginning--more suits are in the works. The GOP has no real governing agenda and their new culture war du jour is &#34;wokeness&#34; even though they can&#39;t define it. All that and lots more. 
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                <content:encoded>Andrew Lawrence is the Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters for America. He watches Fox News so you don&amp;#39;t have to. 
Topics: It&amp;#39;s Indictment Watch week and Andrew weighed in on how he thinks it will all go down. We talked about how indictments will affect the MAGA base and leaders in the GOP. Andrew also explained how the Dominion suit against Fox is doing real damage to the brand and it&amp;#39;s only the beginning--more suits are in the works. The GOP has no real governing agenda and their new culture war du jour is &amp;#34;wokeness&amp;#34; even though they can&amp;#39;t define it. All that and lots more. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/80336797</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:55:41 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3073</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Craig Bierko</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Craig Bierko</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp; Order; Mad About You. stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.
Craig entertained us with stories from his fascinating career. He shared his experience of being in the stage productions of Matilda the Musical and The Music Man; he talked about his fun role as &#34;Jazz Man&#34; on Sex and the City; he spoke openly and from the heart about having A.D.D., his friendship with Carrie Fischer and literally so much more. Craig was a blast!


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                <description><![CDATA[Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp; Order; Mad About You. stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.
Craig entertained us with stories from his fascinating career. He shared his experience of being in the stage productions of Matilda the Musical and The Music Man; he talked about his fun role as &#34;Jazz Man&#34; on Sex and the City; he spoke openly and from the heart about having A.D.D., his friendship with Carrie Fischer and literally so much more. Craig was a blast!
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                <content:encoded>Craig Bierko has been acting for decades. Some of his most notable films include Cinderella Man &amp;amp; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. TV: Sex and the City, Murphy Brown;  Law &amp;amp; Order; Mad About You. stage: The Music Man; Guys and Dolls and Company.
Craig entertained us with stories from his fascinating career. He shared his experience of being in the stage productions of Matilda the Musical and The Music Man; he talked about his fun role as &amp;#34;Jazz Man&amp;#34; on Sex and the City; he spoke openly and from the heart about having A.D.D., his friendship with Carrie Fischer and literally so much more. Craig was a blast!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/80110507</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:33:09 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4998</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: How the Fox defamation lawsuits will affect journalism long term; Trump indictments are imminent; Trump could be the 2024 GOP nominee and he could win but we do have a say and more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: How the Fox defamation lawsuits will affect journalism long term; Trump indictments are imminent; Trump could be the 2024 GOP nominee and he could win but we do have a say and more. 
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                <content:encoded>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: How the Fox defamation lawsuits will affect journalism long term; Trump indictments are imminent; Trump could be the 2024 GOP nominee and he could win but we do have a say and more. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/79979491</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:44:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2528</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Topics: The First Amendment/Fox and how the Dominion lawsuit affects all journalists--what should be done and what it could all mean; Trump&#39;s 2024 run and why Brian doesn&#39;t believe he will be on the 2024 ticket (He also thinks DeSantis is eyes 2028); what there is to be optimistic about and so much more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Topics: The First Amendment/Fox and how the Dominion lawsuit affects all journalists--what should be done and what it could all mean; Trump&#39;s 2024 run and why Brian doesn&#39;t believe he will be on the 2024 ticket (He also thinks DeSantis is eyes 2028); what there is to be optimistic about and so much more. 
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                <content:encoded>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.
Topics: The First Amendment/Fox and how the Dominion lawsuit affects all journalists--what should be done and what it could all mean; Trump&amp;#39;s 2024 run and why Brian doesn&amp;#39;t believe he will be on the 2024 ticket (He also thinks DeSantis is eyes 2028); what there is to be optimistic about and so much more. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/79791522</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:53:34 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2868</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: Why Georgia should be the place to hold the Democratic National Convention; GOP is so extreme, they risk turning off most of the country; why the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 4th is so important nationally; and why optimism is so important--especially when times are difficult.


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: Why Georgia should be the place to hold the Democratic National Convention; GOP is so extreme, they risk turning off most of the country; why the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 4th is so important nationally; and why optimism is so important--especially when times are difficult.
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                <content:encoded>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: Why Georgia should be the place to hold the Democratic National Convention; GOP is so extreme, they risk turning off most of the country; why the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 4th is so important nationally; and why optimism is so important--especially when times are difficult.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:03:01 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Trans Activist Plastic Martyr</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Trans Activist Plastic Martyr</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Plastic Martyr is a transgender activist, singer, actress and model. We discussed her career as an entertainer; what it&#39;s like to be a trans woman in the US; details of her transition; some fun and not-so-fun stories from her life; the benefits (and side effects) of HRT and so much more! Such a wonderful conversation!


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                <description><![CDATA[Plastic Martyr is a transgender activist, singer, actress and model. We discussed her career as an entertainer; what it&#39;s like to be a trans woman in the US; details of her transition; some fun and not-so-fun stories from her life; the benefits (and side effects) of HRT and so much more! Such a wonderful conversation!
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                <content:encoded>Plastic Martyr is a transgender activist, singer, actress and model. We discussed her career as an entertainer; what it&amp;#39;s like to be a trans woman in the US; details of her transition; some fun and not-so-fun stories from her life; the benefits (and side effects) of HRT and so much more! Such a wonderful conversation!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:07:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
We talked about Spoutible.com: the haters, the awesome user experience, and the misconceptions based on the BS attacks. Chris answered some of the recurring questions about the site including when the app will be available and what other features to look for in the next few weeks. It was an in-depth conversation that was filled with info and lotsa laughs!


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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
We talked about Spoutible.com: the haters, the awesome user experience, and the misconceptions based on the BS attacks. Chris answered some of the recurring questions about the site including when the app will be available and what other features to look for in the next few weeks. It was an in-depth conversation that was filled with info and lotsa laughs!
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.
We talked about Spoutible.com: the haters, the awesome user experience, and the misconceptions based on the BS attacks. Chris answered some of the recurring questions about the site including when the app will be available and what other features to look for in the next few weeks. It was an in-depth conversation that was filled with info and lotsa laughs!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:37:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>5785</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Vivicca A. Whitsett</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Vivicca A. Whitsett</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Vivicca A. Whitsett is an actor, comedian, talk radio host, writer, cancer survivor and brazen hussy!
Vivivva shared her cancer story and how she must isolate because of COVID. We also chatted about what it&#39;s like being a tall woman in the entertainment industry; the casting couch; white privilege; white supremacists; the CA Senate race; and so much more. Vivicca has a wonderful and humorous perspective. I had so much fun talking with her! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Vivicca A. Whitsett is an actor, comedian, talk radio host, writer, cancer survivor and brazen hussy!
Vivivva shared her cancer story and how she must isolate because of COVID. We also chatted about what it&#39;s like being a tall woman in the entertainment industry; the casting couch; white privilege; white supremacists; the CA Senate race; and so much more. Vivicca has a wonderful and humorous perspective. I had so much fun talking with her! 
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                <content:encoded>Vivicca A. Whitsett is an actor, comedian, talk radio host, writer, cancer survivor and brazen hussy!
Vivivva shared her cancer story and how she must isolate because of COVID. We also chatted about what it&amp;#39;s like being a tall woman in the entertainment industry; the casting couch; white privilege; white supremacists; the CA Senate race; and so much more. Vivicca has a wonderful and humorous perspective. I had so much fun talking with her! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:28:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3631</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David Pepper returns! He&#39;s the author Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines and he&#39;s the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party.
Topics: David described what Democrats got right in 2022 and what still needs attention (hint, hint: state legislatures); the danger MAGA extremists pose and how to combat them; Why Trump could dominate the 2024 primaries; how to fix the problem of purchased politicians who allow corporations to get away with murder and so much more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[David Pepper returns! He&#39;s the author Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines and he&#39;s the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party.
Topics: David described what Democrats got right in 2022 and what still needs attention (hint, hint: state legislatures); the danger MAGA extremists pose and how to combat them; Why Trump could dominate the 2024 primaries; how to fix the problem of purchased politicians who allow corporations to get away with murder and so much more. 
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                <content:encoded>David Pepper returns! He&amp;#39;s the author Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines and he&amp;#39;s the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party.
Topics: David described what Democrats got right in 2022 and what still needs attention (hint, hint: state legislatures); the danger MAGA extremists pose and how to combat them; Why Trump could dominate the 2024 primaries; how to fix the problem of purchased politicians who allow corporations to get away with murder and so much more. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:44:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2712</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steve Pierson - CA State Assembly Candidate</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steve Pierson - CA State Assembly Candidate</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steve Pierson, Host of the How We Win podcast is a California Democrat running for State Assembly. As someone who&#39;s worked in the entertainment industry for decades, Steve uses the talents he acquired to be an effective, compassionate communicator. He also brings with him experience as a grassroots organizer and activist. Steve shares what made him run for office, as well as the issues he&#39;s most passionate about; climate, gun reform, healthcare, and equality/equity. We had a great conversation and I believe you will have as much fun listening as we did talking.


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                <description><![CDATA[Steve Pierson, Host of the How We Win podcast is a California Democrat running for State Assembly. As someone who&#39;s worked in the entertainment industry for decades, Steve uses the talents he acquired to be an effective, compassionate communicator. He also brings with him experience as a grassroots organizer and activist. Steve shares what made him run for office, as well as the issues he&#39;s most passionate about; climate, gun reform, healthcare, and equality/equity. We had a great conversation and I believe you will have as much fun listening as we did talking.
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                <content:encoded>Steve Pierson, Host of the How We Win podcast is a California Democrat running for State Assembly. As someone who&amp;#39;s worked in the entertainment industry for decades, Steve uses the talents he acquired to be an effective, compassionate communicator. He also brings with him experience as a grassroots organizer and activist. Steve shares what made him run for office, as well as the issues he&amp;#39;s most passionate about; climate, gun reform, healthcare, and equality/equity. We had a great conversation and I believe you will have as much fun listening as we did talking.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:54:25 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3152</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back on Valentine&#39;s Day! Topics: GOP has been wanting to phase out Social Security for decades; Democrats are following Biden&#39;s lead on the SS debate; Dems are finding their stride; there are a number of young Democrats who will stand the test of time; Spoutible is getting easier and easier to use and Jay and I describe our experience on the site. All that and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back on Valentine&#39;s Day! Topics: GOP has been wanting to phase out Social Security for decades; Democrats are following Biden&#39;s lead on the SS debate; Dems are finding their stride; there are a number of young Democrats who will stand the test of time; Spoutible is getting easier and easier to use and Jay and I describe our experience on the site. All that and more!
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                <content:encoded>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back on Valentine&amp;#39;s Day! Topics: GOP has been wanting to phase out Social Security for decades; Democrats are following Biden&amp;#39;s lead on the SS debate; Dems are finding their stride; there are a number of young Democrats who will stand the test of time; Spoutible is getting easier and easier to use and Jay and I describe our experience on the site. All that and more!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/78682574</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:30:41 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3490</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back! Topics: The impact of MAGA behavior over the next two years; Biden is incredibly impressive; GenZ will save democracy; new social media sites are popping up and we discuss the possible impact of moral, fair social media CEOs and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back! Topics: The impact of MAGA behavior over the next two years; Biden is incredibly impressive; GenZ will save democracy; new social media sites are popping up and we discuss the possible impact of moral, fair social media CEOs and more!
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                <content:encoded>Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back! Topics: The impact of MAGA behavior over the next two years; Biden is incredibly impressive; GenZ will save democracy; new social media sites are popping up and we discuss the possible impact of moral, fair social media CEOs and more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:03:20 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3359</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
Topics: Simon encourages all of us to be information warriors--that we shouldn&#39;t wait for anyone else to counter the right&#39;s extremist BS. He describes us as a family and when we organize and focus *primarily* on what Democrats have accomplished, not only for America but for the world, we are stronger than they are. So much good in this episode. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
Topics: Simon encourages all of us to be information warriors--that we shouldn&#39;t wait for anyone else to counter the right&#39;s extremist BS. He describes us as a family and when we organize and focus *primarily* on what Democrats have accomplished, not only for America but for the world, we are stronger than they are. So much good in this episode. 
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                <content:encoded>Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
Topics: Simon encourages all of us to be information warriors--that we shouldn&amp;#39;t wait for anyone else to counter the right&amp;#39;s extremist BS. He describes us as a family and when we organize and focus *primarily* on what Democrats have accomplished, not only for America but for the world, we are stronger than they are. So much good in this episode. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/78361090</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:59:27 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2990</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cliff is back! 
Topics: George Santos&#39; (name unconfirmed) connection to a Russian oligarch leads us to believe he is bought and paid for by those who want to kill democracy and fascist GOP does nothing; Republican leaders are literally wishing Donald would drop dead because they&#39;re too cowardly to do anything change the party; Nikki Haley is running in 2024 lol, and Trump might run third party if he doesn&#39;t get the GOP 2024 nom!


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                <description><![CDATA[Cliff is back! 
Topics: George Santos&#39; (name unconfirmed) connection to a Russian oligarch leads us to believe he is bought and paid for by those who want to kill democracy and fascist GOP does nothing; Republican leaders are literally wishing Donald would drop dead because they&#39;re too cowardly to do anything change the party; Nikki Haley is running in 2024 lol, and Trump might run third party if he doesn&#39;t get the GOP 2024 nom!
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                <content:encoded>Cliff is back! 
Topics: George Santos&amp;#39; (name unconfirmed) connection to a Russian oligarch leads us to believe he is bought and paid for by those who want to kill democracy and fascist GOP does nothing; Republican leaders are literally wishing Donald would drop dead because they&amp;#39;re too cowardly to do anything change the party; Nikki Haley is running in 2024 lol, and Trump might run third party if he doesn&amp;#39;t get the GOP 2024 nom!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:46:37 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2464</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Dominguez Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Dominguez Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph is back! Topics: The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols is a tragic reminder we have to overhaul the system; gun culture; some personal stuff and Spoutible is almost here!


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                <description><![CDATA[Steph is back! Topics: The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols is a tragic reminder we have to overhaul the system; gun culture; some personal stuff and Spoutible is almost here!
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                <content:encoded>Steph is back! Topics: The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols is a tragic reminder we have to overhaul the system; gun culture; some personal stuff and Spoutible is almost here!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:54:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4091</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cheri Jacobus is back and after we talk about our love for Sex And The City, we launch into a conversation about politics: Garland; rule of law; the extreme right members of Congress; McCarthy is weak but dangerous; new Twitter alternative is coming (Spoutible), and much more! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Cheri Jacobus is back and after we talk about our love for Sex And The City, we launch into a conversation about politics: Garland; rule of law; the extreme right members of Congress; McCarthy is weak but dangerous; new Twitter alternative is coming (Spoutible), and much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Cheri Jacobus is back and after we talk about our love for Sex And The City, we launch into a conversation about politics: Garland; rule of law; the extreme right members of Congress; McCarthy is weak but dangerous; new Twitter alternative is coming (Spoutible), and much more! 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:18:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3620</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Rachel Vindman</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Rachel Vindman</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Rachel Vindman is an American-based writer and the co-host of the &#34;Suburban WOmen Problem&#34; podcast She&#39;s married to Alexander Vindman, retired U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel, and she&#39;s an all-around cool person.
Topics: George Santos (if that&#39;s his real name) stole money from a veteran who was crowdfunding money to care for his sick dog (the dog died), pictures are surfacing of George (name unconfirmed) dressed up as a drag queen Brazil; Fascist GOPers are hellbent on doing as much damage as they can to blame Biden; what will happen to the debt ceiling; many voters are not always up-to-speed on what the debt-ceiling is and that&#39;s okay; what it means if Donald is not legally held accountable and what voters can do to secure democracy again in 2024.


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                <description><![CDATA[Rachel Vindman is an American-based writer and the co-host of the &#34;Suburban WOmen Problem&#34; podcast She&#39;s married to Alexander Vindman, retired U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel, and she&#39;s an all-around cool person.
Topics: George Santos (if that&#39;s his real name) stole money from a veteran who was crowdfunding money to care for his sick dog (the dog died), pictures are surfacing of George (name unconfirmed) dressed up as a drag queen Brazil; Fascist GOPers are hellbent on doing as much damage as they can to blame Biden; what will happen to the debt ceiling; many voters are not always up-to-speed on what the debt-ceiling is and that&#39;s okay; what it means if Donald is not legally held accountable and what voters can do to secure democracy again in 2024.
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                <content:encoded>Rachel Vindman is an American-based writer and the co-host of the &amp;#34;Suburban WOmen Problem&amp;#34; podcast She&amp;#39;s married to Alexander Vindman, retired U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel, and she&amp;#39;s an all-around cool person.
Topics: George Santos (if that&amp;#39;s his real name) stole money from a veteran who was crowdfunding money to care for his sick dog (the dog died), pictures are surfacing of George (name unconfirmed) dressed up as a drag queen Brazil; Fascist GOPers are hellbent on doing as much damage as they can to blame Biden; what will happen to the debt ceiling; many voters are not always up-to-speed on what the debt-ceiling is and that&amp;#39;s okay; what it means if Donald is not legally held accountable and what voters can do to secure democracy again in 2024.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:48:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3114</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah returns! Topics: Chaotic GOP in disarray for the next two years; smoking is once again allowed in offices in the Capitol; the&#34;freedom caucus&#34; are domestic terrorists; 2 Dems kept us from passing voting rights and a rant on the men who expect women to RT them with no ask or even a friendly hello. All that and more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah returns! Topics: Chaotic GOP in disarray for the next two years; smoking is once again allowed in offices in the Capitol; the&#34;freedom caucus&#34; are domestic terrorists; 2 Dems kept us from passing voting rights and a rant on the men who expect women to RT them with no ask or even a friendly hello. All that and more.
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                <content:encoded>Sarah returns! Topics: Chaotic GOP in disarray for the next two years; smoking is once again allowed in offices in the Capitol; the&amp;#34;freedom caucus&amp;#34; are domestic terrorists; 2 Dems kept us from passing voting rights and a rant on the men who expect women to RT them with no ask or even a friendly hello. All that and more.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/77366494</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:56:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3584</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Amanda is back and our thing! We are both talkers! Topics: COVID and the variants (sounds like a band-haha); lottery over $1 billion; Garland is taking a LONG time; (white) women make YouTube videos of themselves &#34;Extreme Cleaning.&#34; Amanda and I talk about how that holds up the patriarchy and lots more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Amanda is back and our thing! We are both talkers! Topics: COVID and the variants (sounds like a band-haha); lottery over $1 billion; Garland is taking a LONG time; (white) women make YouTube videos of themselves &#34;Extreme Cleaning.&#34; Amanda and I talk about how that holds up the patriarchy and lots more!
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                <content:encoded>Amanda is back and our thing! We are both talkers! Topics: COVID and the variants (sounds like a band-haha); lottery over $1 billion; Garland is taking a LONG time; (white) women make YouTube videos of themselves &amp;#34;Extreme Cleaning.&amp;#34; Amanda and I talk about how that holds up the patriarchy and lots more!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/77157634</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 21:36:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4472</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Bob Cesca</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Bob Cesca</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Bob Cesca (my boyfriend) is back! We asked YOU to tell us your assumptions about us as a couple and we responded to your replies. Find out why refrigerators are so important to us and what inspires us about each other. Lots of fun and no politics (kinda).


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                <description><![CDATA[Bob Cesca (my boyfriend) is back! We asked YOU to tell us your assumptions about us as a couple and we responded to your replies. Find out why refrigerators are so important to us and what inspires us about each other. Lots of fun and no politics (kinda).
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                <content:encoded>Bob Cesca (my boyfriend) is back! We asked YOU to tell us your assumptions about us as a couple and we responded to your replies. Find out why refrigerators are so important to us and what inspires us about each other. Lots of fun and no politics (kinda).
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                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:34:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4449</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Mary Trump</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Mary Trump</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>The wonderful and glorious Mary Trump is back for the first Start Me Up podcast of 2023! 
Topics: Republicans in disarray (McCarthy loses 8th vote for House Speaker while we chatted); 2024 Election Season will be a madhouse; we both agree indictments are coming; Mary doesn&#39;t trust Garland but is happy Jack Smith is on the job; new social media sites on the horizon and so much more. Mary also offered up what we have to be hopeful about. 


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                <description><![CDATA[The wonderful and glorious Mary Trump is back for the first Start Me Up podcast of 2023! 
Topics: Republicans in disarray (McCarthy loses 8th vote for House Speaker while we chatted); 2024 Election Season will be a madhouse; we both agree indictments are coming; Mary doesn&#39;t trust Garland but is happy Jack Smith is on the job; new social media sites on the horizon and so much more. Mary also offered up what we have to be hopeful about. 
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                <content:encoded>The wonderful and glorious Mary Trump is back for the first Start Me Up podcast of 2023! 
Topics: Republicans in disarray (McCarthy loses 8th vote for House Speaker while we chatted); 2024 Election Season will be a madhouse; we both agree indictments are coming; Mary doesn&amp;#39;t trust Garland but is happy Jack Smith is on the job; new social media sites on the horizon and so much more. Mary also offered up what we have to be hopeful about. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:45:01 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3641</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Rick Shew</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Rick Shew</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>The last Start Me Up podcast of the year! Rick Shew is my guest. He&#39;s a podcaster, an actor, a liberal, and a cool dude! His pods: @FriendsWorkPod &amp; @barstoolpod.
We chatted about movies, guilty pleasure shows, acting/actors. We also talked about possible indictments and what the 2024 presidential cast of candidate characters will look like and how it will impact Donald&#39;s future. Because it&#39;s the last show of the year, we kept it light. 



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                <description><![CDATA[The last Start Me Up podcast of the year! Rick Shew is my guest. He&#39;s a podcaster, an actor, a liberal, and a cool dude! His pods: @FriendsWorkPod &amp; @barstoolpod.
We chatted about movies, guilty pleasure shows, acting/actors. We also talked about possible indictments and what the 2024 presidential cast of candidate characters will look like and how it will impact Donald&#39;s future. Because it&#39;s the last show of the year, we kept it light. 

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                <content:encoded>The last Start Me Up podcast of the year! Rick Shew is my guest. He&amp;#39;s a podcaster, an actor, a liberal, and a cool dude! His pods: @FriendsWorkPod &amp;amp; @barstoolpod.
We chatted about movies, guilty pleasure shows, acting/actors. We also talked about possible indictments and what the 2024 presidential cast of candidate characters will look like and how it will impact Donald&amp;#39;s future. Because it&amp;#39;s the last show of the year, we kept it light. 

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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:59:37 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4493</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jody is back and we do our thing! Politics, of course, and fun stuff, too! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Jody is back and we do our thing! Politics, of course, and fun stuff, too! 
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                <content:encoded>Jody is back and we do our thing! Politics, of course, and fun stuff, too! 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:34:47 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back and we talked about all the things: DeSantis has no charisma, Rupert Murdoch has turned on Trump; Trump is the GOP&#39;s biggest loser; Greg weighs in on Jack Smith and his confidence on the whole DOJ process; Elon is a menace and so much more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back and we talked about all the things: DeSantis has no charisma, Rupert Murdoch has turned on Trump; Trump is the GOP&#39;s biggest loser; Greg weighs in on Jack Smith and his confidence on the whole DOJ process; Elon is a menace and so much more. 
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back and we talked about all the things: DeSantis has no charisma, Rupert Murdoch has turned on Trump; Trump is the GOP&amp;#39;s biggest loser; Greg weighs in on Jack Smith and his confidence on the whole DOJ process; Elon is a menace and so much more. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 18:17:16 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Fred Wellman</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Fred Wellman</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Fred Wellman is a Pro-Democracy advocate and a political consultant. He&#39;s an Army combat veteran. Host of the On Democracy podcast He&#39;s the co-founder of the Beer Hall Project and he&#39;s a senior advisor to Voters of Tomorrow.
Topics: Donald Trump, the GOP, and Trumpism; Donald&#39;s legal problems as well as his big mouth just might get him jail time; the threat posed by chaos agents Milo, Ye and Elon and much more! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Fred Wellman is a Pro-Democracy advocate and a political consultant. He&#39;s an Army combat veteran. Host of the On Democracy podcast He&#39;s the co-founder of the Beer Hall Project and he&#39;s a senior advisor to Voters of Tomorrow.
Topics: Donald Trump, the GOP, and Trumpism; Donald&#39;s legal problems as well as his big mouth just might get him jail time; the threat posed by chaos agents Milo, Ye and Elon and much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Fred Wellman is a Pro-Democracy advocate and a political consultant. He&amp;#39;s an Army combat veteran. Host of the On Democracy podcast He&amp;#39;s the co-founder of the Beer Hall Project and he&amp;#39;s a senior advisor to Voters of Tomorrow.
Topics: Donald Trump, the GOP, and Trumpism; Donald&amp;#39;s legal problems as well as his big mouth just might get him jail time; the threat posed by chaos agents Milo, Ye and Elon and much more! 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 20:22:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jared is a political analyst and author. His latest book, THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS, comes out in January. Topics: antisemitism and toxic conspiracy theories have been a central component of Conservatism from the start; why Jared feels a positive change is taking place; why Milo, Ye and Elon are dangerous; despite the US not wanting to prosecute a former POTUS, Trump is making it impossible for them not to, and why 2024 offers some real hope for democracy. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Jared is a political analyst and author. His latest book, THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS, comes out in January. Topics: antisemitism and toxic conspiracy theories have been a central component of Conservatism from the start; why Jared feels a positive change is taking place; why Milo, Ye and Elon are dangerous; despite the US not wanting to prosecute a former POTUS, Trump is making it impossible for them not to, and why 2024 offers some real hope for democracy. 
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                <content:encoded>Jared is a political analyst and author. His latest book, THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS, comes out in January. Topics: antisemitism and toxic conspiracy theories have been a central component of Conservatism from the start; why Jared feels a positive change is taking place; why Milo, Ye and Elon are dangerous; despite the US not wanting to prosecute a former POTUS, Trump is making it impossible for them not to, and why 2024 offers some real hope for democracy. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:24:46 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood returns! Topics: GOP is doubling down on hate; Trump is running for POTUS but GOP is rejecting him; the infighting on the right is something to watch; Elon is a chaos agent; and living in an openly bigoted America is deadly! But Sarah and I still managed to have a great chat and we wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah Wood returns! Topics: GOP is doubling down on hate; Trump is running for POTUS but GOP is rejecting him; the infighting on the right is something to watch; Elon is a chaos agent; and living in an openly bigoted America is deadly! But Sarah and I still managed to have a great chat and we wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! 
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                <content:encoded>Sarah Wood returns! Topics: GOP is doubling down on hate; Trump is running for POTUS but GOP is rejecting him; the infighting on the right is something to watch; Elon is a chaos agent; and living in an openly bigoted America is deadly! But Sarah and I still managed to have a great chat and we wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:01:21 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Gen Z Activist Victor Shi</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Gen Z Activist Victor Shi</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, former White House Intern, Strategy Director for Voters Tomorrow, and co-host of the iGen Politics Podcast. He&#39;s a writer, speaker, organizer, and activist.
Topics: GenZ showed up and helped Democrats have a historic midterm turnout; why the youth vote will continue to gain steam; GOP is selling a dystopian future and the younger generation is not buying it; the feud between Donald and DeSantis and how indictments will affect 2024. All that and much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, former White House Intern, Strategy Director for Voters Tomorrow, and co-host of the iGen Politics Podcast. He&#39;s a writer, speaker, organizer, and activist.
Topics: GenZ showed up and helped Democrats have a historic midterm turnout; why the youth vote will continue to gain steam; GOP is selling a dystopian future and the younger generation is not buying it; the feud between Donald and DeSantis and how indictments will affect 2024. All that and much more.
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                <content:encoded>Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, former White House Intern, Strategy Director for Voters Tomorrow, and co-host of the iGen Politics Podcast. He&amp;#39;s a writer, speaker, organizer, and activist.
Topics: GenZ showed up and helped Democrats have a historic midterm turnout; why the youth vote will continue to gain steam; GOP is selling a dystopian future and the younger generation is not buying it; the feud between Donald and DeSantis and how indictments will affect 2024. All that and much more.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:09:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: There was no &#34;red wave&#34; and traditional pundits got it wrong (and aren&#39;t admitting it); Bouzy&#39;s predictions came to pass (for the most part); Trump extremists lost and GOP leadership, as well as Rupert Murdoch, is turning on him; who might be the GOP 2024 nom and lots more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: There was no &#34;red wave&#34; and traditional pundits got it wrong (and aren&#39;t admitting it); Bouzy&#39;s predictions came to pass (for the most part); Trump extremists lost and GOP leadership, as well as Rupert Murdoch, is turning on him; who might be the GOP 2024 nom and lots more!
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: There was no &amp;#34;red wave&amp;#34; and traditional pundits got it wrong (and aren&amp;#39;t admitting it); Bouzy&amp;#39;s predictions came to pass (for the most part); Trump extremists lost and GOP leadership, as well as Rupert Murdoch, is turning on him; who might be the GOP 2024 nom and lots more!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:00:46 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter - Election Day</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter - Election Day</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>It&#39;s Election Day and Cliff Schecter joins me again! Topics: GOP is threatening Civil War if they lose, Elon continues to kill Twitter, Mastodon; more the new site I keep teasing; midterm predictions and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[It&#39;s Election Day and Cliff Schecter joins me again! Topics: GOP is threatening Civil War if they lose, Elon continues to kill Twitter, Mastodon; more the new site I keep teasing; midterm predictions and more!
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                <content:encoded>It&amp;#39;s Election Day and Cliff Schecter joins me again! Topics: GOP is threatening Civil War if they lose, Elon continues to kill Twitter, Mastodon; more the new site I keep teasing; midterm predictions and more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:52:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3125</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: early voting numbers are good for Democrats; Elon is a jerk; the blue check scandal rages on -- and why those badges matter; the fate of social media and pop-culture fun stuff! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: early voting numbers are good for Democrats; Elon is a jerk; the blue check scandal rages on -- and why those badges matter; the fate of social media and pop-culture fun stuff! 
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                <content:encoded>Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: early voting numbers are good for Democrats; Elon is a jerk; the blue check scandal rages on -- and why those badges matter; the fate of social media and pop-culture fun stuff! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:14:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: Allison&#39;s infamous White House visit; killing Roe will bite the GOP in the ass next Tuesday...youth, women, conservative women--and AG makes a prediction; Donald indictments likely in a month or so; the deplorable GOP response to Paul Pelosi in the ICU after being assaulted with a hammer, Elon is why we can&#39;t have nice Twitter and much more


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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: Allison&#39;s infamous White House visit; killing Roe will bite the GOP in the ass next Tuesday...youth, women, conservative women--and AG makes a prediction; Donald indictments likely in a month or so; the deplorable GOP response to Paul Pelosi in the ICU after being assaulted with a hammer, Elon is why we can&#39;t have nice Twitter and much more
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: Allison&amp;#39;s infamous White House visit; killing Roe will bite the GOP in the ass next Tuesday...youth, women, conservative women--and AG makes a prediction; Donald indictments likely in a month or so; the deplorable GOP response to Paul Pelosi in the ICU after being assaulted with a hammer, Elon is why we can&amp;#39;t have nice Twitter and much more
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                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:35:33 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2094</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: The Go-Go&#39;s Kathy Valentine</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: The Go-Go&#39;s Kathy Valentine</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Go-Go&#39;s bassist Kathy Valentine is a woman of many talents. Her memoir &#34;All I Ever Wanted&#34; is a fantastic view into her life as a young girl who dreamed of being in a successful rock band and seeing that dream come true. Her writing is raw, real, and very relatable. She talks about her relationship with her mom, her choice to have abortions (at critical times in her life), and how being in the Go-Go&#39;s gave her a sense of family as well as a whole lotta fun and drama. Kathy is cool, down-to-earth, smart and very talented. A great conversation.


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                <description><![CDATA[Go-Go&#39;s bassist Kathy Valentine is a woman of many talents. Her memoir &#34;All I Ever Wanted&#34; is a fantastic view into her life as a young girl who dreamed of being in a successful rock band and seeing that dream come true. Her writing is raw, real, and very relatable. She talks about her relationship with her mom, her choice to have abortions (at critical times in her life), and how being in the Go-Go&#39;s gave her a sense of family as well as a whole lotta fun and drama. Kathy is cool, down-to-earth, smart and very talented. A great conversation.
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                <content:encoded>Go-Go&amp;#39;s bassist Kathy Valentine is a woman of many talents. Her memoir &amp;#34;All I Ever Wanted&amp;#34; is a fantastic view into her life as a young girl who dreamed of being in a successful rock band and seeing that dream come true. Her writing is raw, real, and very relatable. She talks about her relationship with her mom, her choice to have abortions (at critical times in her life), and how being in the Go-Go&amp;#39;s gave her a sense of family as well as a whole lotta fun and drama. Kathy is cool, down-to-earth, smart and very talented. A great conversation.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:12:39 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3658</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Scully - Iranian/American Attorney</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Scully - Iranian/American Attorney</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>She goes by &#34;Scully&#34; on Twitter and her bio reads &#34;Passionate lawyer focused on the Rule of Law &amp; stopping the authoritarianization of the United States.&#34; She&#39;s an Iranian/American attorney and a big part of our focus was on the women&#39;s movement happening right now in Iran. Scully explains how important it is to amplify the truth of what&#39;s going on, how the right is using it to spread disinformation, and why it&#39;s important for allies to not only stand up with but to get the info right in the effort to support the fight for a secular, democratic Iran. We also talked about the US midterms and the threat of American fascism. Ultimately, the chat was optimistic and very informative, 


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                <description><![CDATA[She goes by &#34;Scully&#34; on Twitter and her bio reads &#34;Passionate lawyer focused on the Rule of Law &amp; stopping the authoritarianization of the United States.&#34; She&#39;s an Iranian/American attorney and a big part of our focus was on the women&#39;s movement happening right now in Iran. Scully explains how important it is to amplify the truth of what&#39;s going on, how the right is using it to spread disinformation, and why it&#39;s important for allies to not only stand up with but to get the info right in the effort to support the fight for a secular, democratic Iran. We also talked about the US midterms and the threat of American fascism. Ultimately, the chat was optimistic and very informative, 
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                <content:encoded>She goes by &amp;#34;Scully&amp;#34; on Twitter and her bio reads &amp;#34;Passionate lawyer focused on the Rule of Law &amp;amp; stopping the authoritarianization of the United States.&amp;#34; She&amp;#39;s an Iranian/American attorney and a big part of our focus was on the women&amp;#39;s movement happening right now in Iran. Scully explains how important it is to amplify the truth of what&amp;#39;s going on, how the right is using it to spread disinformation, and why it&amp;#39;s important for allies to not only stand up with but to get the info right in the effort to support the fight for a secular, democratic Iran. We also talked about the US midterms and the threat of American fascism. Ultimately, the chat was optimistic and very informative, 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 19:11:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4653</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
Topics: New voting data is very encouraging and offers Democrats some hope and legit optimism for a successful 2022. Simon makes it clear this election will be close and that nothing can be taken for granted, but the numbers we&#39;re seeing in key battleground states are promising. Simon emphasized the more we hear about early voting the more pressure on Dems to get out there and GOTV. He advises voting NOW if you can. No matter what you&#39;re feeling as we approach Election Day, Simon&#39;s takes on what&#39;s going on should be required listening. There&#39;s also stats and numbers for the data nerds out there!


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                <description><![CDATA[Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
Topics: New voting data is very encouraging and offers Democrats some hope and legit optimism for a successful 2022. Simon makes it clear this election will be close and that nothing can be taken for granted, but the numbers we&#39;re seeing in key battleground states are promising. Simon emphasized the more we hear about early voting the more pressure on Dems to get out there and GOTV. He advises voting NOW if you can. No matter what you&#39;re feeling as we approach Election Day, Simon&#39;s takes on what&#39;s going on should be required listening. There&#39;s also stats and numbers for the data nerds out there!
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                <content:encoded>Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
Topics: New voting data is very encouraging and offers Democrats some hope and legit optimism for a successful 2022. Simon makes it clear this election will be close and that nothing can be taken for granted, but the numbers we&amp;#39;re seeing in key battleground states are promising. Simon emphasized the more we hear about early voting the more pressure on Dems to get out there and GOTV. He advises voting NOW if you can. No matter what you&amp;#39;re feeling as we approach Election Day, Simon&amp;#39;s takes on what&amp;#39;s going on should be required listening. There&amp;#39;s also stats and numbers for the data nerds out there!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:00:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2622</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democrats Abroad - Kat Cary</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democrats Abroad - Kat Cary</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Kat Cary is an American ex-pat who lives in Scotland and she&#39;s part of Democrats Abroad. We talked about the importance of ex-pats participating in American elections, what people from other countries think of Americans, and Kat filled us in on the Global Women&#39;s Caucus--an arm of Dems Abroad. It was a very interesting chat!  


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                <description><![CDATA[Kat Cary is an American ex-pat who lives in Scotland and she&#39;s part of Democrats Abroad. We talked about the importance of ex-pats participating in American elections, what people from other countries think of Americans, and Kat filled us in on the Global Women&#39;s Caucus--an arm of Dems Abroad. It was a very interesting chat!  
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                <content:encoded>Kat Cary is an American ex-pat who lives in Scotland and she&amp;#39;s part of Democrats Abroad. We talked about the importance of ex-pats participating in American elections, what people from other countries think of Americans, and Kat filled us in on the Global Women&amp;#39;s Caucus--an arm of Dems Abroad. It was a very interesting chat!  
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/73463341</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:54:14 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3461</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>The lovely and talented Sarah Wood returns! Sarah explains why she&#39;s optimistic about November; we discussed the docudrama: Dahmer, and then we talked about the batshit crazy, fascist GOP.


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                <description><![CDATA[The lovely and talented Sarah Wood returns! Sarah explains why she&#39;s optimistic about November; we discussed the docudrama: Dahmer, and then we talked about the batshit crazy, fascist GOP.
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                <content:encoded>The lovely and talented Sarah Wood returns! Sarah explains why she&amp;#39;s optimistic about November; we discussed the docudrama: Dahmer, and then we talked about the batshit crazy, fascist GOP.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/73142346</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:00:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3030</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Documentary Filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Documentary Filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Melissa Jo Peltier&#39;s latest documentary The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories is a fascinating look at the folks who voted for Trump and later regretted it. 
Melissa and I had a fantastic conversation about her film and the people she interviewed. We eventually drifted over to current events and had a great discussion about what&#39;s at stake and what needs to be done to further prevent another right-wing coup. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Melissa Jo Peltier&#39;s latest documentary The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories is a fascinating look at the folks who voted for Trump and later regretted it. 
Melissa and I had a fantastic conversation about her film and the people she interviewed. We eventually drifted over to current events and had a great discussion about what&#39;s at stake and what needs to be done to further prevent another right-wing coup. 
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                <content:encoded>Melissa Jo Peltier&amp;#39;s latest documentary The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories is a fascinating look at the folks who voted for Trump and later regretted it. 
Melissa and I had a fantastic conversation about her film and the people she interviewed. We eventually drifted over to current events and had a great discussion about what&amp;#39;s at stake and what needs to be done to further prevent another right-wing coup. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:12:13 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3294</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Santiago Mayer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Santiago Mayer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Voters of Tomorrow was founded in 2019 by then 17-year-old Santiago Mayer, an immigrant from Mexico. Santiago noticed a lack of political engagement at his high school and decided to tackle that by creating a new organization for young people, by young people.
Santiago explained how Voters of Tomorrow works, what they do, and how they are lobbying for youth rights. He emphasized the determination of Gen Z to show up and he predicts a high voter turnout with young people as well as with all voting blocs. He also told us about the altercation with Marjorie Taylor Greene and that an ethics complaint will soon be filed. So much good stuff in this show!  


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                <description><![CDATA[Voters of Tomorrow was founded in 2019 by then 17-year-old Santiago Mayer, an immigrant from Mexico. Santiago noticed a lack of political engagement at his high school and decided to tackle that by creating a new organization for young people, by young people.
Santiago explained how Voters of Tomorrow works, what they do, and how they are lobbying for youth rights. He emphasized the determination of Gen Z to show up and he predicts a high voter turnout with young people as well as with all voting blocs. He also told us about the altercation with Marjorie Taylor Greene and that an ethics complaint will soon be filed. So much good stuff in this show!  
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                <content:encoded>Voters of Tomorrow was founded in 2019 by then 17-year-old Santiago Mayer, an immigrant from Mexico. Santiago noticed a lack of political engagement at his high school and decided to tackle that by creating a new organization for young people, by young people.
Santiago explained how Voters of Tomorrow works, what they do, and how they are lobbying for youth rights. He emphasized the determination of Gen Z to show up and he predicts a high voter turnout with young people as well as with all voting blocs. He also told us about the altercation with Marjorie Taylor Greene and that an ethics complaint will soon be filed. So much good stuff in this show!  
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                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:11:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2316</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Maine Candidate Tiffany Bond</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Maine Candidate Tiffany Bond</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Tiffany Bond is a family law attorney who&#39;s running as a House Rep in Maine&#39;s second district. Her strategy is unique, she doesn&#39;t take contributions. She has no campaign staff and she asks that if voters wish to support her with cash, they should use that money to support small businesses and charities in Maine.
Maine is a state that utilizes ranked choice voting and that helps candidates like Bond make a bigger impact. We talked about her campaign, abortion rights and the best way voters can get involved. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Tiffany Bond is a family law attorney who&#39;s running as a House Rep in Maine&#39;s second district. Her strategy is unique, she doesn&#39;t take contributions. She has no campaign staff and she asks that if voters wish to support her with cash, they should use that money to support small businesses and charities in Maine.
Maine is a state that utilizes ranked choice voting and that helps candidates like Bond make a bigger impact. We talked about her campaign, abortion rights and the best way voters can get involved. 
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                <content:encoded>Tiffany Bond is a family law attorney who&amp;#39;s running as a House Rep in Maine&amp;#39;s second district. Her strategy is unique, she doesn&amp;#39;t take contributions. She has no campaign staff and she asks that if voters wish to support her with cash, they should use that money to support small businesses and charities in Maine.
Maine is a state that utilizes ranked choice voting and that helps candidates like Bond make a bigger impact. We talked about her campaign, abortion rights and the best way voters can get involved. 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/72601971</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:42:58 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2194</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: First we talked about what&#39;s going on at Bot Sentinel and then we dove into politics: Why Christopher has an optimistic take on the midterms; Why the evisceration of Roe is so important for Democrats; Christopher tells us which investigation he believes will bring the first Trump indictment and much more! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: First we talked about what&#39;s going on at Bot Sentinel and then we dove into politics: Why Christopher has an optimistic take on the midterms; Why the evisceration of Roe is so important for Democrats; Christopher tells us which investigation he believes will bring the first Trump indictment and much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: First we talked about what&amp;#39;s going on at Bot Sentinel and then we dove into politics: Why Christopher has an optimistic take on the midterms; Why the evisceration of Roe is so important for Democrats; Christopher tells us which investigation he believes will bring the first Trump indictment and much more! 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:05:47 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Glenn Kirschner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Glenn Kirschner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner is back to break down yesterday&#39;s NYAG announcement! Glenn weighs in on what this latest civil lawsuit against Trump and his children means for the family and their business. We discussed the pace at which the DOJ is moving; the two sets of justice in America; what might happen to Donald if he&#39;s convicted and which investigation into Donald Trump will be the most likely to result in a conviction. So much packed into this podcast! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner is back to break down yesterday&#39;s NYAG announcement! Glenn weighs in on what this latest civil lawsuit against Trump and his children means for the family and their business. We discussed the pace at which the DOJ is moving; the two sets of justice in America; what might happen to Donald if he&#39;s convicted and which investigation into Donald Trump will be the most likely to result in a conviction. So much packed into this podcast! 
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                <content:encoded>Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner is back to break down yesterday&amp;#39;s NYAG announcement! Glenn weighs in on what this latest civil lawsuit against Trump and his children means for the family and their business. We discussed the pace at which the DOJ is moving; the two sets of justice in America; what might happen to Donald if he&amp;#39;s convicted and which investigation into Donald Trump will be the most likely to result in a conviction. So much packed into this podcast! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:24:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Rachel Bitecofer is back to talk about messaging and the midterms. Topics: the House is competitive; why is Herschel Walker slightly ahead of Warnock; Rachel explains why Fetterman&#39;s messaging is so successful; is it worth it for Dems to fund the right-wing extremists as a winning strategy and why Dems need to be laser-focus on the evisceration of Roe.


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                <description><![CDATA[Rachel Bitecofer is back to talk about messaging and the midterms. Topics: the House is competitive; why is Herschel Walker slightly ahead of Warnock; Rachel explains why Fetterman&#39;s messaging is so successful; is it worth it for Dems to fund the right-wing extremists as a winning strategy and why Dems need to be laser-focus on the evisceration of Roe.
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                <content:encoded>Rachel Bitecofer is back to talk about messaging and the midterms. Topics: the House is competitive; why is Herschel Walker slightly ahead of Warnock; Rachel explains why Fetterman&amp;#39;s messaging is so successful; is it worth it for Dems to fund the right-wing extremists as a winning strategy and why Dems need to be laser-focus on the evisceration of Roe.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:24:38 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2134</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jeremy Newberger</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jeremy Newberger</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jeremy Newberger is the CEO of Ironbound Films, a documentary, and new media production company. He&#39;s a Twitter Political Satirist, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, and TV Director.
After Jeremy shared a little about his career as a documentary filmmaker, we dove into politics: why humor is essential in today&#39;s political climate; stupid GOP messaging and their absurd midterm strategies; what happens after Trumpco is held accountable; MAGA voters fall for anything and so much more


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                <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Newberger is the CEO of Ironbound Films, a documentary, and new media production company. He&#39;s a Twitter Political Satirist, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, and TV Director.
After Jeremy shared a little about his career as a documentary filmmaker, we dove into politics: why humor is essential in today&#39;s political climate; stupid GOP messaging and their absurd midterm strategies; what happens after Trumpco is held accountable; MAGA voters fall for anything and so much more
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                <content:encoded>Jeremy Newberger is the CEO of Ironbound Films, a documentary, and new media production company. He&amp;#39;s a Twitter Political Satirist, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, and TV Director.
After Jeremy shared a little about his career as a documentary filmmaker, we dove into politics: why humor is essential in today&amp;#39;s political climate; stupid GOP messaging and their absurd midterm strategies; what happens after Trumpco is held accountable; MAGA voters fall for anything and so much more
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:35:26 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3421</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back and he has a new book coming out. We talked about that then we discussed current headlines: The Leonard Leo threat to democracy; Greg wants 81 SCOTUS judges; midterms are approaching and Dems seem to be leading, and so much more. Greg is always fun and awesome. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back and he has a new book coming out. We talked about that then we discussed current headlines: The Leonard Leo threat to democracy; Greg wants 81 SCOTUS judges; midterms are approaching and Dems seem to be leading, and so much more. Greg is always fun and awesome. 
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back and he has a new book coming out. We talked about that then we discussed current headlines: The Leonard Leo threat to democracy; Greg wants 81 SCOTUS judges; midterms are approaching and Dems seem to be leading, and so much more. Greg is always fun and awesome. 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:49:14 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4170</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Nick Knudsen - DemCast</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Nick Knudsen - DemCast</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Nick Knudsen returns! He&#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It&#39;s a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home.
Topics: how anyone can help Democrats win--no matter your comfort level; why Dems have the advantage and how we can win; messaging does not only come from leaders, journalist  Anne Garrels passed away; and why we have reason to be hopeful. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Nick Knudsen returns! He&#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It&#39;s a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home.
Topics: how anyone can help Democrats win--no matter your comfort level; why Dems have the advantage and how we can win; messaging does not only come from leaders, journalist  Anne Garrels passed away; and why we have reason to be hopeful. 
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                <content:encoded>Nick Knudsen returns! He&amp;#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It&amp;#39;s a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home.
Topics: how anyone can help Democrats win--no matter your comfort level; why Dems have the advantage and how we can win; messaging does not only come from leaders, journalist  Anne Garrels passed away; and why we have reason to be hopeful. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:55:04 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3317</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Funk Artist Freekbass</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Funk Artist Freekbass</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Freekbass is back! He&#39;s a funk artist based in Ohio and one of the nicest humans on the planet. We went back and forth over politics, music, and film/TV. Topics: The newest vaccine is now available in some areas; media is failing us; there&#39;s more to be hopeful about than we&#39;re led to believe; Freek gives a review of the new Elvis movie and much more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Freekbass is back! He&#39;s a funk artist based in Ohio and one of the nicest humans on the planet. We went back and forth over politics, music, and film/TV. Topics: The newest vaccine is now available in some areas; media is failing us; there&#39;s more to be hopeful about than we&#39;re led to believe; Freek gives a review of the new Elvis movie and much more!
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                <content:encoded>Freekbass is back! He&amp;#39;s a funk artist based in Ohio and one of the nicest humans on the planet. We went back and forth over politics, music, and film/TV. Topics: The newest vaccine is now available in some areas; media is failing us; there&amp;#39;s more to be hopeful about than we&amp;#39;re led to believe; Freek gives a review of the new Elvis movie and much more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:45:49 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3631</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance
Topics: After we dance jigs and laugh at Sarah Palin&#39;s loss, we talk about the trouble Lindsey Graham is in and then we talk about the trouble Donald Trump is in and then we talk about the trouble domestic terrorists are in. Of course, we discuss the midterms, and even though Dems are gaining momentum, we all have to stay in this because we have a lot to overcome! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance
Topics: After we dance jigs and laugh at Sarah Palin&#39;s loss, we talk about the trouble Lindsey Graham is in and then we talk about the trouble Donald Trump is in and then we talk about the trouble domestic terrorists are in. Of course, we discuss the midterms, and even though Dems are gaining momentum, we all have to stay in this because we have a lot to overcome! 
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance
Topics: After we dance jigs and laugh at Sarah Palin&amp;#39;s loss, we talk about the trouble Lindsey Graham is in and then we talk about the trouble Donald Trump is in and then we talk about the trouble domestic terrorists are in. Of course, we discuss the midterms, and even though Dems are gaining momentum, we all have to stay in this because we have a lot to overcome! 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/71363055</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:02:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>1915</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Law Professor Jennifer Taub</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Law Professor Jennifer Taub</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money.  Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market regulation, and white-collar crime.
Topics: Jennifer talks us through Trump&#39;s legal woes--and there are many. She shares possible outcomes and we discuss the prospect of what might happen if Trump is convicted. GOP is threatening Civil War; women--especially young women--are registering as Democrats in big numbers and Jennifer offers some great, positive insight on what we have to be hopeful about!


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                <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money.  Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market regulation, and white-collar crime.
Topics: Jennifer talks us through Trump&#39;s legal woes--and there are many. She shares possible outcomes and we discuss the prospect of what might happen if Trump is convicted. GOP is threatening Civil War; women--especially young women--are registering as Democrats in big numbers and Jennifer offers some great, positive insight on what we have to be hopeful about!
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                <content:encoded>Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money.  Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market regulation, and white-collar crime.
Topics: Jennifer talks us through Trump&amp;#39;s legal woes--and there are many. She shares possible outcomes and we discuss the prospect of what might happen if Trump is convicted. GOP is threatening Civil War; women--especially young women--are registering as Democrats in big numbers and Jennifer offers some great, positive insight on what we have to be hopeful about!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/71220691</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:22:35 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2845</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Andy Kindler</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Andy Kindler</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character &#34;Andy&#34;, a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO.
Andy and I had fun. I laughed. A lot! We shared stories, talked a little about politics a lot about fun stuff--like the comics who inspired him, what it was like working with David Letterman as well as both of us dunking on Bill Maher. I shared the story of how I got to be considered as a guest on Real Time and Andy is...Andy! Funny and loveable! Andy is a wonderful human and a hilarious comic. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character &#34;Andy&#34;, a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO.
Andy and I had fun. I laughed. A lot! We shared stories, talked a little about politics a lot about fun stuff--like the comics who inspired him, what it was like working with David Letterman as well as both of us dunking on Bill Maher. I shared the story of how I got to be considered as a guest on Real Time and Andy is...Andy! Funny and loveable! Andy is a wonderful human and a hilarious comic. 
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                <content:encoded>Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character &amp;#34;Andy&amp;#34;, a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO.
Andy and I had fun. I laughed. A lot! We shared stories, talked a little about politics a lot about fun stuff--like the comics who inspired him, what it was like working with David Letterman as well as both of us dunking on Bill Maher. I shared the story of how I got to be considered as a guest on Real Time and Andy is...Andy! Funny and loveable! Andy is a wonderful human and a hilarious comic. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:58:26 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David TRex Ferguson</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David TRex Ferguson</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>David is BACK! It&#39;s been a while and we pick up where we left off. We talk about, and listen to, David&#39;s amazing new son Higher Ground and then we shoot the shit. I tell the story about when I had sex (I was in my 30s) with a young guy with a massive package. Also discussed... self-esteem, self-love, pets, a little bit of politics and a whole lotta fun. 


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                <description><![CDATA[David is BACK! It&#39;s been a while and we pick up where we left off. We talk about, and listen to, David&#39;s amazing new son Higher Ground and then we shoot the shit. I tell the story about when I had sex (I was in my 30s) with a young guy with a massive package. Also discussed... self-esteem, self-love, pets, a little bit of politics and a whole lotta fun. 
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                <content:encoded>David is BACK! It&amp;#39;s been a while and we pick up where we left off. We talk about, and listen to, David&amp;#39;s amazing new son Higher Ground and then we shoot the shit. I tell the story about when I had sex (I was in my 30s) with a young guy with a massive package. Also discussed... self-esteem, self-love, pets, a little bit of politics and a whole lotta fun. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:52:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Topics: Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg admitted to 15 felonies; Liz Cheney&#39;s future; everything hinges on the 2022 midterms and much more! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Topics: Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg admitted to 15 felonies; Liz Cheney&#39;s future; everything hinges on the 2022 midterms and much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.
Topics: Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg admitted to 15 felonies; Liz Cheney&amp;#39;s future; everything hinges on the 2022 midterms and much more! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:06:09 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Andy Parker</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Andy Parker</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Andy Parker&#39;s life changed when his daughter, journalist Alison Parker, was shot and killed on live television in 2015. Google, Facebook, and YouTube allow the video of his daughter&#39;s murder to be posted, and they all profit from it because of monetization. He channeled his grief into action and became an outspoken advocate for common-sense gun legislation, traveling around the country demanding change and speaking for victims and survivors of gun violence.
We talked about what happened and what he&#39;s doing to effect change--which includes running for office, writing a book and starting a PAC that will help elect candidates who support common-sense gun legislation as well as the regulation of social media platforms. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Andy Parker&#39;s life changed when his daughter, journalist Alison Parker, was shot and killed on live television in 2015. Google, Facebook, and YouTube allow the video of his daughter&#39;s murder to be posted, and they all profit from it because of monetization. He channeled his grief into action and became an outspoken advocate for common-sense gun legislation, traveling around the country demanding change and speaking for victims and survivors of gun violence.
We talked about what happened and what he&#39;s doing to effect change--which includes running for office, writing a book and starting a PAC that will help elect candidates who support common-sense gun legislation as well as the regulation of social media platforms. 
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                <content:encoded>Andy Parker&amp;#39;s life changed when his daughter, journalist Alison Parker, was shot and killed on live television in 2015. Google, Facebook, and YouTube allow the video of his daughter&amp;#39;s murder to be posted, and they all profit from it because of monetization. He channeled his grief into action and became an outspoken advocate for common-sense gun legislation, traveling around the country demanding change and speaking for victims and survivors of gun violence.
We talked about what happened and what he&amp;#39;s doing to effect change--which includes running for office, writing a book and starting a PAC that will help elect candidates who support common-sense gun legislation as well as the regulation of social media platforms. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:58:04 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>We love Cliff and he&#39;s back with more biting political commentary. Topics: How mainstream media is failing us; the Mara-a-Lago plot thickens; How GOP fascism is helping Dems in the Nov midterms; the talk of civil war and the Cincinnati shooter! 


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                <description><![CDATA[We love Cliff and he&#39;s back with more biting political commentary. Topics: How mainstream media is failing us; the Mara-a-Lago plot thickens; How GOP fascism is helping Dems in the Nov midterms; the talk of civil war and the Cincinnati shooter! 
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                <content:encoded>We love Cliff and he&amp;#39;s back with more biting political commentary. Topics: How mainstream media is failing us; the Mara-a-Lago plot thickens; How GOP fascism is helping Dems in the Nov midterms; the talk of civil war and the Cincinnati shooter! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:55:37 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2760</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jody and I do our thing--a mix of politics and fun conversation. We discussed all the good news for Democrats as well as her mom, Carol Burnett, on the last few shows of the Better Call Saul series. I adore Jody and so do listeners! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Jody and I do our thing--a mix of politics and fun conversation. We discussed all the good news for Democrats as well as her mom, Carol Burnett, on the last few shows of the Better Call Saul series. I adore Jody and so do listeners! 
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                <content:encoded>Jody and I do our thing--a mix of politics and fun conversation. We discussed all the good news for Democrats as well as her mom, Carol Burnett, on the last few shows of the Better Call Saul series. I adore Jody and so do listeners! 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:03:43 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>My mother Ann Werner&#39;s latest book, The Augurs, is the second in a series of dystopian thrillers. Book one, The Melt, was released in 2020 and it&#39;s about a deadly virus that wipes out most of the earth&#39;s population leaving the few that remain to start over and build anew. 
We discuss Ann&#39;s book and then we talk politics and why there&#39;s good reason to believe Dems will expand the Senate and keep House! Yes, we can!


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                <description><![CDATA[My mother Ann Werner&#39;s latest book, The Augurs, is the second in a series of dystopian thrillers. Book one, The Melt, was released in 2020 and it&#39;s about a deadly virus that wipes out most of the earth&#39;s population leaving the few that remain to start over and build anew. 
We discuss Ann&#39;s book and then we talk politics and why there&#39;s good reason to believe Dems will expand the Senate and keep House! Yes, we can!
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                <content:encoded>My mother Ann Werner&amp;#39;s latest book, The Augurs, is the second in a series of dystopian thrillers. Book one, The Melt, was released in 2020 and it&amp;#39;s about a deadly virus that wipes out most of the earth&amp;#39;s population leaving the few that remain to start over and build anew. 
We discuss Ann&amp;#39;s book and then we talk politics and why there&amp;#39;s good reason to believe Dems will expand the Senate and keep House! Yes, we can!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:16:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Joe Dempsey</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Joe Dempsey</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites.
Joe breaks down one of his fascinating threads about an agreement made by Dems and the GOP in the early 1980s about election intimidation. That agreement expired in 2017 and we will see how it plays out in 2022. We also discussed David Hogg&#39;s messaging as well as the importance of personal responsibility and showing up in November.


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                <description><![CDATA[Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites.
Joe breaks down one of his fascinating threads about an agreement made by Dems and the GOP in the early 1980s about election intimidation. That agreement expired in 2017 and we will see how it plays out in 2022. We also discussed David Hogg&#39;s messaging as well as the importance of personal responsibility and showing up in November.
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                <content:encoded>Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites.
Joe breaks down one of his fascinating threads about an agreement made by Dems and the GOP in the early 1980s about election intimidation. That agreement expired in 2017 and we will see how it plays out in 2022. We also discussed David Hogg&amp;#39;s messaging as well as the importance of personal responsibility and showing up in November.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:56:45 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
We discussed the many reasons Democrats have to be optimistic about the November midterms. Simon breaks it down with polling as well as facts and sources to back it all up. Republicans made a big miscalculation and it&#39;s backfiring. Democrats have the advantage now and it&#39;s important for voters to take on a winning attitude.


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                <description><![CDATA[Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
We discussed the many reasons Democrats have to be optimistic about the November midterms. Simon breaks it down with polling as well as facts and sources to back it all up. Republicans made a big miscalculation and it&#39;s backfiring. Democrats have the advantage now and it&#39;s important for voters to take on a winning attitude.
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                <content:encoded>Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC.
We discussed the many reasons Democrats have to be optimistic about the November midterms. Simon breaks it down with polling as well as facts and sources to back it all up. Republicans made a big miscalculation and it&amp;#39;s backfiring. Democrats have the advantage now and it&amp;#39;s important for voters to take on a winning attitude.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:51:54 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3452</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Elgin Charles</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Elgin Charles</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>ELGIN CHARLES, known the world over as the “Emperor of Hair”, has been the proprietor of his upscale beauty salon in the heart of Beverly Hills for more than 25 years. The San Antonio, TX native can best be described as a scholar and creative genius; due in part to rearing from both his father, a biochemist, and his mother, an award-winning blues singer.
We talked about his fascinating life, the homelessness problem in Los Angeles and then we talked about politics, the rise of white supremacy, where the country is headed and what to be hopeful about.


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                <description><![CDATA[ELGIN CHARLES, known the world over as the “Emperor of Hair”, has been the proprietor of his upscale beauty salon in the heart of Beverly Hills for more than 25 years. The San Antonio, TX native can best be described as a scholar and creative genius; due in part to rearing from both his father, a biochemist, and his mother, an award-winning blues singer.
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                <content:encoded>ELGIN CHARLES, known the world over as the “Emperor of Hair”, has been the proprietor of his upscale beauty salon in the heart of Beverly Hills for more than 25 years. The San Antonio, TX native can best be described as a scholar and creative genius; due in part to rearing from both his father, a biochemist, and his mother, an award-winning blues singer.
We talked about his fascinating life, the homelessness problem in Los Angeles and then we talked about politics, the rise of white supremacy, where the country is headed and what to be hopeful about.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:46:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Criminal Justice Reporter Keri Blakinger</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Criminal Justice Reporter Keri Blakinger</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Keri Blakinger is an investigative journalist and her memoir Corrections In Ink is a fascinating look at her life as a figure skate, addict, inmate, and journalist. She covers criminal justice and injustice for The Marshall Project. She&#39;s the organization&#39;s first formerly incarcerated reporter. We talked about her must-read book and some of the things she covered while reporting on the US prison system.


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                <description><![CDATA[Keri Blakinger is an investigative journalist and her memoir Corrections In Ink is a fascinating look at her life as a figure skate, addict, inmate, and journalist. She covers criminal justice and injustice for The Marshall Project. She&#39;s the organization&#39;s first formerly incarcerated reporter. We talked about her must-read book and some of the things she covered while reporting on the US prison system.
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                <content:encoded>Keri Blakinger is an investigative journalist and her memoir Corrections In Ink is a fascinating look at her life as a figure skate, addict, inmate, and journalist. She covers criminal justice and injustice for The Marshall Project. She&amp;#39;s the organization&amp;#39;s first formerly incarcerated reporter. We talked about her must-read book and some of the things she covered while reporting on the US prison system.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:24:38 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>I&#39;m back from vacation and ready to start talking shoo with my writer friend Sarah Wood! 
Topics: We talk about the Garland/DoJ announcement that there will be no indictments this election season; there&#39;s lots of speculation about Gavin Newsome: Buttigieg is growing on Sarah; fun stuff like what we do to stay sane and more!


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                <description><![CDATA[I&#39;m back from vacation and ready to start talking shoo with my writer friend Sarah Wood! 
Topics: We talk about the Garland/DoJ announcement that there will be no indictments this election season; there&#39;s lots of speculation about Gavin Newsome: Buttigieg is growing on Sarah; fun stuff like what we do to stay sane and more!
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                <content:encoded>I&amp;#39;m back from vacation and ready to start talking shoo with my writer friend Sarah Wood! 
Topics: We talk about the Garland/DoJ announcement that there will be no indictments this election season; there&amp;#39;s lots of speculation about Gavin Newsome: Buttigieg is growing on Sarah; fun stuff like what we do to stay sane and more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:29:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate Marcus Flowers</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate Marcus Flowers</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Marcus Flowers is a Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.
Topics: Marcus described the energy of Georgia voters; what they are most concerned about and what he&#39;s doing to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene this November. We also talked about how recent SCOTUS decisions are playing into the midterms. Marcus and his team have knocked on 50,000 doors and he believes we are experiencing a &#34;Great Awakening.&#34; His overall feeling about where we&#39;re headed is optimistic.


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                <description><![CDATA[Marcus Flowers is a Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.
Topics: Marcus described the energy of Georgia voters; what they are most concerned about and what he&#39;s doing to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene this November. We also talked about how recent SCOTUS decisions are playing into the midterms. Marcus and his team have knocked on 50,000 doors and he believes we are experiencing a &#34;Great Awakening.&#34; His overall feeling about where we&#39;re headed is optimistic.
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                <content:encoded>Marcus Flowers is a Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.
Topics: Marcus described the energy of Georgia voters; what they are most concerned about and what he&amp;#39;s doing to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene this November. We also talked about how recent SCOTUS decisions are playing into the midterms. Marcus and his team have knocked on 50,000 doors and he believes we are experiencing a &amp;#34;Great Awakening.&amp;#34; His overall feeling about where we&amp;#39;re headed is optimistic.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:55:33 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Today&#39;s show was recorded before the impromptu 1/6 hearing. Steph and I wonder what the hearing will focus on and then we talk about how Roe and SCOTUS are shaping the energy before the November midterms. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Today&#39;s show was recorded before the impromptu 1/6 hearing. Steph and I wonder what the hearing will focus on and then we talk about how Roe and SCOTUS are shaping the energy before the November midterms. 
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                <content:encoded>Today&amp;#39;s show was recorded before the impromptu 1/6 hearing. Steph and I wonder what the hearing will focus on and then we talk about how Roe and SCOTUS are shaping the energy before the November midterms. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:52:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: We discuss the impact of all the SCOTUS decisions, the 1/6 committee, and the right-wing campaign of terror. Earl offers up a reason to be hopeful along with some sobering truths. We had another great chat.


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: We discuss the impact of all the SCOTUS decisions, the 1/6 committee, and the right-wing campaign of terror. Earl offers up a reason to be hopeful along with some sobering truths. We had another great chat.
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                <content:encoded>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: We discuss the impact of all the SCOTUS decisions, the 1/6 committee, and the right-wing campaign of terror. Earl offers up a reason to be hopeful along with some sobering truths. We had another great chat.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:55:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Chris predicts what will happen in the November midterms; what hurt Democrats in 2020; his take so far on thepublic hearings and more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Chris predicts what will happen in the November midterms; what hurt Democrats in 2020; his take so far on thepublic hearings and more.
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                <content:encoded>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Chris predicts what will happen in the November midterms; what hurt Democrats in 2020; his take so far on thepublic hearings and more.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/68060162</link>
                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:05:32 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2331</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cliff Schecter is back! Topics: Cliff shares his takeaways from the 1/6 public hearings thus far; Boebert&#39;s going through some things, what will it take for Dems to win in November, and Cliff&#39;s brilliant advice to Dem leaders! All that and more! 


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                <description><![CDATA[Cliff Schecter is back! Topics: Cliff shares his takeaways from the 1/6 public hearings thus far; Boebert&#39;s going through some things, what will it take for Dems to win in November, and Cliff&#39;s brilliant advice to Dem leaders! All that and more! 
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                <content:encoded>Cliff Schecter is back! Topics: Cliff shares his takeaways from the 1/6 public hearings thus far; Boebert&amp;#39;s going through some things, what will it take for Dems to win in November, and Cliff&amp;#39;s brilliant advice to Dem leaders! All that and more! 
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/67825696</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:34:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3671</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topis: the 1/6 hearings, Michael reminds us of his column where he speculates Garland might not be able to find an impartial jury; the Dem romanticization of Never-Trumpers; rising crime &amp; homelessness in California is on the ballot, and then just a little about RHBH and the violent Dorit break-in.


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                <description><![CDATA[USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topis: the 1/6 hearings, Michael reminds us of his column where he speculates Garland might not be able to find an impartial jury; the Dem romanticization of Never-Trumpers; rising crime &amp; homelessness in California is on the ballot, and then just a little about RHBH and the violent Dorit break-in.
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                <content:encoded>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topis: the 1/6 hearings, Michael reminds us of his column where he speculates Garland might not be able to find an impartial jury; the Dem romanticization of Never-Trumpers; rising crime &amp;amp; homelessness in California is on the ballot, and then just a little about RHBH and the violent Dorit break-in.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:23:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4722</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Kiersten Warren</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Kiersten Warren</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Actress Kiersten Warren has worked in film and television. Films include Bicentennial Man, Independence Day, and Divine Secrets of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and she&#39;s appeared in TV shows such as DesperateHousewises and Saved By The Bell.
Topics: We caught up, had fun and talked about what it&#39;s like for women in the entertainment industry these days; her daughter is following in her parents&#39; footsteps and getting into acting. Some politics, Roe, gun debate, and 1/6 hearings and then we ended with more fun stuff.


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                <description><![CDATA[Actress Kiersten Warren has worked in film and television. Films include Bicentennial Man, Independence Day, and Divine Secrets of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and she&#39;s appeared in TV shows such as DesperateHousewises and Saved By The Bell.
Topics: We caught up, had fun and talked about what it&#39;s like for women in the entertainment industry these days; her daughter is following in her parents&#39; footsteps and getting into acting. Some politics, Roe, gun debate, and 1/6 hearings and then we ended with more fun stuff.
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                <content:encoded>Actress Kiersten Warren has worked in film and television. Films include Bicentennial Man, Independence Day, and Divine Secrets of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and she&amp;#39;s appeared in TV shows such as DesperateHousewises and Saved By The Bell.
Topics: We caught up, had fun and talked about what it&amp;#39;s like for women in the entertainment industry these days; her daughter is following in her parents&amp;#39; footsteps and getting into acting. Some politics, Roe, gun debate, and 1/6 hearings and then we ended with more fun stuff.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:26:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back again! We discussed gun violence and what we can expect from lawmakers moving forward. We then switched gears to talk about teen sex: what we learned when we were young and how some parents fear that sex education will convince their kids to engage too early. We also discussed sexual fluidity.

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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah Wood is back again! We discussed gun violence and what we can expect from lawmakers moving forward. We then switched gears to talk about teen sex: what we learned when we were young and how some parents fear that sex education will convince their kids to engage too early. We also discussed sexual fluidity.

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                <content:encoded>Sarah Wood is back again! We discussed gun violence and what we can expect from lawmakers moving forward. We then switched gears to talk about teen sex: what we learned when we were young and how some parents fear that sex education will convince their kids to engage too early. We also discussed sexual fluidity.

Follow Sarah Wood on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sarahwoodwriter

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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:15:51 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph and I are best friends. Today we talked about whatever came up. Some fun, some politics. It&#39;s always fun with Steph.


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                <description><![CDATA[Steph and I are best friends. Today we talked about whatever came up. Some fun, some politics. It&#39;s always fun with Steph.
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                <content:encoded>Steph and I are best friends. Today we talked about whatever came up. Some fun, some politics. It&amp;#39;s always fun with Steph.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:37:41 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Mariah Craven</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Mariah Craven</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Mariah Craven is the co-host of the How We Win podcast, along with Steve Pierson. Mariah is a campaign communications consultant who has worked with Kamala Harris, Alex Padilla, Karen Bass, Wendy Davis, and other candidates for office. She&#39;s also the former Executive Director of Sea Change, an organization that mobilized thousands of donors and volunteers to help flip the House in 2018. 
Mariah shared all kinds of useful and important tips on how regular voters can make a positive impact on the 2022 election. We discussed where and how to best volunteer; what you can do if you&#39;re not in love with your candidate and why there&#39;s reason to be hopeful about November. Lots of great advice!


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                <description><![CDATA[Mariah Craven is the co-host of the How We Win podcast, along with Steve Pierson. Mariah is a campaign communications consultant who has worked with Kamala Harris, Alex Padilla, Karen Bass, Wendy Davis, and other candidates for office. She&#39;s also the former Executive Director of Sea Change, an organization that mobilized thousands of donors and volunteers to help flip the House in 2018. 
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                <content:encoded>Mariah Craven is the co-host of the How We Win podcast, along with Steve Pierson. Mariah is a campaign communications consultant who has worked with Kamala Harris, Alex Padilla, Karen Bass, Wendy Davis, and other candidates for office. She&amp;#39;s also the former Executive Director of Sea Change, an organization that mobilized thousands of donors and volunteers to help flip the House in 2018. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 19:44:49 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Kirk Acevedo</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Kirk Acevedo</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Kirk is back!  First, we talked about his career and how &#34;liberal&#34; Hollywood isn&#39;t always so liberal. WE had some fun talking about the &#34;biz&#34; and then we talked politics: The unhinged GOP continues to get crazier; Kirk&#39;s thoughts on the new Democratic outreach to Latinos and how Roe will affect the midterms. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Kirk is back!  First, we talked about his career and how &#34;liberal&#34; Hollywood isn&#39;t always so liberal. WE had some fun talking about the &#34;biz&#34; and then we talked politics: The unhinged GOP continues to get crazier; Kirk&#39;s thoughts on the new Democratic outreach to Latinos and how Roe will affect the midterms. 
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                <content:encoded>Kirk is back!  First, we talked about his career and how &amp;#34;liberal&amp;#34; Hollywood isn&amp;#39;t always so liberal. WE had some fun talking about the &amp;#34;biz&amp;#34; and then we talked politics: The unhinged GOP continues to get crazier; Kirk&amp;#39;s thoughts on the new Democratic outreach to Latinos and how Roe will affect the midterms. 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 19:53:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4112</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Cheri is back and we had a lot to talk about! Topics: Steve Schmidt&#39;s unhinged breakdown on Twitter; why you should never give money to the Lincoln Project; will striking down Roe backfire on Republicans; Cheri shares why she feels Garland has done damage and she shares what she thinks may happen. A good conversation.


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                <description><![CDATA[Cheri is back and we had a lot to talk about! Topics: Steve Schmidt&#39;s unhinged breakdown on Twitter; why you should never give money to the Lincoln Project; will striking down Roe backfire on Republicans; Cheri shares why she feels Garland has done damage and she shares what she thinks may happen. A good conversation.
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                <content:encoded>Cheri is back and we had a lot to talk about! Topics: Steve Schmidt&amp;#39;s unhinged breakdown on Twitter; why you should never give money to the Lincoln Project; will striking down Roe backfire on Republicans; Cheri shares why she feels Garland has done damage and she shares what she thinks may happen. A good conversation.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 19:53:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3410</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: Christopher predicted Musk won&#39;t buy Twitter; why Elon Musk should never own Twitter; what striking down Roe will mean for the coming election and Christopher&#39;s thoughts on the rise of white supremacy...and where he believes we are headed.


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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: Christopher predicted Musk won&#39;t buy Twitter; why Elon Musk should never own Twitter; what striking down Roe will mean for the coming election and Christopher&#39;s thoughts on the rise of white supremacy...and where he believes we are headed.
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts.
Topics: Christopher predicted Musk won&amp;#39;t buy Twitter; why Elon Musk should never own Twitter; what striking down Roe will mean for the coming election and Christopher&amp;#39;s thoughts on the rise of white supremacy...and where he believes we are headed.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 20:21:03 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Rachel Bitecofer joined me again to talk about how Democrats can use the firehose of news and GOP fascism to win this November. Topics: How the Roe decision can mean a D win; what Dem leaders are getting right with messaging and where they need to improve; how voters can use messaging to control a narrative, and Rachel explained that Democratic voters must show up in big numbers or the GOP will seize power and our rights will be taken away. We have time to save democracy but the clock is ticking. Use it or lose it.


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                <description><![CDATA[Rachel Bitecofer joined me again to talk about how Democrats can use the firehose of news and GOP fascism to win this November. Topics: How the Roe decision can mean a D win; what Dem leaders are getting right with messaging and where they need to improve; how voters can use messaging to control a narrative, and Rachel explained that Democratic voters must show up in big numbers or the GOP will seize power and our rights will be taken away. We have time to save democracy but the clock is ticking. Use it or lose it.
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                <content:encoded>Rachel Bitecofer joined me again to talk about how Democrats can use the firehose of news and GOP fascism to win this November. Topics: How the Roe decision can mean a D win; what Dem leaders are getting right with messaging and where they need to improve; how voters can use messaging to control a narrative, and Rachel explained that Democratic voters must show up in big numbers or the GOP will seize power and our rights will be taken away. We have time to save democracy but the clock is ticking. Use it or lose it.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 19:22:52 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Julie Lynn</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Julie Lynn</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Julie and I went to high school together but didn&#39;t know each other. In recent years, we connected through social media and there are more than a few interesting details. After we reminisced about high school years in a southern California beach town, we dug in and talked about current events: Steve Schmidt&#39;s no-fucksTwitter confessions; how striking down Roe could mean a Dem victory (don&#39;t get happy), and why it might be better to indict Trump after the November midterms.


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                <description><![CDATA[Julie and I went to high school together but didn&#39;t know each other. In recent years, we connected through social media and there are more than a few interesting details. After we reminisced about high school years in a southern California beach town, we dug in and talked about current events: Steve Schmidt&#39;s no-fucksTwitter confessions; how striking down Roe could mean a Dem victory (don&#39;t get happy), and why it might be better to indict Trump after the November midterms.
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                <content:encoded>Julie and I went to high school together but didn&amp;#39;t know each other. In recent years, we connected through social media and there are more than a few interesting details. After we reminisced about high school years in a southern California beach town, we dug in and talked about current events: Steve Schmidt&amp;#39;s no-fucksTwitter confessions; how striking down Roe could mean a Dem victory (don&amp;#39;t get happy), and why it might be better to indict Trump after the November midterms.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 20:06:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Topics: GOP likely leaked the Roe story as a distraction from abortion bans and MAGA insurrectionists; GOP released a new embarrassing sex tape of Madison Cawthorn--using that as a distraction, too; we need to hear from pro-choice men, and the importance of framing the abortion conversation.


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                <description><![CDATA[Topics: GOP likely leaked the Roe story as a distraction from abortion bans and MAGA insurrectionists; GOP released a new embarrassing sex tape of Madison Cawthorn--using that as a distraction, too; we need to hear from pro-choice men, and the importance of framing the abortion conversation.
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                <content:encoded>Topics: GOP likely leaked the Roe story as a distraction from abortion bans and MAGA insurrectionists; GOP released a new embarrassing sex tape of Madison Cawthorn--using that as a distraction, too; we need to hear from pro-choice men, and the importance of framing the abortion conversation.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 19:52:01 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph Walton and I are raged up, fired up and ready to FIGHT! They are overturning Roe v Wade and we&#39;re not going to assume defeat. Sure, we talked about Putin possibly dying of cancer and the fact that Elon is a danger to legit free speech, but our main focus was how to channel our rage for the 2022 midterms. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Steph Walton and I are raged up, fired up and ready to FIGHT! They are overturning Roe v Wade and we&#39;re not going to assume defeat. Sure, we talked about Putin possibly dying of cancer and the fact that Elon is a danger to legit free speech, but our main focus was how to channel our rage for the 2022 midterms. 
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                <content:encoded>Steph Walton and I are raged up, fired up and ready to FIGHT! They are overturning Roe v Wade and we&amp;#39;re not going to assume defeat. Sure, we talked about Putin possibly dying of cancer and the fact that Elon is a danger to legit free speech, but our main focus was how to channel our rage for the 2022 midterms. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 20:56:43 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: John Fugelsang</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: John Fugelsang</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Comedian John Fugelsang hosts the acclaimed &#34;Tell Me Everything&#34; series on SiriusXM Progress.  He&#39;s debated David Duke on Bill Maher, been murdered on CSI, been picketed by Westboro Baptist Church &amp; once interviewed 2 Beatles on different continents in the same week.
We talked about John and his impressive career and then we focused on what&#39;s going on in the world: Covid; justice and Merrick Garland; how John would run the DNC; what voters can do now to preserve democracy and a lot more! John is a wonderful human and a brilliant guest!


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                <description><![CDATA[Comedian John Fugelsang hosts the acclaimed &#34;Tell Me Everything&#34; series on SiriusXM Progress.  He&#39;s debated David Duke on Bill Maher, been murdered on CSI, been picketed by Westboro Baptist Church &amp; once interviewed 2 Beatles on different continents in the same week.
We talked about John and his impressive career and then we focused on what&#39;s going on in the world: Covid; justice and Merrick Garland; how John would run the DNC; what voters can do now to preserve democracy and a lot more! John is a wonderful human and a brilliant guest!
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                <content:encoded>Comedian John Fugelsang hosts the acclaimed &amp;#34;Tell Me Everything&amp;#34; series on SiriusXM Progress.  He&amp;#39;s debated David Duke on Bill Maher, been murdered on CSI, been picketed by Westboro Baptist Church &amp;amp; once interviewed 2 Beatles on different continents in the same week.
We talked about John and his impressive career and then we focused on what&amp;#39;s going on in the world: Covid; justice and Merrick Garland; how John would run the DNC; what voters can do now to preserve democracy and a lot more! John is a wonderful human and a brilliant guest!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:15:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>So grateful to have Jody back on. She was my light on a dark day--the day Elon Musk started the process to buy Twitter. We talked about politics but we also threw in fun stuff. Jody did talk me off the ledge and gave me some much-needed hope about the November midterms. 


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                <description><![CDATA[So grateful to have Jody back on. She was my light on a dark day--the day Elon Musk started the process to buy Twitter. We talked about politics but we also threw in fun stuff. Jody did talk me off the ledge and gave me some much-needed hope about the November midterms. 
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                <content:encoded>So grateful to have Jody back on. She was my light on a dark day--the day Elon Musk started the process to buy Twitter. We talked about politics but we also threw in fun stuff. Jody did talk me off the ledge and gave me some much-needed hope about the November midterms. 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:45:49 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4061</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. Topics: DoJ is investigating both small and big 1/6 players; Allison and her &#34;hope porn&#34;; the real headline to the Alex Jones news. and AlexJones says he will cooperate with the 1/6committee for immunity from prosecution; keep your eyes on the Georgia/Trump/2020 investigation. Then we had a little fun.


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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. Topics: DoJ is investigating both small and big 1/6 players; Allison and her &#34;hope porn&#34;; the real headline to the Alex Jones news. and AlexJones says he will cooperate with the 1/6committee for immunity from prosecution; keep your eyes on the Georgia/Trump/2020 investigation. Then we had a little fun.
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. Topics: DoJ is investigating both small and big 1/6 players; Allison and her &amp;#34;hope porn&amp;#34;; the real headline to the Alex Jones news. and AlexJones says he will cooperate with the 1/6committee for immunity from prosecution; keep your eyes on the Georgia/Trump/2020 investigation. Then we had a little fun.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:09:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>1790</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brooklyn Dad Defiant</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brooklyn Dad Defiant</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Our chat was a mix of fun stuff and politics: quitting smoking; crazy right-wingers think tan balls make them macho; Dems do have a chance in Nov but voters have to help, and so much more. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Our chat was a mix of fun stuff and politics: quitting smoking; crazy right-wingers think tan balls make them macho; Dems do have a chance in Nov but voters have to help, and so much more. 
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                <content:encoded>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&amp;#39;s the author of The Liddle&amp;#39;est President and he&amp;#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Our chat was a mix of fun stuff and politics: quitting smoking; crazy right-wingers think tan balls make them macho; Dems do have a chance in Nov but voters have to help, and so much more. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 20:54:11 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: How to cope in this volatile political climate; we are loyal Democrats who want to see tougher action from the party; Putin has to be stopped and we should follow Europe&#39;s lead, the 1/6 committee may not issue a criminal referral to DOJ and what that could mean


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                <description><![CDATA[D. Earl Stephens is the author of &#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&#39;s Very Important Letters.&#34;  He&#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: How to cope in this volatile political climate; we are loyal Democrats who want to see tougher action from the party; Putin has to be stopped and we should follow Europe&#39;s lead, the 1/6 committee may not issue a criminal referral to DOJ and what that could mean
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                <content:encoded>D. Earl Stephens is the author of &amp;#34;Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump&amp;#39;s Very Important Letters.&amp;#34;  He&amp;#39;s the former managing editor of Stars &amp;amp; Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.
Topics: How to cope in this volatile political climate; we are loyal Democrats who want to see tougher action from the party; Putin has to be stopped and we should follow Europe&amp;#39;s lead, the 1/6 committee may not issue a criminal referral to DOJ and what that could mean
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:00:03 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4220</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Steph Walton is back and she has COVID! It&#39;s mild. We did what we do best: TALKED! Drop in on two friends talking about COVID, life, politics and there&#39;s a surprise at the end!


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                <description><![CDATA[Steph Walton is back and she has COVID! It&#39;s mild. We did what we do best: TALKED! Drop in on two friends talking about COVID, life, politics and there&#39;s a surprise at the end!
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                <content:encoded>Steph Walton is back and she has COVID! It&amp;#39;s mild. We did what we do best: TALKED! Drop in on two friends talking about COVID, life, politics and there&amp;#39;s a surprise at the end!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/65007761</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:40:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: John Pavlovitz</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: John Pavlovitz</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. He&#39;s the author of  God is Love, Don&#39;t Be a Jerk.
Topics: his book; his brain tumor; why faith (religious or not) is so important; how to deal with the overwhelming 24-hr news cycle and so much more. John is a national treasure and no matter what you believe, he is an inspiration and an all-around good human! 


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                <description><![CDATA[John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. He&#39;s the author of  God is Love, Don&#39;t Be a Jerk.
Topics: his book; his brain tumor; why faith (religious or not) is so important; how to deal with the overwhelming 24-hr news cycle and so much more. John is a national treasure and no matter what you believe, he is an inspiration and an all-around good human! 
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                <content:encoded>John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience. He&amp;#39;s the author of  God is Love, Don&amp;#39;t Be a Jerk.
Topics: his book; his brain tumor; why faith (religious or not) is so important; how to deal with the overwhelming 24-hr news cycle and so much more. John is a national treasure and no matter what you believe, he is an inspiration and an all-around good human! 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:46:21 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3277</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We had a little fun and we talked about politics. Topics: Garland; &#34;pale white daddy&#34; --just listen; Ukraine; the benefit of trash tv and so much more!


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                <description><![CDATA[USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We had a little fun and we talked about politics. Topics: Garland; &#34;pale white daddy&#34; --just listen; Ukraine; the benefit of trash tv and so much more!
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                <content:encoded>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We had a little fun and we talked about politics. Topics: Garland; &amp;#34;pale white daddy&amp;#34; --just listen; Ukraine; the benefit of trash tv and so much more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 21:00:48 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>My friend, write Amanda Sowards joins me again for an easy conversation. I think I may have COVID but testing negative. We spend the first part of the show talking about that and other fun stuff, but then we head on into the current events, Will Smith/toxic masculinity; Putin is losing; midterms, and lots more.


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                <description><![CDATA[My friend, write Amanda Sowards joins me again for an easy conversation. I think I may have COVID but testing negative. We spend the first part of the show talking about that and other fun stuff, but then we head on into the current events, Will Smith/toxic masculinity; Putin is losing; midterms, and lots more.
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                <content:encoded>My friend, write Amanda Sowards joins me again for an easy conversation. I think I may have COVID but testing negative. We spend the first part of the show talking about that and other fun stuff, but then we head on into the current events, Will Smith/toxic masculinity; Putin is losing; midterms, and lots more.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 20:40:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>5947</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Andy Kindler</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Andy Kindler</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character &#34;Andy&#34;, a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO. 
We had a lot of fun talking about what he&#39;s been up to (he has a new album out); what it was like to work on Letterman &amp; how COVID impacted his career. We also talked about the Hulu miniseries &#34;Pam &amp; Tommy,&#34; the film &#34;Licorice Pizza,&#34; our mutual love of &#34;Boogie Nights&#34; and so much more. An upbeat show during these dark times


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                <description><![CDATA[Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character &#34;Andy&#34;, a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO. 
We had a lot of fun talking about what he&#39;s been up to (he has a new album out); what it was like to work on Letterman &amp; how COVID impacted his career. We also talked about the Hulu miniseries &#34;Pam &amp; Tommy,&#34; the film &#34;Licorice Pizza,&#34; our mutual love of &#34;Boogie Nights&#34; and so much more. An upbeat show during these dark times
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                <content:encoded>Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest!  He played the character &amp;#34;Andy&amp;#34;, a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on Late Show with David Letterman, contributor to The Daily Show, and has performed on HBO. 
We had a lot of fun talking about what he&amp;#39;s been up to (he has a new album out); what it was like to work on Letterman &amp;amp; how COVID impacted his career. We also talked about the Hulu miniseries &amp;#34;Pam &amp;amp; Tommy,&amp;#34; the film &amp;#34;Licorice Pizza,&amp;#34; our mutual love of &amp;#34;Boogie Nights&amp;#34; and so much more. An upbeat show during these dark times
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:10:24 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3040</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back. We talked about COVID protocols, what we&#39;re comfortable with and the news on the Omicron variant; Putin&#39;s invasion: Ben is cautiously optimistic about the outcome and then I asked him questions from the end of every episode of The actor&#39;s Studio Bernard Pivot. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back. We talked about COVID protocols, what we&#39;re comfortable with and the news on the Omicron variant; Putin&#39;s invasion: Ben is cautiously optimistic about the outcome and then I asked him questions from the end of every episode of The actor&#39;s Studio Bernard Pivot. 
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                <content:encoded>Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back. We talked about COVID protocols, what we&amp;#39;re comfortable with and the news on the Omicron variant; Putin&amp;#39;s invasion: Ben is cautiously optimistic about the outcome and then I asked him questions from the end of every episode of The actor&amp;#39;s Studio Bernard Pivot. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:53:15 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back for more!
Topics: Putin overestimated his invasion of Ukraine; how the &#34;Don&#39;t say gay&#34; bill might affect LGBTQ youth; Mandates are over but a new COVID variant is spreading in the UK and we tend to follow them in case number rate.  


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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah Wood is back for more!
Topics: Putin overestimated his invasion of Ukraine; how the &#34;Don&#39;t say gay&#34; bill might affect LGBTQ youth; Mandates are over but a new COVID variant is spreading in the UK and we tend to follow them in case number rate.  
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                <content:encoded>Sarah Wood is back for more!
Topics: Putin overestimated his invasion of Ukraine; how the &amp;#34;Don&amp;#39;t say gay&amp;#34; bill might affect LGBTQ youth; Mandates are over but a new COVID variant is spreading in the UK and we tend to follow them in case number rate.  
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:22:43 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3383</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jay Arnold</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jay Arnold</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jay Arnold is an American writer, director and filmmaker. He has written and directed more than 200 television commercials for national brands. Jay’s work has featured Kris Jenner, Marie Osmond, Alexa Ray Joel, Belinda Carlisle, Terry Bradshaw, Melissa Joan Hart, Dan Marino, Billie Jean King and Wendie Malick including animated spots featuring The Simpsons and Mr. Bill.
We had a fun chat about working in the entertainment industry--we both shared celeb stories. The first part of our chat was lighthearted and fun and then we did talk about the #DontSayGay bill that passed in Florida and the negative impact it will have on LGBTQ youth. Overall, we kept the mood up. A little light in dark times.


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                <description><![CDATA[Jay Arnold is an American writer, director and filmmaker. He has written and directed more than 200 television commercials for national brands. Jay’s work has featured Kris Jenner, Marie Osmond, Alexa Ray Joel, Belinda Carlisle, Terry Bradshaw, Melissa Joan Hart, Dan Marino, Billie Jean King and Wendie Malick including animated spots featuring The Simpsons and Mr. Bill.
We had a fun chat about working in the entertainment industry--we both shared celeb stories. The first part of our chat was lighthearted and fun and then we did talk about the #DontSayGay bill that passed in Florida and the negative impact it will have on LGBTQ youth. Overall, we kept the mood up. A little light in dark times.
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                <content:encoded>Jay Arnold is an American writer, director and filmmaker. He has written and directed more than 200 television commercials for national brands. Jay’s work has featured Kris Jenner, Marie Osmond, Alexa Ray Joel, Belinda Carlisle, Terry Bradshaw, Melissa Joan Hart, Dan Marino, Billie Jean King and Wendie Malick including animated spots featuring The Simpsons and Mr. Bill.
We had a fun chat about working in the entertainment industry--we both shared celeb stories. The first part of our chat was lighthearted and fun and then we did talk about the #DontSayGay bill that passed in Florida and the negative impact it will have on LGBTQ youth. Overall, we kept the mood up. A little light in dark times.
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/63624452</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:25:13 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>4247</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brian Karem</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brian Karem</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Topics: We discussed his book, Free The Press, and the ways news media can be improved (some GREAT ideas.) Then we dove into Putin&#39;s invasion of Ukraine: how long it may go on; Putin&#39;s intentions and how his intentions are meaningless because WAR! We also talked about the risk of nuclear war, Anonymous hackers, and lots more!


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                <description><![CDATA[Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &#34;Just Ask The Question&#34; podcast.
Topics: We discussed his book, Free The Press, and the ways news media can be improved (some GREAT ideas.) Then we dove into Putin&#39;s invasion of Ukraine: how long it may go on; Putin&#39;s intentions and how his intentions are meaningless because WAR! We also talked about the risk of nuclear war, Anonymous hackers, and lots more!
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                <content:encoded>Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He&amp;#39;s a political analyst for CNN and hosts the &amp;#34;Just Ask The Question&amp;#34; podcast.
Topics: We discussed his book, Free The Press, and the ways news media can be improved (some GREAT ideas.) Then we dove into Putin&amp;#39;s invasion of Ukraine: how long it may go on; Putin&amp;#39;s intentions and how his intentions are meaningless because WAR! We also talked about the risk of nuclear war, Anonymous hackers, and lots more!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:56:29 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2524</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The moral dilemma of watching the unprovoked Putin attack on Ukraine. Allison and I weigh the pros and cons of doing more to help Ukraine; there&#39;s a good chance Putin will be overthrown; why did the two prosecutors resign from the Manhattan DA&#39;s investigation into Trump; and the 1/6 committee has a good faith basis concluding Trump and members of his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States. A great show!


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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The moral dilemma of watching the unprovoked Putin attack on Ukraine. Allison and I weigh the pros and cons of doing more to help Ukraine; there&#39;s a good chance Putin will be overthrown; why did the two prosecutors resign from the Manhattan DA&#39;s investigation into Trump; and the 1/6 committee has a good faith basis concluding Trump and members of his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States. A great show!
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The moral dilemma of watching the unprovoked Putin attack on Ukraine. Allison and I weigh the pros and cons of doing more to help Ukraine; there&amp;#39;s a good chance Putin will be overthrown; why did the two prosecutors resign from the Manhattan DA&amp;#39;s investigation into Trump; and the 1/6 committee has a good faith basis concluding Trump and members of his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States. A great show!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/63322703</link>
                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:32:05 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>2353</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jody is back for the first time in 2022. We had some fun before we jumped into the conversation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It&#39;s always a good show with Jody!


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                <description><![CDATA[Jody is back for the first time in 2022. We had some fun before we jumped into the conversation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It&#39;s always a good show with Jody!
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                <content:encoded>Jody is back for the first time in 2022. We had some fun before we jumped into the conversation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It&amp;#39;s always a good show with Jody!
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                <link>https://www.patreon.com/posts/63168077</link>
                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:44:35 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>5186</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Michael &#34;TizzyEnt&#34; Mcwhorter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Michael &#34;TizzyEnt&#34; Mcwhorter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>TizzyEnt is a filmmaker and an activist and he uses his large online platform to combat racism, misogyny, and bigotry. We talked about what inspired him to be a concerned and engaged citizen. He shared some success stories and how what he does, helps. We also discussed Russia attacking Ukraine as well as the overall state of where things may be headed.


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                <description><![CDATA[TizzyEnt is a filmmaker and an activist and he uses his large online platform to combat racism, misogyny, and bigotry. We talked about what inspired him to be a concerned and engaged citizen. He shared some success stories and how what he does, helps. We also discussed Russia attacking Ukraine as well as the overall state of where things may be headed.
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                <content:encoded>TizzyEnt is a filmmaker and an activist and he uses his large online platform to combat racism, misogyny, and bigotry. We talked about what inspired him to be a concerned and engaged citizen. He shared some success stories and how what he does, helps. We also discussed Russia attacking Ukraine as well as the overall state of where things may be headed.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:31:44 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear returns! First, we had some fun (Greg wanted to know why I&#39;m posting old photos on Twitter), and then we launched into the political part of the show. Topics: COVID mandates are going away but is COVID? Putin is backing himself into a corner with Ukraine; why and how Putin is using Hitler&#39;s playbook; Kamala Harris is kicking ass and there is hope for the November midterms.


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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear returns! First, we had some fun (Greg wanted to know why I&#39;m posting old photos on Twitter), and then we launched into the political part of the show. Topics: COVID mandates are going away but is COVID? Putin is backing himself into a corner with Ukraine; why and how Putin is using Hitler&#39;s playbook; Kamala Harris is kicking ass and there is hope for the November midterms.
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear returns! First, we had some fun (Greg wanted to know why I&amp;#39;m posting old photos on Twitter), and then we launched into the political part of the show. Topics: COVID mandates are going away but is COVID? Putin is backing himself into a corner with Ukraine; why and how Putin is using Hitler&amp;#39;s playbook; Kamala Harris is kicking ass and there is hope for the November midterms.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:04:04 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We talked about aging and what it&#39;s like to lose youth; Michael had COVID and described his experience; a tease about Garland (you have to listen); Trump&#39;s accountants abandoned him and then basically kicked him, and we talked about what might happen if Trump is found guilty of criminal charges.


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                <description><![CDATA[USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We talked about aging and what it&#39;s like to lose youth; Michael had COVID and described his experience; a tease about Garland (you have to listen); Trump&#39;s accountants abandoned him and then basically kicked him, and we talked about what might happen if Trump is found guilty of criminal charges.
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                <content:encoded>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We talked about aging and what it&amp;#39;s like to lose youth; Michael had COVID and described his experience; a tease about Garland (you have to listen); Trump&amp;#39;s accountants abandoned him and then basically kicked him, and we talked about what might happen if Trump is found guilty of criminal charges.
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                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 01:24:11 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Khary Penebaker</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Khary Penebaker</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Khary is back! He&#39;s a gun violence survivor, a DNC member, and a Biden Elector. He shared his frightening experience of being a Biden Elector and how it caused him to take a step back from the spotlight. We discussed the latest ruling that Remmington will pay Sandy Hook families $73 million in a settlement...and how that ruling could prevent future massacres; the toll of white supremacy; why voting is something we should all be eager to do no matter how the party sells itself and so much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Khary is back! He&#39;s a gun violence survivor, a DNC member, and a Biden Elector. He shared his frightening experience of being a Biden Elector and how it caused him to take a step back from the spotlight. We discussed the latest ruling that Remmington will pay Sandy Hook families $73 million in a settlement...and how that ruling could prevent future massacres; the toll of white supremacy; why voting is something we should all be eager to do no matter how the party sells itself and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Khary is back! He&amp;#39;s a gun violence survivor, a DNC member, and a Biden Elector. He shared his frightening experience of being a Biden Elector and how it caused him to take a step back from the spotlight. We discussed the latest ruling that Remmington will pay Sandy Hook families $73 million in a settlement...and how that ruling could prevent future massacres; the toll of white supremacy; why voting is something we should all be eager to do no matter how the party sells itself and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:13:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3910</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Law Professor Jennifer Taub</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Law Professor Jennifer Taub</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money. Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market regulation, and white-collar crime. Topics: Pence and McConnell reading the room--and why they are pivoting away from Donald; Maggie Haberman&#39;s next book revealed Trump flushed White House documents; what the public 1/6 hearings will mean for the country and so much more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money. Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market regulation, and white-collar crime. Topics: Pence and McConnell reading the room--and why they are pivoting away from Donald; Maggie Haberman&#39;s next book revealed Trump flushed White House documents; what the public 1/6 hearings will mean for the country and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money. Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market regulation, and white-collar crime. Topics: Pence and McConnell reading the room--and why they are pivoting away from Donald; Maggie Haberman&amp;#39;s next book revealed Trump flushed White House documents; what the public 1/6 hearings will mean for the country and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:53:38 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Mary Trump</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Mary Trump</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Marl Trump is back and we talked about her new kitten, her new writing project, her new podcast, and of course, the latest headlines. Topics: Mary gave her opinion on whether Pence&#39;s recent condemnation of Donald means a split in the party; What are Garland and DoJ doing -- Donald continues to give them a reason to indict, Mary took her podcast off Spotify and the news media is failing democracy. All that and more.


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                <description><![CDATA[Marl Trump is back and we talked about her new kitten, her new writing project, her new podcast, and of course, the latest headlines. Topics: Mary gave her opinion on whether Pence&#39;s recent condemnation of Donald means a split in the party; What are Garland and DoJ doing -- Donald continues to give them a reason to indict, Mary took her podcast off Spotify and the news media is failing democracy. All that and more.
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                <content:encoded>Marl Trump is back and we talked about her new kitten, her new writing project, her new podcast, and of course, the latest headlines. Topics: Mary gave her opinion on whether Pence&amp;#39;s recent condemnation of Donald means a split in the party; What are Garland and DoJ doing -- Donald continues to give them a reason to indict, Mary took her podcast off Spotify and the news media is failing democracy. All that and more.
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:09:45 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Joe Dempsey</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Joe Dempsey</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites. We talked about the growing threat of fascism and white supremacy and how we must fight against it. Joe also went over one of his epic Twitter threads about the 1/6 committee and what&#39;s happening there. A really good conversation.


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                <description><![CDATA[Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites. We talked about the growing threat of fascism and white supremacy and how we must fight against it. Joe also went over one of his epic Twitter threads about the 1/6 committee and what&#39;s happening there. A really good conversation.
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                <content:encoded>Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites. We talked about the growing threat of fascism and white supremacy and how we must fight against it. Joe also went over one of his epic Twitter threads about the 1/6 committee and what&amp;#39;s happening there. A really good conversation.
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:22:39 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jo From Jersey</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jo From Jersey</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&#39;s a political junkie.
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                <description><![CDATA[Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&#39;s a political junkie.
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                <content:encoded>Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&amp;#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&amp;#39;s a political junkie.
Topics: Jo describe what it was like to have COVID; white supremacy is on the rise; Trump is inciting violence, Garland/DOJ have to do or say something about it; conservatives say rape babies are gifts from God and lots more. 
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                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:27:53 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Writer Sarah Wood joins me again! Topics: GOP may be sabotaging itself with the restrictive and authoritarian stances they&#39;re taking on social issues like abortion, book banning, and CRT; Trump&#39;s walls are closing in and he will not escape legal accountability; Biden will nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court which will be a victory for Democrats. Maybe, just maybe the wind is behind the backs of Democrats. 


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                <description><![CDATA[Writer Sarah Wood joins me again! Topics: GOP may be sabotaging itself with the restrictive and authoritarian stances they&#39;re taking on social issues like abortion, book banning, and CRT; Trump&#39;s walls are closing in and he will not escape legal accountability; Biden will nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court which will be a victory for Democrats. Maybe, just maybe the wind is behind the backs of Democrats. 
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                <content:encoded>Writer Sarah Wood joins me again! Topics: GOP may be sabotaging itself with the restrictive and authoritarian stances they&amp;#39;re taking on social issues like abortion, book banning, and CRT; Trump&amp;#39;s walls are closing in and he will not escape legal accountability; Biden will nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court which will be a victory for Democrats. Maybe, just maybe the wind is behind the backs of Democrats. 
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:16:50 &#43;0000</pubDate>
                <itunes:duration>3862</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Funk Artist Freekbass</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Funk Artist Freekbass</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Freekbass is a funk musician from Ohio. He&#39;s a delightful human with an intelligent perspective on life and politics. We talked about his career, how it&#39;s been affected by COVID and then we discuss current political headlines of the day: another effing sub-variant popped up; Trump&#39;s legal woes; midterm anxiety, and maybe some there is some hope!


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                <description><![CDATA[Freekbass is a funk musician from Ohio. He&#39;s a delightful human with an intelligent perspective on life and politics. We talked about his career, how it&#39;s been affected by COVID and then we discuss current political headlines of the day: another effing sub-variant popped up; Trump&#39;s legal woes; midterm anxiety, and maybe some there is some hope!
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                <content:encoded>Freekbass is a funk musician from Ohio. He&amp;#39;s a delightful human with an intelligent perspective on life and politics. We talked about his career, how it&amp;#39;s been affected by COVID and then we discuss current political headlines of the day: another effing sub-variant popped up; Trump&amp;#39;s legal woes; midterm anxiety, and maybe some there is some hope!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:43:25 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
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                <itunes:subtitle>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The 1/6 committee wants to talk to Ivanka; NYAG is AFTER the Trumps; Fulton County Georgia is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation in Trump&#39;s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, SCOTUS won&#39;t block the release of 1/6 files. In other words, Trump and spawn are in deep. AG breaks it down!


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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The 1/6 committee wants to talk to Ivanka; NYAG is AFTER the Trumps; Fulton County Georgia is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation in Trump&#39;s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, SCOTUS won&#39;t block the release of 1/6 files. In other words, Trump and spawn are in deep. AG breaks it down!
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: The 1/6 committee wants to talk to Ivanka; NYAG is AFTER the Trumps; Fulton County Georgia is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation in Trump&amp;#39;s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, SCOTUS won&amp;#39;t block the release of 1/6 files. In other words, Trump and spawn are in deep. AG breaks it down!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:34:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actress Amanda Wyss</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actress Amanda Wyss</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>You&#39;ve seen Amanda Wyss in just about everything. Some of her notable films include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Silverado, and countless television shows.
We had such a fun time talking about her life as an actress, her experiences as a woman in the entertainment industry, ageism, body image and we also talked a little (just a little) about our current political climate. We had fun recording the show and hopefully, you&#39;ll have as much fun as we had as a listener!


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                <description><![CDATA[You&#39;ve seen Amanda Wyss in just about everything. Some of her notable films include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Silverado, and countless television shows.
We had such a fun time talking about her life as an actress, her experiences as a woman in the entertainment industry, ageism, body image and we also talked a little (just a little) about our current political climate. We had fun recording the show and hopefully, you&#39;ll have as much fun as we had as a listener!
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                <content:encoded>You&amp;#39;ve seen Amanda Wyss in just about everything. Some of her notable films include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Silverado, and countless television shows.
We had such a fun time talking about her life as an actress, her experiences as a woman in the entertainment industry, ageism, body image and we also talked a little (just a little) about our current political climate. We had fun recording the show and hopefully, you&amp;#39;ll have as much fun as we had as a listener!
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:35:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jaime Harrison</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jaime Harrison</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins me to discuss the importance of voting, the power of messaging, and how Democrats can win next November.
Chair Harrison offered some great advice on how voters can get involved and make a positive impact this November. We talked about how Democratic voters need to feel hope but they also need to feel the fear and anger of what happens if the GOP takes control. Chair Harrison emphasized the differences between the parties and what that means for messaging and overall strategy.


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                <description><![CDATA[DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins me to discuss the importance of voting, the power of messaging, and how Democrats can win next November.
Chair Harrison offered some great advice on how voters can get involved and make a positive impact this November. We talked about how Democratic voters need to feel hope but they also need to feel the fear and anger of what happens if the GOP takes control. Chair Harrison emphasized the differences between the parties and what that means for messaging and overall strategy.
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                <content:encoded>DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins me to discuss the importance of voting, the power of messaging, and how Democrats can win next November.
Chair Harrison offered some great advice on how voters can get involved and make a positive impact this November. We talked about how Democratic voters need to feel hope but they also need to feel the fear and anger of what happens if the GOP takes control. Chair Harrison emphasized the differences between the parties and what that means for messaging and overall strategy.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:summary>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive. He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Merrick Garland&#39;s 1/6 speech; voting rights and the talking filibuster and Omicron is the devil!


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                <description><![CDATA[Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive. He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Merrick Garland&#39;s 1/6 speech; voting rights and the talking filibuster and Omicron is the devil!
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                <content:encoded>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive. He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Merrick Garland&amp;#39;s 1/6 speech; voting rights and the talking filibuster and Omicron is the devil!
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Ben Cohen of The Banter substack is here again and after we hear about his brand new baby and a bit of drama that followed the birth, we jump into politics for the last Start Me Up of the year! 

Topics: Liz Cheney brings fire and is hot after the family Trump; Ben weighs in on the likelihood of Donald behind bars; why the public push for the voting rights bill has to rapidly increase now and much more! 

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                <itunes:summary>Ben Cohen of The Banter substack is here again and after we hear about his brand new baby and a bit of drama that followed the birth, we jump into politics for the last Start Me Up of the year! 
Topics: Liz Cheney brings fire and is hot after the family Trump; Ben weighs in on the likelihood of Donald behind bars; why the public push for the voting rights bill has to rapidly increase now and much more! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Ben Cohen of The Banter substack is here again and after we hear about his brand new baby and a bit of drama that followed the birth, we jump into politics for the last Start Me Up of the year! 
Topics: Liz Cheney brings fire and is hot after the family Trump; Ben weighs in on the likelihood of Donald behind bars; why the public push for the voting rights bill has to rapidly increase now and much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Ben Cohen of The Banter substack is here again and after we hear about his brand new baby and a bit of drama that followed the birth, we jump into politics for the last Start Me Up of the year! 
Topics: Liz Cheney brings fire and is hot after the family Trump; Ben weighs in on the likelihood of Donald behind bars; why the public push for the voting rights bill has to rapidly increase now and much more! 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 22:35:11 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Noel Casler</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Noel Casler</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Comedian Noel Casler is back! he worked on Celebrity Apprentice with the trump family for six seasons and his first appearance on this podcast was explosive!  He&#39;s not only smart and funny, he&#39;s got a unique perspective of Donald and his orbit. 

Today&#39;s topics: The next coup is already in progress; DoJ/Trump/civil war; more and more chatter about passing the voting rights act; Dems/messaging and 2022and so much more! Noel rocks! 

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                <itunes:summary>Comedian Noel Casler is back! he worked on Celebrity Apprentice with the trump family for six seasons and his first appearance on this podcast was explosive!  He&#39;s not only smart and funny, he&#39;s got a unique perspective of Donald and his orbit. 
Today&#39;s topics: The next coup is already in progress; DoJ/Trump/civil war; more and more chatter about passing the voting rights act; Dems/messaging and 2022and so much more! Noel rocks! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Comedian Noel Casler is back! he worked on Celebrity Apprentice with the trump family for six seasons and his first appearance on this podcast was explosive!  He&#39;s not only smart and funny, he&#39;s got a unique perspective of Donald and his orbit. 
Today&#39;s topics: The next coup is already in progress; DoJ/Trump/civil war; more and more chatter about passing the voting rights act; Dems/messaging and 2022and so much more! Noel rocks! 
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                <content:encoded>Comedian Noel Casler is back! he worked on Celebrity Apprentice with the trump family for six seasons and his first appearance on this podcast was explosive!  He&amp;#39;s not only smart and funny, he&amp;#39;s got a unique perspective of Donald and his orbit. 
Today&amp;#39;s topics: The next coup is already in progress; DoJ/Trump/civil war; more and more chatter about passing the voting rights act; Dems/messaging and 2022and so much more! Noel rocks! 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:51:04 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3764</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Writer Sarah Wood is back! We talked about the most current political events: Omicron; Dem strengths &amp;amp; weaknesses; we&#39;re up against fascists, and white supremacy, and what America will look like if Republicans take power; guns, fear, and cruelty are all the right-wingers have. 

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                <itunes:summary>Writer Sarah Wood is back! We talked about the most current political events: Omicron; Dem strengths &amp; weaknesses; we&#39;re up against fascists, and white supremacy, and what America will look like if Republicans take power; guns, fear, and cruelty are all the right-wingers have. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Writer Sarah Wood is back! We talked about the most current political events: Omicron; Dem strengths &amp; weaknesses; we&#39;re up against fascists, and white supremacy, and what America will look like if Republicans take power; guns, fear, and cruelty are all the right-wingers have. 
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                <content:encoded>Writer Sarah Wood is back! We talked about the most current political events: Omicron; Dem strengths &amp;amp; weaknesses; we&amp;#39;re up against fascists, and white supremacy, and what America will look like if Republicans take power; guns, fear, and cruelty are all the right-wingers have. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:43:57 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Laura Packard (Healthcare Advocate)</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Laura Packard (Healthcare Advocate)</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Laura Packard is an award-winning progressive digital/new media and communications strategist and a health care advocate who is also a cancer ((stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) survivor, and she credits the Affordable Care Act for saving her life.

Topics: The importance of the Affordable Care Act and how the Build Back Better bill enhances protection and services; how voters can make their voices heard and why Lauren Boebert is so dangerous (in general but also in relation to healthcare. After talking with Laura, I stay on and rant for a bit on my own! 

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                <itunes:summary>Laura Packard is an award-winning progressive digital/new media and communications strategist and a health care advocate who is also a cancer ((stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) survivor, and she credits the Affordable Care Act for saving her life.
Topics: The importance of the Affordable Care Act and how the Build Back Better bill enhances protection and services; how voters can make their voices heard and why Lauren Boebert is so dangerous (in general but also in relation to healthcare. After talking with Laura, I stay on and rant for a bit on my own! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Laura Packard is an award-winning progressive digital/new media and communications strategist and a health care advocate who is also a cancer ((stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) survivor, and she credits the Affordable Care Act for saving her life.
Topics: The importance of the Affordable Care Act and how the Build Back Better bill enhances protection and services; how voters can make their voices heard and why Lauren Boebert is so dangerous (in general but also in relation to healthcare. After talking with Laura, I stay on and rant for a bit on my own! 
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                <content:encoded>Laura Packard is an award-winning progressive digital/new media and communications strategist and a health care advocate who is also a cancer ((stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) survivor, and she credits the Affordable Care Act for saving her life.
Topics: The importance of the Affordable Care Act and how the Build Back Better bill enhances protection and services; how voters can make their voices heard and why Lauren Boebert is so dangerous (in general but also in relation to healthcare. After talking with Laura, I stay on and rant for a bit on my own! 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:05:02 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>We love Jody Hamilton!

Topics:  Trump tested positive for COVID three days before his 2020 debate with Biden;  Roe on the chopping block; Omicron is in the US and much more!

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                <itunes:summary>We love Jody Hamilton!
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                <description><![CDATA[We love Jody Hamilton!
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                <content:encoded>We love Jody Hamilton!
Topics:  Trump tested positive for COVID three days before his 2020 debate with Biden;  Roe on the chopping block; Omicron is in the US and much more!
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steve Hofstetter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steve Hofstetter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins me to talk about politics and comedy. After learning about Steve and his life in comedy, we talked politics: the rise of white supremacy and where we&#39;re headed, Lauren Boebert is easy to mock, 2022 is not looking great for Democrats, and so much more.

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                <itunes:summary>Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins me to talk about politics and comedy. After learning about Steve and his life in comedy, we talked politics: the rise of white supremacy and where we&#39;re headed, Lauren Boebert is easy to mock, 2022 is not looking great for Democrats, and so much more.
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                <description><![CDATA[Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins me to talk about politics and comedy. After learning about Steve and his life in comedy, we talked politics: the rise of white supremacy and where we&#39;re headed, Lauren Boebert is easy to mock, 2022 is not looking great for Democrats, and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins me to talk about politics and comedy. After learning about Steve and his life in comedy, we talked politics: the rise of white supremacy and where we&amp;#39;re headed, Lauren Boebert is easy to mock, 2022 is not looking great for Democrats, and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:21:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David Pepper</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>David Pepper returns! He&#39;s an author and the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. We discussed his latest book, Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines. David outlines what&#39;s wrong, what&#39;s trouble and most importantly, what voters can do to stop the fascist autocrats from winning. So much is happening in the State Houses but hardly anyone is paying attention. If you care about saving American democracy, please take a listen and then buy David&#39;s book. We have less than one year but we can do it!

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                <itunes:summary>David Pepper returns! He&#39;s an author and the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. We discussed his latest book, Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines. David outlines what&#39;s wrong, what&#39;s trouble and most importantly, what voters can do to stop the fascist autocrats from winning. So much is happening in the State Houses but hardly anyone is paying attention. If you care about saving American democracy, please take a listen and then buy David&#39;s book. We have less than one year but we can do it!
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                <description><![CDATA[David Pepper returns! He&#39;s an author and the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. We discussed his latest book, Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines. David outlines what&#39;s wrong, what&#39;s trouble and most importantly, what voters can do to stop the fascist autocrats from winning. So much is happening in the State Houses but hardly anyone is paying attention. If you care about saving American democracy, please take a listen and then buy David&#39;s book. We have less than one year but we can do it!
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                <content:encoded>David Pepper returns! He&amp;#39;s an author and the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. We discussed his latest book, Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines. David outlines what&amp;#39;s wrong, what&amp;#39;s trouble and most importantly, what voters can do to stop the fascist autocrats from winning. So much is happening in the State Houses but hardly anyone is paying attention. If you care about saving American democracy, please take a listen and then buy David&amp;#39;s book. We have less than one year but we can do it!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:45:19 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up:  Democratic Candidate Josh Remillard</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up:  Democratic Candidate Josh Remillard</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Veteran Josh Remillard is a Democrat running against Republican Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina. Josh has described Cawthorn as &#34;uniquely dangerous.&#34; He noted Cawthorn has called for a civil and holy war. 

 We had a great conversation about his candidacy--why he&#39;s running and why he thinks he has what it takes to win. He, like many other Democratic candidates, is moved to run for office because of Trumpism and the January attack on the nation&#39;s Capitol. 

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                <itunes:summary>Veteran Josh Remillard is a Democrat running against Republican Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina. Josh has described Cawthorn as &#34;uniquely dangerous.&#34; He noted Cawthorn has called for a civil and holy war. 
 We had a great conversation about his candidacy--why he&#39;s running and why he thinks he has what it takes to win. He, like many other Democratic candidates, is moved to run for office because of Trumpism and the January attack on the nation&#39;s Capitol. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Veteran Josh Remillard is a Democrat running against Republican Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina. Josh has described Cawthorn as &#34;uniquely dangerous.&#34; He noted Cawthorn has called for a civil and holy war. 
 We had a great conversation about his candidacy--why he&#39;s running and why he thinks he has what it takes to win. He, like many other Democratic candidates, is moved to run for office because of Trumpism and the January attack on the nation&#39;s Capitol. 
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                <content:encoded>Veteran Josh Remillard is a Democrat running against Republican Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina. Josh has described Cawthorn as &amp;#34;uniquely dangerous.&amp;#34; He noted Cawthorn has called for a civil and holy war. 
 We had a great conversation about his candidacy--why he&amp;#39;s running and why he thinks he has what it takes to win. He, like many other Democratic candidates, is moved to run for office because of Trumpism and the January attack on the nation&amp;#39;s Capitol. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:05:36 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear is back again for another rousing political conversation. We spent a lot of time talking about Merrick Garland, Steve Bannon; possible federal investigations into the 1/6 insurrection and why Garland has to go after the big fish. We also discussed why Biden is a great POTUS and more!

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back again for another rousing political conversation. We spent a lot of time talking about Merrick Garland, Steve Bannon; possible federal investigations into the 1/6 insurrection and why Garland has to go after the big fish. We also discussed why Biden is a great POTUS and more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back again for another rousing political conversation. We spent a lot of time talking about Merrick Garland, Steve Bannon; possible federal investigations into the 1/6 insurrection and why Garland has to go after the big fish. We also discussed why Biden is a great POTUS and more!
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back again for another rousing political conversation. We spent a lot of time talking about Merrick Garland, Steve Bannon; possible federal investigations into the 1/6 insurrection and why Garland has to go after the big fish. We also discussed why Biden is a great POTUS and more!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:00:12 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.

Topics: Allison fills us in on what she knows about Pence and his staff being locked out of their offices in the Capitol during the insurrection; A 1/6 insurrectionist was sentenced more than three years for punching a cop and what that means for the ongoing investigation; there is a lot to be hopeful about concerning Garland and why Democrats and Independents must assume a winning attitude!

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                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: Allison fills us in on what she knows about Pence and his staff being locked out of their offices in the Capitol during the insurrection; A 1/6 insurrectionist was sentenced more than three years for punching a cop and what that means for the ongoing investigation; there is a lot to be hopeful about concerning Garland and why Democrats and Independents must assume a winning attitude!
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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: Allison fills us in on what she knows about Pence and his staff being locked out of their offices in the Capitol during the insurrection; A 1/6 insurrectionist was sentenced more than three years for punching a cop and what that means for the ongoing investigation; there is a lot to be hopeful about concerning Garland and why Democrats and Independents must assume a winning attitude!
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.
Topics: Allison fills us in on what she knows about Pence and his staff being locked out of their offices in the Capitol during the insurrection; A 1/6 insurrectionist was sentenced more than three years for punching a cop and what that means for the ongoing investigation; there is a lot to be hopeful about concerning Garland and why Democrats and Independents must assume a winning attitude!
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:39:29 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Buzz Burbank</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Buzz Burbank</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>You all know Buzz Burbank from the Bob Cesca podcast. Today, he&#39;s all mine!! 

Topics: The VA &amp;amp; NJ elections last week; Buzz runs down the long list of Biden administration accomplishments so far; kids are getting vaccinated and there are now effective anti-viral pills to treat COVID; Garland, Bannon and DOJ; news media&#39;s poor handling of &#34;wokeness&#34; and much more!

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                <itunes:summary>You all know Buzz Burbank from the Bob Cesca podcast. Today, he&#39;s all mine!! 
Topics: The VA &amp; NJ elections last week; Buzz runs down the long list of Biden administration accomplishments so far; kids are getting vaccinated and there are now effective anti-viral pills to treat COVID; Garland, Bannon and DOJ; news media&#39;s poor handling of &#34;wokeness&#34; and much more!
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                <description><![CDATA[You all know Buzz Burbank from the Bob Cesca podcast. Today, he&#39;s all mine!! 
Topics: The VA &amp; NJ elections last week; Buzz runs down the long list of Biden administration accomplishments so far; kids are getting vaccinated and there are now effective anti-viral pills to treat COVID; Garland, Bannon and DOJ; news media&#39;s poor handling of &#34;wokeness&#34; and much more!
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                <content:encoded>You all know Buzz Burbank from the Bob Cesca podcast. Today, he&amp;#39;s all mine!! 
Topics: The VA &amp;amp; NJ elections last week; Buzz runs down the long list of Biden administration accomplishments so far; kids are getting vaccinated and there are now effective anti-viral pills to treat COVID; Garland, Bannon and DOJ; news media&amp;#39;s poor handling of &amp;#34;wokeness&amp;#34; and much more!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:30:44 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4458</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Marcus Flowers</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Marcus Flowers</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Marcus Flowers is the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.

Topics: Why he&#39;s running; Marjorie T Greene and her role in the 1/6 insurrection; how the nation heals after the insurrection; Democrats &amp;amp; messaging; emboldened racists; what Marcus feels is the most pressing issue Dems face and so much more.

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                <itunes:summary>Marcus Flowers is the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.
Topics: Why he&#39;s running; Marjorie T Greene and her role in the 1/6 insurrection; how the nation heals after the insurrection; Democrats &amp; messaging; emboldened racists; what Marcus feels is the most pressing issue Dems face and so much more.
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                <description><![CDATA[Marcus Flowers is the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.
Topics: Why he&#39;s running; Marjorie T Greene and her role in the 1/6 insurrection; how the nation heals after the insurrection; Democrats &amp; messaging; emboldened racists; what Marcus feels is the most pressing issue Dems face and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Marcus Flowers is the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United States. First – he served as an active duty member of the US Army, followed by more than 20 years as a contractor or official for the State Department and Department of Defense. Read more about him HERE.
Topics: Why he&amp;#39;s running; Marjorie T Greene and her role in the 1/6 insurrection; how the nation heals after the insurrection; Democrats &amp;amp; messaging; emboldened racists; what Marcus feels is the most pressing issue Dems face and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:05:49 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>2420</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Show Topics: Sinema is hostile towards her own party; Democrats need to find the enthusiasm to vote; Merrick Garland gave us some hope today and Dave Chapelle&#39;s comments on the trans community.

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                <itunes:summary>Show Topics: Sinema is hostile towards her own party; Democrats need to find the enthusiasm to vote; Merrick Garland gave us some hope today and Dave Chapelle&#39;s comments on the trans community.
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                <description><![CDATA[Show Topics: Sinema is hostile towards her own party; Democrats need to find the enthusiasm to vote; Merrick Garland gave us some hope today and Dave Chapelle&#39;s comments on the trans community.
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                <content:encoded>Show Topics: Sinema is hostile towards her own party; Democrats need to find the enthusiasm to vote; Merrick Garland gave us some hope today and Dave Chapelle&amp;#39;s comments on the trans community.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:36:39 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3464</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton is back!  For those not aware, Jody is Carol Burnett&#39;s daughter, I was an actress in Los Angeles and was on Days Of Our Lives for seven years. We take listener questions about the Hollywood experience and then we talk about politics: two insurrectionist organizers have been talking to Rolling Stone and naming Congress members who planned 1/6; Steve Bannon in contempt and the awful tragedy on the set of the film &#34;Rust.&#34;

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton is back!  For those not aware, Jody is Carol Burnett&#39;s daughter, I was an actress in Los Angeles and was on Days Of Our Lives for seven years. We take listener questions about the Hollywood experience and then we talk about politics: two insurrectionist organizers have been talking to Rolling Stone and naming Congress members who planned 1/6; Steve Bannon in contempt and the awful tragedy on the set of the film &#34;Rust.&#34;
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton is back!  For those not aware, Jody is Carol Burnett&#39;s daughter, I was an actress in Los Angeles and was on Days Of Our Lives for seven years. We take listener questions about the Hollywood experience and then we talk about politics: two insurrectionist organizers have been talking to Rolling Stone and naming Congress members who planned 1/6; Steve Bannon in contempt and the awful tragedy on the set of the film &#34;Rust.&#34;
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton is back!  For those not aware, Jody is Carol Burnett&amp;#39;s daughter, I was an actress in Los Angeles and was on Days Of Our Lives for seven years. We take listener questions about the Hollywood experience and then we talk about politics: two insurrectionist organizers have been talking to Rolling Stone and naming Congress members who planned 1/6; Steve Bannon in contempt and the awful tragedy on the set of the film &amp;#34;Rust.&amp;#34;
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                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:34:07 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4488</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jo From Jersey</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jo From Jersey</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&#39;s a political junkie. Topics: Manchin allegedly has a strategy in place to leave the Democratic Party unless he gets his way with the infrastructure bill; the 1/6 committee unanimously voted Steve Bannon is in contempt, and Jo and I make our predictions; COVID vaccines for kids are almost here and what that means for all of us...and more! 

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                <itunes:summary>Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&#39;s a political junkie. Topics: Manchin allegedly has a strategy in place to leave the Democratic Party unless he gets his way with the infrastructure bill; the 1/6 committee unanimously voted Steve Bannon is in contempt, and Jo and I make our predictions; COVID vaccines for kids are almost here and what that means for all of us...and more! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&#39;s a political junkie. Topics: Manchin allegedly has a strategy in place to leave the Democratic Party unless he gets his way with the infrastructure bill; the 1/6 committee unanimously voted Steve Bannon is in contempt, and Jo and I make our predictions; COVID vaccines for kids are almost here and what that means for all of us...and more! 
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                <content:encoded>Jo from Jersey joined me today. She&amp;#39;s the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she&amp;#39;s a political junkie. Topics: Manchin allegedly has a strategy in place to leave the Democratic Party unless he gets his way with the infrastructure bill; the 1/6 committee unanimously voted Steve Bannon is in contempt, and Jo and I make our predictions; COVID vaccines for kids are almost here and what that means for all of us...and more! 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:37:06 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3381</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Cheri Jacobus is back after a long break! We discussed the good health news she recently got and then we talked politics: Colin Powell died from COVID and how the right is using his death as a political opportunity, Dems are not in disarray but they could do better; Steve Bannon is about to go through some things and WTF DOJ?

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                <itunes:summary>Cheri Jacobus is back after a long break! We discussed the good health news she recently got and then we talked politics: Colin Powell died from COVID and how the right is using his death as a political opportunity, Dems are not in disarray but they could do better; Steve Bannon is about to go through some things and WTF DOJ?
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                <description><![CDATA[Cheri Jacobus is back after a long break! We discussed the good health news she recently got and then we talked politics: Colin Powell died from COVID and how the right is using his death as a political opportunity, Dems are not in disarray but they could do better; Steve Bannon is about to go through some things and WTF DOJ?
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                <content:encoded>Cheri Jacobus is back after a long break! We discussed the good health news she recently got and then we talked politics: Colin Powell died from COVID and how the right is using his death as a political opportunity, Dems are not in disarray but they could do better; Steve Bannon is about to go through some things and WTF DOJ?
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:06:58 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4600</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate Bruno Amato</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate Bruno Amato</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.

We talked a little about his acting career and current projects he&#39;s working on and a lot about current events. We discussed where he is in his candidacy; the pace of the 1/6 committee, Kevin McCarthy&#39;s flip-flop on the insurrection; the importance of passing the voting bills and we also talked about MAGAs who want another Civil War. 

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                <itunes:summary>Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.
We talked a little about his acting career and current projects he&#39;s working on and a lot about current events. We discussed where he is in his candidacy; the pace of the 1/6 committee, Kevin McCarthy&#39;s flip-flop on the insurrection; the importance of passing the voting bills and we also talked about MAGAs who want another Civil War. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.
We talked a little about his acting career and current projects he&#39;s working on and a lot about current events. We discussed where he is in his candidacy; the pace of the 1/6 committee, Kevin McCarthy&#39;s flip-flop on the insurrection; the importance of passing the voting bills and we also talked about MAGAs who want another Civil War. 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <content:encoded>Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&amp;#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.
We talked a little about his acting career and current projects he&amp;#39;s working on and a lot about current events. We discussed where he is in his candidacy; the pace of the 1/6 committee, Kevin McCarthy&amp;#39;s flip-flop on the insurrection; the importance of passing the voting bills and we also talked about MAGAs who want another Civil War. 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:44:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3438</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back! Topics:  cashing in on being a Never-Trumper; impatient voters &amp;amp; 1/6 subpoenas; general current events and a bit of the existential. 

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                <itunes:summary>Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back! Topics:  cashing in on being a Never-Trumper; impatient voters &amp; 1/6 subpoenas; general current events and a bit of the existential. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back! Topics:  cashing in on being a Never-Trumper; impatient voters &amp; 1/6 subpoenas; general current events and a bit of the existential. 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <content:encoded>Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back! Topics:  cashing in on being a Never-Trumper; impatient voters &amp;amp; 1/6 subpoenas; general current events and a bit of the existential. 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 19:53:27 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4952</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Mary Trump</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Mary Trump</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Mary Trump is back to talk about her latest book The Reckoning as well as other current events. We discussed how racism has shaped this country and how it correlates to the ascension of her uncle Donald. We also talked about the part news media plays into the GOP narrative; we will never heal unless we face our racist reality and make up for it &amp;amp; we have to hold powerful people, who break laws, accountable. I asked my followers to pose questions and Mary answered them. (Not all because there were a lot.)

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                <itunes:summary>Mary Trump is back to talk about her latest book The Reckoning as well as other current events. We discussed how racism has shaped this country and how it correlates to the ascension of her uncle Donald. We also talked about the part news media plays into the GOP narrative; we will never heal unless we face our racist reality and make up for it &amp; we have to hold powerful people, who break laws, accountable. I asked my followers to pose questions and Mary answered them. (Not all because there were a lot.)
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                <description><![CDATA[Mary Trump is back to talk about her latest book The Reckoning as well as other current events. We discussed how racism has shaped this country and how it correlates to the ascension of her uncle Donald. We also talked about the part news media plays into the GOP narrative; we will never heal unless we face our racist reality and make up for it &amp; we have to hold powerful people, who break laws, accountable. I asked my followers to pose questions and Mary answered them. (Not all because there were a lot.)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <content:encoded>Mary Trump is back to talk about her latest book The Reckoning as well as other current events. We discussed how racism has shaped this country and how it correlates to the ascension of her uncle Donald. We also talked about the part news media plays into the GOP narrative; we will never heal unless we face our racist reality and make up for it &amp;amp; we have to hold powerful people, who break laws, accountable. I asked my followers to pose questions and Mary answered them. (Not all because there were a lot.)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:46:35 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3786</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear is back! We discussed where national and global politics are headed; Facebook is eroding public discourse and it MUST be regulated; there is hope for democracy but it requires real effort from all of us. 

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! We discussed where national and global politics are headed; Facebook is eroding public discourse and it MUST be regulated; there is hope for democracy but it requires real effort from all of us. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back! We discussed where national and global politics are headed; Facebook is eroding public discourse and it MUST be regulated; there is hope for democracy but it requires real effort from all of us. 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back! We discussed where national and global politics are headed; Facebook is eroding public discourse and it MUST be regulated; there is hope for democracy but it requires real effort from all of us. 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:02:22 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3961</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics: The new R1 COVID variant; Republicans are creating a new crop of candidates who actually believe the lies and right-wing propaganda; That WaPo article stating we are in a constitutional crisis now; what we have to be hopeful about and more!

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics: The new R1 COVID variant; Republicans are creating a new crop of candidates who actually believe the lies and right-wing propaganda; That WaPo article stating we are in a constitutional crisis now; what we have to be hopeful about and more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton is back! Topics: The new R1 COVID variant; Republicans are creating a new crop of candidates who actually believe the lies and right-wing propaganda; That WaPo article stating we are in a constitutional crisis now; what we have to be hopeful about and more!
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics: The new R1 COVID variant; Republicans are creating a new crop of candidates who actually believe the lies and right-wing propaganda; That WaPo article stating we are in a constitutional crisis now; what we have to be hopeful about and more!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:02:30 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>5031</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Lincolns Bible</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Lincolns Bible</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Stephanie A.K.A. Lincoln&#39;s Bible (on Twitter) is the host of The World Beneath podcast. She&#39;s a fascinating guest and our conversation centered around Russia and how decades ago, Russian mobsters infiltrated American politics. It&#39;s the podcast Glenn Greenwald doesn&#39;t want you to hear! We also address how we can save democracy-it will require hard work and swift, bold action but it can be done. Great show!

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                <itunes:summary>Stephanie A.K.A. Lincoln&#39;s Bible (on Twitter) is the host of The World Beneath podcast. She&#39;s a fascinating guest and our conversation centered around Russia and how decades ago, Russian mobsters infiltrated American politics. It&#39;s the podcast Glenn Greenwald doesn&#39;t want you to hear! We also address how we can save democracy-it will require hard work and swift, bold action but it can be done. Great show!
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                <description><![CDATA[Stephanie A.K.A. Lincoln&#39;s Bible (on Twitter) is the host of The World Beneath podcast. She&#39;s a fascinating guest and our conversation centered around Russia and how decades ago, Russian mobsters infiltrated American politics. It&#39;s the podcast Glenn Greenwald doesn&#39;t want you to hear! We also address how we can save democracy-it will require hard work and swift, bold action but it can be done. Great show!
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                <content:encoded>Stephanie A.K.A. Lincoln&amp;#39;s Bible (on Twitter) is the host of The World Beneath podcast. She&amp;#39;s a fascinating guest and our conversation centered around Russia and how decades ago, Russian mobsters infiltrated American politics. It&amp;#39;s the podcast Glenn Greenwald doesn&amp;#39;t want you to hear! We also address how we can save democracy-it will require hard work and swift, bold action but it can be done. Great show!
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                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 21:09:39 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3164</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Steph Walton returns! We&#39;re good friends, so when we chat, we have fun and go all over. Today we talked about COVID,  the Oct 2 women&#39;s march, 2022 and so many other topics. It&#39;s kind of like listening to a phone conversation between the two of us. I love Steph! 

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                <itunes:summary>Steph Walton returns! We&#39;re good friends, so when we chat, we have fun and go all over. Today we talked about COVID,  the Oct 2 women&#39;s march, 2022 and so many other topics. It&#39;s kind of like listening to a phone conversation between the two of us. I love Steph! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Steph Walton returns! We&#39;re good friends, so when we chat, we have fun and go all over. Today we talked about COVID,  the Oct 2 women&#39;s march, 2022 and so many other topics. It&#39;s kind of like listening to a phone conversation between the two of us. I love Steph! 
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                <content:encoded>Steph Walton returns! We&amp;#39;re good friends, so when we chat, we have fun and go all over. Today we talked about COVID,  the Oct 2 women&amp;#39;s march, 2022 and so many other topics. It&amp;#39;s kind of like listening to a phone conversation between the two of us. I love Steph! 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:12:46 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sex Positive OB/GYN Dr. Leah Torres</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sex Positive OB/GYN Dr. Leah Torres</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Topics: Dr. Torres talked about the dangers of misinformation surrounding the &#34;abortion reversal pill&#34;; the Texas reproductive coercion law that decides when people can get healthcare; most hormone studies are done on men and applied to women; most patients do not feel regret or remorse after having an abortion and why inclusive language matters.

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                <itunes:summary>Topics: Dr. Torres talked about the dangers of misinformation surrounding the &#34;abortion reversal pill&#34;; the Texas reproductive coercion law that decides when people can get healthcare; most hormone studies are done on men and applied to women; most patients do not feel regret or remorse after having an abortion and why inclusive language matters.
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                <description><![CDATA[Topics: Dr. Torres talked about the dangers of misinformation surrounding the &#34;abortion reversal pill&#34;; the Texas reproductive coercion law that decides when people can get healthcare; most hormone studies are done on men and applied to women; most patients do not feel regret or remorse after having an abortion and why inclusive language matters.
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                <content:encoded>Topics: Dr. Torres talked about the dangers of misinformation surrounding the &amp;#34;abortion reversal pill&amp;#34;; the Texas reproductive coercion law that decides when people can get healthcare; most hormone studies are done on men and applied to women; most patients do not feel regret or remorse after having an abortion and why inclusive language matters.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:22:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Billy Baldwin</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Billy Baldwin</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Actor and Democrat Billy Baldwin joined me to discuss politics. We had some fun at the start of the show talking about his wife Chynna and her YouTube show California Preachin&#39; but it soon turned into a political discussion. Topics: Biden&#39;s bold leadership; where Billy thinks the country is headed; family and friends who drink the MAGA kool-aid; finding common ground in a politically divided country; abortion rights and so much more. Such a great conversation!

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                <itunes:summary>Actor and Democrat Billy Baldwin joined me to discuss politics. We had some fun at the start of the show talking about his wife Chynna and her YouTube show California Preachin&#39; but it soon turned into a political discussion. Topics: Biden&#39;s bold leadership; where Billy thinks the country is headed; family and friends who drink the MAGA kool-aid; finding common ground in a politically divided country; abortion rights and so much more. Such a great conversation!
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                <description><![CDATA[Actor and Democrat Billy Baldwin joined me to discuss politics. We had some fun at the start of the show talking about his wife Chynna and her YouTube show California Preachin&#39; but it soon turned into a political discussion. Topics: Biden&#39;s bold leadership; where Billy thinks the country is headed; family and friends who drink the MAGA kool-aid; finding common ground in a politically divided country; abortion rights and so much more. Such a great conversation!
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                <content:encoded>Actor and Democrat Billy Baldwin joined me to discuss politics. We had some fun at the start of the show talking about his wife Chynna and her YouTube show California Preachin&amp;#39; but it soon turned into a political discussion. Topics: Biden&amp;#39;s bold leadership; where Billy thinks the country is headed; family and friends who drink the MAGA kool-aid; finding common ground in a politically divided country; abortion rights and so much more. Such a great conversation!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:38:56 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4420</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.

Topics: Kids going back to school in the middle of a raging, deadly pandemic; idiots taking Ivermectin; GOP is evil, but will their strategy of death work for or against them in the 2022 midterms, Texas is setting a frightening precedent for abortion as well as voter suppression. All that and so much more.

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                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.
Topics: Kids going back to school in the middle of a raging, deadly pandemic; idiots taking Ivermectin; GOP is evil, but will their strategy of death work for or against them in the 2022 midterms, Texas is setting a frightening precedent for abortion as well as voter suppression. All that and so much more.
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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.
Topics: Kids going back to school in the middle of a raging, deadly pandemic; idiots taking Ivermectin; GOP is evil, but will their strategy of death work for or against them in the 2022 midterms, Texas is setting a frightening precedent for abortion as well as voter suppression. All that and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.
Topics: Kids going back to school in the middle of a raging, deadly pandemic; idiots taking Ivermectin; GOP is evil, but will their strategy of death work for or against them in the 2022 midterms, Texas is setting a frightening precedent for abortion as well as voter suppression. All that and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:45:19 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4667</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topics: The dreadful SCOTUS decision to allow Texas to ban abortion after 6 weeks; Kevin McCarthy doesn&#39;t want anyone seeing his phone records, cancel culture and much more! A great show today! 

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                <itunes:summary>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topics: The dreadful SCOTUS decision to allow Texas to ban abortion after 6 weeks; Kevin McCarthy doesn&#39;t want anyone seeing his phone records, cancel culture and much more! A great show today! 
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                <description><![CDATA[USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topics: The dreadful SCOTUS decision to allow Texas to ban abortion after 6 weeks; Kevin McCarthy doesn&#39;t want anyone seeing his phone records, cancel culture and much more! A great show today! 
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                <content:encoded>USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topics: The dreadful SCOTUS decision to allow Texas to ban abortion after 6 weeks; Kevin McCarthy doesn&amp;#39;t want anyone seeing his phone records, cancel culture and much more! A great show today! 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:14:10 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3748</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear is back! Topics: Biden is doing the right thing re: Afghanistan and COVID and he&#39;s not concerned with what the GOP fascists are saying about him; the right&#39;s horrid COVID narrative is backfiring; breakthrough cases are worrisome; there is hope for a Biden re-election and MORE!

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! Topics: Biden is doing the right thing re: Afghanistan and COVID and he&#39;s not concerned with what the GOP fascists are saying about him; the right&#39;s horrid COVID narrative is backfiring; breakthrough cases are worrisome; there is hope for a Biden re-election and MORE!
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back! Topics: Biden is doing the right thing re: Afghanistan and COVID and he&#39;s not concerned with what the GOP fascists are saying about him; the right&#39;s horrid COVID narrative is backfiring; breakthrough cases are worrisome; there is hope for a Biden re-election and MORE!
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back! Topics: Biden is doing the right thing re: Afghanistan and COVID and he&amp;#39;s not concerned with what the GOP fascists are saying about him; the right&amp;#39;s horrid COVID narrative is backfiring; breakthrough cases are worrisome; there is hope for a Biden re-election and MORE!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:37:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3135</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Scott Dworkin</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Scott Dworkin</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition.  Scott offered up a realistic and hopeful narrative about what to expect from Democrats as well as voters. Topics: the reaction to Biden pulling out of Afghanistan and how it will be viewed through the lens of history; the GOP nominee; DeSantis is not doing well in the polls; Pelosi is the baddest of badasses and so much more!

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                <itunes:summary>Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition.  Scott offered up a realistic and hopeful narrative about what to expect from Democrats as well as voters. Topics: the reaction to Biden pulling out of Afghanistan and how it will be viewed through the lens of history; the GOP nominee; DeSantis is not doing well in the polls; Pelosi is the baddest of badasses and so much more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition.  Scott offered up a realistic and hopeful narrative about what to expect from Democrats as well as voters. Topics: the reaction to Biden pulling out of Afghanistan and how it will be viewed through the lens of history; the GOP nominee; DeSantis is not doing well in the polls; Pelosi is the baddest of badasses and so much more!
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                <content:encoded>Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition.  Scott offered up a realistic and hopeful narrative about what to expect from Democrats as well as voters. Topics: the reaction to Biden pulling out of Afghanistan and how it will be viewed through the lens of history; the GOP nominee; DeSantis is not doing well in the polls; Pelosi is the baddest of badasses and so much more!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:40:55 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4380</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: The California recall election (vote no); homelessness problem in Los Angeles has gotten much worse in the last few years; LA is also humid now (climate change); what the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine will mean for public safety; the possible strategy to get both voting rights bills passed and lots more!

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: The California recall election (vote no); homelessness problem in Los Angeles has gotten much worse in the last few years; LA is also humid now (climate change); what the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine will mean for public safety; the possible strategy to get both voting rights bills passed and lots more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: The California recall election (vote no); homelessness problem in Los Angeles has gotten much worse in the last few years; LA is also humid now (climate change); what the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine will mean for public safety; the possible strategy to get both voting rights bills passed and lots more!
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: The California recall election (vote no); homelessness problem in Los Angeles has gotten much worse in the last few years; LA is also humid now (climate change); what the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine will mean for public safety; the possible strategy to get both voting rights bills passed and lots more!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 20:57:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Cliff Schecter, along with John Aravosis, is the co-host of the UnPresidented Podcast. Topics: Taliban and GOP are not so different; Biden&#39;s decision to pull out of Afghanistan; vaccinated Republican hypocrites continue pushing COVID propaganda and thousands of people (mostly in red states) are sick and dying; vaccine mandates and a third booster has been approved! All that and more!




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                <itunes:summary>Cliff Schecter, along with John Aravosis, is the co-host of the UnPresidented Podcast. Topics: Taliban and GOP are not so different; Biden&#39;s decision to pull out of Afghanistan; vaccinated Republican hypocrites continue pushing COVID propaganda and thousands of people (mostly in red states) are sick and dying; vaccine mandates and a third booster has been approved! All that and more!

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                <description><![CDATA[Cliff Schecter, along with John Aravosis, is the co-host of the UnPresidented Podcast. Topics: Taliban and GOP are not so different; Biden&#39;s decision to pull out of Afghanistan; vaccinated Republican hypocrites continue pushing COVID propaganda and thousands of people (mostly in red states) are sick and dying; vaccine mandates and a third booster has been approved! All that and more!

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                <content:encoded>Cliff Schecter, along with John Aravosis, is the co-host of the UnPresidented Podcast. Topics: Taliban and GOP are not so different; Biden&amp;#39;s decision to pull out of Afghanistan; vaccinated Republican hypocrites continue pushing COVID propaganda and thousands of people (mostly in red states) are sick and dying; vaccine mandates and a third booster has been approved! All that and more!

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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:18:35 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Author Mia Bloom</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Author Mia Bloom</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Author Mia Bloom&#39;s latest book Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon was the main topic of discussion. We talked about: The women of Q, Q in the military, who&#39;s most vulnerable to the conspiracy theory, what role Q played in the Capitol attack, how to help someone out of the cult and so much more.

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                <itunes:summary>Author Mia Bloom&#39;s latest book Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon was the main topic of discussion. We talked about: The women of Q, Q in the military, who&#39;s most vulnerable to the conspiracy theory, what role Q played in the Capitol attack, how to help someone out of the cult and so much more.
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                <description><![CDATA[Author Mia Bloom&#39;s latest book Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon was the main topic of discussion. We talked about: The women of Q, Q in the military, who&#39;s most vulnerable to the conspiracy theory, what role Q played in the Capitol attack, how to help someone out of the cult and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Author Mia Bloom&amp;#39;s latest book Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon was the main topic of discussion. We talked about: The women of Q, Q in the military, who&amp;#39;s most vulnerable to the conspiracy theory, what role Q played in the Capitol attack, how to help someone out of the cult and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:17:16 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Justin Rosario - The Banter</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Justin Rosario - The Banter</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Justin Rosario is a die-hard Democrat and he writes for The Banter. Today we talked about the shameful Republican response to COVID...it&#39;s sheer lunacy and it&#39;s killing our children but they don&#39;t care; we have to pass the voting bill or we could easily lose democracy. We also talked discussed what it would be like if the white nationalists take over. Definitely a spirited conversation.

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                <itunes:summary>Justin Rosario is a die-hard Democrat and he writes for The Banter. Today we talked about the shameful Republican response to COVID...it&#39;s sheer lunacy and it&#39;s killing our children but they don&#39;t care; we have to pass the voting bill or we could easily lose democracy. We also talked discussed what it would be like if the white nationalists take over. Definitely a spirited conversation.
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                <description><![CDATA[Justin Rosario is a die-hard Democrat and he writes for The Banter. Today we talked about the shameful Republican response to COVID...it&#39;s sheer lunacy and it&#39;s killing our children but they don&#39;t care; we have to pass the voting bill or we could easily lose democracy. We also talked discussed what it would be like if the white nationalists take over. Definitely a spirited conversation.
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                <content:encoded>Justin Rosario is a die-hard Democrat and he writes for The Banter. Today we talked about the shameful Republican response to COVID...it&amp;#39;s sheer lunacy and it&amp;#39;s killing our children but they don&amp;#39;t care; we have to pass the voting bill or we could easily lose democracy. We also talked discussed what it would be like if the white nationalists take over. Definitely a spirited conversation.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 19:00:52 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Kurt Bardella</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Kurt Bardella</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Kurt Bardella is an advisor to the DCCC and a contributor to The Los Angeles Times as well as USA Today. He&#39;s a former Republican who&#39;s now a Democrat. We talked about his political evolution and then we went into current events: Republicans are killing their base with COVID disinformation and how that will impact the 2022 midterm elections; how Democrats should be messaging now; Trump&#39;s legal woes and how they might play out and Fox &#34;News&#34; is fully embracing and promoting autocracy.

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                <itunes:summary>Kurt Bardella is an advisor to the DCCC and a contributor to The Los Angeles Times as well as USA Today. He&#39;s a former Republican who&#39;s now a Democrat. We talked about his political evolution and then we went into current events: Republicans are killing their base with COVID disinformation and how that will impact the 2022 midterm elections; how Democrats should be messaging now; Trump&#39;s legal woes and how they might play out and Fox &#34;News&#34; is fully embracing and promoting autocracy.
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                <description><![CDATA[Kurt Bardella is an advisor to the DCCC and a contributor to The Los Angeles Times as well as USA Today. He&#39;s a former Republican who&#39;s now a Democrat. We talked about his political evolution and then we went into current events: Republicans are killing their base with COVID disinformation and how that will impact the 2022 midterm elections; how Democrats should be messaging now; Trump&#39;s legal woes and how they might play out and Fox &#34;News&#34; is fully embracing and promoting autocracy.
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                <content:encoded>Kurt Bardella is an advisor to the DCCC and a contributor to The Los Angeles Times as well as USA Today. He&amp;#39;s a former Republican who&amp;#39;s now a Democrat. We talked about his political evolution and then we went into current events: Republicans are killing their base with COVID disinformation and how that will impact the 2022 midterm elections; how Democrats should be messaging now; Trump&amp;#39;s legal woes and how they might play out and Fox &amp;#34;News&amp;#34; is fully embracing and promoting autocracy.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:02:46 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Grant Stern of Occupy Democrats</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Grant Stern of Occupy Democrats</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Grant Stern is the author of Meet The Candidates 2020, he&#39;s the Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, a radio broadcaster and he writes two national news columns: The Washington Press (Occupy Democrats) and The Stern Facts.

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                <itunes:summary>Grant Stern is the author of Meet The Candidates 2020, he&#39;s the Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, a radio broadcaster and he writes two national news columns: The Washington Press (Occupy Democrats) and The Stern Facts.
Topics: COVID and the Delta variant; DeSantis is dangerous; Russia has deep ties with Republicans going back decades and what lies ahead for 2022 and 2024.
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                <description><![CDATA[Grant Stern is the author of Meet The Candidates 2020, he&#39;s the Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, a radio broadcaster and he writes two national news columns: The Washington Press (Occupy Democrats) and The Stern Facts.
Topics: COVID and the Delta variant; DeSantis is dangerous; Russia has deep ties with Republicans going back decades and what lies ahead for 2022 and 2024.
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                <content:encoded>Grant Stern is the author of Meet The Candidates 2020, he&amp;#39;s the Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, a radio broadcaster and he writes two national news columns: The Washington Press (Occupy Democrats) and The Stern Facts.
Topics: COVID and the Delta variant; DeSantis is dangerous; Russia has deep ties with Republicans going back decades and what lies ahead for 2022 and 2024.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:52:58 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Fred Wellman (Lincoln Project)</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Fred Wellman (Lincoln Project)</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Fred Wellman is the Executive Director of The Lincoln Project. We talked about what changed, what hasn&#39;t, and how they will proceed moving forward. Fred and I also covered where the GOP is headed, what it will take for Dems to hold onto and build power and we both enjoy seeing the right-winders tear each other apart. A good show!

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                <itunes:summary>Fred Wellman is the Executive Director of The Lincoln Project. We talked about what changed, what hasn&#39;t, and how they will proceed moving forward. Fred and I also covered where the GOP is headed, what it will take for Dems to hold onto and build power and we both enjoy seeing the right-winders tear each other apart. A good show!
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                <description><![CDATA[Fred Wellman is the Executive Director of The Lincoln Project. We talked about what changed, what hasn&#39;t, and how they will proceed moving forward. Fred and I also covered where the GOP is headed, what it will take for Dems to hold onto and build power and we both enjoy seeing the right-winders tear each other apart. A good show!
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                <content:encoded>Fred Wellman is the Executive Director of The Lincoln Project. We talked about what changed, what hasn&amp;#39;t, and how they will proceed moving forward. Fred and I also covered where the GOP is headed, what it will take for Dems to hold onto and build power and we both enjoy seeing the right-winders tear each other apart. A good show!
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:20:21 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brooklyn Dad Defiant</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brooklyn Dad Defiant</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Topics: COVID; the Delta variant, Ron DeSantis&#39; poll numbers are rising; Dems &amp;amp; the voting bill; Merrick Garland and more.  

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                <itunes:summary>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Topics: COVID; the Delta variant, Ron DeSantis&#39; poll numbers are rising; Dems &amp; the voting bill; Merrick Garland and more.  
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                <description><![CDATA[Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Topics: COVID; the Delta variant, Ron DeSantis&#39; poll numbers are rising; Dems &amp; the voting bill; Merrick Garland and more.  
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                <content:encoded>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&amp;#39;s the author of The Liddle&amp;#39;est President and he&amp;#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Topics: COVID; the Delta variant, Ron DeSantis&amp;#39; poll numbers are rising; Dems &amp;amp; the voting bill; Merrick Garland and more.  
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:08:42 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill - Host of Mueller, She Wrote</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Allison Gill - Host of Mueller, She Wrote</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. 

Topics: The Tom Barrack indictment; Merrick Garland&#39;s role as AG; more indictments to come; Biden&#39;s strategy; 2022, GOP now seeing God with the COVID vaccine and so much more.

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                <itunes:summary>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. 
Topics: The Tom Barrack indictment; Merrick Garland&#39;s role as AG; more indictments to come; Biden&#39;s strategy; 2022, GOP now seeing God with the COVID vaccine and so much more.
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                <description><![CDATA[Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. 
Topics: The Tom Barrack indictment; Merrick Garland&#39;s role as AG; more indictments to come; Biden&#39;s strategy; 2022, GOP now seeing God with the COVID vaccine and so much more.
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                <content:encoded>Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She&amp;#39;s a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. 
Topics: The Tom Barrack indictment; Merrick Garland&amp;#39;s role as AG; more indictments to come; Biden&amp;#39;s strategy; 2022, GOP now seeing God with the COVID vaccine and so much more.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:12:59 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3527</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear is back! Topics: What may or may not be going on with Merrick Garland and the DOJ&#39;s choice not to go after criminals during the Trump presidency; the Russian leak about 2016 and why it happened, and GOP is doesn&#39;t want their base vaccinated.

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! Topics: What may or may not be going on with Merrick Garland and the DOJ&#39;s choice not to go after criminals during the Trump presidency; the Russian leak about 2016 and why it happened, and GOP is doesn&#39;t want their base vaccinated.
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back! Topics: What may or may not be going on with Merrick Garland and the DOJ&#39;s choice not to go after criminals during the Trump presidency; the Russian leak about 2016 and why it happened, and GOP is doesn&#39;t want their base vaccinated.
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back! Topics: What may or may not be going on with Merrick Garland and the DOJ&amp;#39;s choice not to go after criminals during the Trump presidency; the Russian leak about 2016 and why it happened, and GOP is doesn&amp;#39;t want their base vaccinated.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:10:22 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3065</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Noel Casler</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Noel Casler</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Comedian Noel Casler is back! I absolutely adore him. Topics: A case against Trump corp is not enough, prosecutors need to go after the man--but will they? Wisselberg will not turn on Donald but Ivanka might; Putin still has a dog in this fight to destroy American democracy and Donald is still useful him; be very afraid of Ron DeSantis; the upcoming elections and the importance of staying informed but also finding time to experience joy. Another great conversation with Noel!

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                <itunes:summary>Comedian Noel Casler is back! I absolutely adore him. Topics: A case against Trump corp is not enough, prosecutors need to go after the man--but will they? Wisselberg will not turn on Donald but Ivanka might; Putin still has a dog in this fight to destroy American democracy and Donald is still useful him; be very afraid of Ron DeSantis; the upcoming elections and the importance of staying informed but also finding time to experience joy. Another great conversation with Noel!
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                <description><![CDATA[Comedian Noel Casler is back! I absolutely adore him. Topics: A case against Trump corp is not enough, prosecutors need to go after the man--but will they? Wisselberg will not turn on Donald but Ivanka might; Putin still has a dog in this fight to destroy American democracy and Donald is still useful him; be very afraid of Ron DeSantis; the upcoming elections and the importance of staying informed but also finding time to experience joy. Another great conversation with Noel!
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                <content:encoded>Comedian Noel Casler is back! I absolutely adore him. Topics: A case against Trump corp is not enough, prosecutors need to go after the man--but will they? Wisselberg will not turn on Donald but Ivanka might; Putin still has a dog in this fight to destroy American democracy and Donald is still useful him; be very afraid of Ron DeSantis; the upcoming elections and the importance of staying informed but also finding time to experience joy. Another great conversation with Noel!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:39:02 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christian Picciolini</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christian Picciolini</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author of the book Breaking Hate Confronting The New Culture Of Extremism, peace advocate, and a former violent extremist. After leaving the hate movement he helped create during his youth in the 1980s and 90s, he began the painstaking process of making amends and rebuilding his life. 

Christian told the story of how he was recruited into the white supremacy movement and shared what it&#39;s like on the inside. He also explained the techniques he currently uses to pull people out. He&#39;s a fascinating man and offers much insight into the world of neo-Nazis.

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                <itunes:summary>Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author of the book Breaking Hate Confronting The New Culture Of Extremism, peace advocate, and a former violent extremist. After leaving the hate movement he helped create during his youth in the 1980s and 90s, he began the painstaking process of making amends and rebuilding his life. 
Christian told the story of how he was recruited into the white supremacy movement and shared what it&#39;s like on the inside. He also explained the techniques he currently uses to pull people out. He&#39;s a fascinating man and offers much insight into the world of neo-Nazis.
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                <description><![CDATA[Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author of the book Breaking Hate Confronting The New Culture Of Extremism, peace advocate, and a former violent extremist. After leaving the hate movement he helped create during his youth in the 1980s and 90s, he began the painstaking process of making amends and rebuilding his life. 
Christian told the story of how he was recruited into the white supremacy movement and shared what it&#39;s like on the inside. He also explained the techniques he currently uses to pull people out. He&#39;s a fascinating man and offers much insight into the world of neo-Nazis.
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                <content:encoded>Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author of the book Breaking Hate Confronting The New Culture Of Extremism, peace advocate, and a former violent extremist. After leaving the hate movement he helped create during his youth in the 1980s and 90s, he began the painstaking process of making amends and rebuilding his life. 
Christian told the story of how he was recruited into the white supremacy movement and shared what it&amp;#39;s like on the inside. He also explained the techniques he currently uses to pull people out. He&amp;#39;s a fascinating man and offers much insight into the world of neo-Nazis.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:27:14 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3585</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: Will Wisselberg flip? Will Trump go to prison? Clyburn said they may have to subpoena; the climate is freaking out...and after we talked politics we had some fun!

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: Will Wisselberg flip? Will Trump go to prison? Clyburn said they may have to subpoena; the climate is freaking out...and after we talked politics we had some fun!
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: Will Wisselberg flip? Will Trump go to prison? Clyburn said they may have to subpoena; the climate is freaking out...and after we talked politics we had some fun!
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: Will Wisselberg flip? Will Trump go to prison? Clyburn said they may have to subpoena; the climate is freaking out...and after we talked politics we had some fun!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:07:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Actor Jeff Kober</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Actor Jeff Kober</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jeff Kober is an actor, a Vedic meditation coach, and a photographer. You&#39;ve seen him in dozens of movies and TV shows including China Beach, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, and General Hospital. We talked about his early years in Montana, his first paid acting gig, as well as his roles in various movie and television projects. We also discussed his passion for Vedic meditation. What a delightful man and such a fun interview!

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                <itunes:summary>Jeff Kober is an actor, a Vedic meditation coach, and a photographer. You&#39;ve seen him in dozens of movies and TV shows including China Beach, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, and General Hospital. We talked about his early years in Montana, his first paid acting gig, as well as his roles in various movie and television projects. We also discussed his passion for Vedic meditation. What a delightful man and such a fun interview!
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                <description><![CDATA[Jeff Kober is an actor, a Vedic meditation coach, and a photographer. You&#39;ve seen him in dozens of movies and TV shows including China Beach, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, and General Hospital. We talked about his early years in Montana, his first paid acting gig, as well as his roles in various movie and television projects. We also discussed his passion for Vedic meditation. What a delightful man and such a fun interview!
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                <content:encoded>Jeff Kober is an actor, a Vedic meditation coach, and a photographer. You&amp;#39;ve seen him in dozens of movies and TV shows including China Beach, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, and General Hospital. We talked about his early years in Montana, his first paid acting gig, as well as his roles in various movie and television projects. We also discussed his passion for Vedic meditation. What a delightful man and such a fun interview!
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Steph Walton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Steph is Back! We catch up and talk about how COVID affected us; we get into rape culture; we discuss women&#39;s hormones and how the stress of the political climate is not healthy.

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                <itunes:summary>Steph is Back! We catch up and talk about how COVID affected us; we get into rape culture; we discuss women&#39;s hormones and how the stress of the political climate is not healthy.
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                <description><![CDATA[Steph is Back! We catch up and talk about how COVID affected us; we get into rape culture; we discuss women&#39;s hormones and how the stress of the political climate is not healthy.
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                <content:encoded>Steph is Back! We catch up and talk about how COVID affected us; we get into rape culture; we discuss women&amp;#39;s hormones and how the stress of the political climate is not healthy.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:24:51 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Kirk Acevedo</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Kirk Acevedo</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Actor Kirk Acevedo is back for another rousing political conversation. Topics: Democrats have to be unified if we want to beat the fascists, and Kirk emphasizes the importance of the Democratic outreach to Latino voters. Such a good and important conversation--and it&#39;s extra fun because Kirk is endlessly entertaining!

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                <itunes:summary>Actor Kirk Acevedo is back for another rousing political conversation. Topics: Democrats have to be unified if we want to beat the fascists, and Kirk emphasizes the importance of the Democratic outreach to Latino voters. Such a good and important conversation--and it&#39;s extra fun because Kirk is endlessly entertaining!
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                <description><![CDATA[Actor Kirk Acevedo is back for another rousing political conversation. Topics: Democrats have to be unified if we want to beat the fascists, and Kirk emphasizes the importance of the Democratic outreach to Latino voters. Such a good and important conversation--and it&#39;s extra fun because Kirk is endlessly entertaining!
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                <content:encoded>Actor Kirk Acevedo is back for another rousing political conversation. Topics: Democrats have to be unified if we want to beat the fascists, and Kirk emphasizes the importance of the Democratic outreach to Latino voters. Such a good and important conversation--and it&amp;#39;s extra fun because Kirk is endlessly entertaining!
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                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:01:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.

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                <itunes:summary>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.
Topics: The threat to democracy political grifters/paid actors such as Candace Owens and that annoying &#34;socialist&#34; pose; Manchin might be softening and Christopher has a much-needed hopeful message about 2022.
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                <description><![CDATA[Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.
Topics: The threat to democracy political grifters/paid actors such as Candace Owens and that annoying &#34;socialist&#34; pose; Manchin might be softening and Christopher has a much-needed hopeful message about 2022.
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                <content:encoded>Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it.
Topics: The threat to democracy political grifters/paid actors such as Candace Owens and that annoying &amp;#34;socialist&amp;#34; pose; Manchin might be softening and Christopher has a much-needed hopeful message about 2022.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:57:31 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>The Banter&#39;s Ben Cohen and I touched on a variety of issues but the overall theme was about the current state of democracy and where it&#39;s headed. We still have time to save it. There is still hope and Ben and I talk about what can be done, but that time is running out. Listen and share your thoughts.

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                <itunes:summary>The Banter&#39;s Ben Cohen and I touched on a variety of issues but the overall theme was about the current state of democracy and where it&#39;s headed. We still have time to save it. There is still hope and Ben and I talk about what can be done, but that time is running out. Listen and share your thoughts.
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                <description><![CDATA[The Banter&#39;s Ben Cohen and I touched on a variety of issues but the overall theme was about the current state of democracy and where it&#39;s headed. We still have time to save it. There is still hope and Ben and I talk about what can be done, but that time is running out. Listen and share your thoughts.
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                <content:encoded>The Banter&amp;#39;s Ben Cohen and I touched on a variety of issues but the overall theme was about the current state of democracy and where it&amp;#39;s headed. We still have time to save it. There is still hope and Ben and I talk about what can be done, but that time is running out. Listen and share your thoughts.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:54:17 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Teri Kanfield returns and today we talked about taking a reasonable pragmatic view of what&#39;s happening in American politics. Because Republicans are breaking rules and cheating to win, many voters are understandably fearful of a fascist takeover. Teri acknowledges the danger but offers constructive and productive advice on dealing with that fear. She explains why voters should not allow it to lead to inaction--that we can use the fear to motivate us in a positive way.

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                <itunes:summary>Teri Kanfield returns and today we talked about taking a reasonable pragmatic view of what&#39;s happening in American politics. Because Republicans are breaking rules and cheating to win, many voters are understandably fearful of a fascist takeover. Teri acknowledges the danger but offers constructive and productive advice on dealing with that fear. She explains why voters should not allow it to lead to inaction--that we can use the fear to motivate us in a positive way.
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                <description><![CDATA[Teri Kanfield returns and today we talked about taking a reasonable pragmatic view of what&#39;s happening in American politics. Because Republicans are breaking rules and cheating to win, many voters are understandably fearful of a fascist takeover. Teri acknowledges the danger but offers constructive and productive advice on dealing with that fear. She explains why voters should not allow it to lead to inaction--that we can use the fear to motivate us in a positive way.
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                <content:encoded>Teri Kanfield returns and today we talked about taking a reasonable pragmatic view of what&amp;#39;s happening in American politics. Because Republicans are breaking rules and cheating to win, many voters are understandably fearful of a fascist takeover. Teri acknowledges the danger but offers constructive and productive advice on dealing with that fear. She explains why voters should not allow it to lead to inaction--that we can use the fear to motivate us in a positive way.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:38:45 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jared is a political analyst and author. Today we talked about the real threat of fascism in the United States and how all of us have been gaslit by the GOP. The white supremacist fascists know what they&#39;re doing and they&#39;re in it to win in--and unless all the folks who want to save the country make an effort, the country will be lost. Despite the doomsday description I just offered, please keep in mind Jared offers us some hope. 

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                <itunes:summary>Jared is a political analyst and author. Today we talked about the real threat of fascism in the United States and how all of us have been gaslit by the GOP. The white supremacist fascists know what they&#39;re doing and they&#39;re in it to win in--and unless all the folks who want to save the country make an effort, the country will be lost. Despite the doomsday description I just offered, please keep in mind Jared offers us some hope. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Jared is a political analyst and author. Today we talked about the real threat of fascism in the United States and how all of us have been gaslit by the GOP. The white supremacist fascists know what they&#39;re doing and they&#39;re in it to win in--and unless all the folks who want to save the country make an effort, the country will be lost. Despite the doomsday description I just offered, please keep in mind Jared offers us some hope. 
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                <content:encoded>Jared is a political analyst and author. Today we talked about the real threat of fascism in the United States and how all of us have been gaslit by the GOP. The white supremacist fascists know what they&amp;#39;re doing and they&amp;#39;re in it to win in--and unless all the folks who want to save the country make an effort, the country will be lost. Despite the doomsday description I just offered, please keep in mind Jared offers us some hope. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:53:58 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Anti-Racism Educator Tim Wise</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Anti-Racism Educator Tim Wise</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Antiracism educator and author Tim Wise returns! Topics: systematic racism; white supremacy and our current government; the influence our (diverse) pop culture has on the issue of racism and we finished with Tim talking about (white) guilt v. taking responsibility. Such a good chat!

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                <itunes:summary>Antiracism educator and author Tim Wise returns! Topics: systematic racism; white supremacy and our current government; the influence our (diverse) pop culture has on the issue of racism and we finished with Tim talking about (white) guilt v. taking responsibility. Such a good chat!
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                <content:encoded>Antiracism educator and author Tim Wise returns! Topics: systematic racism; white supremacy and our current government; the influence our (diverse) pop culture has on the issue of racism and we finished with Tim talking about (white) guilt v. taking responsibility. Such a good chat!
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Tara Dublin</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Tara Dublin</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Tara Dublin is a writer, a former DJ, a voiceover actress and known on Twitter for being an in-your-face badass activist. She&#39;s also a contributor to the political blog HillReporter. We had a fantastic conversation about her years in radio and her experience of speaking the truth online and slaying Twitter trolls, We talked about her many, many encounters with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), feminism, and all kinds of other fun stuff. We did get in some political talk, too. Take a listen. We had a lot of fun.

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                <itunes:summary>Tara Dublin is a writer, a former DJ, a voiceover actress and known on Twitter for being an in-your-face badass activist. She&#39;s also a contributor to the political blog HillReporter. We had a fantastic conversation about her years in radio and her experience of speaking the truth online and slaying Twitter trolls, We talked about her many, many encounters with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), feminism, and all kinds of other fun stuff. We did get in some political talk, too. Take a listen. We had a lot of fun.
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                <content:encoded>Tara Dublin is a writer, a former DJ, a voiceover actress and known on Twitter for being an in-your-face badass activist. She&amp;#39;s also a contributor to the political blog HillReporter. We had a fantastic conversation about her years in radio and her experience of speaking the truth online and slaying Twitter trolls, We talked about her many, many encounters with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), feminism, and all kinds of other fun stuff. We did get in some political talk, too. Take a listen. We had a lot of fun.
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Writer Sarah Wood returns! Show Topics: Trump and COVID19 changed America forever; Republicans want to kill democracy and Democratic leaders need a more effective strategy; Manhattan DA has convened a Grand Jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump; GOP is killing reproductive freedom and so much more. 

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                <itunes:summary>Writer Sarah Wood returns! Show Topics: Trump and COVID19 changed America forever; Republicans want to kill democracy and Democratic leaders need a more effective strategy; Manhattan DA has convened a Grand Jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump; GOP is killing reproductive freedom and so much more. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Writer Sarah Wood returns! Show Topics: Trump and COVID19 changed America forever; Republicans want to kill democracy and Democratic leaders need a more effective strategy; Manhattan DA has convened a Grand Jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump; GOP is killing reproductive freedom and so much more. 
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                <content:encoded>Writer Sarah Wood returns! Show Topics: Trump and COVID19 changed America forever; Republicans want to kill democracy and Democratic leaders need a more effective strategy; Manhattan DA has convened a Grand Jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump; GOP is killing reproductive freedom and so much more. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 18:57:30 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back! We had some fun chatting it up but we did fit in some political conversation about COVID and statutory rape! Lots of stuff packed into this entertaining show!

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back! We had some fun chatting it up but we did fit in some political conversation about COVID and statutory rape! Lots of stuff packed into this entertaining show!
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back! We had some fun chatting it up but we did fit in some political conversation about COVID and statutory rape! Lots of stuff packed into this entertaining show!
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back! We had some fun chatting it up but we did fit in some political conversation about COVID and statutory rape! Lots of stuff packed into this entertaining show!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 20:14:32 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>7074</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back and today we talk about COVID, single-payer healthcare, abortion, gay/slut-shaming and some fun stuff, too. 

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                <itunes:summary>Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back and today we talk about COVID, single-payer healthcare, abortion, gay/slut-shaming and some fun stuff, too. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back and today we talk about COVID, single-payer healthcare, abortion, gay/slut-shaming and some fun stuff, too. 
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                <content:encoded>Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back and today we talk about COVID, single-payer healthcare, abortion, gay/slut-shaming and some fun stuff, too. 
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear is back! His must-read article Tinker, Tailor Mobster, Trump talks about Donald Trump being a confidential informant! What a read! We discussed that as well as Liz Cheney possibly running in 2024, the current state and fate of the GOP, and much more!

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! His must-read article Tinker, Tailor Mobster, Trump talks about Donald Trump being a confidential informant! What a read! We discussed that as well as Liz Cheney possibly running in 2024, the current state and fate of the GOP, and much more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back! His must-read article Tinker, Tailor Mobster, Trump talks about Donald Trump being a confidential informant! What a read! We discussed that as well as Liz Cheney possibly running in 2024, the current state and fate of the GOP, and much more!
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back! His must-read article Tinker, Tailor Mobster, Trump talks about Donald Trump being a confidential informant! What a read! We discussed that as well as Liz Cheney possibly running in 2024, the current state and fate of the GOP, and much more!
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                <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 17:38:24 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Artist Adam Stone</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Artist Adam Stone</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.</itunes:subtitle>
                
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                <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 16:37:26 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen - Editor of &#39;The Banter&#39; Substack</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Ben Cohen - Editor of &#39;The Banter&#39; Substack</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Ben Cohen, the editor of The Banter, joins me to talk about politics and what it was like to have a toddler during COVID. (In case: this show was recorded in advance and I may have said on the podcast that it would be released on a different date. If so, please ignore.) Ben is an awesome guest and we had a great time.

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                <itunes:summary>Ben Cohen, the editor of The Banter, joins me to talk about politics and what it was like to have a toddler during COVID. (In case: this show was recorded in advance and I may have said on the podcast that it would be released on a different date. If so, please ignore.) Ben is an awesome guest and we had a great time.
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                <description><![CDATA[Ben Cohen, the editor of The Banter, joins me to talk about politics and what it was like to have a toddler during COVID. (In case: this show was recorded in advance and I may have said on the podcast that it would be released on a different date. If so, please ignore.) Ben is an awesome guest and we had a great time.
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                <content:encoded>Ben Cohen, the editor of The Banter, joins me to talk about politics and what it was like to have a toddler during COVID. (In case: this show was recorded in advance and I may have said on the podcast that it would be released on a different date. If so, please ignore.) Ben is an awesome guest and we had a great time.
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and an elections analyst. She&#39;s also a badass. 

Topics: The discouraging Census news; what Democrats have to do to win this &#34;war&#34; with Republicans. Rachel talks about her project StrikePac.com and how voters can help her fight that war. Really good stuff in this interview.

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                <itunes:summary>Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and an elections analyst. She&#39;s also a badass. 
Topics: The discouraging Census news; what Democrats have to do to win this &#34;war&#34; with Republicans. Rachel talks about her project StrikePac.com and how voters can help her fight that war. Really good stuff in this interview.
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                <description><![CDATA[Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and an elections analyst. She&#39;s also a badass. 
Topics: The discouraging Census news; what Democrats have to do to win this &#34;war&#34; with Republicans. Rachel talks about her project StrikePac.com and how voters can help her fight that war. Really good stuff in this interview.
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                <content:encoded>Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and an elections analyst. She&amp;#39;s also a badass. 
Topics: The discouraging Census news; what Democrats have to do to win this &amp;#34;war&amp;#34; with Republicans. Rachel talks about her project StrikePac.com and how voters can help her fight that war. Really good stuff in this interview.
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear is back! YAY! Topics: Some people who are afraid of side effects are skipping the second dose of the vaccine; Biden&#39;s first 100 days (he&#39;s kicking ass); Greg has an interesting take on who the 2024 GOP nominee might be and it&#39;s not Trump; there is reason to hope and Merrick Garland will likely be a very effective AG.

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear is back! YAY! Topics: Some people who are afraid of side effects are skipping the second dose of the vaccine; Biden&#39;s first 100 days (he&#39;s kicking ass); Greg has an interesting take on who the 2024 GOP nominee might be and it&#39;s not Trump; there is reason to hope and Merrick Garland will likely be a very effective AG.
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear is back! YAY! Topics: Some people who are afraid of side effects are skipping the second dose of the vaccine; Biden&#39;s first 100 days (he&#39;s kicking ass); Greg has an interesting take on who the 2024 GOP nominee might be and it&#39;s not Trump; there is reason to hope and Merrick Garland will likely be a very effective AG.
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear is back! YAY! Topics: Some people who are afraid of side effects are skipping the second dose of the vaccine; Biden&amp;#39;s first 100 days (he&amp;#39;s kicking ass); Greg has an interesting take on who the 2024 GOP nominee might be and it&amp;#39;s not Trump; there is reason to hope and Merrick Garland will likely be a very effective AG.
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 19:48:44 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Show Topics: The trial of Derek Chauvin came to a close; cops are still murdering unarmed black Americans; the debate over &#34;Defund&#34; the police slogan, and how electing Democrats is the only way we will see progress.

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                <itunes:summary>Show Topics: The trial of Derek Chauvin came to a close; cops are still murdering unarmed black Americans; the debate over &#34;Defund&#34; the police slogan, and how electing Democrats is the only way we will see progress.
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                <description><![CDATA[Show Topics: The trial of Derek Chauvin came to a close; cops are still murdering unarmed black Americans; the debate over &#34;Defund&#34; the police slogan, and how electing Democrats is the only way we will see progress.
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                <content:encoded>Show Topics: The trial of Derek Chauvin came to a close; cops are still murdering unarmed black Americans; the debate over &amp;#34;Defund&amp;#34; the police slogan, and how electing Democrats is the only way we will see progress.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:04:23 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Eric Garland</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Eric Garland</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Eric Garland is an Intelligence analyst and strategist. He&#39;s the host of the Game Theory Today Podcast and we had a lot of fun!

Topics: Traitors are going to prison; why Democrats have reason to hope. 

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                <itunes:summary>Eric Garland is an Intelligence analyst and strategist. He&#39;s the host of the Game Theory Today Podcast and we had a lot of fun!
Topics: Traitors are going to prison; why Democrats have reason to hope. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Eric Garland is an Intelligence analyst and strategist. He&#39;s the host of the Game Theory Today Podcast and we had a lot of fun!
Topics: Traitors are going to prison; why Democrats have reason to hope. 
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                <content:encoded>Eric Garland is an Intelligence analyst and strategist. He&amp;#39;s the host of the Game Theory Today Podcast and we had a lot of fun!
Topics: Traitors are going to prison; why Democrats have reason to hope. 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:26:14 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sex Positive OB/GYN Dr. Leah Torres</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sex Positive OB/GYN Dr. Leah Torres</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Dr. Leah Torres is a sex-positive OB/Gyn promoting high-quality care and evidence-based medicine.

Topics: Sex positivity; the best approach when talking to children about sex; what it&#39;s like being a doctor who performs abortions (in red states) and so much more! 

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                <itunes:summary>Dr. Leah Torres is a sex-positive OB/Gyn promoting high-quality care and evidence-based medicine.
Topics: Sex positivity; the best approach when talking to children about sex; what it&#39;s like being a doctor who performs abortions (in red states) and so much more! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Dr. Leah Torres is a sex-positive OB/Gyn promoting high-quality care and evidence-based medicine.
Topics: Sex positivity; the best approach when talking to children about sex; what it&#39;s like being a doctor who performs abortions (in red states) and so much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Dr. Leah Torres is a sex-positive OB/Gyn promoting high-quality care and evidence-based medicine.
Topics: Sex positivity; the best approach when talking to children about sex; what it&amp;#39;s like being a doctor who performs abortions (in red states) and so much more! 
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!

Topics: Covid vaccines, Los Angeles, earthquakes, kittens, Matt Gaetz and the future of the GOP.

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!
Topics: Covid vaccines, Los Angeles, earthquakes, kittens, Matt Gaetz and the future of the GOP.
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!
Topics: Covid vaccines, Los Angeles, earthquakes, kittens, Matt Gaetz and the future of the GOP.
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!
Topics: Covid vaccines, Los Angeles, earthquakes, kittens, Matt Gaetz and the future of the GOP.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:35:19 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Chris Hahn</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.

Topics: Matt Gaetz (is toast); GOP is dying; the future of Roe v. Wade, expanding the courts, Trump/prison; vaccines and dads talking to their daughters about sex. So much fun today!

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                <itunes:summary>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Matt Gaetz (is toast); GOP is dying; the future of Roe v. Wade, expanding the courts, Trump/prison; vaccines and dads talking to their daughters about sex. So much fun today!
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                <description><![CDATA[Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Matt Gaetz (is toast); GOP is dying; the future of Roe v. Wade, expanding the courts, Trump/prison; vaccines and dads talking to their daughters about sex. So much fun today!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <content:encoded>Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive.  He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a  political consultant and attorney based in New York. He has made numerous national television appearances on a variety of political, pop culture and public policy topics.
Topics: Matt Gaetz (is toast); GOP is dying; the future of Roe v. Wade, expanding the courts, Trump/prison; vaccines and dads talking to their daughters about sex. So much fun today!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:48:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate &amp; Actor Bruno Amato</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate &amp; Actor Bruno Amato</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.

We talked about his military service, his time as an ironworker, his acting career and why he decided to challenge Kevin McCarthy. We both had a really good time and you will, too if you listen!

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                <itunes:summary>Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.
We talked about his military service, his time as an ironworker, his acting career and why he decided to challenge Kevin McCarthy. We both had a really good time and you will, too if you listen!
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                <description><![CDATA[Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.
We talked about his military service, his time as an ironworker, his acting career and why he decided to challenge Kevin McCarthy. We both had a really good time and you will, too if you listen!
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                <content:encoded>Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He&amp;#39;s a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District.
We talked about his military service, his time as an ironworker, his acting career and why he decided to challenge Kevin McCarthy. We both had a really good time and you will, too if you listen!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:11:36 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Melissa Walker</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Melissa Walker</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Melissa Walker is an author of 10 novels for young adults and children. A former magazine editor, she now enjoys gathering people together to share stories about how they can pool their resources and change the balance of power in state legislatures.  Her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and Teen Vogue.

We talked about how voters can make a massive impact by joining forces with friends and family and focusing on state reps. Local politics has an enormous effect on laws that affect our lives and it&#39;s easier than you may think to make a real, positive difference. No matter how politically informed you may be, there&#39;s probably something in this show you may not be aware of. Information is power! 

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                <itunes:summary>Melissa Walker is an author of 10 novels for young adults and children. A former magazine editor, she now enjoys gathering people together to share stories about how they can pool their resources and change the balance of power in state legislatures.  Her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and Teen Vogue.
We talked about how voters can make a massive impact by joining forces with friends and family and focusing on state reps. Local politics has an enormous effect on laws that affect our lives and it&#39;s easier than you may think to make a real, positive difference. No matter how politically informed you may be, there&#39;s probably something in this show you may not be aware of. Information is power! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Melissa Walker is an author of 10 novels for young adults and children. A former magazine editor, she now enjoys gathering people together to share stories about how they can pool their resources and change the balance of power in state legislatures.  Her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and Teen Vogue.
We talked about how voters can make a massive impact by joining forces with friends and family and focusing on state reps. Local politics has an enormous effect on laws that affect our lives and it&#39;s easier than you may think to make a real, positive difference. No matter how politically informed you may be, there&#39;s probably something in this show you may not be aware of. Information is power! 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <content:encoded>Melissa Walker is an author of 10 novels for young adults and children. A former magazine editor, she now enjoys gathering people together to share stories about how they can pool their resources and change the balance of power in state legislatures.  Her work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and Teen Vogue.
We talked about how voters can make a massive impact by joining forces with friends and family and focusing on state reps. Local politics has an enormous effect on laws that affect our lives and it&amp;#39;s easier than you may think to make a real, positive difference. No matter how politically informed you may be, there&amp;#39;s probably something in this show you may not be aware of. Information is power! 
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

      
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:37:18 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3461</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jared is a political analyst and author. We had a productive conversation about white supremacy and how it&#39;s taken over the Republican Party--and how abortion plays a role. Jared offers important insights as well as ways to combat it -- good news! 

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                <itunes:summary>Jared is a political analyst and author. We had a productive conversation about white supremacy and how it&#39;s taken over the Republican Party--and how abortion plays a role. Jared offers important insights as well as ways to combat it -- good news! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Jared is a political analyst and author. We had a productive conversation about white supremacy and how it&#39;s taken over the Republican Party--and how abortion plays a role. Jared offers important insights as well as ways to combat it -- good news! 
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                <content:encoded>Jared is a political analyst and author. We had a productive conversation about white supremacy and how it&amp;#39;s taken over the Republican Party--and how abortion plays a role. Jared offers important insights as well as ways to combat it -- good news! 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:00:09 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3592</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Andrew Laufer, Esq</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Andrew Laufer, Esq</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Andrew Laufer is a Civil Rights attorney and he specializes in Police Brutality, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution.

Topics: There&#39;s a decent chance Trump lands in prison.  Junior is likely in trouble, too. Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist; Candace Owens is a grifter and Andrew weighs in on what will happen with our beloved democracy. Such a great conversation! 

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                <itunes:summary>Andrew Laufer is a Civil Rights attorney and he specializes in Police Brutality, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution.
Topics: There&#39;s a decent chance Trump lands in prison.  Junior is likely in trouble, too. Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist; Candace Owens is a grifter and Andrew weighs in on what will happen with our beloved democracy. Such a great conversation! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Andrew Laufer is a Civil Rights attorney and he specializes in Police Brutality, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution.
Topics: There&#39;s a decent chance Trump lands in prison.  Junior is likely in trouble, too. Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist; Candace Owens is a grifter and Andrew weighs in on what will happen with our beloved democracy. Such a great conversation! 
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                <content:encoded>Andrew Laufer is a Civil Rights attorney and he specializes in Police Brutality, False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution.
Topics: There&amp;#39;s a decent chance Trump lands in prison.  Junior is likely in trouble, too. Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist; Candace Owens is a grifter and Andrew weighs in on what will happen with our beloved democracy. Such a great conversation! 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:59:22 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Writer Amanda Sowards returns for more lively discussion on the world&#39;s most pressing issues. (yes, I&#39;m sarcastic.)

Topics: Things are opening up, there&#39;s light at the end of the COVID tunnel but getting back to a new version of normal is kinda weird. Patriarchy palooza: Andrew Cuomo and the debate about whether he should step down, Woody Allen is a repugnant child rapist and American culture still allows pedophiles, rapists and predators to get away with all of it--and get standing ovations. Amanda and I like to talk and we sure had a lot to talk about today!

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                <itunes:summary>Writer Amanda Sowards returns for more lively discussion on the world&#39;s most pressing issues. (yes, I&#39;m sarcastic.)
Topics: Things are opening up, there&#39;s light at the end of the COVID tunnel but getting back to a new version of normal is kinda weird. Patriarchy palooza: Andrew Cuomo and the debate about whether he should step down, Woody Allen is a repugnant child rapist and American culture still allows pedophiles, rapists and predators to get away with all of it--and get standing ovations. Amanda and I like to talk and we sure had a lot to talk about today!
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                <description><![CDATA[Writer Amanda Sowards returns for more lively discussion on the world&#39;s most pressing issues. (yes, I&#39;m sarcastic.)
Topics: Things are opening up, there&#39;s light at the end of the COVID tunnel but getting back to a new version of normal is kinda weird. Patriarchy palooza: Andrew Cuomo and the debate about whether he should step down, Woody Allen is a repugnant child rapist and American culture still allows pedophiles, rapists and predators to get away with all of it--and get standing ovations. Amanda and I like to talk and we sure had a lot to talk about today!
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                <content:encoded>Writer Amanda Sowards returns for more lively discussion on the world&amp;#39;s most pressing issues. (yes, I&amp;#39;m sarcastic.)
Topics: Things are opening up, there&amp;#39;s light at the end of the COVID tunnel but getting back to a new version of normal is kinda weird. Patriarchy palooza: Andrew Cuomo and the debate about whether he should step down, Woody Allen is a repugnant child rapist and American culture still allows pedophiles, rapists and predators to get away with all of it--and get standing ovations. Amanda and I like to talk and we sure had a lot to talk about today!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:35:13 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: John Pavlovitz</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: John Pavlovitz</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience.

Topics: the overall political climate...how people are feeling and what needs to be done; political fatigue; combating white supremacy, how to handle MeToo when politicians are accused of sexual misconduct, and more! I love comments.

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                <itunes:summary>John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience.
Topics: the overall political climate...how people are feeling and what needs to be done; political fatigue; combating white supremacy, how to handle MeToo when politicians are accused of sexual misconduct, and more! I love comments.
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                <description><![CDATA[John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience.
Topics: the overall political climate...how people are feeling and what needs to be done; political fatigue; combating white supremacy, how to handle MeToo when politicians are accused of sexual misconduct, and more! I love comments.
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                <content:encoded>John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a diverse worldwide audience.
Topics: the overall political climate...how people are feeling and what needs to be done; political fatigue; combating white supremacy, how to handle MeToo when politicians are accused of sexual misconduct, and more! I love comments.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:46:37 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Brooklyn Dad Defiant</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Brooklyn Dad Defiant</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist.

Topics: Racist Royals; white supremacy is rising all over the globe; $15min wage; the Democrats passed a massive relief bill and much, much more! 

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                <itunes:summary>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist.
Topics: Racist Royals; white supremacy is rising all over the globe; $15min wage; the Democrats passed a massive relief bill and much, much more! 
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                <description><![CDATA[Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&#39;s the author of The Liddle&#39;est President and he&#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist.
Topics: Racist Royals; white supremacy is rising all over the globe; $15min wage; the Democrats passed a massive relief bill and much, much more! 
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                <content:encoded>Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He&amp;#39;s the author of The Liddle&amp;#39;est President and he&amp;#39;s funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist.
Topics: Racist Royals; white supremacy is rising all over the globe; $15min wage; the Democrats passed a massive relief bill and much, much more! 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:58:06 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Sarah Wood</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Sarah Wood is back and we had fun!

Topics: Is it cancel culture or consequence culture? Either way, it is capitalism at work. What will happen to the Republican Party--will they split or unify? There was a failed coup...could a successful coup be next? Democrats need to work on selling the party values and so much more!

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                <itunes:summary>Sarah Wood is back and we had fun!
Topics: Is it cancel culture or consequence culture? Either way, it is capitalism at work. What will happen to the Republican Party--will they split or unify? There was a failed coup...could a successful coup be next? Democrats need to work on selling the party values and so much more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Sarah Wood is back and we had fun!
Topics: Is it cancel culture or consequence culture? Either way, it is capitalism at work. What will happen to the Republican Party--will they split or unify? There was a failed coup...could a successful coup be next? Democrats need to work on selling the party values and so much more!
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                <content:encoded>Sarah Wood is back and we had fun!
Topics: Is it cancel culture or consequence culture? Either way, it is capitalism at work. What will happen to the Republican Party--will they split or unify? There was a failed coup...could a successful coup be next? Democrats need to work on selling the party values and so much more!
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:25:57 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>4582</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Cheri Jacobus is a nationally recognized political strategist who used to be a moderate Republican but switched to Independent when Trump got the Republican nomination. She&#39;s a pundit, a writer, a podcaster, and the executive producer of &#34;America Reads The Mueller Report.&#34;

Topics: Finding an appointment for the COVID vaccine is like the Hunger Games; the future of the GOP, CPAC&#39;s stage in the shape of a Nazi symbol; how the media is failing us, the fall of The Lincoln Project (Cheri was right about them) and Trump might go to prison. 

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                <itunes:summary>Cheri Jacobus is a nationally recognized political strategist who used to be a moderate Republican but switched to Independent when Trump got the Republican nomination. She&#39;s a pundit, a writer, a podcaster, and the executive producer of &#34;America Reads The Mueller Report.&#34;
Topics: Finding an appointment for the COVID vaccine is like the Hunger Games; the future of the GOP, CPAC&#39;s stage in the shape of a Nazi symbol; how the media is failing us, the fall of The Lincoln Project (Cheri was right about them) and Trump might go to prison. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Cheri Jacobus is a nationally recognized political strategist who used to be a moderate Republican but switched to Independent when Trump got the Republican nomination. She&#39;s a pundit, a writer, a podcaster, and the executive producer of &#34;America Reads The Mueller Report.&#34;
Topics: Finding an appointment for the COVID vaccine is like the Hunger Games; the future of the GOP, CPAC&#39;s stage in the shape of a Nazi symbol; how the media is failing us, the fall of The Lincoln Project (Cheri was right about them) and Trump might go to prison. 
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                <content:encoded>Cheri Jacobus is a nationally recognized political strategist who used to be a moderate Republican but switched to Independent when Trump got the Republican nomination. She&amp;#39;s a pundit, a writer, a podcaster, and the executive producer of &amp;#34;America Reads The Mueller Report.&amp;#34;
Topics: Finding an appointment for the COVID vaccine is like the Hunger Games; the future of the GOP, CPAC&amp;#39;s stage in the shape of a Nazi symbol; how the media is failing us, the fall of The Lincoln Project (Cheri was right about them) and Trump might go to prison. 
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:24:06 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3245</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: David T-Rex Ferguson</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: David T-Rex Ferguson</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Be a fly on the wall and listen to two friends chatting about life.</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>David and I talk some politics but our conversation is more about two friends chatting about life. My mood is darker than usual because getting a COVD vaccine for my eligible 74-yr-old mother is impossible and I blame Donald Trump. Be a fly on the wall and listen to us talk some shit about some shit. 
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                <description><![CDATA[David and I talk some politics but our conversation is more about two friends chatting about life. My mood is darker than usual because getting a COVD vaccine for my eligible 74-yr-old mother is impossible and I blame Donald Trump. Be a fly on the wall and listen to us talk some shit about some shit. 
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                <content:encoded>David and I talk some politics but our conversation is more about two friends chatting about life. My mood is darker than usual because getting a COVD vaccine for my eligible 74-yr-old mother is impossible and I blame Donald Trump. Be a fly on the wall and listen to us talk some shit about some shit. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:32:38 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</itunes:title>
                <title>Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Amanda Sowards is a writer and she&#39;s also a friend! Today&#39;s topics: Amanda has received both COVID vaccine doses and described her experience; Donald is having a really bad day; stop worrying about offending Nazis; the Allen V Farrow documentary; rape culture, and so much more!

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                <itunes:summary>Amanda Sowards is a writer and she&#39;s also a friend! Today&#39;s topics: Amanda has received both COVID vaccine doses and described her experience; Donald is having a really bad day; stop worrying about offending Nazis; the Allen V Farrow documentary; rape culture, and so much more!
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                <description><![CDATA[Amanda Sowards is a writer and she&#39;s also a friend! Today&#39;s topics: Amanda has received both COVID vaccine doses and described her experience; Donald is having a really bad day; stop worrying about offending Nazis; the Allen V Farrow documentary; rape culture, and so much more!
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                <content:encoded>Amanda Sowards is a writer and she&amp;#39;s also a friend! Today&amp;#39;s topics: Amanda has received both COVID vaccine doses and described her experience; Donald is having a really bad day; stop worrying about offending Nazis; the Allen V Farrow documentary; rape culture, and so much more!
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:08:56 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>7170</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Abortion Debate With Libertarian Joe Walsh</itunes:title>
                <title>Abortion Debate With Libertarian Joe Walsh</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>A liberal feminist and a conservative Libertarian debate abortion</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>Joe is an anti-choice conservative Libertarian. I am a pro-choice progressive Democrat. In the name of unity, we will discuss abortion and try to find common ground. We are on different sides of the debate and both of us are passionate. We both have the goal of offering a different perspective to the other. There will be no personal attacks. The good news is we were able to find some common ground even though we disagree in some important areas.
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                <description><![CDATA[Joe is an anti-choice conservative Libertarian. I am a pro-choice progressive Democrat. In the name of unity, we will discuss abortion and try to find common ground. We are on different sides of the debate and both of us are passionate. We both have the goal of offering a different perspective to the other. There will be no personal attacks. The good news is we were able to find some common ground even though we disagree in some important areas.
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                <content:encoded>Joe is an anti-choice conservative Libertarian. I am a pro-choice progressive Democrat. In the name of unity, we will discuss abortion and try to find common ground. We are on different sides of the debate and both of us are passionate. We both have the goal of offering a different perspective to the other. There will be no personal attacks. The good news is we were able to find some common ground even though we disagree in some important areas.
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:duration>3298</itunes:duration>
                
                
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                <itunes:title>Teri Kanefield</itunes:title>
                <title>Teri Kanefield</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Teri always makes me feel better</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield is back and she convinced me that it was better there were no witnesses during the Senate trial. I was disappointed but now I understand it was the best choice. We also discussed what comes next for Donald Trump. There are many different possible indictments and we talked about what may happen once those are underway. If you&#39;re like me and have an emotional stake in the outcome, you should definitely listen to Teri&#39;s point of view. She makes a compelling argument for the kind of punishment he deserves, and as usual, she takes a reasonable and realistic approach to complicated issues.
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                <description><![CDATA[Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield is back and she convinced me that it was better there were no witnesses during the Senate trial. I was disappointed but now I understand it was the best choice. We also discussed what comes next for Donald Trump. There are many different possible indictments and we talked about what may happen once those are underway. If you&#39;re like me and have an emotional stake in the outcome, you should definitely listen to Teri&#39;s point of view. She makes a compelling argument for the kind of punishment he deserves, and as usual, she takes a reasonable and realistic approach to complicated issues.
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                <content:encoded>Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield is back and she convinced me that it was better there were no witnesses during the Senate trial. I was disappointed but now I understand it was the best choice. We also discussed what comes next for Donald Trump. There are many different possible indictments and we talked about what may happen once those are underway. If you&amp;#39;re like me and have an emotional stake in the outcome, you should definitely listen to Teri&amp;#39;s point of view. She makes a compelling argument for the kind of punishment he deserves, and as usual, she takes a reasonable and realistic approach to complicated issues.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Nick Knudsen - Demcast</itunes:title>
                <title>Nick Knudsen - Demcast</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Political engagement is everything</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>Nick Knudsen returns! He&#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It&#39;s a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. 
Nick and I discussed the impact of the Senate impeachment trial, and the importance of messaging--from the current trial to how we talk about candidates in upcoming elections. DemCast is a great source for grassroots organizing and social media messaging. Nick and I had a great conversation and there&#39;s a bunch of useful information in the podcast. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Nick Knudsen returns! He&#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It&#39;s a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. 
Nick and I discussed the impact of the Senate impeachment trial, and the importance of messaging--from the current trial to how we talk about candidates in upcoming elections. DemCast is a great source for grassroots organizing and social media messaging. Nick and I had a great conversation and there&#39;s a bunch of useful information in the podcast. 
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                <content:encoded>Nick Knudsen returns! He&amp;#39;s the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It&amp;#39;s a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. 
Nick and I discussed the impact of the Senate impeachment trial, and the importance of messaging--from the current trial to how we talk about candidates in upcoming elections. DemCast is a great source for grassroots organizing and social media messaging. Nick and I had a great conversation and there&amp;#39;s a bunch of useful information in the podcast. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Greg Olear</itunes:title>
                <title>Greg Olear</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Greg Olear, the author of Dirty Rubles, returns for another entertaining and informative conversation. Greg is currently writing a five-part-series about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and we discuss it, as well as Merrick Garland, this week&#39;s Senate impeachment hearing, Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox, Giuliani, and Fox anchors, and so much more. Greg is always a good time. Also, I love comments.

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                <itunes:summary>Greg Olear, the author of Dirty Rubles, returns for another entertaining and informative conversation. Greg is currently writing a five-part-series about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and we discuss it, as well as Merrick Garland, this week&#39;s Senate impeachment hearing, Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox, Giuliani, and Fox anchors, and so much more. Greg is always a good time. Also, I love comments.
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                <description><![CDATA[Greg Olear, the author of Dirty Rubles, returns for another entertaining and informative conversation. Greg is currently writing a five-part-series about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and we discuss it, as well as Merrick Garland, this week&#39;s Senate impeachment hearing, Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox, Giuliani, and Fox anchors, and so much more. Greg is always a good time. Also, I love comments.
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                <content:encoded>Greg Olear, the author of Dirty Rubles, returns for another entertaining and informative conversation. Greg is currently writing a five-part-series about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and we discuss it, as well as Merrick Garland, this week&amp;#39;s Senate impeachment hearing, Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox, Giuliani, and Fox anchors, and so much more. Greg is always a good time. Also, I love comments.
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Rebecca Sive</itunes:title>
                <title>Rebecca Sive</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Rebecca Sive is the author of Vote Her In and Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman&#39;s Guide To Winning Any--Office. Show topics: the significance of having a woman serve as VP; the importance of electing women and how we can elect more; AOC was mocked and dismissed by some men on Twitter after she admitted she&#39;s been sexually assaulted, however, more and more men are calling out the sexists; how the pandemic hurts working women and what may happen as a result of next week&#39;s impeachment trial. A good show. Also, I love comments. 

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                <itunes:summary>Rebecca Sive is the author of Vote Her In and Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman&#39;s Guide To Winning Any--Office. Show topics: the significance of having a woman serve as VP; the importance of electing women and how we can elect more; AOC was mocked and dismissed by some men on Twitter after she admitted she&#39;s been sexually assaulted, however, more and more men are calling out the sexists; how the pandemic hurts working women and what may happen as a result of next week&#39;s impeachment trial. A good show. Also, I love comments. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Rebecca Sive is the author of Vote Her In and Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman&#39;s Guide To Winning Any--Office. Show topics: the significance of having a woman serve as VP; the importance of electing women and how we can elect more; AOC was mocked and dismissed by some men on Twitter after she admitted she&#39;s been sexually assaulted, however, more and more men are calling out the sexists; how the pandemic hurts working women and what may happen as a result of next week&#39;s impeachment trial. A good show. Also, I love comments. 
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                <content:encoded>Rebecca Sive is the author of Vote Her In and Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman&amp;#39;s Guide To Winning Any--Office. Show topics: the significance of having a woman serve as VP; the importance of electing women and how we can elect more; AOC was mocked and dismissed by some men on Twitter after she admitted she&amp;#39;s been sexually assaulted, however, more and more men are calling out the sexists; how the pandemic hurts working women and what may happen as a result of next week&amp;#39;s impeachment trial. A good show. Also, I love comments. 
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Jody Hamilton</itunes:title>
                <title>Jody Hamilton</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!

Topics: First a little fun and personal stuff and then politics. Democrats need to be bold with messaging; GOP is basically dead and Jody shares some optimism about Trump&#39;s impeachment trial next week. We always have a great time. Listen and you will, too! I love comments

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                <itunes:summary>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!
Topics: First a little fun and personal stuff and then politics. Democrats need to be bold with messaging; GOP is basically dead and Jody shares some optimism about Trump&#39;s impeachment trial next week. We always have a great time. Listen and you will, too! I love comments
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                <description><![CDATA[Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!
Topics: First a little fun and personal stuff and then politics. Democrats need to be bold with messaging; GOP is basically dead and Jody shares some optimism about Trump&#39;s impeachment trial next week. We always have a great time. Listen and you will, too! I love comments
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                <content:encoded>Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back!
Topics: First a little fun and personal stuff and then politics. Democrats need to be bold with messaging; GOP is basically dead and Jody shares some optimism about Trump&amp;#39;s impeachment trial next week. We always have a great time. Listen and you will, too! I love comments
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                <itunes:title>Ex-MAGA David Weissman</itunes:title>
                <title>Ex-MAGA David Weissman</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Former Trump supporter (now Democrat) David Weissman returns and we chatted about the latest news. He&#39;s working with the Lincoln Project and I expressed my concerns about that group. David was able to put some of my fears to rest ( at least for now). Also discussed: GOP is carrying on Trump&#39;s disastrous legacy; Trump has destroyed the GOP and now they&#39;re trying to stop the party from splitting; the importance of progressives and moderates finding common ground. David shares why he&#39;s running for office as a Democrat and why he&#39;s uniquely qualified to talk with Trump supporters. 

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                <itunes:summary>Former Trump supporter (now Democrat) David Weissman returns and we chatted about the latest news. He&#39;s working with the Lincoln Project and I expressed my concerns about that group. David was able to put some of my fears to rest ( at least for now). Also discussed: GOP is carrying on Trump&#39;s disastrous legacy; Trump has destroyed the GOP and now they&#39;re trying to stop the party from splitting; the importance of progressives and moderates finding common ground. David shares why he&#39;s running for office as a Democrat and why he&#39;s uniquely qualified to talk with Trump supporters. 
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                <description><![CDATA[Former Trump supporter (now Democrat) David Weissman returns and we chatted about the latest news. He&#39;s working with the Lincoln Project and I expressed my concerns about that group. David was able to put some of my fears to rest ( at least for now). Also discussed: GOP is carrying on Trump&#39;s disastrous legacy; Trump has destroyed the GOP and now they&#39;re trying to stop the party from splitting; the importance of progressives and moderates finding common ground. David shares why he&#39;s running for office as a Democrat and why he&#39;s uniquely qualified to talk with Trump supporters. 
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                <content:encoded>Former Trump supporter (now Democrat) David Weissman returns and we chatted about the latest news. He&amp;#39;s working with the Lincoln Project and I expressed my concerns about that group. David was able to put some of my fears to rest ( at least for now). Also discussed: GOP is carrying on Trump&amp;#39;s disastrous legacy; Trump has destroyed the GOP and now they&amp;#39;re trying to stop the party from splitting; the importance of progressives and moderates finding common ground. David shares why he&amp;#39;s running for office as a Democrat and why he&amp;#39;s uniquely qualified to talk with Trump supporters. 
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                <itunes:title>James Reynolds</itunes:title>
                <title>James Reynolds</title>

                
                
                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Kirk Acevedo</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Kimberley A. Johnson</itunes:author>
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