Category: Politics
January 21, 2023

The Debt Ceiling Myth and Abortion Bans

Republicans take over the US House and immediately use the mythical debt ceiling to demand cuts to social security and medicare. Landlords in Maumee Ohio don’t like regulations to make their housing safe and affordable and did you know abortion bans violate the separation of church and state.

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December 23, 2022

You’re So Lame Duck

GOP gerrymandering shenanigans caused an Ohio GOP State Senator to lose her seat and we look at more fun from the lame duck session of the Ohio legislature. You really didn’t want your right to choose to be restored did you?

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November 22, 2022

Be A Fascist Without Telling Us You’re A Fascist

A majority of Ohioans didn’t support the relection of Governor Mike Dewine or any of the GOP office holders and the GOP wants to keep it that way by making it harder to vote. Do you know the difference between Critical Thinking and Confirmation Bias?

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October 26, 2022

Religious Freedom Is NOT Pie

For our 50th episode we look at religious opposition to equality efforts where we have to state again, religious freedom is not pie. Then we explain simply why government policies to address racism isn’t racist. Finally we look at one local political ad that is an outright lie and showing the ad hurts democracy.

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August 3, 2022

Why Politics Sucks – 2022 Edition

Did the House Progressive Caucus betray their promise on the Build Back Better Act? Ohio Attorney General David Yost needs remedial Bible study and the gun fetish in Georgia leads to the canceling of a $10 million music festival.

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May 23, 2022

Mutual Respect: Merkel and Obama with Claudia Clark

We talk to Claudia Clark about her book “Dear Barack” that explains the unique partnership of President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Claudia also gives the European viewpoint of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and finally we discuss her time as a community organizer with the group ACORN.

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