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RERUN: We are Rural Organizing! And it’ll make the difference in 2024 Jul 26, 2023

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Today we have Rural Organizing’s Aftyn Behn. Markos and Aftyn talk about what has been happening in rural communities across the country and progressives’ efforts to engage those voters. Behn also gives the podcast a breakdown of which issues will make the difference in the coming elections.

Since our interview, Behn has recently announced her candidacy for the Tennessee House of Representatives in Nashville’s District 51.

Interview originally aired May 31, 2023.

The Republican Party’s attacks on Joe Biden continue to fail Jul 19, 2023

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Simon Rosenberg comes back to talk with us about how all of the Republican Party’s attempts to malign President Biden have failed. This episode was recorded a couple weeks before airing.

RERUN: Has the Democratic Party learned how to message? It’s looking good! Jul 05, 2023

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Jennifer Fernandez Ancona from Way to Win joins Markos and Kerry to talk about the new messaging the Democratic Party’s national candidates are employing going into 2024. Ancona was right about the messaging needed to win the midterms, and we think she’s right about 2024.

Interview originally aired May 17, 2023.

Donald Trump gets indicted … again! Jun 14, 2023

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Donald Trump is facing even more legal jeopardy and the sharks in the Republican Party seem to sense there is some blood in the water. Chris Christie has made his campaign all about going directly at Trump, and Ron DeSantis seems to be closer and closer to becoming completely isolated from the field.

Can any Republican beat Trump! Jun 07, 2023

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Today we talk about the field of Republicans willing to go up against the MAGA monster that is Trump. It’s a veritable who cares of the Republican Party, but it is also indicative of the rot inside of the conservative world.

We are Rural Organizing! And it’ll make the difference in 2024 May 31, 2023

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Has the Democratic Party learned how to message? It’s looking good! May 17, 2023

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The data is in: Americans don’t like Republican policies on abortion May 10, 2023

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Today, Kerry is joined by Drew Linzer, the director and co-founder of the well-regarded polling company Civiqs. Drew and Kerry do a deep dive into the polling around abortion and reproductive rights and the big problems conservative candidates face in the coming elections.

Ukraine Update: We speak with Dimitri of WarTranslated! May 03, 2023

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Dimitri of WarTranslated has been doing the essential work of translating hours of Russian and Ukrainian video and audio during the invasion of Ukraine. He joins Markos and Kerry from London to talk about how he began this work by sifting through various sources. He is one of the only people translating information for English-speaking audiences. Dimitri’s followed the war since the beginning and has watched the evolution of the language and dispatches as the war has progressed.

Joe Biden announces, Tucker Carlson gets fired Apr 26, 2023

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The past week seems to have packed in a month’s worth of news. Markos and Kerry tackle it all, from Joe Biden’s big announcement to Tucker Carlson’s early retirement from Fox News.

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