Gadfly Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:52:54 -0500 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvuf12rInumbp7VMpDITnXg en © 2026 Gadfly yes Support this Podcast 6ff4f12b-38ac-509a-9cd5-bc9ba772c092 Added Serotonin episodic true Hosts Dusty Wilson and Oona O'Leary meet up fortnightly to chat about third parties, fringe candidates, and generally weird American electoral history. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) politics, american history, history, third parties Added Serotonin https://storage.buzzsprout.com/60bhkd1a3kivtott1e1p6w3xwjof?.jpg Gadfly https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvuf12rInumbp7VMpDITnXg Stubbs Stec-Spone Stubbs Stec-Spone Hey, y'all! We are back from our holiday hiatus and due to the world just being a ball of chaos, we are focusing on something a bit more whimsical. In the late '90s, the town of Talkeetna, Alaska named a cat by the name of Stubbs as their mayor. Join us as we not only cover the life of Stubbs, but also look into the history of a town that didn't blink twice at naming a feline mayor.

Note: Apologies for the echo on Dusty's audio. His mic was set to the wrong room recording setting.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back from our holiday hiatus and due to the world just being a ball of chaos, we are focusing on something a bit more whimsical. In the late '90s, the town of Talkeetna, Alaska named a cat by the name of Stubbs as their mayor. Join us as we not only cover the life of Stubbs, but also look into the history of a town that didn't blink twice at naming a feline mayor.

Note: Apologies for the echo on Dusty's audio. His mic was set to the wrong room recording setting.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-16519820 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0600 3693 cat, Talkeetna, Alaska, Denali, mountaineering, mckinley, William Andrews Dickey 6 1 full false How to Leave America: An Amateur Guide How to Leave America: An Amateur Guide Hey, y'all. Due to recent events in American politics, there has been an increased interest in finding residency and/or citizenship in other countries. Because of that, we did a whole episode that goes over the dozen or so ways Americans can attain long-term residency or outright citizenship in other nations. 

Also, I know we said this plenty in the episode, but neither of us are experts in the subject of immigration. If you plan on taking further steps, please consult an attorney or organization that is well versed in immigration to the country of your choice.

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]]> Hey, y'all. Due to recent events in American politics, there has been an increased interest in finding residency and/or citizenship in other countries. Because of that, we did a whole episode that goes over the dozen or so ways Americans can attain long-term residency or outright citizenship in other nations. 

Also, I know we said this plenty in the episode, but neither of us are experts in the subject of immigration. If you plan on taking further steps, please consult an attorney or organization that is well versed in immigration to the country of your choice.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-16122291 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0600 5526 immigration, visa, citizenship, svalbard, ireland, netherlands, malta, asylum 5 17 full false Rage Against the War Machine 2.0 Rage Against the War Machine 2.0 Hey, y'all! Despite the first Rage Against the War Machine rally having a less than stellar attendance, Angela McArdle and Nick Brana decided to run it back this year and now we have to talk about it. Join us as we discuss open mic decorum, the dumbest plan Lyndon LaRouche ever conceived, and the bizarre choice of having a self-proclaimed Secretary of Retribution close out an anti-war rally.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Despite the first Rage Against the War Machine rally having a less than stellar attendance, Angela McArdle and Nick Brana decided to run it back this year and now we have to talk about it. Join us as we discuss open mic decorum, the dumbest plan Lyndon LaRouche ever conceived, and the bizarre choice of having a self-proclaimed Secretary of Retribution close out an anti-war rally.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-16034342 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:00:00 -0500 6315 Angela McArdle, Nick Brana, Lyndon LaRouche, Oasis Plan, Keith Knight, Ivan Raiklin, Diane Sare, Aaron Day 5 16 full false 2024 Green Party National Convention - Jill Stein 2024 Green Party National Convention - Jill Stein Hey, y'all! With the election around the corner it's time we close out our preview of the major third party candidates with the one and only Jill Stein. Many Americans have an extremely limited knowledge of Dr. Stein that seems to just start on November of 2016. So, join us as we go on a deep dive, debunk some myths, and discover some brand new frustrations.

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]]> Hey, y'all! With the election around the corner it's time we close out our preview of the major third party candidates with the one and only Jill Stein. Many Americans have an extremely limited knowledge of Dr. Stein that seems to just start on November of 2016. So, join us as we go on a deep dive, debunk some myths, and discover some brand new frustrations.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15953048 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0500 5412 Green Party, Jill Stein, Massacusetts, 2012 election, 2016 election, spoiler, Russiagate 5 15 full false 2024 Green Party National Convention - The Runners Up 2024 Green Party National Convention - The Runners Up Hey, y'all! Today we begin to end the third party convention season with part one about the Green Party. There is quite a bit to talk about, so join us as we dive into all the candidates that ran against the automatic favorite and eventual winner, Dr. Jill Stein.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Today we begin to end the third party convention season with part one about the Green Party. There is quite a bit to talk about, so join us as we dive into all the candidates that ran against the automatic favorite and eventual winner, Dr. Jill Stein.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15798329 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500 4943 Green Party, Randy Toler, Davi, Robert Cooke, Jasmine Sherman, Jill Stein, Jorge Zavala, Cornel West 5 14 full false 2023 Socialist Party USA National Convention 2023 Socialist Party USA National Convention Hey, y'all! This week we discuss the national convention held by the Socialist Party USA. Mostly we talk quite a bit about the platform, a little about ASMR soybean harvesting, and a medium amount about the radness of VP nominee Stephanie Cholensky.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we discuss the national convention held by the Socialist Party USA. Mostly we talk quite a bit about the platform, a little about ASMR soybean harvesting, and a medium amount about the radness of VP nominee Stephanie Cholensky.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13945008 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:00:00 -0500 5030 socialist, socialism, William Stodden, Stephanie Cholensky, biochemistry, Minneapolis 4 20 full true 2024 Libertarian National Convention (w/ Jordan Willow Evans) 2024 Libertarian National Convention (w/ Jordan Willow Evans) Hey, y'all! This week we continue our dive into the major third party conventions, but this time around we needed some help. Joining us to make sense of the drama-filled Libertarian National Convention is journalist extraordinaire Jordan Willow Evans.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we continue our dive into the major third party conventions, but this time around we needed some help. Joining us to make sense of the drama-filled Libertarian National Convention is journalist extraordinaire Jordan Willow Evans.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15708009 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0500 5207 Libertarian Party, Chase Oliver, Michael Rectenwald, Mike ter Maat, Lars Mapstead, RFK, Donald Trump, Angela McArdle 5 13 full false 2024 Constitution Party Presidential Nominee: Randall Terry - Part 2 2024 Constitution Party Presidential Nominee: Randall Terry - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back to continue the tale of anti-abortion activist Randall Terry. Join us as we talk about Randy's rise to national notoriety, his fall into financial reckoning, and the ultimate divorced dad energy of his 2003 album Dark Sunglasses Day.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back to continue the tale of anti-abortion activist Randall Terry. Join us as we talk about Randy's rise to national notoriety, his fall into financial reckoning, and the ultimate divorced dad energy of his 2003 album Dark Sunglasses Day.

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]]> Buzzsprout-15630479 Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0500 4105 Randall Terry, Constitution Party, abortion, New York, Atlanta, Wichita, George Tiller, Right to Life Party, worst album ever, planned parenthood, national organization oif women, stephen broden 5 12 full false 2024 Constitution Party Presidential Nominee: Randall Terry - Part 1 2024 Constitution Party Presidential Nominee: Randall Terry - Part 1 Hey, y'all! The Constitution Party selected Randall Terry to be their nominee for president this year, so we're stepping up to tell the packed history of the man who was the face of the anti-abortion movement in the late '80s.

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]]> Hey, y'all! The Constitution Party selected Randall Terry to be their nominee for president this year, so we're stepping up to tell the packed history of the man who was the face of the anti-abortion movement in the late '80s.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15560207 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:00:00 -0500 4220 Randall Terry, Constitution Party, abortion, New York 5 11 full false So, How's Everyone Doing? So, How's Everyone Doing? Hey, y'all! After a long hiatus we are back and it only felt appropriate to check in on some folks who are running for president. So join us as we group therapy our way through an attempted assassination, a party's attempts to replace and/or keep their candidate, & the dumpster fire that is Cornel West's current campaign.

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]]> Hey, y'all! After a long hiatus we are back and it only felt appropriate to check in on some folks who are running for president. So join us as we group therapy our way through an attempted assassination, a party's attempts to replace and/or keep their candidate, & the dumpster fire that is Cornel West's current campaign.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15438627 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500 3482 Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Cornel West, Republicans, Democrats 5 10 full true 2024 Socialist Workers Party Presidential Ticket: Rachele Fruit & Dennis Richter 2024 Socialist Workers Party Presidential Ticket: Rachele Fruit & Dennis Richter Hey, y'all! We are back on the 2024 election beat and this week we are talking about the presidential nominees for the Socialist Workers Party. Join us as we dive into the drama-filled, nonsensical, and outright infuriating history of the SWP & the people most appropriately suited to represent them in 2024.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back on the 2024 election beat and this week we are talking about the presidential nominees for the Socialist Workers Party. Join us as we dive into the drama-filled, nonsensical, and outright infuriating history of the SWP & the people most appropriately suited to represent them in 2024.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15084431 Fri, 17 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500 4206 Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Party, Communist Party, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Fidel Castro, Mark Curtis, Trotskyism, Castroism, Zionism 5 9 full true Eurovision 2024 Eurovision 2024 Hey, y'all! This week we are doing something a little different. Oona is taking the lead to teach Dusty all about the musical extravaganza that is Eurovision. Stay tuned for random sports analogies that may or may not work, comparisons to the American electoral college, and the crushing realization that Benjamin Netanyahu absolutely played everyone in charge. It's a real douze point of an episode.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are doing something a little different. Oona is taking the lead to teach Dusty all about the musical extravaganza that is Eurovision. Stay tuned for random sports analogies that may or may not work, comparisons to the American electoral college, and the crushing realization that Benjamin Netanyahu absolutely played everyone in charge. It's a real douze point of an episode.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-15006412 Fri, 03 May 2024 23:00:00 -0500 4975 Eurovision 5 8 full true Eugene Debs - Part 6 Eugene Debs - Part 6 Hey, y'all! We are finally at the end of our Debs-a-thon and oooh lordy does it kind of sad. Join us as Eugene makes one last valiant attempt to bring Socialism to America only to be met with the most insurmountable odds possible.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are finally at the end of our Debs-a-thon and oooh lordy does it kind of sad. Join us as Eugene makes one last valiant attempt to bring Socialism to America only to be met with the most insurmountable odds possible.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14916421 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0500 5244 Eugene Debs, Socialist Party, Socialist Labor Party, Communist Party, Bolsheviks, Palmer Raids, 1st Amendment, Victor Berger, prison reform, socialism 5 7 full true Eugene Debs - Part 5 Eugene Debs - Part 5 Hey, y'all! Things sure haven't been easy for Gene Debs, huh? In this episode he is, yet again, forced to run for president, deal with theological splits in his own party, and become a repository for every old timey disease that doesn't kill people immediately. Lookin' at you, lumbago.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Things sure haven't been easy for Gene Debs, huh? In this episode he is, yet again, forced to run for president, deal with theological splits in his own party, and become a repository for every old timey disease that doesn't kill people immediately. Lookin' at you, lumbago.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14832374 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0500 3528 Eugene Debs, Socialist Party, Emil Seidel, Victor Berger, Theodore Roosevelt, Red Special 5 6 full true Eugene Debs - Part 4 Eugene Debs - Part 4 Hey, y'all! For part four of the Eugene Debs saga, Gene keeps doing the thing he is best at and the thing he desperately never wants to do again: starting a brand new union and running for president. Also, he gets to experience the joy of trying to keep a group of socialists from splitting into their own party. In this episode, Gene is not having a great time.

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]]> Hey, y'all! For part four of the Eugene Debs saga, Gene keeps doing the thing he is best at and the thing he desperately never wants to do again: starting a brand new union and running for president. Also, he gets to experience the joy of trying to keep a group of socialists from splitting into their own party. In this episode, Gene is not having a great time.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14745414 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0500 3170 Eugene Debs, Socialist Party, Social Democrat Party, Socialist Labor Party, Victor Berger, Daniel DeLeon, Theodore Roosevelt, Alton Parker, IWW, AFL, Wobblies, murder, true crime, Frank Stuenenberg 5 5 full false Eugene Debs - Part 3 Eugene Debs - Part 3 Hey, y'all! We are off onto part 3 of the Eugene Debs adventure. He's tried unionizing. He's tried having faith in the federal government. But what he hasn't done is create his own political party and get guilt tripped into running for president.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are off onto part 3 of the Eugene Debs adventure. He's tried unionizing. He's tried having faith in the federal government. But what he hasn't done is create his own political party and get guilt tripped into running for president.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14656664 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0600 4192 Eugene Debs, Socialist Party, Social Democrat Party, Socialist Labor Party, Haverhill, Massachusetts, John Chase, Victor Berger, Daniel DeLeon 5 4 full false Eugene Debs - Part 2 Eugene Debs - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We return to the tale of Eugene Debs, his fight to unite all the rail jobs under one union, and his battle against George Pullman.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We return to the tale of Eugene Debs, his fight to unite all the rail jobs under one union, and his battle against George Pullman.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14523213 Sun, 18 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0600 4954 Eugene Debs, George Pullman, union, labor rights, Grover Cleveland, Richard Olney 5 3 full true Eugene Debs - Part 1 Eugene Debs - Part 1 Hey, yall! After months of teasing, it's finally here. We are kicking off our long series on the most famous of American socialists, Eugene V. Debs. 

In part one we cover Gene's childhood, his Millennial-esque adolescence, and his all encompassing love for his mother. Oh, and also we talk about him leading a union and his first tenure in an elected position.

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]]> Hey, yall! After months of teasing, it's finally here. We are kicking off our long series on the most famous of American socialists, Eugene V. Debs. 

In part one we cover Gene's childhood, his Millennial-esque adolescence, and his all encompassing love for his mother. Oh, and also we talk about him leading a union and his first tenure in an elected position.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14426052 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0600 3272 Eugene Debs, Terre Haute, malaria, yellow fever, labor rights, trains, Democrat Party, sex work, socialism 5 2 full true Transhumanist Party Transhumanist Party Hey, y'all! We kick off our newest season by diving deep into the philosophy and politics of living forever. Which also means we get to talk about Atlas Shrugged more than we would have liked.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We kick off our newest season by diving deep into the philosophy and politics of living forever. Which also means we get to talk about Atlas Shrugged more than we would have liked.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14337276 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0600 5703 transhumanism, Zoltan Istvan, Gennedy Stolyarov, Libertarian, sailing, treasure hunting, Guam, Tom Ross, immortality 5 1 full true The Lesser-Known Democrats Your Could (Possibly) Vote For in the Primaries The Lesser-Known Democrats Your Could (Possibly) Vote For in the Primaries The Democratic primaries and upon us, but what options are there for people not super excited to vote for Joe Biden, Marianne Williamson, or Dean Phillips? Well, lucky for you, there are four other candidates on quite a few state ballots that might just pique your interest.

Join us as we look at the campaigns of Gabriel Cornejo, Stephen Lyons, Frankie Lozada, and Mando Perez-Serrato.

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]]> The Democratic primaries and upon us, but what options are there for people not super excited to vote for Joe Biden, Marianne Williamson, or Dean Phillips? Well, lucky for you, there are four other candidates on quite a few state ballots that might just pique your interest.

Join us as we look at the campaigns of Gabriel Cornejo, Stephen Lyons, Frankie Lozada, and Mando Perez-Serrato.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14251684 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0600 5241 Gabriel Cornejo, Frankie Lozada, Armando Perez-Serrato, Mando, Stephen Lyons, Democrat, medicare for all, knives, progressive, moderate, centrist 4 23 full true Shiva Ayyadurai - Part 2 Shiva Ayyadurai - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are closing out the year with the most conspiracy laden episode to date, which is...saying something. When we last left Shiva he had lost his race for the Senate & ascended to peak Divorced Guy by suing any news outlet that didn't agree he solely invented email. Of course, this led him to a brand new world on the cutting edge of conspiracy theory stardom.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are closing out the year with the most conspiracy laden episode to date, which is...saying something. When we last left Shiva he had lost his race for the Senate & ascended to peak Divorced Guy by suing any news outlet that didn't agree he solely invented email. Of course, this led him to a brand new world on the cutting edge of conspiracy theory stardom.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14190821 Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0600 4502 Shiva Ayyadurai, Massachusetts, email, tech history, internet history, covid, climate change, election denialism, Maricopa County, Otero County, New Mexico, Arizona, Cyber Ninjas, Anthony Janetos, Jim Antal, 14th Amendment, Hassan v FEC 4 22 full true Shiva Ayyadurai - Part 1 Shiva Ayyadurai - Part 1 Hey, y'all! We are closing out the near year with a dude we've wanted to talk about since episode one and has recently road a wave of social media semi-fame into sort of relevance. We are talking about the one and only Shiva Ayyadurai.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are closing out the near year with a dude we've wanted to talk about since episode one and has recently road a wave of social media semi-fame into sort of relevance. We are talking about the one and only Shiva Ayyadurai.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-14108360 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0600 4537 Shiva Ayyadurai, Massachusetts, email, tech history, internet history, Ray Tomlinson, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Warren, Republican Party, independent, supplements 4 21 full true Aaron Coleman Aaron Coleman Hey, y'all! This week is a somewhat part two of last week's episode where we cover a teenager that also sort of ran for Governor of Kansas in 2018. Aaron Coleman was one of the youngest state representatives in American history and to talk about him the episode needs a blanket trigger warning.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week is a somewhat part two of last week's episode where we cover a teenager that also sort of ran for Governor of Kansas in 2018. Aaron Coleman was one of the youngest state representatives in American history and to talk about him the episode needs a blanket trigger warning.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13855682 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4960 Kansas, Aaron Coleman, Stan Frownfelter, Faith Rivera, Melissa Oropeza, Social Democrats, Glenn Greenwald 4 19 full true Gen Z Memes the 2018 Kansas Election Gen Z Memes the 2018 Kansas Election Hey, y'all! This week we return to Kansas to talk about a myriad of stories. We talk about Kansas election law, memes, but ultimately, this is the story of all the teens that entered to mostly run for Governor.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we return to Kansas to talk about a myriad of stories. We talk about Kansas election law, memes, but ultimately, this is the story of all the teens that entered to mostly run for Governor.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13768450 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4098 Kansas, Samuel Crawford, Jake Bergeson, Tyler Ruzich, Ethan Randleas, Dominic Scavuzzo, Joseph Tutera, Lucy Steyer, Jeff Colyer, Kris Kobach, Laura Kelly, Vermin Surpeme, Derek Schmidt 4 18 full true 2024 Party of Socialism & Liberation Presidential Ticket: Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia 2024 Party of Socialism & Liberation Presidential Ticket: Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia Hey, y'all! This week we are diving back into the 2024 Presidential election. The Party of Socialism & Liberation (PSL) announced their presidential ticket via a very well produced video that took leftist Twitter by storm. But who are Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia? What does the PSL stand for? What secrets does the party hold?

Partial answer to the last question: this episode does require a trigger warning for sexual violence and talk of suicidal ideation.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are diving back into the 2024 Presidential election. The Party of Socialism & Liberation (PSL) announced their presidential ticket via a very well produced video that took leftist Twitter by storm. But who are Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia? What does the PSL stand for? What secrets does the party hold?

Partial answer to the last question: this episode does require a trigger warning for sexual violence and talk of suicidal ideation.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13683295 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4553 Party of Socialism and Liberation, PSL, Claudia De La Cruz, Karina Garcia, Gloria La Riva, Richard Becker, ANSWER Coalition, Steven Powers, Marxism-Leninism, Communism, protest, Diego Abalos 4 17 full true America's Two-Party System Isn't Really Normal America's Two-Party System Isn't Really Normal Hey, y'all! America is one of around a dozen countries to go all-in on the two-party system. But why? To figure this out, we are going international and looking at a few other nations that have found varying definitions of "success" rolling with only a pair of major parties. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! America is one of around a dozen countries to go all-in on the two-party system. But why? To figure this out, we are going international and looking at a few other nations that have found varying definitions of "success" rolling with only a pair of major parties. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13594730 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4802 Ghana, Sierra Leone, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Kwame Nkrumah, Jerry Rawlings, civil war, coup, colonization, Great Britain, labour, labor movement, Alexander Bustamante 4 16 full true Hank O'Leary-Roberts Hank O'Leary-Roberts Hey, y'all! It has been a rough month of topics so, this week, we are taking a turn for the adorable. We are going all the way back to 2012 to discuss the Senatorial run of Hank O'Leary-Roberts or, as he is more commonly known, Hank the Cat.

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]]> Hey, y'all! It has been a rough month of topics so, this week, we are taking a turn for the adorable. We are going all the way back to 2012 to discuss the Senatorial run of Hank O'Leary-Roberts or, as he is more commonly known, Hank the Cat.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13509795 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4308 Virginia, Jim Webb, George Allen, Tim Kaine, Democrats, Republicans, cats, kittens, Halifax, Tuxedo Stan 4 15 full true Humanity for Peace Humanity for Peace Hey, y'all! After the dismal attendance at the Rage Against the War Machine rally, the folks in charge went and did a sequel in Manhattan. Humanity for Peace was an anti-war rally held on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was also an excuse for every (alleged) political cult to get together.. So, of course, we're going to talk about it.

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]]> Hey, y'all! After the dismal attendance at the Rage Against the War Machine rally, the folks in charge went and did a sequel in Manhattan. Humanity for Peace was an anti-war rally held on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was also an excuse for every (alleged) political cult to get together.. So, of course, we're going to talk about it.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13427504 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500 5802 Black Hammer Party, Gazi Kodzo, TJ Kosin, Terri Strong, Scott Ritter, Garland Nixon, Gerald Celente, Aaron Day, Libertarian Party, People's Party, LaRouche, peace 4 14 full true 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention - Part 2 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back with part two on the 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention. In this episode, we cover the five people who stepped forward to compete for the presidential nomination.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with part two on the 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention. In this episode, we cover the five people who stepped forward to compete for the presidential nomination.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13305685 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500 5331 American Solidarity Party, Christian democracy, distributism, Catholicism, Erskine Levi, Larry Johnson, Joe Shriner, Jacqueline Abernathy, Peter Sonski, Lauren Onek 4 13 full true 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention - Part 1 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention - Part 1 Hey, y'all! After a long hiatus, we are back. This week is the first episode of our two-parter on the American Solidarity Party's 2023 National Convention. In this episode, we cover Christian Democracy in general, the history of the ASP, and their official platform going into the election year.

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]]> Hey, y'all! After a long hiatus, we are back. This week is the first episode of our two-parter on the American Solidarity Party's 2023 National Convention. In this episode, we cover Christian Democracy in general, the history of the ASP, and their official platform going into the election year.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-13261637 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500 3676 American Solidarity Party, Christian democracy, distributism, Catholicism 4 12 full true 2023 Prohibition Party National Convention 2023 Prohibition Party National Convention Hey, y'all! This week we celebrate the start of the 2024 presidential election season by covering the Prohibition Party's convention in Buffalo, New York. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we celebrate the start of the 2024 presidential election season by covering the Prohibition Party's convention in Buffalo, New York. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12834507 Fri, 12 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4903 Prohibition Party, Mike Wood, Zack Kusnir, Scott Baier, John Pietwoski, Buffalo, 2024, presidential election, keto, football, chips 4 9 full false Getting Down with the Griftness Getting Down with the Griftness Hey, y'all! This week we turn from political campaigns & fun history to the big trend of this last April: anti-woke grifts. Join us as we discuss Conservative Dad's Ultra Right Beer, Bona Dea Cosmetics, and Mammoth Nation.

NOTE: This episode contains an addendum due to Ultra Right Beer updating where they were brewing about an hour after we finished recording. So stay tuned after the credits for that update.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we turn from political campaigns & fun history to the big trend of this last April: anti-woke grifts. Join us as we discuss Conservative Dad's Ultra Right Beer, Bona Dea Cosmetics, and Mammoth Nation.

NOTE: This episode contains an addendum due to Ultra Right Beer updating where they were brewing about an hour after we finished recording. So stay tuned after the credits for that update.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12740364 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4663 beer, makeup, cosmetics, Angela McArdle, Seth Weathers, Robert Black, James Madderom, Jaime Cowling, Libertarian Party, Mises Caucus, Bud Light, Dylan Mulvaney, grifts, scams 4 8 full true William Augustus Bowles William Augustus Bowles Hey, y'all! This week we are covering the self-proclaimed Commander in Chief of the Muskogee & Seminole, attempted founder of an entirely new nation, and all around teenage dirt-bag William Augustus Bowles.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are covering the self-proclaimed Commander in Chief of the Muskogee & Seminole, attempted founder of an entirely new nation, and all around teenage dirt-bag William Augustus Bowles.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12648551 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4502 Maryland, Bahamas, piracy, Spain, England, Pensacola, Florida, Revolutionary War, Anglo-Spanish War 4 7 full true Douglas Stringfellow Douglas Stringfellow Hey, y'all! This week we are covering a man that the New Yorker dubbed, "the original George Santos," Congressman Douglas Stringfellow.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are covering a man that the New Yorker dubbed, "the original George Santos," Congressman Douglas Stringfellow.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12552898 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500 3738 Utah, World War II, France, OSS, FBI, George Santos, Otto Hahn, Red Cross, radio 4 6 full true William "Bill Wyatt" Tsangares William "Bill Wyatt" Tsangares Hey, y'all! We are back this week to talk about a man who created a whole alter ego just to take on President George W. Bush, novelty t-shirt sovereign William Tsangares.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week to talk about a man who created a whole alter ego just to take on President George W. Bush, novelty t-shirt sovereign William Tsangares.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12506086 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500 4386 California, 2003, Gubernatorial recall, George W. Bush, Florida, Ohio River, Mississippi River, Knoxville World's Fair, Republican, Winona Ryder, kitsch, P-22, Hollywood, rafts 4 5 full true Gadfly Movie Night: My Son Hunter starring Laurence Fox Gadfly Movie Night: My Son Hunter starring Laurence Fox Hey, y'all! This week we have another installment of Gadfly Movie Night. Political nerd Gabby Vice and screenwriter Jake Disch join us to talk about a movie that never figures out what it is and how much Laurence Fox & Hunter Biden really have in common.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we have another installment of Gadfly Movie Night. Political nerd Gabby Vice and screenwriter Jake Disch join us to talk about a movie that never figures out what it is and how much Laurence Fox & Hunter Biden really have in common.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12417852 Sat, 11 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0600 6127 Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Laurence Fox, laptop, Ukraine, China, London, Reclaim Party, Brexit 4 4 full true Rage Against the War Machine 2: The Reviewening Rage Against the War Machine 2: The Reviewening Hey, y'all! The Rage Against the War Machine happened and now we got to talk about it. Lots of nonsense went down, but we've distilled it down into a few speeches, audio clips, and critique of '90s stand-up comedy.

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]]> Hey, y'all! The Rage Against the War Machine happened and now we got to talk about it. Lots of nonsense went down, but we've distilled it down into a few speeches, audio clips, and critique of '90s stand-up comedy.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12315230 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0600 7395 Libertarian Party, People's Party, Green Party, Mises Caucus, Gerald Celente, Jimmy Dore, Anya Parampil, Jose Vega, Lyndon LaRouche, Diane Sare, Caleb Maupin, Scott Ritter 4 3 full true Rage Against the War Machine Rage Against the War Machine Hey, y'all! This Sunday, the Mises Caucus led Libertarian Party and the Movement for a People's Party are coming together to throw an old fashioned anti-war rally...or are they? Join us as we talk about the speakers, the allied organizations, and the cornucopia of conspiracy theories supported by those involved. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! This Sunday, the Mises Caucus led Libertarian Party and the Movement for a People's Party are coming together to throw an old fashioned anti-war rally...or are they? Join us as we talk about the speakers, the allied organizations, and the cornucopia of conspiracy theories supported by those involved. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12271228 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0600 5581 Libertarian Party, Movement for a People's Party, Green Party, Jimmy Dore, Tulsi Gabbard, Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Jill Stein, Cynthia McKinney, Jackson Hinkle, Alex Jones, Lyndon LaRouche, Greyzone, Russia, Ukraine, Syria, Putin, Bashar al-Assad 4 2 full true Mordecai Manuel Noah Mordecai Manuel Noah Hey, y'all! We are finally back to kick off our new season with a trailblazer in politics, theatre, Zionism, and racism, Mordecai Manuel Noah.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are finally back to kick off our new season with a trailblazer in politics, theatre, Zionism, and racism, Mordecai Manuel Noah.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-12222014 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0600 4693 New York City, theatre, playwright, melodrama, nationlism, First Barbary War, Second Barbary War, War of 1812, William Brown, Ira Aldridge, African Grove, Tammany Hall, Park Theatre, Buffalo, Grand Island, Ararat, John Tyler, Andrew Jackson, James Madison 4 1 full true Third Party Tales from the 2022 Midterms Third Party Tales from the 2022 Midterms Hey, y'all! This week we are joined by podcast editor Brianna Valentine to round out the year and discuss stories of third party success and near misses.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are joined by podcast editor Brianna Valentine to round out the year and discuss stories of third party success and near misses.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11945941 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0600 2901 Libertarian Party, Green Party, Working Class Party, Constitution Party, Legal Marijuana Now, Vermont Progressive Party, Virginia, Isaac Kelley, Alaska, Alaskan Independence Party, Neal Foster, Tyler Ivanoff, Idaho, Ammon Bundy 3 42 full true Jimmy McMillan & the Rent Is Too Damn High Party Jimmy McMillan & the Rent Is Too Damn High Party Hey, y'all! This week we cover potential the most meme-famous politician of 2010: Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we cover potential the most meme-famous politician of 2010: Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11921901 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0600 4593 New York, David Dinkins, Mario Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Erlene King, Christalle Felix, Salim Ejaz, Anthony Jones, New York City, Brooklyn, rent, conspiracy theories, R&B, boogie, Brunswick Records, agent orange 3 41 full true People's Party of Florida v. Florida Department of State (2022) People's Party of Florida v. Florida Department of State (2022) Hey, y'all! Over the summer of 2022, the Florida chapter of Movement for a People's Party attempted to run the party's first ever political candidate. However, they were denied by the Florida Division of Elections. This kicked off a few months of legal nonsense and you bet we're here for it.

Since neither Dusty or Oona have passed the bar, we are joined by attorney Christine Beam.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Over the summer of 2022, the Florida chapter of Movement for a People's Party attempted to run the party's first ever political candidate. However, they were denied by the Florida Division of Elections. This kicked off a few months of legal nonsense and you bet we're here for it.

Since neither Dusty or Oona have passed the bar, we are joined by attorney Christine Beam.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11841018 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0600 4028 Florida, Movement for a People's Party, Florida People's Party, Elise Mysels, election law, Victor Nieto, Carolyn Wolfe, Christopher Kruger, sore loser law, 1st Amendment, 14th Amendment 3 40 full true Gadfly Movie Night: Alongside Night starring the Libertarian Social Philosophy of Agorism Gadfly Movie Night: Alongside Night starring the Libertarian Social Philosophy of Agorism Hey, y'all! It's time for another Gadfly Movie Night.  This week we dive into the Libertarian science fiction, action, spy thriller Alongside Night. And sure, political nominees Ron Paul, Dennis Hof, and Adam Kokesh make brief cameo appearances, but the real star is the niche philosophy of Agorism.

Joining the cast this week to make sense of all this are comic artist & essayist Carmilla Morrell and Artistic Director of The Plagiarists, Christina Casano. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! It's time for another Gadfly Movie Night.  This week we dive into the Libertarian science fiction, action, spy thriller Alongside Night. And sure, political nominees Ron Paul, Dennis Hof, and Adam Kokesh make brief cameo appearances, but the real star is the niche philosophy of Agorism.

Joining the cast this week to make sense of all this are comic artist & essayist Carmilla Morrell and Artistic Director of The Plagiarists, Christina Casano. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11800011 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0600 6705 Libertarians, Agorism, Kevin Sorbo, J. Neil Schulman, Christian Kramme, Reid Cox, Said Faraj, Jake Busey, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang 3 39 full true Huey Long - Part 6 Huey Long - Part 6 Hey, y'all! At long last we reach the end of Huey Long's quest for ultimate power. Will it end in Huey becoming president or a second option he would be less likely to take? Or a horrible third option? Tune in and find out!

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]]> Hey, y'all! At long last we reach the end of Huey Long's quest for ultimate power. Will it end in Huey becoming president or a second option he would be less likely to take? Or a horrible third option? Tune in and find out!

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11758221 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0600 4448 Huey Long, Louisiana, Democratic Party, Jared Sanders, OK Allen, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gerald LK Smith, Charles Coughlin, assassination 3 38 full true Huey Long - Part 5 Huey Long - Part 5 Hey, y'all! This week we have part 5 of the Huey Long saga. In this episode. Huey runs for Senate and then makes the majority of the Senate wish he didn't win.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we have part 5 of the Huey Long saga. In this episode. Huey runs for Senate and then makes the majority of the Senate wish he didn't win.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11719009 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0600 3771 Huey Long, Louisiana, Senate, Democratic Party, OK Allen, Joe Robinson, maximum wage, Joseph Ransdell, Old Regulars, William Borah, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover 3 37 full true Huey Long - Part 4 Huey Long - Part 4 Hey, y'all! We are back with part four of the Huey Long Story: More Huey More Problems. In this episode we cover the only major thing that happened in Huey in 1929: his impeachment.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with part four of the Huey Long Story: More Huey More Problems. In this episode we cover the only major thing that happened in Huey in 1929: his impeachment.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11673931 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0600 4386 Huey Long, Louisiana, Democratic Party, Jared Sanders, OK Allen, brass knuckles, John Fournet, Paul Cyr, impeachment, round robin, assassination 3 36 full true Huey Long - Part 3 Huey Long - Part 3 Hey, y'all! We are back this week for our third installment on the Louisiana King of Progressive Populism, Huey Long. This time we talk about Huey speed-running being Governor.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week for our third installment on the Louisiana King of Progressive Populism, Huey Long. This time we talk about Huey speed-running being Governor.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11628197 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4305 Huey Long, Louisiana, Democratic Party, Old Regulars, Jared Sanders, Standard Oil, socialism, Baton Rouge, Paul Cyr, Robert Ewing, John Sullivan, National Guard, tyranny, scandal 3 35 full true Huey Long - Part 2 Huey Long - Part 2 Hey, y'all! Welcome to part two of the Huey Long journey. In this episode we cover Huey's two attempts to run for Governor and the lessons he learned along the way. Also there's an elevator fight with an old man.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome to part two of the Huey Long journey. In this episode we cover Huey's two attempts to run for Governor and the lessons he learned along the way. Also there's an elevator fight with an old man.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11586625 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0500 4820 Huey Long, Louisiana, Democratic Party, Henry Fuqua, Hewitt Bouanchaud, Jared Sanders, Ed Broussard, Joseph Ransdell, Paul Maloney, Riley Wilson, Oramel Simpson, Mississippi River, Great Flood of 1927 3 34 full false Huey Long - Part 1 Huey Long - Part 1 Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into one those deep dives that just keep going and going. In the early 20th century, Louisiana politics became the playground of the most powerful progressive populist America had even seen: an enigmatic attorney named Huey Long. 

For part one, we are talking about Huey's childhood, his skill at dropping out of all forms of education, his start in law, and his first political race for State Railroad Commission.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into one those deep dives that just keep going and going. In the early 20th century, Louisiana politics became the playground of the most powerful progressive populist America had even seen: an enigmatic attorney named Huey Long. 

For part one, we are talking about Huey's childhood, his skill at dropping out of all forms of education, his start in law, and his first political race for State Railroad Commission.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11539941 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4308 Louisiana, Democratic Party, Progressive Party, John Parker, Burk Bridges, Old Regulars, workmans comp, Shelby Taylor, John Michel 3 33 full true Jello Biafra Jello Biafra Hey, y'all! This week we are discussing an originator of the hardcore punk genre and occasional political candidate Jello Biafra.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are discussing an originator of the hardcore punk genre and occasional political candidate Jello Biafra.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11498000 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5098 Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys, punk, San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein, Quentin Kopp, Green Party, Raph Nader, Cambodia, Lard, royalties, maximum income, Biafra, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil War 3 32 full true Faith Spotted Eagle Faith Spotted Eagle Hey, y'all! This week we are talking about a history maker in American politics, a tireless advocate, and overall badass, Faith Spotted Eagle.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are talking about a history maker in American politics, a tireless advocate, and overall badass, Faith Spotted Eagle.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11411904 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5766 Faith Spotted Eagle, dams, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Plan, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, South Dakota, Spokane, Yankton Sioux, Lakota, Democratic Party, Keystone XL pipeline, Robert Satiacum, Pocahontas, Disney, New Age, Lake Francis Case 3 31 full true Gadfly Movie Night: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell starring Ambassador Carla Sands Gadfly Movie Night: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell starring Ambassador Carla Sands Hey, y'all! Politicians are sometimes in movies and, when we need a break, we watch them.

For this episode of Gadfly Movie Night we are discussing Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell starring former US Ambassador to Denmark and 2022 Pennsylvania Senate candidate Carla Sands.

We've also brought in a couple of guests to help us out: editor of this very podcast Brianna Valentine and indigenous playwright Dillon Chitto.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Politicians are sometimes in movies and, when we need a break, we watch them.

For this episode of Gadfly Movie Night we are discussing Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell starring former US Ambassador to Denmark and 2022 Pennsylvania Senate candidate Carla Sands.

We've also brought in a couple of guests to help us out: editor of this very podcast Brianna Valentine and indigenous playwright Dillon Chitto.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11370414 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4727 Carla Sands, MST3K, Pennsylvania, Denmark, Greenland, Donald Trump, Republicans, Roger Corman 3 30 full true Benigno Fitial & the Covenant Party - Part 2 Benigno Fitial & the Covenant Party - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back this week to continue the tale of the casual corruption & political ambition of Benigno Fitial.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week to continue the tale of the casual corruption & political ambition of Benigno Fitial.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11328696 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4700 Northern Mariana Islands, Jack Abramoff, Tom DeLay, minimum wage, labor law, Timothy Villagomez, Heinz Hofschneider, Juan Babauta, Repiblican, Democrat, Froilan Tenorio, Edward Buckingham 3 29 full true Benigno Fitial & the Covenant Party - Part 1 Benigno Fitial & the Covenant Party - Part 1 Hey, y'all! This week we are branching outside of the 50 states and taking a look at the Northern Mariana Islands. This American territory/commonwealth has a long, intricate history, but also features one of the more hilariously corrupt people we've talked about thus far. Join us as discuss Benigno Fitial and his self-focused Covenant Party.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are branching outside of the 50 states and taking a look at the Northern Mariana Islands. This American territory/commonwealth has a long, intricate history, but also features one of the more hilariously corrupt people we've talked about thus far. Join us as discuss Benigno Fitial and his self-focused Covenant Party.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11287474 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4390 Northern Mariana Islands, Germany, Japan, Spain, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Covenant Party, Popular Party, Territorial Party, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Guam, Saipan 3 28 full true Gabriel Green & the Campaign from Alpha Centauri Gabriel Green & the Campaign from Alpha Centauri Hey, y'all! This week we are going back to the Flying Saucer Craze if the mid-20th Century. Many people would become celebrities within the UFO world, but only Gabriel Green would take his outer space experiences and turn them into a genuinely chill political ideology. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are going back to the Flying Saucer Craze if the mid-20th Century. Many people would become celebrities within the UFO world, but only Gabriel Green would take his outer space experiences and turn them into a genuinely chill political ideology. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11204787 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4482 Gabriel Green, California, Universal Life Church, theosophy, Kirby Hensley, Dick Miller, Iowa, UFOs, aliens, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Pluto, Alpha Centauri, contactees, abductees, space, Universal Party, Democratic Party, Richard Richards 3 27 full true Dominion of Melchizedek Dominion of Melchizedek Hey, y'all! This week we return to the wild world of micronations. The Dominion of Melchizedek really had no set location, but where they did reside was deep within multiple financial scams throughout the '90s.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we return to the wild world of micronations. The Dominion of Melchizedek really had no set location, but where they did reside was deep within multiple financial scams throughout the '90s.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11162105 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4324 micronation, financial crimes, scams, David Pedley, Mark Pedley, David Koram, Pearlasia Gamboa, California, Nevada, French Polynesia, Christian science, Marshall Islands, penny stocks, stock manipulation, Colombia, Mexico 3 26 full true Robert Healey & the Cool Moose Party Robert Healey & the Cool Moose Party Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into the tale of Robert Healey and his quest to become governor of Rhode Island or, second best, completely eradicate the position of Lt. Governor.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into the tale of Robert Healey and his quest to become governor of Rhode Island or, second best, completely eradicate the position of Lt. Governor.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11124053 Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4448 Rhode Island, Robert Healey, Cool Moose, lawyer, Lincoln Almond, Myrth York, Gina Raimondo 3 25 full true Andrew Kehoe Andrew Kehoe Hey, y'all! We are diving back into horrific true crime this week and discussing objectively one of the worst people to ever run for and win public office in America: town clerk, school board treasurer, and mass murderer Andrew Kehoe.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are diving back into horrific true crime this week and discussing objectively one of the worst people to ever run for and win public office in America: town clerk, school board treasurer, and mass murderer Andrew Kehoe.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11085451 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4003 Andrew Kehoe, Michigan, true crime, bombing, terror, Bath, Tecumsah, Laurence Price, dynamite, farming, school, murder, St. Louis, Lansing, Emory Huyck, pyrotol 3 24 full true Gadfly Movie Night: Rescue Force starring Bo Gritz Gadfly Movie Night: Rescue Force starring Bo Gritz Hey, y'all! We got a special one for you today. Turns out, politicians are sometimes in movies and when we need a break we're gonna watch them.

For the inaugural Gadfly Movie Night we are discussing Rescue Force, a "film" starring former Presidential nominee, Christian identity stan, and self-proclaimed inspiration for Rambo, Bo Gritz. 

We've also brought in a couple of guests to help us through this hell: director & yeller Jack Macklin and host of Uncanny Cinema, Linton Lewis

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]]> Hey, y'all! We got a special one for you today. Turns out, politicians are sometimes in movies and when we need a break we're gonna watch them.

For the inaugural Gadfly Movie Night we are discussing Rescue Force, a "film" starring former Presidential nominee, Christian identity stan, and self-proclaimed inspiration for Rambo, Bo Gritz. 

We've also brought in a couple of guests to help us through this hell: director & yeller Jack Macklin and host of Uncanny Cinema, Linton Lewis

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11045981 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500 6427 Rescue Force, Charles Nizet, Bo Gritz, Keiri Smith, Cynthia Thompson, Pierre Agostino, Nevada, action, movie, 1990, Linton Lewis, Jack Macklin 3 23 full true The American Antipopes - Part 2 The American Antipopes - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back with part two of our dive into the world of American Antipopes. This week, we actually talk about all six men who decided post Vatican II that they needed to get some folks together and make themselves the true heirs of the traditional Roman Catholic Church.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with part two of our dive into the world of American Antipopes. This week, we actually talk about all six men who decided post Vatican II that they needed to get some folks together and make themselves the true heirs of the traditional Roman Catholic Church.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-11007688 Fri, 22 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4304 Catholicism, popes, antipopes, alternative popes, Palmarian, Francis Konrad Shuckardt, Our Lady of Fatima, sedevacantist, conclavist, Chester Olszeski, episcopalian, David Bawden, Lucien Pulvermacher, Bryan Richard Clayton, Clemente Dominguez y Gomez 3 22 full true The American Antipopes - Part 1 The American Antipopes - Part 1 Hey, y'all! Throughout Catholic history there have been occasions when a rival, anti-pope will be elected by a breakaway group. That hasn't happened officially since the 15th century, but that didn't stop people from just making themselves pope anyway...

But first, we have part 1: a primer of all the history and context you need for the next episode to make the most sense.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Throughout Catholic history there have been occasions when a rival, anti-pope will be elected by a breakaway group. That hasn't happened officially since the 15th century, but that didn't stop people from just making themselves pope anyway...

But first, we have part 1: a primer of all the history and context you need for the next episode to make the most sense.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10964680 Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500 3660 popes, Catholicism, Western Schism, Avignon, Rome, First Vatican Council, Second Vaitcan Council, Vatican II, Pius, Urban, Benedict, Nicholas, papal conclave, ecumenical council, traditionalists, sedeprivationism, adoptionism 3 21 full false Preview 2022: Missouri Senate - Part 2 Preview 2022: Missouri Senate - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back for part 2 covering the upcoming primary for the US Senate seat in Missouri. This week we are looking at the 11 Democratic candidates battling for the nomination who, according to the most recent, unbiased poll, are all polling between 1% and 10%.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back for part 2 covering the upcoming primary for the US Senate seat in Missouri. This week we are looking at the 11 Democratic candidates battling for the nomination who, according to the most recent, unbiased poll, are all polling between 1% and 10%.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10927736 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:00:00 -0500 5543 Missouri, Democrats, Clay Taylor, Ron Harris, Lewis Rolen, Pat Kelly, Jewel Kelly, Josh Shipp, Gena Ross, Coffee Wright, Spencer Toder, Trudy Busch Valentine, Lucas Kunce 3 20 full true Preview 2022: Missouri Senate - Part 1 Preview 2022: Missouri Senate - Part 1 Hey, y'all! We are back this week with a new edition covering the upcoming midterms. This time we travel to the state of Missouri, where both the GOP and Dems are caught up in a pile-up of competition. First, we are looking at the GOP primary, where the competition is just chock fuel of genuine monsters...with one delightful exception.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with a new edition covering the upcoming midterms. This time we travel to the state of Missouri, where both the GOP and Dems are caught up in a pile-up of competition. First, we are looking at the GOP primary, where the competition is just chock fuel of genuine monsters...with one delightful exception.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10887299 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5008 Missouri, Republican, Mark McCloskey, Billy Long, Dave Schatz, CW Gardner, Vicky Hartzler, Eric Schmitt, Eric Greitens, Sam Brownback, Kansas experiment 3 19 full true The Radical Centrist Internet Primaries: Unity08 & Americans Elect The Radical Centrist Internet Primaries: Unity08 & Americans Elect Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into somewhat of a fad movement on the late aughts and early 10s: online voting. While no one has yet to perfect voting in federal elections via an app, there were a pair of centrist movements that sought nominate a ticket for president though an online primary & convention. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into somewhat of a fad movement on the late aughts and early 10s: online voting. While no one has yet to perfect voting in federal elections via an app, there were a pair of centrist movements that sought nominate a ticket for president though an online primary & convention. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10845821 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4934 Peter Ackerman, Elliot Ackerman, Kahlil Byrd, Sarah Malm, Angus King, Unity Movement, Unity08, Americans Elect, centrism, Buddy Roemer, Rocky Anderson, Michael Bloomberg, Michaelene Risley, TJ O'Hara. Mike Ballantine, Laurence Kotlikoff, junk bonds, tax s 3 18 full true The New Leaders of the Libertarian Party The New Leaders of the Libertarian Party Hey, y'all! This week we are discussing the recent power shift that occurred at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention. 

What was known as the Pragmatic Caucus has been effectively leading the party into it's strongest election success in the party's history, but for some, it was at the expense of watering down the party's ideals. Enter the Mises Caucus: a group that, depending on who you ask, are the true stewards of limitless liberty or a group of perpetually online, racist edgelords.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are discussing the recent power shift that occurred at the 2022 Libertarian National Convention. 

What was known as the Pragmatic Caucus has been effectively leading the party into it's strongest election success in the party's history, but for some, it was at the expense of watering down the party's ideals. Enter the Mises Caucus: a group that, depending on who you ask, are the true stewards of limitless liberty or a group of perpetually online, racist edgelords.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10807095 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5240 Libertarian Party, Ludwig von Mises, Austrian school, economics, free market, Mises Institute, League of the South, anarchi-capitalism, Lew Rockwell, Jeff Deist, Ron Paul, New Hampshire, Austrofascism, Engelbert Dollfuss 3 17 full true Preview 2022: Vote Harder is a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Plan Preview 2022: Vote Harder is a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Plan Hey, y'all!

Thanks for your patience on this episode. Was a lot to tie together and hope it's worth the wait.

This week, we are delving back into Preview 2022, but we're not talking about a race or candidate. Instead we are looking at the Democratic Party's plan for ending the filibuster to pass laws to reform voting rights, codify Roe, and protect civil rights of LGBTQ+ people. The plan that alludes there is nothing more they can do. That it is solely up to the voting public to Vote Harder in the midterms.

But does that plan even have a possibility of succeeding? And if so, what is the most that could be expected?

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]]> Hey, y'all!

Thanks for your patience on this episode. Was a lot to tie together and hope it's worth the wait.

This week, we are delving back into Preview 2022, but we're not talking about a race or candidate. Instead we are looking at the Democratic Party's plan for ending the filibuster to pass laws to reform voting rights, codify Roe, and protect civil rights of LGBTQ+ people. The plan that alludes there is nothing more they can do. That it is solely up to the voting public to Vote Harder in the midterms.

But does that plan even have a possibility of succeeding? And if so, what is the most that could be expected?

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10785278 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0500 4685 filibuster, voting rights, civil rights, abortion, Democratic Party, 2022, Chuck Schumer, Sean Patrick Maloney, Ted Kennedy, Aaron Burr, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada 3 16 full true Dr. John R. Brinkley - Part 4 Dr. John R. Brinkley - Part 4 Hey, y'all! Today we come to a close on the wild story of Dr. on occasion John R. Brinkley. Join us as we discuss John's rebirth in Del Rio, Texas, his ridiculous renovated mansion, & his final attempt to gain political office.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Today we come to a close on the wild story of Dr. on occasion John R. Brinkley. Join us as we discuss John's rebirth in Del Rio, Texas, his ridiculous renovated mansion, & his final attempt to gain political office.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10688879 Fri, 27 May 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5276 John R. Brinkley, Kansas, scams, cons, quackery, virility, infertility, eclectic medicine, Texas, Mexico, border blaster, AM radio 3 15 full true John R. Brinkley - Part 3 John R. Brinkley - Part 3 Hey, y'all! We are back with a new chapter in the adventure of no-longer-a-doctor John R. Brinkley. In this episode, John decides to get revenge against the Kansas Medical Board the only way he knows how: by running for Governor.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with a new chapter in the adventure of no-longer-a-doctor John R. Brinkley. In this episode, John decides to get revenge against the Kansas Medical Board the only way he knows how: by running for Governor.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10649378 Fri, 20 May 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4922 John R. Brinkley, Kansas, scams, cons, quackery, virility, infertility, eclectic medicine, Texas, Mexico, border blaster, AM radio 3 14 full true Dr. John R. Brinkley - Part 2 Dr. John R. Brinkley - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back with the continued adventures of goat gland impotence quack Doc John Brinkley. This week, he faces the joys of absolute success and the miseries of federal oversight.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with the continued adventures of goat gland impotence quack Doc John Brinkley. This week, he faces the joys of absolute success and the miseries of federal oversight.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10610408 Fri, 13 May 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4020 John R. Brinkley, Kansas, North Carolina, New York City, Chciago, scam, cons, quackery, virility, infertility, telegraph, eclectic medicine, homeopathy, medicine, Thailand, radio, Morris Fishbein, AMA 3 13 full true "Dr." John R. Brinkley - Part 1 "Dr." John R. Brinkley - Part 1 Hey, y'all! This week we begin an epic of con artistry, quackery, and pure ambition. John R. Brinkley was the son of an Appalachian doctor with all the hope to follow in his dad's footsteps. And despite sudden national need for diplomas and licensing, he was determined to make his dream come true.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we begin an epic of con artistry, quackery, and pure ambition. John R. Brinkley was the son of an Appalachian doctor with all the hope to follow in his dad's footsteps. And despite sudden national need for diplomas and licensing, he was determined to make his dream come true.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10567381 Fri, 06 May 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4713 John R. Brinkley, Kansas, North Carolina, New York City, Chicago, scam, cons, quackery, virility, infertility, telegraph, eclectic medicine, homeopathy, medicine, goats 3 12 full true The Incorporation of Von Ormy, Texas The Incorporation of Von Ormy, Texas Hey, y'all! We are going back to Texas this week to discuss how the small town of Von Ormy became the state's very first Liberty City: a place with minimal regulation, (eventually) no property tax, and lots of unresolved arguments about sewer systems.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are going back to Texas this week to discuss how the small town of Von Ormy became the state's very first Liberty City: a place with minimal regulation, (eventually) no property tax, and lots of unresolved arguments about sewer systems.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10525236 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500 3761 Texas, Von Ormy, Sandy Oaks, San Antonio, Kingsbury, Art Martinex de Vara, Sally Martinez, Trina Reyes, Liberty Cities, septic, sewer, property tax, corruption, Blas Maria Herrera, Count Norbert von Ormay, ghosts 3 11 full true Preview 2022: Pennsylvania's 1st & 3rd Congressional Districts Preview 2022: Pennsylvania's 1st & 3rd Congressional Districts Hey, y'all! This week we return to Pennsylvania to review a pair of Congressional races featuring the state's incumbents at the greatest risk of losing their jobs.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we return to Pennsylvania to review a pair of Congressional races featuring the state's incumbents at the greatest risk of losing their jobs.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10482824 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5285 Pennsylvania, Republican, Democrat, Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Fitzpatrick, Alex Entin, Dasha Pruett, Brad Lanning, Ashley Ehasz, Dwight Evans, Michael Cogbill, Alexandra Hunt, Melvin Johnakin, Mike Doyle, Summer Lee, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Nuremberg Code 3 10 full true Preview 2022: Pennsylvania Governor Preview 2022: Pennsylvania Governor Hey, y'all! We are back again this week with a new Preview 2022. This time around we go to Pennsylvania to look at a Republican primary full of one really amazing person and a half dozen fascists.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back again this week with a new Preview 2022. This time around we go to Pennsylvania to look at a Republican primary full of one really amazing person and a half dozen fascists.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10442328 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5769 Pennsylvania, Republican, Democrat, Lou Barlettea, Jake Corman, Joe Gale, Charlie Gerow, Melissa Hart, Doug Mastriano, Bill McSwain, Dave White, Nche Zama, Josh Shapiro 3 9 full true Second Vermont Republic Second Vermont Republic Hey, y'all! We are back this week with the story of one man's dream: to move to a state and decide that what everyone there really needs is a leftist Libertarian movement to secede from America.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with the story of one man's dream: to move to a state and decide that what everyone there really needs is a leftist Libertarian movement to secede from America.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10400413 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500 4974 Vermont, Ethan Allen, Thomas Chittenden, Thomas Naylor, Kirkpatrick Sale, secession, New Arcadia, Switzerland 3 8 full true Preview 2022: Ohio Senate Preview 2022: Ohio Senate Hey, y'all! We're hitting the primary season here in America, so we are diving back into our Preview 2022 series to learn who is running. And who is running in Ohio for Senate? Oh, just a pack of god damn ghouls.

Special thanks to adjunct professor Nicki Mazzocca for her segment detailing why the book Hillbilly Elegy is pure garbage.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We're hitting the primary season here in America, so we are diving back into our Preview 2022 series to learn who is running. And who is running in Ohio for Senate? Oh, just a pack of god damn ghouls.

Special thanks to adjunct professor Nicki Mazzocca for her segment detailing why the book Hillbilly Elegy is pure garbage.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10357385 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500 5672 Republican, Democrats, Ohio, Appalachia, Tim Ryan, Neil Patel, Mark Pukita, Jane Timken, Matt Dolan, JD Vance, Josh Mandel, Mike Gibbons, Mt. Rushmore, Hillbilly Elegy, Kevin Boyce, Case Western Reserve, Ohio State University 3 7 full true Red Kelly & the OWL Party Red Kelly & the OWL Party Hey, y'all! It's about time we slow things down for all you cool cats and get into something real hip. I'm talking jazz. Bebop. Cool tunes to make you sink into a dreamlike state. Today we will be talking about a political party from Washington that was formed by an old jazz-man, his band, his bar employees, his regulars, and his mother-in-law. Today we cover Red Kelly, the bass player who promised to run for governor, so long as he never had to take it seriously.

**Side note, the song at the end of the episode is On Green Dolphin Street, featuring Ernestine Anderson on vocals, Red Kelly on bass, Jack Perciful on piano, Don "Earthquake" Ober on guitar, and Dave Coleman on drums. You can listen to it for yourself on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEQFPauXrCk&ab_channel=SeanOber

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]]> Hey, y'all! It's about time we slow things down for all you cool cats and get into something real hip. I'm talking jazz. Bebop. Cool tunes to make you sink into a dreamlike state. Today we will be talking about a political party from Washington that was formed by an old jazz-man, his band, his bar employees, his regulars, and his mother-in-law. Today we cover Red Kelly, the bass player who promised to run for governor, so long as he never had to take it seriously.

**Side note, the song at the end of the episode is On Green Dolphin Street, featuring Ernestine Anderson on vocals, Red Kelly on bass, Jack Perciful on piano, Don "Earthquake" Ober on guitar, and Dave Coleman on drums. You can listen to it for yourself on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEQFPauXrCk&ab_channel=SeanOber

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10271740 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0500 3562 Washington, jazz, big band, bebop, Red Kelly, Tiny Hill, Ernestine Anderson, Lucie Griswold, Ruthie McInnis, Jack Lemon, Jack Perciful, Bob Kelly, Don Ober, Archie Breslin, Dixy Lee Ray, John Spellman, satire, Tacoma, Tumwater, owls, polio 3 6 full true The Arrival & Fall of the Movement for a People's Party The Arrival & Fall of the Movement for a People's Party Hey, y'all. The Movement for a People's Party (MPP) was founded by Nick Brana as an attempt to woo Bernie Sanders into leading a third party and fully replace the Democrats by 2020. Since it's creation in 2017, accusations of mismanagement, toxicity, racism, and sexual harassment have come to light. 

Special thanks to all of the former members who talked with us. You're all amazing humans and we hope we do your experiences justice.

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]]> Hey, y'all. The Movement for a People's Party (MPP) was founded by Nick Brana as an attempt to woo Bernie Sanders into leading a third party and fully replace the Democrats by 2020. Since it's creation in 2017, accusations of mismanagement, toxicity, racism, and sexual harassment have come to light. 

Special thanks to all of the former members who talked with us. You're all amazing humans and we hope we do your experiences justice.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10229931 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0600 5237 Movement for a People's Party, MPP, Nick Brana, Jimmy Dore, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Cori Bush, progressive, populist, populism, Susan Sarandon, Paula Jean Swearingen, Rose McGowan, Cornel West, Hillary Clinton, Democrats 3 5 full true SUPERDELL Schanze SUPERDELL Schanze Hey, y'all! Are you in the market for a late '90s computer? It has...probably RAM? It can download a whole song from Napster in two hours. And you could buy it from this week's topic, the menace of the road and skies, SUPERDELL Schanze.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Are you in the market for a late '90s computer? It has...probably RAM? It can download a whole song from Napster in two hours. And you could buy it from this week's topic, the menace of the road and skies, SUPERDELL Schanze.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10185039 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0600 4687 Dell Schanze, Superdell, computers, Mia Love, Libertarian Party, Independent American Party, Saratoga Springs, paragliding, advertising, OK Soda, Utah 3 4 full true Preview 2022: Texas' 28th & 30th Congressional Districts Preview 2022: Texas' 28th & 30th Congressional Districts Hey, y'all! We are back this week with another edition of Preview 2022. The Texas midterm primaries are only days away and two left leaning districts are going to be having some close races amongst the Dems. We look at Texas' 28th and 30th district to review the newest chapter in the ages long battle between centrist/liberals and progressives.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with another edition of Preview 2022. The Texas midterm primaries are only days away and two left leaning districts are going to be having some close races amongst the Dems. We look at Texas' 28th and 30th district to review the newest chapter in the ages long battle between centrist/liberals and progressives.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10142223 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0600 5590 Texas, Democrats, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Tannya Benavides, Barbara Mallory Caraway, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Jasmine Crockett, Jane Hope Hamilton, Abel Mulugheta, Bill Clinton, Azerbaijian, immigration, progressive, liberal, centrist, Blue Dog 3 3 full true Emperor Norton I Emperor Norton I Hey, y'all! We are back and boy howdy do we have a real joy of an episode for you. Today we will be covering the life and times of America's first and only emperor, Joshua Abraham Norton.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back and boy howdy do we have a real joy of an episode for you. Today we will be covering the life and times of America's first and only emperor, Joshua Abraham Norton.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-10097819 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0600 3166 Emperor Norton, Joshua Norton, California, San Francisco, dogs, puppers, rice, business 3 2 full true Preview 2022: Texas Attorney General Preview 2022: Texas Attorney General Hey, y'all! Welcome to the beginning of season 3 of Gadfly and a return to our Preview 2022 series. This week we will be covering the highly contentious race to become the next Attorney General of Texas.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome to the beginning of season 3 of Gadfly and a return to our Preview 2022 series. This week we will be covering the highly contentious race to become the next Attorney General of Texas.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9967201 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0600 4818 Texas, Republicans, Democrats, Lee Merritt, Ken Paxton, George P. Bush, Jeb Bush, Louie Gohmert, Eva Guzman 3 1 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 7 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 7 Hey, y'all! We did it! We are at the last chapter in the long, strange story of Lyndon LaRouche. We end by talking about Lyndon's last group of allies as well as how LaRoucheism is alive and well today,

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]]> Hey, y'all! We did it! We are at the last chapter in the long, strange story of Lyndon LaRouche. We end by talking about Lyndon's last group of allies as well as how LaRoucheism is alive and well today,

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9884819 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0600 3977 Lyndon LaRouche, James Bevel, Amelia Boynton Robinson, civil rights, Nebraska, Louisville, Kesha Rogers, Barbara Boyd, Democrats, Texas 2 44 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 6 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 6 Hey, y'all! It's time for the objectively happiest episode of the LaRouche story, cause in this part we are focusing on the trial that ultimately sends Lyndon to prison and of course its all wacky conspiracy hijinks.

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]]> Hey, y'all! It's time for the objectively happiest episode of the LaRouche story, cause in this part we are focusing on the trial that ultimately sends Lyndon to prison and of course its all wacky conspiracy hijinks.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9844863 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0600 2761 Lyndon LaRouche, William Weld, cult, conspiracy, cons, fraud, law, Massachusetts, Virginia 2 43 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 5 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 5 Happy Nealy New Year, y'all! Welcome back to the 5th part of our Lyndon LaRouche saga. This week we cover what can best be described as Lyndon's high water mark of success. Which, yeah. isn't saying a lot, but let this alleged cult leader have this.

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]]> Happy Nealy New Year, y'all! Welcome back to the 5th part of our Lyndon LaRouche saga. This week we cover what can best be described as Lyndon's high water mark of success. Which, yeah. isn't saying a lot, but let this alleged cult leader have this.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9809460 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3534 Lyndon LaRouche, Ronald Reagan, conspiracy, cult, Republicans, Democrats, 1984 election, Michigan, Walter Mondale 2 42 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 4 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 4 Hey, y'all! We continue our saga of Lyndon LaRouche, this time covering the end of the US Labor Party, Lyn's newfound love, and a disturbing amount of cat murder.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We continue our saga of Lyndon LaRouche, this time covering the end of the US Labor Party, Lyn's newfound love, and a disturbing amount of cat murder.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9738133 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3882 Lyndon LaRouche, Helga Zepp, Schiller Institute, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jerry Brown, New Hampshire, philosophy, cult, Democrats, Ronald Reagan, US Labor Party 2 41 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 3 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 3 Hey, y'all! We continue our tale of Lyndon as we follow his sudden turn from the far-left to the far-right. And screw it, he might as well run for President also.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We continue our tale of Lyndon as we follow his sudden turn from the far-left to the far-right. And screw it, he might as well run for President also.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9697861 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:00:00 -0600 3327 Lyndon LaRouche, communism, socialism, National Caucus of Labor Committees, US Labor Party, nazis, KKK, Willis Carto, Roy Frankhouser, Marcus Raskin, Nelson Rockefeller, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Guyana 2 40 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 2 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 2 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to week two of LaRouche-palooza. We join Lyndon as he declares war against every far left organization aside from his own, starts his own political party, and turns his followers into his own personal cult. Also, many thanks to John Stiens for supplying his talents for this episode.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to week two of LaRouche-palooza. We join Lyndon as he declares war against every far left organization aside from his own, starts his own political party, and turns his followers into his own personal cult. Also, many thanks to John Stiens for supplying his talents for this episode.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9654893 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3807 Lyndon LaRouche, communism, socialism, Weathermen, Weather Underground, philosophy, cults, US Labor Party, Sweden, Students for a Democratic Society, National Caucus of Labor Committees, Days of Rage, Operation Mop Up 2 39 full true Lyndon LaRouche - Part 1 Lyndon LaRouche - Part 1 Hey, y'all! We are back with our multi-part series and are hitting probably the godfather of third party people. Today we are covering the early Commie years of gadfly of all gadflies, Lyndon LaRouche.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with our multi-part series and are hitting probably the godfather of third party people. Today we are covering the early Commie years of gadfly of all gadflies, Lyndon LaRouche.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9615289 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600 2799 Lyndon LaRouche, New York City, Massachusetts, Marxism, Leibniz, philosophy, communism, socialist, Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Equality Party, Revolutionary Tendancy, Columbia University, Harlem 2 38 full true Soledad Chávez de Chacón Soledad Chávez de Chacón Hey, y'all! Welcome back this week as we dive into some obscure history and talk about something super weird...the first woman to ever hold statewide office.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back this week as we dive into some obscure history and talk about something super weird...the first woman to ever hold statewide office.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9576436 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3377 Soledad Chávez de Chacón, Dennis Chavez, New Mexico, Democrats, Republicans, suffrage, women's rights, child labor 2 37 full true James Ray Houston James Ray Houston Hey, y'all! This week we are covering James Ray Houston, the high school dropout who pushed the Independent American Party of Nevada from the verge of death, all while maintaining one hell of a grift.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are covering James Ray Houston, the high school dropout who pushed the Independent American Party of Nevada from the verge of death, all while maintaining one hell of a grift.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9535392 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3574 James Ray Houston, Sun Ray Star, Nevada, Mike O'Callaghan, Shirley Crumpler, Independent American Party, American Independent Party, silver, gold, con, grift 2 36 full true 2021 NYC Mayoral Election 2021 NYC Mayoral Election Hey, y'all! We are on the verge of Election Day 2021 and we decided to take a look at the graveyard of political aspirations: the New York City mayoral race.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are on the verge of Election Day 2021 and we decided to take a look at the graveyard of political aspirations: the New York City mayoral race.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9452815 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500 5509 Eric Adams, Curtis Sliwa, NYPD, Guardian Angels, New York City, Bill Pepitone, Raja Flores, Cathy Rojas, Democrats, Republicans, Conservative Party, Party of Socialism and Liberation 2 35 full true Jason Ravnsborg Jason Ravnsborg Hey, y'all! We are back this week with  a super spoooky Halloweeeeeen! This week, we return to the world of true crime and talk about current South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg [thunder].

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with  a super spoooky Halloweeeeeen! This week, we return to the world of true crime and talk about current South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg [thunder].

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9412292 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3427 Jason Ravnsborg, Joseph Boever, Victor Nemec, Nick Nemec, South Dakota, Mike Volek, true crime, Republican, Marty Jackley, North Dakota 2 34 full true Andrew Yang's Forward Party Andrew Yang's Forward Party Hey, y'all! Out of somewhat nowhere, former presidential and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang announced his brand new third party. Join us as we discuss Andrew's past, the tenets of his new party, and the dozen or so planks that make up the Forward Party's ideals.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Out of somewhat nowhere, former presidential and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang announced his brand new third party. Join us as we discuss Andrew's past, the tenets of his new party, and the dozen or so planks that make up the Forward Party's ideals.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9372571 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4801 Andrew Yang, New York, startup, Forward Party, Democrats, New York City, Matthew McConaughey 2 33 full true The Conch Republic The Conch Republic Hey, y'all! We are back this week with a buck wild story from the southernmost point in continental America: Key West, Florida. Join us as we discuss Mayor Dennis Wardlow and his eventual ascension to goofball secessionist.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with a buck wild story from the southernmost point in continental America: Key West, Florida. Join us as we discuss Mayor Dennis Wardlow and his eventual ascension to goofball secessionist.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9331644 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3741 Key West, Florida, Florida Keys, hurricanes, Cuba, Spain, Dennis Wardlow, Conch Republic, micronations, water, Bob Graham, cocaine 2 32 full true The Very Odd 2012 Democratic Presidential Primaries The Very Odd 2012 Democratic Presidential Primaries Hey, y'all. We are beyond psyched to be back this week to talk about just a truly bizarre moment of forgotten recent history. In 2012, Barack Obama would cruise to an easy renomination in the Democratic primaries...but did he really? In this 25 page essay I will-

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]]> Hey, y'all. We are beyond psyched to be back this week to talk about just a truly bizarre moment of forgotten recent history. In 2012, Barack Obama would cruise to an easy renomination in the Democratic primaries...but did he really? In this 25 page essay I will-

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9290307 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4337 Barack Obama, Democrats, 2012, Jim Rogers, Randall Terry, John Wolfe, Keith Judd, Oklahoma, West Virginia, abortion, New York, Vermin Supreme, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky 2 31 full true Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street Hey, y'all! We are back, this time for the both of us to get all nostalgic for the days of Occupy Wall Street. But did you know that Occupy actually ran against Barack Obama in the 2012 Democratic Presidential Primaries? 

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back, this time for the both of us to get all nostalgic for the days of Occupy Wall Street. But did you know that Occupy actually ran against Barack Obama in the 2012 Democratic Presidential Primaries? 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9210055 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4791 Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy movement, Kalle Lasn, Adbusters, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York City, Chicago, protest, 2012 presidential electtion, Democrats, Republicans, None of the Above 2 30 full true The Toledo War The Toledo War Hey, y'all! We are back this week to talk about the time Michigan and Ohio nearly went to war over a port city and a big ole swamp.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week to talk about the time Michigan and Ohio nearly went to war over a port city and a big ole swamp.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9169918 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3691 Stevens Mason, Toledo, Ohio, Michigan, canal, Toledo War, Patriot War, Andrew Jackson, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, Northwest Territory, Lewis Cass 2 29 full true Larry Elder Larry Elder Hey, y'all! With the Cali Recall only weeks away and mail-in ballots already out, we figured it was about time we circled back to talk about the leading candidate of the race to replace Gavin Newsom: conservative talking head and generally awful person, Larry Elder.

Before diving in, this episode does require a warning up front in that it will contain talk of mental abuse, sexual abuse, racism, homophobia, and transphobia.

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]]> Hey, y'all! With the Cali Recall only weeks away and mail-in ballots already out, we figured it was about time we circled back to talk about the leading candidate of the race to replace Gavin Newsom: conservative talking head and generally awful person, Larry Elder.

Before diving in, this episode does require a warning up front in that it will contain talk of mental abuse, sexual abuse, racism, homophobia, and transphobia.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9132032 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4731 California, 2021, recall, Larry Elder, Dennis Prager, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, critical race theory, Republicans 2 28 full true A Conspiracy of Kings A Conspiracy of Kings Hey, y'all! This week we are going the furthest back in time we have ever gone before: the midst of the Revolutionary War. While we Americans mostly know about a handful of battles and a half dozen founding fathers, one of the things we absolutely didn't learn about were the few times that folks floated the idea of just having America become a monarchy.  In this episode we will be covering the Newburgh conspiracy, the Prussian scheme, and the disappointed dad energy of George Washington.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are going the furthest back in time we have ever gone before: the midst of the Revolutionary War. While we Americans mostly know about a handful of battles and a half dozen founding fathers, one of the things we absolutely didn't learn about were the few times that folks floated the idea of just having America become a monarchy.  In this episode we will be covering the Newburgh conspiracy, the Prussian scheme, and the disappointed dad energy of George Washington.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9094300 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3394 Revolutionary War, Articles of Confederation, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Henry Knox, George Washington, Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, Prince Frederick, Prince Henry, England, Prussia, monarchy, Newburgh conspiracy, Prussian scheme 2 27 full true Sister Boom Boom & The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Sister Boom Boom & The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Hey, y'all! We are back this week with a genuinely heartwarming tale of charitable drag nuns and the time a member of their group ran for office in San Francisco.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with a genuinely heartwarming tale of charitable drag nuns and the time a member of their group ran for office in San Francisco.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9057991 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3865 LGBTQ, drag, Stonewall, Gay Libertation Front, Mattachine Society, New York City, San Francisco, California, Dianne Feinstein, Storme DeLarverie, Iowa, University of Iowa, Three Mile Island, Jerry Falwell, Phyllis Schlafly, nuns, Jack Fertig, Ken Bunch 2 26 full true Preview 2022: Wyoming At-Large Congressional Race Preview 2022: Wyoming At-Large Congressional Race Hey, y'all! We are back this week for a brand new installment of Preview 2022. For this race, we travel to Wyoming: America's least populous state with the most right wing of drama. Congresswoman Liz Cheney has made the mistake of speaking out against godking Trump, which has led to one hell of an election on her hands between her and every Trumpist in the state.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week for a brand new installment of Preview 2022. For this race, we travel to Wyoming: America's least populous state with the most right wing of drama. Congresswoman Liz Cheney has made the mistake of speaking out against godking Trump, which has led to one hell of an election on her hands between her and every Trumpist in the state.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-9021491 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500 5132 Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney, Richard Armitage, George W. Bush, George HW Bush, Republicans, Democrats, Robyn Belinskey, Anthony Bouchard, Chuck Gray, Bryan Keller, Denton Knapp, Bryan Miller, Marissa Joy Selvig, Darin Smith, Wyoming, Democrats, 2022, midterms 2 25 full true The Montana Communists - Part 2 The Montana Communists - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back this week to conclude the tale of Communism's former American capital, the small town of Plentywood, Montana. Join us as everything the Sheridan County Communists worked so hard to achieve devolves into high school level drama with just a bit of Stalin sprinkled in.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week to conclude the tale of Communism's former American capital, the small town of Plentywood, Montana. Join us as everything the Sheridan County Communists worked so hard to achieve devolves into high school level drama with just a bit of Stalin sprinkled in.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8982717 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4267 Montana, Communist Party, socialism, communism, Nonpartisan League, Republican Party, North Dakota, Minnesota, farmers, labor, Ella Reeve Bloor, Joseph Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky, William Z. Foster, Comintern 2 24 full true The Montana Communists - Part 1 The Montana Communists - Part 1 Hey, y'all! You know, we've been spending a lot of time in the present, so we are more than due to go back a bit farther in time. This week, we will go all the way back to the 1910s and talk about the time that Sheridan County, Montana became the de facto Communist capital of America.

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]]> Hey, y'all! You know, we've been spending a lot of time in the present, so we are more than due to go back a bit farther in time. This week, we will go all the way back to the 1910s and talk about the time that Sheridan County, Montana became the de facto Communist capital of America.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8945238 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3736 Montana, Communist Party, Socialist Party, Socialist Labor Party, socialism, communism, Daniel De Leon, Nonpartisan League, Republican Party, North Dakota, Minnesota, farmers, Karl Marx, First International, International Workingmen's Association 2 23 full true The 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Nominees The 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Nominees Hey, y'all! This last week gave us one hell of a gift seeing as how the Cali Secretary of State released their list of nominees for the upcoming recall. So today, we'll be going over as many of the 41 candidates as we can/want to. And sure, Gavin Newsom may not lose his job, but if he does, what Democrats will be there to take his spot? What options do progressives have? And which Republicans have the best chance to swoop in and become California's first GOP governor since the last recall?

Update: So, when we first made this episode, Larry Elder had been denied ballot access and we assumed it'd stay that way. Since he's now not just on the ballot, but leading polls, we're planning an episode all for him the first week of September.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This last week gave us one hell of a gift seeing as how the Cali Secretary of State released their list of nominees for the upcoming recall. So today, we'll be going over as many of the 41 candidates as we can/want to. And sure, Gavin Newsom may not lose his job, but if he does, what Democrats will be there to take his spot? What options do progressives have? And which Republicans have the best chance to swoop in and become California's first GOP governor since the last recall?

Update: So, when we first made this episode, Larry Elder had been denied ballot access and we assumed it'd stay that way. Since he's now not just on the ballot, but leading polls, we're planning an episode all for him the first week of September.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8908515 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0500 5199 California, Gavin Newsom, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian Party, Green Party, American Solidarity Party, California National Party, Socialist Workers Party, Kevin Paffrath, John Cox, Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley, Angelyne, Michael Loebs 2 22 full true Preview 2022: Idaho Gubernatorial Republican Primary Preview 2022: Idaho Gubernatorial Republican Primary Hey, y'all! We're back from our America's Birthday vacation and this week we're doing the first of a special series. With the 2022 midterms on the horizon we will be taking time to look at some of the weirder, more intense, and outright terrifying races throughout the country. This week, we turn our sites on Idaho and the governor's race that is already buck wild.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We're back from our America's Birthday vacation and this week we're doing the first of a special series. With the 2022 midterms on the horizon we will be taking time to look at some of the weirder, more intense, and outright terrifying races throughout the country. This week, we turn our sites on Idaho and the governor's race that is already buck wild.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8871856 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0500 6372 Idaho, Republican, GOP, 2022 election, Brad Little, sheep, covid, coronavirus, Raul Labrador, Chris Hammond, Jeff Cotton, Cody Usabel, Lisa Marie, red tea, qanon, rooibus, Ed Humphreys, Ammon Bundy, Malheur, Janice McGeachin, midterms 2 21 full true Pedro Espada, Jr. - Part 3 Pedro Espada, Jr. - Part 3 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final park of our epic on crime-person and state senator Pedro Espada, Jr. Join us as Pedro finally ascends to true power and uses it to just come on crimin'.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final park of our epic on crime-person and state senator Pedro Espada, Jr. Join us as Pedro finally ascends to true power and uses it to just come on crimin'.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8801891 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:00:00 -0500 3520 Pedro Espada, Hiram Monserratte, Ruben Diaz, Carl Kruger, Democrats, Republicans, Bronx, New York, Dean Skelos, Malcolm Smith, Andrew Cuomo, prison 2 20 full true Pedro Espada, Jr. - Part 2 Pedro Espada, Jr. - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back with another installment of Pedro Espada and the Quest to Just Make Other People Lose. Join us as we watch a man rage against anyone within a five foot radius and become shocked when he is suddenly surrounded by enemies.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with another installment of Pedro Espada and the Quest to Just Make Other People Lose. Join us as we watch a man rage against anyone within a five foot radius and become shocked when he is suddenly surrounded by enemies.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8759348 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3682 Pedro Espada, Ruben Diaz, Roberto Ramierez, Joel Rivera, Jose Rivera, Democrats, Republicans, Liberal Party, Conservative Party, New York, Bronx, David Rosado Adolfo Carrion, June Eisland 2 19 full true Pedro Espada, Jr. - Part 1 Pedro Espada, Jr. - Part 1 Hey, y'all! We are back this week with the story of a man from the Bronx who was fueled by pure revenge and was just utterly incapable of ever taking a win: Pedro Espada, Jr.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week with the story of a man from the Bronx who was fueled by pure revenge and was just utterly incapable of ever taking a win: Pedro Espada, Jr.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8722446 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3581 Bronx, New York City, New York, Pedro Espada, Roberto Ramirez, Soundview Health Center, Robert Garcia, Rafael Colon, Carmen Arroyo, Lillian Fernandez, Democrats, Republicans, New Alliance Party, David Rosado, Ruben Diaz, Wedtech scandal, Liberal Party 2 18 full true Byron "Low Tax" Looper Byron "Low Tax" Looper Hey, y'all! This week we will be diving into the true crime side of politics and discussing one of the few elected American officials to ever be convicted of murder: Byron "Low Tax" Looper.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we will be diving into the true crime side of politics and discussing one of the few elected American officials to ever be convicted of murder: Byron "Low Tax" Looper.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8641152 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3728 Byron Looper, low tax, Tennessee, Georgia, Putnam County, true crime, murder, Tommy Burks, Charlotte Burks, Richard Kyanka 2 17 full true Why Is Gavin Newsom Being Recalled? Why Is Gavin Newsom Being Recalled? Hey, y'all! After a few weeks talking about the old days of the 2003 California recall, we realized something: neither of us knew why Gavin Newsom is getting recalled this year. So, join us as we dive into (probably) America's 4th ever gubernatorial recall election and figure out what did Gavin do to threaten his whole political future.

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]]> Hey, y'all! After a few weeks talking about the old days of the 2003 California recall, we realized something: neither of us knew why Gavin Newsom is getting recalled this year. So, join us as we dive into (probably) America's 4th ever gubernatorial recall election and figure out what did Gavin do to threaten his whole political future.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8602282 Fri, 28 May 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4580 Gavin Newsom, J. Paul Getty, Gordon Getty, California, San Francisco, 2021 recall, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Matt Gonzalez, Green Party, Democrats, Greens, Covid, French Laundry, Willie Brown, Jerry Brown, Nancy Pelosi 2 16 full true 2003 California Recall Election - Part 3 2003 California Recall Election - Part 3 Hey, y'all! It's the home stretch of the 2003 recall election and we are down to the big 6 candidates! I mean, the one clear winner and all the ways the other 5 never stood a chance. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! It's the home stretch of the 2003 recall election and we are down to the big 6 candidates! I mean, the one clear winner and all the ways the other 5 never stood a chance. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8559851 Fri, 21 May 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4374 California, Grey Davis, 2003 Recall, Cruz Bustamante, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom McClintock, Peter Ueberroth, Peter Camejo, Democrat, Republican, Green, Mary Carey, Gary Coleman, Larry Flynt, State of Jefferson 2 15 full true 2003 California Recall Election - Part 2 2003 California Recall Election - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back this week to get deeper into the recall movement that would ultimately put Grey Davis on the political hot seat and give dozens upon dozens of people the dream to rule all of California.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back this week to get deeper into the recall movement that would ultimately put Grey Davis on the political hot seat and give dozens upon dozens of people the dream to rule all of California.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8518730 Fri, 14 May 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3666 California, Grey Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cruz Bustamante, Arianna Huffington, Darrell Issa, Peter Camejo, Peter Ueberroth, Tom McClintock, John Garamendi, Angelyne, Gallagher, Democrat, Republican, Green Party, Bill Simon, Michael Huffington, Richar 2 14 full true 2003 California Recall Election - Part 1 2003 California Recall Election - Part 1 Hey, y'all! We're back with a big one this week. Seeing as how Gavin Newsom is inching closer and closer to his own recall election, it seems fitting to go back into recent history and talk about the last time that happened to a Governor in California. Join us back in 2003 and learn all the ways the previous recall happened that were completely out of the control of their doomed governor.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We're back with a big one this week. Seeing as how Gavin Newsom is inching closer and closer to his own recall election, it seems fitting to go back into recent history and talk about the last time that happened to a Governor in California. Join us back in 2003 and learn all the ways the previous recall happened that were completely out of the control of their doomed governor.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-8475819 Fri, 07 May 2021 05:00:00 -0500 4066 California, Grey Davis, Dot Com Bubble, California Electricity Crisis, Dianne Feinstein, Proposition 187, Prop 187, Democrats, Republicans, Hiram Johnson, North Dakota, Lynn Frazier, socialism 2 13 full true Marjorie Taylor Greene Marjorie Taylor Greene Hey, y'all! Welcome back this week to a real god dang doozy: Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Join us as we dive into long talks on CrossFit, B-side conspiracy theories, and just how much it genuinely sucks that this person is in a seat of power.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back this week to a real god dang doozy: Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Join us as we dive into long talks on CrossFit, B-side conspiracy theories, and just how much it genuinely sucks that this person is in a seat of power.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8432513 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3883 Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin Van Ausdal, John Cowan, QAnon, Pizzagate, Frazzledrip, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, CrossFit 2 12 full true Larry McDonald & the Western Goals Foundation Larry McDonald & the Western Goals Foundation Hey, y'all! We're back from vacation and boy do we have a weird and oddly lesser known tale for you today. Turns out, two decades after anti-Communist Senator Joseph McCarthy was shamed out of government, another man would take up the mantle of being way, way, way too paranoid about everyone he didn't like being a secret Commie. And, lucky for us, he was also a Congressman.

Today we'll be talking about Congressman Larry McDonald and his somehow not-illegal organization of commie hunters, the Western Goals Foundation.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We're back from vacation and boy do we have a weird and oddly lesser known tale for you today. Turns out, two decades after anti-Communist Senator Joseph McCarthy was shamed out of government, another man would take up the mantle of being way, way, way too paranoid about everyone he didn't like being a secret Commie. And, lucky for us, he was also a Congressman.

Today we'll be talking about Congressman Larry McDonald and his somehow not-illegal organization of commie hunters, the Western Goals Foundation.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8404202 Mon, 26 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3965 Larry McDonald, Communism, Red Scare, Western Goals Foundation, Georgia, Republicans, Democrats, 2 11 full true Victoria Woodhull - Part 4 Victoria Woodhull - Part 4 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final chapter of our deep dive into the life of Victoria Woodhull. In this episode she runs for president, runs for president again, and then gets really into eugenics.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final chapter of our deep dive into the life of Victoria Woodhull. In this episode she runs for president, runs for president again, and then gets really into eugenics.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8300248 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3844 Victoria Woodhull, Tennessee Claflin, Sir Francis Cook, London, Horace Greeley, Ulysses S. Grant, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragettes, women's rights movement, Frederick Douglass, Equal Rights Party, eugenics 2 10 full true Victoria Woodhull - Part 3 Victoria Woodhull - Part 3 Hey, y'all! We are back with part 3 in the adventures of our current favorite suffragette, Vickie California. In this episode, Victoria continues to run for president, all while getting into one intense feud with the most famous family in America: the Beechers.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back with part 3 in the adventures of our current favorite suffragette, Vickie California. In this episode, Victoria continues to run for president, all while getting into one intense feud with the most famous family in America: the Beechers.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8257967 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3532 Victoria Woodhull, New York City, suffragettes, women's rights movement, 15th Amendment, Frederick Douglass, Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Ward Beecher, Catherine Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe 2 9 full true Victoria Woodhull - Part 2 Victoria Woodhull - Part 2 Hey, y'all! Welcome back as we continue the story of Victoria Woodhull. When we last left Vickie California Woodhull, she had gotten into her second marriage and the ghost of an ancient Greek orator told her to move to New York City. You know, standard stuff. 

But how will Victoria do in the biggest city in America and how unprepared is the Big Apple for a clairvoyant con-artist with limitless ambition?

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back as we continue the story of Victoria Woodhull. When we last left Vickie California Woodhull, she had gotten into her second marriage and the ghost of an ancient Greek orator told her to move to New York City. You know, standard stuff. 

But how will Victoria do in the biggest city in America and how unprepared is the Big Apple for a clairvoyant con-artist with limitless ambition?

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-8213154 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3320 Victoria Woodhull, Tennessee Claflin, New York City, suffragettes, women's suffrage, women's rights movement, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Benjamin Butler, 19th Amendment, 15th Amendment, stock market, Cornelius Vanderbilt 2 8 full true Victoria Woodhull - Part 1 Victoria Woodhull - Part 1 Hey, y'all! This week we are beginning one of the biggest gadfly stories in America: Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for President.

For the first installation, we are going to talk about her harrowing childhood, her horrifying first marriage, and her shift into the suffragette movement.

Also, trigger warnings for this episode for folks who want to avoid hearing about physical, mental, and sexual abuse.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are beginning one of the biggest gadfly stories in America: Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for President.

For the first installation, we are going to talk about her harrowing childhood, her horrifying first marriage, and her shift into the suffragette movement.

Also, trigger warnings for this episode for folks who want to avoid hearing about physical, mental, and sexual abuse.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8169650 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3550 Victoria Woodhull, Chicago, Ohio, San Francisco, spiritualist, spiritualism, scams, Fox Sisters 2 7 full true Jacob Coxey - Part 2 Jacob Coxey - Part 2 Welcome back, y'all! This week we return to the story of Jacob Coxey. His army of unemployed men might not have achieved everything he wanted...or anything he wanted, but when Congress tells you to get off the grass, you tell Congress you're coming for their job. And if you're Jacob, you tell them that as many times as your life will allow.

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]]> Welcome back, y'all! This week we return to the story of Jacob Coxey. His army of unemployed men might not have achieved everything he wanted...or anything he wanted, but when Congress tells you to get off the grass, you tell Congress you're coming for their job. And if you're Jacob, you tell them that as many times as your life will allow.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-8125400 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3425 Jacob Coxey, Populist Party, People's Party, Democrats, Republicans, Massillon, Ohio, Farmer-Labor Party, William Jennings Bryan, Coxey's Army, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR, Simon P.W. Drew, Union Party 2 6 full true Jacob Coxey - Part 1 Jacob Coxey - Part 1 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to this week as we discuss the Pride of Massillon, industrialist, and guy who was not good at naming things at all, Jacob Coxey.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to this week as we discuss the Pride of Massillon, industrialist, and guy who was not good at naming things at all, Jacob Coxey.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-8081097 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0600 2968 Jacob Coxey, Carl Browne, Greenback Party, Populist Party, People's Party, Coxey's Army, Panic of 1893, Massillon, Ohio 2 5 full true Unabomber for President Unabomber for President Hey, y'all! We are back and, you know when you think to yourself "this sounds like it'll just be a goofy weird time" and then things get serious in ways you've never expected? Sort of like a night of Fireball shots? Well, this one is an episode that is going to be a whole lot like that and end up getting particularly heavy.

This week we will be discussing the dadaist campaign of the Unabomber for President, as well as the performance artists behind it, Chris Korda and Lydia Eccels.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back and, you know when you think to yourself "this sounds like it'll just be a goofy weird time" and then things get serious in ways you've never expected? Sort of like a night of Fireball shots? Well, this one is an episode that is going to be a whole lot like that and end up getting particularly heavy.

This week we will be discussing the dadaist campaign of the Unabomber for President, as well as the performance artists behind it, Chris Korda and Lydia Eccels.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-8032805 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0600 4391 Chris Korda, Lydia Eccels, Church of Euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, Ted Kaczynski, Unabomber, performance art, dadaism, culture war, piss christ, NEA Four, Vermin Supreme 2 4 full true Clay Henry Clay Henry Hey, y'all! This week we are going to be talking about one of the least known political dynasties in America. We're all familiar with the Bush family and the Kennedys, but Clay Henry, his son Clay, Jr., and his grandson Clay the 3rd, held the mayoral seat of Lajitas, Texas in consecutive terms for over two decades. How they ended up with the job, why they were even considered, and who the hell Clay Henry even was, well, that's where it all gets fun.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are going to be talking about one of the least known political dynasties in America. We're all familiar with the Bush family and the Kennedys, but Clay Henry, his son Clay, Jr., and his grandson Clay the 3rd, held the mayoral seat of Lajitas, Texas in consecutive terms for over two decades. How they ended up with the job, why they were even considered, and who the hell Clay Henry even was, well, that's where it all gets fun.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-7823716 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0600 2777 Texas, Houston, Walter Mischer, Tommy Steele, Clay Henry, goats, drinking, Pancho Villa, John Pershing, Lone Star beer, Steve Smith, Anne Archer, Kelcy Warren, Lajitas, mercury 2 3 full true Ray Wardingley Ray Wardingley Hey, y'all! This week we return back to our sweet home Chicago to tell the story of the last Republican to ever run for Mayor of our fair city: Ray Wardingley. But, then again, you might also know him better by his stage name, Spanky the Clown.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we return back to our sweet home Chicago to tell the story of the last Republican to ever run for Mayor of our fair city: Ray Wardingley. But, then again, you might also know him better by his stage name, Spanky the Clown.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-7687258 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3487 Chicago, chicago politics, Harold Washington, Ray Wardingley, Republicans, mayor, clowns, clowning, Richard M. Daley, Jane Byrne 2 2 full true Trump Brand Patriot Party Trump Brand Patriot Party Hey, y'all!

This week we are switching things up a little bit and instead of talking about an actual political party, we're talking about a hypothetical one. Since inauguration day there's been rumblings that Trump wants to make his own third party. 

Join us as we talk about the history of the previous Patriot Parties, the routes Trump and his ilk could take to make his new party a thing, and whether or not this alt-right party could become a reality by 2022.

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]]> Hey, y'all!

This week we are switching things up a little bit and instead of talking about an actual political party, we're talking about a hypothetical one. Since inauguration day there's been rumblings that Trump wants to make his own third party. 

Join us as we talk about the history of the previous Patriot Parties, the routes Trump and his ilk could take to make his new party a thing, and whether or not this alt-right party could become a reality by 2022.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-7558753 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0600 3762 Donald Trump, Patriot Party, Republicans, Black Panthers, Fred Hampton, United Citizens Party, Chicago, Appalachia, South Carolina, Rainbow Coalition, Tea Party, Virginia, Amanda Chase, People's Party 2 1 full true New Alliance Party - Part 3 New Alliance Party - Part 3 Welcome back, y'all! This week we end the chapter of the New Alliance Party: the (alleged) Marxist-Leninist-therapy cult that also just so happened to have a relatively amazing 1988. But what happens when a cult leader has to make the choice between running a serious political party or pushing his people even deeper into leader worship?

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]]> Welcome back, y'all! This week we end the chapter of the New Alliance Party: the (alleged) Marxist-Leninist-therapy cult that also just so happened to have a relatively amazing 1988. But what happens when a cult leader has to make the choice between running a serious political party or pushing his people even deeper into leader worship?

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-7423318 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3976 New Alliance Party, International Workers Party, Lenora Fulani, Dennis Serrette, Nancy Ross, Marxist, Leninist, Communist, cults, psychology, Social Therapy, Masha Gessen 1 38 full true New Alliance Party - Part 2 New Alliance Party - Part 2 Hey, y'all! We are back and continuing the weird, weird tale of the New Alliance Party. Sure, they might maybe be a cult, but that's not going to get in the way of the political ambitions of Lenora Fulani and "therapist" Fred Newman.

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]]> Hey, y'all! We are back and continuing the weird, weird tale of the New Alliance Party. Sure, they might maybe be a cult, but that's not going to get in the way of the political ambitions of Lenora Fulani and "therapist" Fred Newman.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-7300948 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0600 2821 New Alliance Party, International Workers Party, Lenora Fulani, Dennis Serrette, Jesse Jackson, Marxist, Leninist, Communist, cults, psychology, Social Therapy, 1988 Presidential election, Ed Koch, Fred Newman, New York City, New York, Chicago 1 37 full true New Alliance Party - Part 1 New Alliance Party - Part 1 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to a freaking adventure of an episode. 

What if I told you there was a party that's whole purpose was to represent people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, and women? That they wanted to make food, employment, shelter, and medical care a constitutional right? And that this party had been around and active throughout the 1980s? 

Well, the New Alliance Party was that party and, of course, the whole thing was just too good to be true.


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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to a freaking adventure of an episode. 

What if I told you there was a party that's whole purpose was to represent people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, and women? That they wanted to make food, employment, shelter, and medical care a constitutional right? And that this party had been around and active throughout the 1980s? 

Well, the New Alliance Party was that party and, of course, the whole thing was just too good to be true.


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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-7186309 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0600 2689 New Alliance Party, International Workers Party, Lenora Fulani, Dennis Serrette, Nancy Ross, Marxist, Leninist, Communist, cults, psychology, Social Therapy, therapy cult, Ed Koch, dump Koch, New York City, New York, cult 1 36 full true Mike Lindell Mike Lindell Welcome back and Happy New Year's, y'all! 

To kick off 2021, we have a story that will more than likely set the tone for 2022. While he hasn't run for office yet, pillow "genius" Mike Lindell appears to be all set to make his first political campaign for governor of Minnesota. And Mike just happens to be amongst a whole pack of Trumpists ready to make their move in the upcoming midterms.

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]]> Welcome back and Happy New Year's, y'all! 

To kick off 2021, we have a story that will more than likely set the tone for 2022. While he hasn't run for office yet, pillow "genius" Mike Lindell appears to be all set to make his first political campaign for governor of Minnesota. And Mike just happens to be amongst a whole pack of Trumpists ready to make their move in the upcoming midterms.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-7079593 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0600 3283 Mike Lindell, Donald Trump, My Pillow, Minnesota, Republican, pillow 1 35 full true Juliet Stuart Poyntz Juliet Stuart Poyntz Welcome back, y'all! This week we are closing out 2020 with the story of the badass, in every sense of the word, Juliet Stuart Poyntz. 

Join us as we discuss Communism, Russian history, and what the even fuck are the Wisconsin Dells.

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]]> Welcome back, y'all! This week we are closing out 2020 with the story of the badass, in every sense of the word, Juliet Stuart Poyntz. 

Join us as we discuss Communism, Russian history, and what the even fuck are the Wisconsin Dells.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6906488 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3273 Communism, Communist Party USA, Socialist Party of America, Socialism, USSR, spy, espionage, suffrage movement, feminism, New York, Joseph Stalin, union, workers rights, true crime, murder 1 34 full true Bo Gritz - Part 3 Bo Gritz - Part 3 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final installment of the tale of one Lt. Col. Bo Gritz.

The man has already had one bonkers bit of a life. Supposedly Rambo is based on him. He's invaded Laos more times than 95% of the nations on Earth. And he sort of ran for Vice President whilst diving super hard into every conspiracy theory possible and getting real into Christian Identity (aka Oops! All White Supremacy!).

So what could possibly be left but for Bo to take a chance at running for freaking President?

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final installment of the tale of one Lt. Col. Bo Gritz.

The man has already had one bonkers bit of a life. Supposedly Rambo is based on him. He's invaded Laos more times than 95% of the nations on Earth. And he sort of ran for Vice President whilst diving super hard into every conspiracy theory possible and getting real into Christian Identity (aka Oops! All White Supremacy!).

So what could possibly be left but for Bo to take a chance at running for freaking President?

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6794206 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0600 4033 Bo Gritz, Populist Party, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Montana Freemen, 1992 election, Almost Heaven, Christian Identity 1 33 full true Bo Gritz - Part 2 Bo Gritz - Part 2 Welcome back, y'all as this week we continue into part two of the life of Lt. Col. Bo Gritz.

Its 1986 and Bo's career of private invasions into Laos have come to an end. What's a man to do when his first passion is over? Dive into the new passions of  political campaigns, conspiracy theories, and maybe even a little bit of acting, of course.

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]]> Welcome back, y'all as this week we continue into part two of the life of Lt. Col. Bo Gritz.

Its 1986 and Bo's career of private invasions into Laos have come to an end. What's a man to do when his first passion is over? Dive into the new passions of  political campaigns, conspiracy theories, and maybe even a little bit of acting, of course.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6681032 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3200 Bo Gritz, Khun Sa, George H.W. Bush, Richard Armitage, conspiracy theories, Populist Party, Willis Carto, Bob Richards, Maureen Kennedy Salaman, David Duke, Christian Identity, New World Order, Republican Party, Nevada 1 32 full true Bo Gritz - Part 1 Bo Gritz - Part 1 Hey, y'all! This week we are diving back into the world of 3rd parties and talking about a man who became the poster image of the true American soldier back in the early 1980s: Lieutenant Colonel Bo Gritz.

Join us as we discuss Bo's childhood, his military career, and his shift into privately funded armed raids into Laos.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week we are diving back into the world of 3rd parties and talking about a man who became the poster image of the true American soldier back in the early 1980s: Lieutenant Colonel Bo Gritz.

Join us as we discuss Bo's childhood, his military career, and his shift into privately funded armed raids into Laos.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6573949 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3359 Vietnam War, Bo Gritz, H. Ross Perot, Ann Mills Griffiths, Clint Eastwood, William Shatner, Rambo 1 31 full true Proco Joe Moreno Proco Joe Moreno Hey, y'all! This week, Gadfly is here to do our patriotic Chicago duty and talk about our beloved city and it's real scammy political history.

Join us this week as we talk about how Chicago got this way, how we both liked Wicker Park before it wasn't cool anymore, and the man who would become known as the Hipster Alderman, Proco Joe Moreno III.

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]]> Hey, y'all! This week, Gadfly is here to do our patriotic Chicago duty and talk about our beloved city and it's real scammy political history.

Join us this week as we talk about how Chicago got this way, how we both liked Wicker Park before it wasn't cool anymore, and the man who would become known as the Hipster Alderman, Proco Joe Moreno III.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6465607 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3582 Chicago, chicago politics, Chicago City Council, Proco Joe Moreno, Daniel La Spata, aldermen, Democrats, Wicker Park, West Town, aldermanic priviledge, aldermanic prerogative 1 30 full true Lester C. Hunt & the Lavender Scare Lester C. Hunt & the Lavender Scare After a brief Election Week Hiatus, we're back, y'all!

This week, join us as we recap the results of the 2020 election for the various third parties in America. 

Following that, we dive into our main topic: the story of a complicated Senator from Wyoming, Lester C. Hunt, and the three bastards who took it upon themselves to try and ruin his family's lives, all for the sake of potential short term power.

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]]> After a brief Election Week Hiatus, we're back, y'all!

This week, join us as we recap the results of the 2020 election for the various third parties in America. 

Following that, we dive into our main topic: the story of a complicated Senator from Wyoming, Lester C. Hunt, and the three bastards who took it upon themselves to try and ruin his family's lives, all for the sake of potential short term power.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6349966 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3375 Lester Hunt, Joe McCarthy, Styles Bridges, Buddy Hunt, Herman Welker, Lavender Scare, Red Scare, Republican, Democrat, Wyoming, Marshall Burt, Emmanuel Estrada 1 29 full true The Thirds with the Best Chances to Win in 2020 The Thirds with the Best Chances to Win in 2020 Hey, y'all! Hop into our time machine to the current present, because Oona and I are about to talk about the three third party candidates that have the best chances of full on winning their major electoral races.

Join us as we explore the races for US Senate in Alaska, the Gubernatorial race in Indiana, and finish up with another Senate race in Arkansas. 

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]]> Hey, y'all! Hop into our time machine to the current present, because Oona and I are about to talk about the three third party candidates that have the best chances of full on winning their major electoral races.

Join us as we explore the races for US Senate in Alaska, the Gubernatorial race in Indiana, and finish up with another Senate race in Arkansas. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6143098 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0500 4454 Alaska, Indiana, Arkansas, Libertarian, Alaskan Independence Party, Democrats, Republicans, John Wayne Howe, Donald Rainwater, Ricky Dale Harrington Jr., Eric Holcomb, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, coronavirus, covid, masks, Bethany Baldes 1 28 full true Horace Greeley - Part 2 Horace Greeley - Part 2 Hey, y'all. We're back this week with the further tales of everyone's favorite 19th century hipster newspaperman, Horace Greeley.

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]]> Hey, y'all. We're back this week with the further tales of everyone's favorite 19th century hipster newspaperman, Horace Greeley.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-6024082 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500 3449 Horace Greeley, Republicans, Liberal Republicans, Ulysses S. Grant, 1872, Thomas Nast, Charles Francis Adams, David Davis 1 27 full true Horace Greeley - Part 1 Horace Greeley - Part 1 Hey, y'all! Welcome back to a huge tone shift as we talk about the morally-decent life of Horace Greeley.

Join us as we discuss the adventures of the 1830s Millennial Hipster experience,  ultra-specific newspapers, and we reveal our brand new right-wing grift.

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]]> Hey, y'all! Welcome back to a huge tone shift as we talk about the morally-decent life of Horace Greeley.

Join us as we discuss the adventures of the 1830s Millennial Hipster experience,  ultra-specific newspapers, and we reveal our brand new right-wing grift.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5918854 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500 3498 Horace Greeley, Whigs, Republicans, Sylvester Graham, William Seward, Thurlow Weed, Fourierism, Charles Fourier 1 26 full true Laura Loomer Laura Loomer Hey y'all! We're back and after spending a solid month in some deep history dives, we are treating ourselves to the junk food of political discussion: alt-right grifter and 2020 congressional candidate, Laura Loomer.

Join us as we discuss early 2000s late-night reality TV, Shakespeare gimmicks, & the real meaning of Minnesota Nice.

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]]> Hey y'all! We're back and after spending a solid month in some deep history dives, we are treating ourselves to the junk food of political discussion: alt-right grifter and 2020 congressional candidate, Laura Loomer.

Join us as we discuss early 2000s late-night reality TV, Shakespeare gimmicks, & the real meaning of Minnesota Nice.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5813920 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500 4208 Laura Loomer, Lois Frankel, Jacob Wohl, James O’Keefe, Project Veritas, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Hillary Clinton, Alex Jones, Ali Alexander, Julius Caesar 1 25 full true The Election of 1860 - Part 4 The Election of 1860 - Part 4 We're back y'all and it's time to bring this electoral epic to an end. It's a five-way battle royale and, yeah, we all know Lincoln wins. But does he? Are you sure you're remembering that right? Maybe Stephen Douglas won and just dressed like Lincoln for five years.

Join us this week as Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Sam Houston find every way humanly possible to make Abraham Lincoln's campaign a relaxing breeze.

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]]> We're back y'all and it's time to bring this electoral epic to an end. It's a five-way battle royale and, yeah, we all know Lincoln wins. But does he? Are you sure you're remembering that right? Maybe Stephen Douglas won and just dressed like Lincoln for five years.

Join us this week as Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Sam Houston find every way humanly possible to make Abraham Lincoln's campaign a relaxing breeze.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5703652 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0500 3683 Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, Stephen Douglas, Sam Houston, Republican, Democrat, Constitutional Union Party, Liberty Party 1 24 full true The Election of 1860 - Part 3 The Election of 1860 - Part 3 We are back with Part 3 of our 1860 Election Series (feat. Abraham Lincoln) and this week, we get to the 1860 primaries and candidates!

Will Abe Lincoln walk away with the nomination? Will Stephen Douglas fulfill Joseph Smith's prophecy? Does every young white dude lawyer from this time move to the West and become a US Congressman by 30?

Find out all this, and MORE, in our newest of episodes.

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]]> We are back with Part 3 of our 1860 Election Series (feat. Abraham Lincoln) and this week, we get to the 1860 primaries and candidates!

Will Abe Lincoln walk away with the nomination? Will Stephen Douglas fulfill Joseph Smith's prophecy? Does every young white dude lawyer from this time move to the West and become a US Congressman by 30?

Find out all this, and MORE, in our newest of episodes.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5605276 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:00:00 -0500 3638 Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, Stephen Douglas, Sam Houston, Republican, Democrat, Constitutional Union Party, Liberty Party, People's Party 1 23 full true The Election of 1860 - Part 2 The Election of 1860 - Part 2 Gadfly is back and it's part two of the What Led to the Lincoln Election Saga. This time 'round we will be discussing the 1854 Midterm Election, the badass that is Charles Sumner, but If this episode had a star, it would be the worst completed presidential term in American history, that of 15th President James Buchanan. 

Join us as we discuss the importance of the surname apostrophe, Soviet McDonald's, and how bad of an idea it is to ever declare war on Paraguay.

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]]> Gadfly is back and it's part two of the What Led to the Lincoln Election Saga. This time 'round we will be discussing the 1854 Midterm Election, the badass that is Charles Sumner, but If this episode had a star, it would be the worst completed presidential term in American history, that of 15th President James Buchanan. 

Join us as we discuss the importance of the surname apostrophe, Soviet McDonald's, and how bad of an idea it is to ever declare war on Paraguay.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5505286 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:00:00 -0500 3452 Republicans, Democrats, Whigs, American, Know Nothing, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Stephen Douglas, Charles Sumner, John Fremont, Millard Fillmore, Dred Scott, Carlos Antonio Lopez 1 22 full true The Election of 1860 - Part 1 The Election of 1860 - Part 1 Hey y'all! This is a topic that historians describe as "a big 'un." 

For the next few weeks we're going to be talking about the election of Abraham Lincoln and all of the things that had to happen for a brand new political party go from upstart troublemakers to having control of the House, Senate, and Presidency in the span of six years. 

In part one, we're going full high school history on your butts! It's thirty years of all the Compromises that hit the snooze button on Civil War while also leading the nation into inevitable battle.

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]]> Hey y'all! This is a topic that historians describe as "a big 'un." 

For the next few weeks we're going to be talking about the election of Abraham Lincoln and all of the things that had to happen for a brand new political party go from upstart troublemakers to having control of the House, Senate, and Presidency in the span of six years. 

In part one, we're going full high school history on your butts! It's thirty years of all the Compromises that hit the snooze button on Civil War while also leading the nation into inevitable battle.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5403466 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:00:00 -0500 2990 Stephen A. Douglas, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Bleeding Kansas, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Democrats, Whigs, Republicans, American Party, Know Nothings, Election of 1860 1 21 full true Gerald L.K. Smith & the America First Party Gerald L.K. Smith & the America First Party Welcome back to Gadfly! This week we did a deep dive into the phrase "America First," which is why we are talking about the worst person we have featured to date: minister Gerald L.K. Smith.

TW: We are going to be talking a ton about antisemitism and racism. To skip over 99% of it, you can jump ahead to the 49:00 mark of the podcast.

Join us as we discuss the importance of brevity when naming your radio show, the other things Gutenberg should have invented instead of the printing press, and just spend a whole conversation completely dunking on Eureka Springs, Arkansas' Sacred Projects.

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]]> Welcome back to Gadfly! This week we did a deep dive into the phrase "America First," which is why we are talking about the worst person we have featured to date: minister Gerald L.K. Smith.

TW: We are going to be talking a ton about antisemitism and racism. To skip over 99% of it, you can jump ahead to the 49:00 mark of the podcast.

Join us as we discuss the importance of brevity when naming your radio show, the other things Gutenberg should have invented instead of the printing press, and just spend a whole conversation completely dunking on Eureka Springs, Arkansas' Sacred Projects.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-5298631 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0500 3935 Huey Long, Gerald L.K. Smith, America First, Christian Nationalist Crusade, Charles Coughlin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Great Depression, politics, fascism, America First Committee, Charles Lindbergh, Christ of the Ozarks 1 20 full true The Battle of Aspen The Battle of Aspen Welcome back, y'all! This week join us as we talk about the Battle of Aspen: a classic battle against that ole demon called Gentrification. 

Only this time the fight is between out-of-state land developers, local businesspersons, & fervent anti-communists vs. a bunch of hippies, bikers, heads, and one drug-loving, compound-owning, Freak Power journalist.

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]]> Welcome back, y'all! This week join us as we talk about the Battle of Aspen: a classic battle against that ole demon called Gentrification. 

Only this time the fight is between out-of-state land developers, local businesspersons, & fervent anti-communists vs. a bunch of hippies, bikers, heads, and one drug-loving, compound-owning, Freak Power journalist.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-5085488 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0500 3423 Hunter S. Thompson, Joe Edwards, Aspen, Colorado, Hippies, bikers, Guido Meyer, Eve Homeyer, Carroll Whitmire, The Hippie Trials, Freak Power 1 19 full true 2020 Green Party Convention: Howie Hawkins 2020 Green Party Convention: Howie Hawkins Welcome back to Gadfly, y'all! This week, we are talking about one of the founding fathers of the Green Party himself, this year's 2020 Presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins.

Join us as we discuss undergraduate foreign language requirements, the various nicknames of the city of Syracuse, and invent the newest male-centric synonym for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

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]]> Welcome back to Gadfly, y'all! This week, we are talking about one of the founding fathers of the Green Party himself, this year's 2020 Presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins.

Join us as we discuss undergraduate foreign language requirements, the various nicknames of the city of Syracuse, and invent the newest male-centric synonym for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-4904990 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 22:00:00 -0500 3489 Green Party, Howie Hawkins, Bernie Sanders, Liberty Union Party, Peace and Freedom Party, Socialist Party USA, Gloria La Riva, Clamshell Alliance 1 19 full true 2020 Green Party Convention: The Runners-Up 2020 Green Party Convention: The Runners-Up This week, we begin the final of the big three third-party conventions with the Green Party. This year, the race for the party nomination was a bit more contentious than usual, so set your phasors for Drama.

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]]> This week, we begin the final of the big three third-party conventions with the Green Party. This year, the race for the party nomination was a bit more contentious than usual, so set your phasors for Drama.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-4722104 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0500 4020 Green Party, Dennis Lambert, Dario Hunter, Jesse Ventura, Jill Stein, Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, Ralph Nader 1 17 full true 2020 Libertarian Party Convention: Jo Jorgensen (and the other two finalists) 2020 Libertarian Party Convention: Jo Jorgensen (and the other two finalists) This week the invisible hand of the free market pushes us back into the 2020 Libertarian Convention and we focus on the three candidates who made it onto the fourth, and final, ballot.

Join us as we discuss the joys of anarchist absurdity, the fury brought on by over-optimistic capitalism, and the real-time sadness of finding out someone probably supports the boogaloo movement.

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]]> This week the invisible hand of the free market pushes us back into the 2020 Libertarian Convention and we focus on the three candidates who made it onto the fourth, and final, ballot.

Join us as we discuss the joys of anarchist absurdity, the fury brought on by over-optimistic capitalism, and the real-time sadness of finding out someone probably supports the boogaloo movement.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-4522631 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:00:00 -0500 3617 Jacob Hornberger, Vermin Supreme, Spike Cohen, Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian Party 1 17 full true 2020 Libertarian Party Convention: The Runners Up 2020 Libertarian Party Convention: The Runners Up It's mid-June and, whoo boy, we are already so deep into the third party political season! This week, we are talking about the 2020 Libertarian Party Convention and the three candidates who didn't quite make it onto the final ballot.

Join us as we discuss the awesomeness of micronations, ways to make a physical cryptocurrency, and a movie that is the Libertarian answer to The Room.

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]]> It's mid-June and, whoo boy, we are already so deep into the third party political season! This week, we are talking about the 2020 Libertarian Party Convention and the three candidates who didn't quite make it onto the final ballot.

Join us as we discuss the awesomeness of micronations, ways to make a physical cryptocurrency, and a movie that is the Libertarian answer to The Room.

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]]> Adden Serotonin Buzzsprout-4337525 Sat, 27 Jun 2020 01:00:00 -0500 3772 Libertarian Party, Libertarian, Adam Kokesh, Jim Gray, John Monds, Lincoln Chafee, Edward Snowden, Gary Johnson, William Weld, universal basic income, negative income tax 1 15 full true 2020 Constitution Party Convention: Don Blankenship 2020 Constitution Party Convention: Don Blankenship This week we return to the Constitution Party Convention to discuss their 2020 nominee for president, former coal company president and felon Don Blankenship.

Join us as we discuss the dark history of mining coal, internal-organ based Ponzi schemes, and ponder just how awful one person can really be.

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]]> This week we return to the Constitution Party Convention to discuss their 2020 nominee for president, former coal company president and felon Don Blankenship.

Join us as we discuss the dark history of mining coal, internal-organ based Ponzi schemes, and ponder just how awful one person can really be.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-4142741 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0500 3443 Constitution Party, Don Blankenship, Barack Obama, Joe Manchin, Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell, Cocaine Mitch, George W. Bush, Mine Safety and Health Administration, MSHA, West Virginia, coal, mining, Massey Energy, Upper Big Branch 1 14 full true 2020 Constitution Party Convention: The Runners Up 2020 Constitution Party Convention: The Runners Up We're back, y'all, and we've brought the most modern of times with us! 

The Constitution Party held their convention for their presidential nominee back in the beginning of May and you bet all your butts we're going to talk about it. 

In this episode, we discuss the platform of the party, the 2nd through 5th place finishers, and how many amendments of the Constitution you can dislike and still be a member of the Constitution Party.

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]]> We're back, y'all, and we've brought the most modern of times with us! 

The Constitution Party held their convention for their presidential nominee back in the beginning of May and you bet all your butts we're going to talk about it. 

In this episode, we discuss the platform of the party, the 2nd through 5th place finishers, and how many amendments of the Constitution you can dislike and still be a member of the Constitution Party.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-3961469 Fri, 29 May 2020 05:00:00 -0500 4373 Constitution Party, US Taxpayers Party, Daniel Clyde Cummings, Sheila Tittle, SAMM Tittle, Don Grundmann, Charles Kraut, Don Blankenship, 16th Amendment, 17th Amendment 1 13 full true Natural Law Party - Part 3 Natural Law Party - Part 3 This week we are finishing up the transcendental journey that is the Natural Law Party.

Will John Hagelin find the primary connector of all physics? Will he achieve political success? Or is some there some third option for his and his party's future happiness?

Join us this week to find out all this and more! Also featuring a brief appearance by Laverne: The Dog That Barks When You Mention Ross Perot.

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]]> This week we are finishing up the transcendental journey that is the Natural Law Party.

Will John Hagelin find the primary connector of all physics? Will he achieve political success? Or is some there some third option for his and his party's future happiness?

Join us this week to find out all this and more! Also featuring a brief appearance by Laverne: The Dog That Barks When You Mention Ross Perot.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-3686059 Sat, 09 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500 3470 John Hagelin, Natural Law Party, 1994 United States Elections, 1996 United States Elections, 2000 United States Elections, Kate Ross, Ig Nobel Prize, transcendental meditation, Maharishi effect, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Maharishi University of Management 1 12 full true Natural Law Party - Part 2 Natural Law Party - Part 2 We're back and we're bringing the Natural Law Party with us!

Today, we cover the actual start of the transcendental meditation minded, international third party and their calm-spoken physicist leader in the states, John Hagelin.

In this episode, we rant about the hero's journey in real life, try to understand even a tiny bit of unified field theory, and wonder if John Hagelin is even real and what even is reality, man?

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]]> We're back and we're bringing the Natural Law Party with us!

Today, we cover the actual start of the transcendental meditation minded, international third party and their calm-spoken physicist leader in the states, John Hagelin.

In this episode, we rant about the hero's journey in real life, try to understand even a tiny bit of unified field theory, and wonder if John Hagelin is even real and what even is reality, man?

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-3501532 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0500 3726 John Hagelin, Natural Law Party, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, The Beach Boys, Mike Love, Mike Tompkins, unified field theory, CERN, SLAC, transcendental meditation, TM, TM-Sidhi, Pamela Valponi, Lenora Fulani, New Alliance Party, Howard Phillips, Constitution P 1 11 full true Natural Law Party - Part 1 Natural Law Party - Part 1 We're back and oh man do we have a story to tell you this week. 

The Natural Law party was founded in 1992 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the transcendental meditation (TM) movement. In part 1, it's all Mahesh all the way down as we talk about his history, his religious teachings, and the sexual assault that should have ended his career. 

Join us as we discuss such things as what band is the Beach Boys of our generation, at what point can you legally call a group a cult, and how many elbows should one throw if someone doesn't give room on the sidewalk in our covid-filled world?

All this and more as Gadfly returns!

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]]> We're back and oh man do we have a story to tell you this week. 

The Natural Law party was founded in 1992 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of the transcendental meditation (TM) movement. In part 1, it's all Mahesh all the way down as we talk about his history, his religious teachings, and the sexual assault that should have ended his career. 

Join us as we discuss such things as what band is the Beach Boys of our generation, at what point can you legally call a group a cult, and how many elbows should one throw if someone doesn't give room on the sidewalk in our covid-filled world?

All this and more as Gadfly returns!

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-3310762 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0500 2427 Natural Law Party, Maharishi Mahesh Yoga, The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, The Beach Boys, James Randi, transcendental meditation, maharishi effect, yogic flying, Mia Farrow, Deepak Chopra 1 10 full true COVID-19 Update Episode COVID-19 Update Episode Hey, y'all.

The Gadfly crew are in the midst of sheltering-at-home and wanted to give an update as to what we've been up to for the past couple of very strange weeks.

Expect a brand new episode next week as we return back to a new version of normal.

Also, if you're in need of assistance during the pandemic we recommend NAMI's mental health hotline and your local Community Action Partnership for assistance paying utilities, rent, and/or other emergency needs.

Stay healthy and stay safe.

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]]> Hey, y'all.

The Gadfly crew are in the midst of sheltering-at-home and wanted to give an update as to what we've been up to for the past couple of very strange weeks.

Expect a brand new episode next week as we return back to a new version of normal.

Also, if you're in need of assistance during the pandemic we recommend NAMI's mental health hotline and your local Community Action Partnership for assistance paying utilities, rent, and/or other emergency needs.

Stay healthy and stay safe.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-3222016 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0500 120 1 9 full false Alan Keyes - Part 3 Alan Keyes - Part 3 And here we are: the final part of the Alan Keyes Saga. He's lost two Senate races. He's lost two presidential campaigns. So, why not give both of those one more shot? What could possibly happen...wait...what's that noise...oh my god, that's Barack Obama's music!

Join us this week as we discuss all the ways one man can ruin his own political career in so little time.

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]]> And here we are: the final part of the Alan Keyes Saga. He's lost two Senate races. He's lost two presidential campaigns. So, why not give both of those one more shot? What could possibly happen...wait...what's that noise...oh my god, that's Barack Obama's music!

Join us this week as we discuss all the ways one man can ruin his own political career in so little time.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-3064132 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0500 3730 Alan Keyes, politics, history, Peter Fitzgerald, Barack Obama, George Ryan, Jack Ryan, Jim Oberweis, Judy Baar Topinka, Mike Ditka, Maya Marcel-Keyes, 2008 presidential election, 2004 Illinois Senate election, Republican Party, Constitution Party, America 1 8 full true Alan Keyes - Part 2 Alan Keyes - Part 2 In Part 2 of 3, we continue the adventure of Alan Keyes! Coming off of two very huge Senate losses, Alan goes and does the thing most everyone on this podcast would do: run for President.

Join us this week as we discuss Declaration Principles, a low-key family drama pitch to FX, and whether or not Mayor Bork: Doggie Delegate made the right call at the GOP convention in 1992.

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]]> In Part 2 of 3, we continue the adventure of Alan Keyes! Coming off of two very huge Senate losses, Alan goes and does the thing most everyone on this podcast would do: run for President.

Join us this week as we discuss Declaration Principles, a low-key family drama pitch to FX, and whether or not Mayor Bork: Doggie Delegate made the right call at the GOP convention in 1992.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-2996710 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0500 3524 Alan Keyes, politics, history, Republican, Bill Clinton, Joycelyn Elders, Jeb Bush, Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, Bob Dornan, Steve Forbes, Phil Gramm, Dick Lugar, Morry Taylor, president, Catholic League, MSNBC, William Donahue, Michael Moore, Gary Bauer, Orri 1 7 full true Alan Keyes - Part 1 Alan Keyes - Part 1 For episode six of Gadfly, we embark on the Month of Keyes! For the next three weeks we will be talking about the most well known African-American conservative Catholic political philosopher in all of America: Alan Keyes.

In part 1, join us as we talk about Boys State, how nice Ithaca probably is this time of year, and when it might or might not be a good idea to pay yourself with your own campaign funds. 

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]]> For episode six of Gadfly, we embark on the Month of Keyes! For the next three weeks we will be talking about the most well known African-American conservative Catholic political philosopher in all of America: Alan Keyes.

In part 1, join us as we talk about Boys State, how nice Ithaca probably is this time of year, and when it might or might not be a good idea to pay yourself with your own campaign funds. 

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-2932945 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3422 Alan Keyes, politics, history, Maryland politics, Ronald Reagan, Boys State, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Paul Sarbanes, Barbara Mikulski, aparteid, abortion 1 6 full true Alaskan Independence Party - Part 2 Alaskan Independence Party - Part 2 Against all odds, the AKIP has won the Governor's seat in Alaska. But what will come of their new-found power? Will they ascend to even greater ranks? Will Alaska finally be free? Will Joe Vogler ever get the god damn Park Rangers off his back so he can mine his gold and nuke some glaciers?

All this, and more, in part two of the Alaskan Independence Party!

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]]> Against all odds, the AKIP has won the Governor's seat in Alaska. But what will come of their new-found power? Will they ascend to even greater ranks? Will Alaska finally be free? Will Joe Vogler ever get the god damn Park Rangers off his back so he can mine his gold and nuke some glaciers?

All this, and more, in part two of the Alaskan Independence Party!

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-2865562 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0600 2527 Alaskan Independence Party, AKIP, Joe Vogler, Wally Hickel, Republican, Democrat, Alaskan politics, Alaska, politics, history, Sarah Palin, Mark Chryson, Don Wright, Jack Coghill, Constitution Party 1 5 full true Alaskan Independence Party - Part 1 Alaskan Independence Party - Part 1 For episode four of Gadfly we go as far north as the boundaries of America will take us and look at the beginnings of the Alaskan Independence Party and, its founder, a cranky old prospector-lawyer named Joe Vogler. 

As party founder he fought for Alaska to leave the United States and form its own sort of Libertarian utopia. In his personal life, he fought buses, trees, and the National Park Service.

How far can one perpetually ornery old man possibly go? Find out at least half of that answer here in part one of two.

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]]> For episode four of Gadfly we go as far north as the boundaries of America will take us and look at the beginnings of the Alaskan Independence Party and, its founder, a cranky old prospector-lawyer named Joe Vogler. 

As party founder he fought for Alaska to leave the United States and form its own sort of Libertarian utopia. In his personal life, he fought buses, trees, and the National Park Service.

How far can one perpetually ornery old man possibly go? Find out at least half of that answer here in part one of two.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-2741026 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0600 3196 AKIP, Alaskan Independence Party, Alaskan politics, Alaska, Joe Vogler, Don Wright, Arliss Sturgulewski, Wally Hickel, Democrat, Republican, politics, elections, history, election history, Alaskan history 1 4 full true 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election - Part 2 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election - Part 2 It's now 1991, and Governor Buddy Roemer is making his first sacrifices of personal character, only to make way for the worst Louisiana had to offer, David Duke.

In Part 2 we follow the 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election between the once idealist Roemer, the shamelessly crooked former Governor Edwin Edwards, and the white supremacist Duke.

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]]> It's now 1991, and Governor Buddy Roemer is making his first sacrifices of personal character, only to make way for the worst Louisiana had to offer, David Duke.

In Part 2 we follow the 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election between the once idealist Roemer, the shamelessly crooked former Governor Edwin Edwards, and the white supremacist Duke.

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]]> Added Serotonin Buzzsprout-2680543 Fri, 07 Feb 2020 04:00:00 -0600 2561 Buddy Roemer, Edwin Edwards, David Duke, Democrat, Republican, Louisiana politics, Reform Party, Populist Party 1 3 full true 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election - Part 1 1991 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election - Part 1 Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is the kind of person you would hope would run for office: his morals were rock solid, he was incorruptible by financial or political gain, and he genuinely cared about the people he would represent. So, it would only make sense that in 1991 he would run against the two people who existed on the worst ends of the political spectrum.

In Part 1, we talk about the early career of Buddy Roemer, his challenger from the left, Edwin Edwards, and, for the third guy, well, you'll find out about him.

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]]> Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is the kind of person you would hope would run for office: his morals were rock solid, he was incorruptible by financial or political gain, and he genuinely cared about the people he would represent. So, it would only make sense that in 1991 he would run against the two people who existed on the worst ends of the political spectrum.

In Part 1, we talk about the early career of Buddy Roemer, his challenger from the left, Edwin Edwards, and, for the third guy, well, you'll find out about him.

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Written and Hosted by Dusty Wilson & Oona O'Leary.

Theme song is Sophomore Makeout by Silent Partner.

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]]> Episode 1 of Gadfly starts with one of the most dauntless fringe candidates in current American politics: San Diego businessman Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente.

Written and Hosted by Dusty Wilson & Oona O'Leary.

Theme song is Sophomore Makeout by Silent Partner.

Visit Twitter @gadflypod for updates! 

Website (and episode listing chock full o' sources) coming soon! 

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