LUCKY EP #13 MIGHT BE OUR LAST! Here's your chance to hear from Steven Peterson, former real estate developer and father of SEVEN—and that's before all the furry babies! It's a family affair, as Martha (wife) and Chase (step-son) get in on the action a little, and Sandy tries not to bungle Anh's EQFAAPC—you know, the rapid-fire questions! [If you want One. More. Episode. to complete the ballot, let Amy Jackson know how much you love the pod!] Say hi to Martha, who is off mic, but you can hear a ...
Jun 09, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 12
ARE YOU READY TO GET MAYORAL?! OF COURSE YOU ARE! Alyia Gaskins is up first! We've had two mayoral eps in the can since April, but we've been holdin' 'em back, hoping to complete the trifecta for you! But it's gettin' late in the cycle, so we're giving the people what they want—just in time to get smart before Election Day! Listen up, and tell all your friends! The Quinta Brunson Program! AG is a Gemini! What does that mean? Nugget & Fang DRP after Music Together! Bathroom decor? No thanks, ...
Jun 07, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In the LAST CITY COUNCIL EP OF 2024, Jacinta—Miss Greene if you're nasty—reveals shocking information about her unabashed pizza preferences. She repays our acceptance by not leaving the chat as we...have a little fun...with ACPS's little rebranding experiment a few months ago! LISTEN UP, Social Butterflies! You're almost done! ACPS's Maritime Christmas Police Badge Visit Alexandria's Minimalist Peepee Sunset Domino's?????????????? Pineapple, mushroom, and pepperoni?! Omg this is too much! Cover ...
Jun 01, 2024•38 min
In this ep, Anh does her best to make this our first NSFW interview—and by that we mean that it's probably fiiiiine for younger listeners in that they'll learn how to pronounce 'clitoris' correctly. Poor Night Mayor! He's deep in the comments of the washingtondc subreddit, BUT WHAT NON-CONSPIRACY THEORY ISN'T? Restaraunts should put bathroom pics on their websites! The World’s Greatest Cheese Pizza Is in DC? Apparently So. (It's Andy's) John likes the "AUTO" Did Theismann's get new bathrooms? Ar...
May 29, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Y'all, in this episode Jimmy Lewis and the LibSoc team pop a can of ice cold, bubbly facts having to do with code we identify by number, salacious gossip about aluminum can production, and other nerdy, super hot, but totally SFW topics. You won't want to miss this one! Nerdiest nerd fact: 76% of aluminum ever manufactured is still in use today Canned wine is cool. Best Pizza in ALX is Benny's bc it's GIANT Bathroom aesthetic: Jula's! (Jimmy and his mom get it!) If you didn't want to be Indiana J...
May 21, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode, we are pretty sure Canek opens a beer with a club of some kind, it turns out he's running against Joe Biden, City Council loses count of our birthday cupcakes, and it's inexplicably time to start the Census all over again—OR ARE WE HAVING AN ANXIETY DREAM?! Are any of us getting enough sleep? Only one way to find out: listen to the most chill episode ever! Having a bottle opener/club is so normal, it's ungoogleable. Canek says La Casa (in Foxchase) has the best pizza... We're to...
May 21, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Prayin' man Kevin Harris forgives our dog poop opening, but has no room for pets (who don't even pay rent) himself, gets the BFF question right, tells us about a great youth training program, aaaand gives us an excuse to put a Simpson's monorail gif in the show notes! We barely even talked basketball—this must be serious! Listen! It counts as local if it's from Preeti's 7-Eleven Del Ray Pizza Butterfly Effect mural wins again! Sponsor us, Jeni's! Most relatable karaoke choice Philly Cheesesteak ...
May 17, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Listen in as we chat with Metro engineer, SB member, and double Alexandrian, Abdel Elnoubi and (from afar) his—are you ready?—BUNNY! The important thing for you to know about this episode is that Diane may have some feelings about Abdel's choice of pizza joint—WHO CAN KNOW?! Shirley Temples are coming back! Sometimes with *ginger ale*! Catch up on House of Cards Lost Dog Pizza Small little white bunny called Fuzzy Butterfly mural —shout out to EBP! We forgot to ask this WMATA engineer if time tr...
May 15, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This episode has it all: detailed pizza descriptors, middle school "lingo" that'll make your kid pretend they don't know you on the street, JewBu philosophy, and a lottttt of nerd talk. Give Charlotte-branded Charlotte Scherer a listen now! Middle school boy translator, @mr_phlindsay_sped Monterey's Pizza Sing along with Charlotte!: Walk of Life by Dire Straits King Street Cats! Poetry enters the chat: WH Auden Appalachian Trail: the Rollercoaster! Ed note: for the record, Sandy was a baby when ...
May 10, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Anti-arena candidate Jonathan Huskey's comin' in HOTTT! Listen as this changiest change agent gives a Diane-approved pizza answer, demonstrates empathy for opponent Jesse O'Connell's hair, shows great flexibility toward root vegetables, and shows off his Labor chops! You're gonna wanna listen to Ep 0: Arena Explainer with WaPo's Teo Armus to get ready for this one! Where is Warwick Village? Stracci Pizza Wins the 2023 NoVA Wars Pizza Madness Jets Pizza (Diane approves!) Bathroom question gets th...
May 09, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Fan of the show, Kirk McPike, validates our existence, solidifies his sci-fi chops with a Dune deep cut, and is the first one to make clear to us that our bathroom question is...weird. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAM! Last season, on Liberally Social... Frank Pepe's ! Robinson's Landing has a public bathroom on the waterfront, but that's not exactly what Marta's looking for. Asteroid hits waterfront! Kirk correctly pluralizes poets laureate Ice Ice Baby Leo McGarry is the GOAT Congressman Takano! mmm...Lo...
May 08, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Climate! Equity! Budget! Change! Smartypants guest Jesse O'Connell joins us with his smartypants Zoom background and gives smartypants answers we like on erudite topics such as pizza and vacation reads! (FYI: this is where The Bathroom Question starts to go off the rails, folks. Listen as Jesse tells us "it's a great question" out of pity and concern.) Jesse's hair looks like Captain Pike's IYKYK Stracci Pizza—correct! The Diplomat is def not a guilty pleasure! The Simpson dog park bathroom—that...
May 08, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to the first full episode of Liberally Social! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hear us flex our rusty interviewing joints and Sarah Bagley patiently answer such hard-hitting questions as, "Who's your best friend?" PRESS PLAY, FELLOW NERDS! Hi, Diane! Anchovies! Call Your Mother's bathroom Bachelor recaps online Adopt a Buster! Sarah on an e-bike! I Wish I was a Little Bit Taller Spoken word, aka Baby Got Back Oasis foreverrrrrrrrrr It's Taurus Season Article about parades? I'm just Ken ...
May 06, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Before we jump into this Season 3 with FOURTEEN local candidate interviews, let's take a minute, take a breath, and talk about the arena with a neutral party—a journalist, who brings the facts, can give us a gut check, and level set so we’re all on the same page as we start the season!
May 04, 2024•37 min
FOURTEEN CANDIDATES! SEVEN SEATS! Find out what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real. Welcome to the Real World—wait, no. Welcome to Liberally Social: your political infotainment, wrapped in a pod party, wrapped in nerd fun, recorded from the best city in the world, Alexandria, VA!
May 02, 2024•2 min
A Special Election! In January! In School Board District A! In this ep, we learn a) what makes Gina Baum tick, b) how to get booted from the GWMS Facebook group, and c) that she's willing to go the extra mile for good takeout! This boards and commissions vet has a ton to tell you about her campaign—so join us! Gina's website is here Send her some moolah here (via Donorbox?) This is your chance to become one of a handful of people who even know about this race, let alone will vote in it! So liste...
Dec 26, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
A Special Election! In January! In School Board District A! We're talking to Tim Beaty, aka "Mr. Tim from School," about his experience subbing in ACPS, sharing some big love for Quinta Brunson and another special teacher, and getting schooled on collective bargaining for teachers by a real live Teamster—partially in Spanish! Tim's website is here Throw him a donation here (via ActBlue) This is your chance to become one of a handful of people who even know about this race, let alone will vote in...
Dec 26, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Y'all! It's our last episode in District B—and, man, it's entertaining! (At least weeee were entertained!) In this ep, School Board candidate Tammy Ignacio surprises us with answers that have us laughin' out loud and wishin' we'd had a few less sips before we started! She covers her decades in ACPS and what she gets from overzealous private Facebook groups that hate bike lanes—and we discover that OMG! we've met Tammy's favorite teacher, AND SHE'S A TRIP! Join us! AND THEN GO VOTE! Ignacio4Schoo...
Oct 24, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 25
If you’re shoppin’ for a candidate who has superior Betta fish-naming skillz, then getta load of what Bridget Shea Westfall, candidate for School Board in District B, is sellin’! We cover binge-worthy TV, what the heck is up with OpenACPS, and the weirdness of running for office as a federal employee—with our bubbles in fancy crystal because we’re klassy. Well, at least Bridget is! Join us! BridgetforACPS.org Donate to Bridget Impeachment—the Monica Lewinsky thing on FX Money Heist Succession Re...
Oct 23, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Are you lookin' for a megaboost of positive energy to get your day goin'? THEN PRESS PLAY! Retiring Principal PreeAnn Johnson, School Board candidate in District B, has it in spades. And is it just us, or does her description of her childhood self sound suspiciously like Blind Melon Bumblebee Girl? Pop those AirPods in and hear PreeAnn's vision for the whole child, practical solutions to our schools' challenges, and why all this talk of Critical Race Theory is making her head implode! Your faith...
Oct 22, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 23
"That was the most succinct answer we've ever had and we don't know what to do now." Dr. Ashley Simpson Baird, candidate for School Board in District B, shocks and amazes us with her ability to articulate a full, clear thought—with an ending—in English AND Spanish! Teach us the secret to organizing our brains like this, Doc! You'll want to eavesdrop on this convo about deep, critical thinking, getting back to the basics of teaching our kids, and...Michelle Pfeiffer? Yes! Michelle Pfeiffer! By th...
Oct 21, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 22
“Guess what? CHICKEN BUTT!” Come for the civic education, stay for the dad jokes and iphone app recs! Former School Board member and current School Board candidate Kelly Carmichael Booz, of District B is back, baby! Only this time with fewer babies and more big kids! Listen with us to Kelly’s thoughts on school safety, online advocacy, and die-hard support of teachers and the labor movement! This episode’s got it all! KellyCarmichaelBooz.com Donate to her campaign! Are you sure you're in Distric...
Oct 21, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 21
You know the little Ruby Tucker Readers are friends of the pod—now their fearless leader makes her LibSoc debut! Are the kids really alright? How 'bout the teachers? In between laugh/snorts, the team tackles some serious issues with Jacinta Greene, incumbent candidate for School Board in District A—including going to the mat for ACPS teachers, keeping electeds accessible to parents, and acknowledging the fact that we're goooorrrgeous! JacintaGreene.com Donate to Jacinta's campaign! Are you sure ...
Oct 21, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In Alexandria, our electeds READ BOOKS! Listen in as incumbent school Board member Michelle Rief (District A) shares her reading list, her own academic journey, and a great local take-out spot! We also go deep on ACPS's work toward academic achievement and meeting our kids' and families' basic needs—like keeping everyone fed and connected to the Internet during the shutdown. Y'all, this has been an intense couple of years—learn why Michelle is back for more! MichelleforAlexandria.com Donate to M...
Oct 20, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
While we're over here with our noses to our phones, sippin' pumpkin spiced whatevers, former City Councilman Willie Bailey miiiight be personally hand-stitching winter coats for 7,000 kids whiiile running for School Board in District A—you'll just have to listen to find out! There's no small talk with this firefightin' philanthropist—join us for real talk on race and equity, early childhood education, and where to find the best egg rolls on Planet Earth! WillforALXSchoolBoard.com Donate to Will'...
Oct 19, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Who's got a one-letter name, is fully fluent in Outlander, and is running for School Board in District A? It's D Ohlandt, one of the 4 Democrats running to fill 3 seats on Alexandria's School Board! Join us as we cover eeeeverything from equity in categories of difference to RV camping—and see if D is for Darngoodcandidate! DOhlandtForAlexandriaSchools.com Donate to D Are you sure you're in District A? Check the map! Building the Federal Schoolhouse
Oct 17, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 17
OH FRAK! Now that you're an expert on the Mayoral and City Council races, all of your friends are texting you about who to vote for for School Board! Don't worry—we've got you! In this Very Special Episode, your favorite Social Butterflies learn from special guests Jay Falk and Ewan Thompson, former student representatives to the Alexandria School Board. We'll explain the wacko ballot, which district is which, how to tell who's a Democrat (and who's definitely not!), and get tips on what to look...
Oct 15, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Listen up all quick-like as we speeeeeeed through our LAST INTERVIEW OF THE SEASON with mayoral candidate Allison Silberberg! She's only got 30 minutes and we've got final ballot decisions to make! Join us for quickie convos on tree canopy, climate (of course!), whether or not co-location of housing on school grounds is really even A Thing, missing Atlantis Restaurant, and what the heck Republican yard sign placements mean! Check the show notes for details! * Fact check updates will be asteriske...
Jun 04, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We've gone MAYORAL! We're on the hunt for Mayor Justin Wilson's gooey center—and we found it! Y'all this is a long one, but STUFFED with good intel, like Justin's lightweight drink preferences, his work on racial/economic/environmental justice through policy (like free DASH starting in September!), a lot of absolute, giddy excitement about solid waste, why we've gotta be "courageous" enough to tackle affordable housing, and everything you want to know about comin' out of The Covidtimes! Join us—...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 14
And Amy Jackson completes the set! In our 13th of 13 City Council candidate episodes, we drink margaritas and address burning questions like—What's your favorite chapter of the ALX Environmental Action Plan? Who doesn't know the Dallas theme song (there is singing)?...and are moms allowed to read for pleasure? Listen to this last episode and consider your Council candidate research COMPLETE! Details in show notes! Who is even running for City Council? Classical 90.0FM We're drinking Hi-Fi Margar...
May 23, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 13
