In this part 2 of the 'Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey : Intro to American Civics' series... Kristopher H. Bilbrey wraps up talking about the 3rd branch of the National Government: the Judicial Branch. (Part 1 discussed the Legislative & Executive Branches... you can find that episode at the following link: https://perception.fireside.fm/058). We then move into Checks and Balances and State's Rights before this episode comes to a close! Be sure to tune in on Saturday 12.07.19 -...
Dec 01, 2019•50 min•Ep. 60
Kristopher H. Bilbrey, recording this episode just two days before Thanksgiving 2019, decides to take a look at a few communities throughout East Central Indiana - looking at where they are currently, where they have been... and looking forward to 2020 & the promises of new beginnings... we look at where we could be heading! Lets just hope, its where we need to be! This episode looks at Winchester, Muncie & Union City, IN! (If you have an issue where you live, or if you live in one of th...
Nov 27, 2019•50 min•Ep. 59
Kristopher H. Bilbrey details where this 'Civics Series' will go over the course of the next several Saturday Episodes! (The Civics Episodes will air EVERY Saturday from now through the conclusion of the series... the Civics Series episodes will fall on even number episodes). PLEASE SHARE THIS AND ALL EPISODES WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW! In this episodes we cover an overview of what we will be looking at, we then discuss, briefly, the 3 branches of the National Government (legislative, executive &am...
Nov 25, 2019•50 min•Ep. 58
Kristopher H. Bilbrey, along with producers Kate & Niles, talks about the "RED FOR ED" Teacher Protest at the Indiana State House... (right, wrong... that's not the argument! The Government being piss poor with money - DING, DING, DING)! Give it a listen and pass it along! Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey 11.19.19 (Produced by: The Vulgar Poets) Special Guests: Kate Thornburg and Niles Thornburg.
Nov 20, 2019•50 min•Ep. 57
Kristopher H. Bilbrey welcomes Special Guest: Stephany Finney to the show. Stephany is a citizen activist from Anderson, IN and she highlights issues the City of Anderson is having! She has just recently started the fight to bring accountability to her community... a great discussion is had and a bridge is built! No matter if you're from Winchester or Muncie or Anderson... or elsewhere, YOU are not alone! And it IS happening everywhere! BUT citizens everywhere are also fighting back! Give this e...
Nov 16, 2019•50 min•Ep. 56
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the left over trash left behind by the corrupt Democrats from Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. The "214" Democrats and their corrupt ways are being shown the door... but John Hampton has been left behind and now there is a fight to have him removed from a Council he can not sit on... even though time is short! Mr. Hampton is a FELON and has to be removed... but no one from the Council including those that ran on the "Anti-Corruption" platforms are doing anything ...
Nov 15, 2019•50 min•Ep. 55
Kristopher H. Bilbrey talks about the where the show is heading... with the 2019 Municipal Elections over in Indiana and the 2020 Presidential Election looking us in the face, we cover what direction the show will be heading over the next few weeks and months! I then welcome Special Guest: Audie Barber to the show to talk about how he wants to put some common sense back in the local Democrat Party! Tune in and maybe you can help answer the question: To Barber or Not To Barber... (we're looking f...
Nov 10, 2019•50 min•Ep. 54
Kristopher H. Bilbrey opens the phone lines up to hear from YOU in this 53rd episode, titled: "Impetus"! Impetus is defined as "the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly"! And since this is the last show recorded before the 2019 Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 05, 2019 and since such a change IS needed... it seemed like a good idea to remind everyone that WE CAN BE THE IMPETUS for change! We need a change, but are we willing to BE the change? In this episode Kristopher...
Nov 03, 2019•50 min•Ep. 53
Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher Haunted Bilbrey gets in the "Halloween" mood with this scary episode that talks about real life horror stories... and uses events that are based on true life events! Click on the link to listen... IF YOU DARE... Mmmmwwwwaaaaaaahhhhaaaahhhaaahahahahahahahahahaha! Perception IS Reality w/Killer H. Bilbrey 10.29.19 (Produced by: The Vampire Poets)
Oct 30, 2019•50 min•Ep. 52
EXPLICIT CONTENT! Ladies & Gentlemen, this Episode #051 is a very short and to the point show covering very important statements made by a Candidate running for Office in Muncie, Indiana. These statements made BY the Candidate contradict beliefs the Candidate has tried to portray to voters! Listen and decide for yourself the importance of the statements she makes! I, for one, believe these statements to be a look at who I truly see, when I look at the Candidate! In this short episode, you wi...
Oct 26, 2019•13 min•Ep. 51
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses apathy and how it is a serious problem for attempting to better the communities we all live in! Some treat apathy as a new religion... going as far as fighting to not be active or involved! We take a look at a few examples of how apathy has caused people to now act differently than we once would have: how one community refuses to call out a Candidate that is accused of Domestic Violence... how there are citizens that will not fight for other citizens' rights, even...
Oct 24, 2019•48 min•Ep. 50
Who tells Muncie City Councilor Nora Powell how to vote? Oh that's right... 214 Party Boss Phil Nichols... I can't begin to wrap my head around why she seems sooo proud of it! I mean, she's been fighting like crazy to keep this hush-hush! Guess its out now! Muncie (At Large) City Councilor Nora Powell - in conversation on 05.02.19
Oct 21, 2019•1 min
Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers hypocrisy in politics! RIGHT TO THE POINT... give 'er a listen! Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey 10.19.19 (Produced by: The Vulgar Poets)
Oct 19, 2019•48 min•Ep. 49
Kristopher H. Bilbrey has 2 Candidate Interviews lined up for this EXCLUSIVE... FIRST, COMPARATIVE LOOK at the Candidates running for the Office of the Muncie, Indiana City Clerk. In this #048th episode you will hear from current, Incumbent Democrat: City Clerk, Melissa Peckinpaugh & her Republican Challenger: Belinda Munson. Both of these Candidates will face off in this upcoming 2019 General Election! Please use this episode and the interviews of these 2 Candidates to help make your decisi...
Oct 15, 2019•51 min•Ep. 48
Kristopher H. Bilbrey has 3 Candidate Interviews lined up for this very special (3 PART SERIES). These 3 Candidates are running for the Office of Mayor for the City of Muncie, Indiana, in this upcoming 2019 General Election! Please use these 3 interviews to help make your decision on who to vote for and PLEASE... SHARE ALL 3 of the episodes with ALL VOTERS IN THE CITY OF MUNCIE, INDIANA! The episode breakdown is as follows: Episode #047-d: "TERRY WHITT BAILEY... Episode #047-l: "STEVE SMITH"... ...
Oct 12, 2019•39 min
Kristopher H. Bilbrey has 3 Candidate Interviews lined up for this very special (3 PART SERIES). These 3 Candidates are running for the Office of Mayor for the City of Muncie, Indiana, in this upcoming 2019 General Election! Please use these 3 interviews to help make your decision on who to vote for and PLEASE... SHARE ALL 3 of the episodes with ALL VOTERS IN THE CITY OF MUNCIE, INDIANA! The episode breakdown is as follows: Episode #047-d: "TERRY WHITT BAILEY... Episode #047-l: "STEVE SMITH"... ...
Oct 12, 2019•52 min
Kristopher H. Bilbrey has 3 Candidate Interviews lined up for this very special (3 PART SERIES). These 3 Candidates are running for the Office of Mayor for the City of Muncie, Indiana, in this upcoming 2019 General Election! Please use these 3 interviews to help make your decision on who to vote for and PLEASE... SHARE ALL 3 of the episodes with ALL VOTERS IN THE CITY OF MUNCIE, INDIANA! The episode breakdown is as follows: Episode #047-d: "TERRY WHITT BAILEY.... Episode #047-l: "STEVE SMITH"......
Oct 12, 2019•49 min
Kristopher H. Bilbrey lays out several clips of insanity from a recent Muncie, Indiana City Council meeting that last 6 hours! (THAT'S RIGHT I SAID 6 HOURS!) In the clips you can hear the absolute break down of the City Officials! This episode SINGLE HANDEDLY shows why voters need to get OFF their asses and get out to vote... which, by the way, EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY! So come along for a FANTASTIC episode... showing the VERY WORST of the "Broken Local Government!" Election Day is Tuesday, Nove...
Oct 09, 2019•48 min•Ep. 46
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the ins and outs of voting and absentee voting! THIS IS A NEED TO LISTEN TO GUIDE for everyone that it is interested in making a difference in their community (in the state of Indiana... outside the State, there are small differences but the principles remain)! Give this a listen, even more if you're NEW to all this local politics scene or this would be a great episode to have your younger voters to listen to! This episode again goes over registering to vote (whic...
Oct 05, 2019•48 min•Ep. 45
Kristopher H. Bilbrey lays it out! The time for being polite is over... its time to get down the brass tacks! Listen or don't... BUT if you want to be a citizen that want to make a difference... if you want to be active... be engaged... if you want your community to be the best it can be... if you want to BETTER YOUR GOVERNMENT THROUGH CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT??? Then listen to this episode and all the episodes! Understand that this is politics and sometimes we may agree and sometimes we may not! BE ...
Oct 02, 2019•48 min•Ep. 44
This recording is of my 2 quick conversations with Bob McCoy (R) & Bill Richmond (D) Candidates for Mayor of Winchester, Indiana... after the Candidate Forum that was held on Monday, September 30th, 2019! They have both been running for office since February of 2019 and have both refused to answers questions! After the Forum I was able to catch them one on one... where I was able to get some pretty unbelievable stuff! First off, the 2 Candidates running against each other made an agreement b...
Oct 02, 2019•9 min
Kristopher H. Bilbrey, host of 'Perception IS Reality' welcomes friends of the show and Co-Hosts: Jeremiah Morrell & Dakota Davis of 'Boss Hog of Liberty' podcast, based out of New Castle, Henry County, Indiana... the 3 podcasters have a discussion about politics, podcasts and working to get YOU the listener involved in YOUR local scene! So come along for a topsy-turvy mixing of two AMAZING shows... the podcast 'Perception IS Reality' + 'Boss Hog of Liberty' podcast = EPISODE #043: "Boss Hog...
Sep 28, 2019•51 min•Ep. 43
On this SPECIAL Episode #042 Kristopher H. Bilbrey records LIVE from Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana where Ball State University in conjunction with the Bowen Center for Public Affairs & Muncie Community School Corp holds a Candidate Forum for the 2019 Municipal Election for the City of Muncie! The evening starts with the City Council Candidates (Time Stamp > 00:00:00 - 01:23:06) The evening concludes with the Mayoral Candidates (Time Stamp > 01:23:07 - 0...
Sep 27, 2019•3 hr 9 min•Ep. 42
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses that period in every election season when it gets really hectic, everyone has to turn up the intensity and it gets down to the nitty gritty... you know, when it gets DOWN TO THE WIRE! That point in the election season where you're running out of time to get registered to vote, if you aren't already! That point where you should know who is on your ballot and what they stand for! That point where the candidates should be burning the candle at both ends trying to get...
Sep 22, 2019•55 min•Ep. 41
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses "fear" and how it effects citizen involvement and what we need to do to BEAT THE FEAR BACK so that we can Better Local Government through Citizen Involvement! The question is also asked "if candidates are afraid to engage with citizens and voters now, how will they act once elected" and when its 100% crazy all the time for 4 straight years? And finally, maybe it is a good thing that elected officials have some "fear" of being booted from office! Perception IS Real...
Sep 20, 2019•49 min•Ep. 40
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses Transparency & Accountability! These are the BUILDING BLOCKS of local Government, or they should be... the role of the Public Access Counselor is talked about and we have the heart to heart discussion about what WE, the people, need to do to DEMAND T&A! Link to the Public Access Counselor for the State of Indiana: www.in.gov/pac Link to the PAC Handbook: www.in.gov/pac/files/pac_handbook.pdf Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey 09.14.19 (Produced ...
Sep 14, 2019•49 min•Ep. 39
Kristopher H. Bilbrey asks the very real question... "Where is Everyone?" Just 30 days after 1200 people attended a City Council meeting we are now back to the normal, humdrum, normal amount of people at a meeting! AND THAT IS WHAT HE WAS AFRAID OF! Discussion of how to overcome this is talked about and Kris asks for YOUR INPUT? September 11th, 2001 is also discussed due to the Anniversary! The BRAVE men & women of Flight 93 are discussed and the question is asked... how could we be more lik...
Sep 10, 2019•50 min•Ep. 38
Kristopher H. Bilbrey issues a Public Service Announcement about voting in this UPCOMING ELECTION! You won't want to miss this episode... click to listen, like and share with others! TUNE IN... To register to vote visit the following link www.IndianaVoters.com Early Voting for the 2019 General Election begins Tuesday 10.08.19 Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey 09.07.19 (Produced by: The Vulgar Poets)
Sep 07, 2019•50 min•Ep. 37
Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses his philosophy on local politics and we look into agreeing, disagreeing and civil engagement! We discuss how its ok to NOT agree and sometimes you might even agree with someone you normally would disagree with! And most importantly, we talk about how sometimes, during an election cycle it is ok to step away from it all for awhile to recharge so we can come back ready to go! Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey 09.03.19 (Produced by: The Vulgar Poets)
Sep 03, 2019•51 min•Ep. 36
Kristopher H. Bilbrey starts a show for this 35th episode covering a few common sense points of issue... but something goes terribly *wrong! PLEASE LISTEN AND STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER DETAILS!!! For Kristopher H, Bilbrey, this is The Vulgar Poets 08.31.19 *(Dramatization... keep in mind, although this is VERY serious stuff we are talking about at the end of the day... its JUST POLITICS and this podcast, while informative and educational... is a form of entertainment! And in all honesty, the host n...
Sep 01, 2019•25 min•Ep. 35
