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The Muck Podcast

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A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed.
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Episodes

Episode 74: Perfectly Perfect | Jasiel Correia and Marion Barry

Tina and Hillary cover former Fall River Massachusetts mayor Jasiel Correia and former Mayor of DC, Marion Barry. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep74notes).

May 26, 20211 hr 11 min

Li'l Muck Episode 27: Cindy Polo

Hillary and Tina interview former Florida State House Rep for District 103, Cindy Polo. Cindy Polo is a mother, advocate, and a former Florida State Representative. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island to her Colombian parents. Moving to Northwest Miami-Dade at the age of two, Cindy has always been a fierce advocate for equal and adequate representation in all forms of government. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Mass communications and her MBA from Florida International University. Her c...

May 21, 202144 min

Episode 73: Benniferlary | 1985 MOVE Bombing and Lee Baca

Hillary and Tina cover the 1985 bombing of MOVE and former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep73notes).

May 19, 20211 hr 24 min

Episode 72: Ride or Die | Dario Herrera and Charlie Crist

Tina and Hillary cover former Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera and Operation G-Sting and Former Governor of Florida Charlie Crist. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep72notes).

May 12, 20211 hr 27 min

Li'l Muck Episode 26: Gloria Pedro

Hillary and Tina interview Manager of Public Policy and Organizing for Planned Parenthood, Gloria Pedro Gloria Pedro (she/her) is the Manager of Public Policy and Organizing for Planned Parenthood Great Plains Vote in Arkansas and Oklahoma. At PPGPV, Gloria is one of many dedicated policy experts and community organizers fighting for reproductive rights in four of the country’s most restrictive states. When Gloria’s not acting as a state legislature watch-dog, she’s using her voice as a truth-te...

May 07, 202121 min

Li'l Muck Episode 25: Colorado House Rep. Brianna Titone

Hillary and Tina interview Colorado House Rep for District 27, Brianna Titone. Representative Brianna Titone was elected in 2018 to represent House District 27 in Colorado. She serves as the Vice Chair of the Joint Technology Committee, and serves on the Health & Insurance and Energy & Environment Committees. Additionally, she serves as chair of the House Democrats LGBTQ Caucus. She has successfully legislated an agenda committed to eliminating gaps in consumer protections, affordable ho...

Apr 23, 202124 min

Li'l Muck Episode 24: Florida House Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby

Hillary and Tina interview Florida House Rep for District 70, Michele Rayner-Goolsby . Representative Rayner is a Florida native and was born and raised in Pinellas County. Rayner comes from a long line of service. Her mother was one of the first Black social-workers in St. Petersburg, Florida and her uncles served the City of St. Petersburg, District 70 and the State of Florida as the first Black Secretary for the Department of Corrections for the State of Florida and the former State Represent...

Apr 09, 202121 min

Episode 66: Chop Shop | Joe Gersten and John Hipple Mitchell

Tina and Hillary cover former Miami Commissioner Joe Gersten and former U.S. Representative from Oregon John Hipple Mitchell. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep66notes).

Mar 31, 202159 min

Li'l Muck Episode 23: Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott

Hillary and Tina interview Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott. Joe Scott graduated from West Point and earned the Bronze Star as an Army Captain and combat leader in Iraq. He successfully voted by mail while deployed to Iraq and is acutely aware of the importance of having one’s vote count here, no matter how far away an eligible voter may be. His MBA and 20 years of combined military and technology leadership experience gives him the unique skill sets required to unify different c...

Mar 26, 202132 min

Li'l Muck Episode 22: U.S. Representative Val Demings

Hillary and Tina interview US Representative of Florida’s 10th District, Val Demings. Congresswoman Val Demings represents Florida's 10th District. A lifelong public servant, Rep. Demings broke numerous glass ceilings in her rise through the Orlando Police Department and her election to Congress. The first in her family to graduate college, she became a social worker, then a police officer. In 2007, after a distinguished career, she made history by becoming Orlando’s first female Chief of Police...

Mar 12, 202116 min

Episode 63: Cold Cash Jefferson | Jim Jordan and William Jefferson

Hillary and Tina cover current US House Representative from Ohio, Jim Jordan and former US House Representative from Louisiana William J. Jefferson. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep63notes).

Mar 10, 20211 hr 8 min

Li'l Muck Episode 21: Emmanuel George

Hillary and Tina interview community advocate, Emmanuel George of the Black Broward film project and the Sistrunk-a-Fair. Born in Overtown Florida, Emmanuel George spent his childhood years in North Miami and Miami Shores. In 2002 to present day he's been living in Hollywood and Dania Beach. His calling to be a voice and advocate for the local Black community came after being taken under Valencia Gunder's wing as one of her mentees. Through getting involved in community activism in Miami, he app...

Feb 26, 202136 min

Episode 60: We Got Receipts | Orval Faubus and Lang Holland

Tina and Hillary cover former Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and former Marshall, Arkansas Sheriff Lang Holland. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep60notes).

Feb 17, 20211 hr 3 min

Li'l Muck Episode 20: Helen Butler

Hillary and Tina interview Helen Butler, Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda. Helen serves as Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda, an advocacy organization comprised of representatives from the human rights, civil rights, environmental, labor, women, young professionals, youth, elected officials, peace and justice groups throughout the State of Georgia founded by the late Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. In keeping with the People’s Agenda com...

Feb 12, 202124 min

Episode 59: Football is Stupid | Ray Nagin and Leon Jordan

Hillary and Tina cover former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and the assassination of Kansas City House Representative and activist, Leon Jordan. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep59notes).

Feb 10, 20211 hr 18 min

Li'l Muck Episode 19: Red Tide Radio

Hillary and Tina interview Red Tide Radio co-hosts Thomas Kennedy and Gerald Doherty. For over a decade, Thomas Kennedy lived as an undocumented immigrant. Watching his parents overcome their struggles to try and achieve success led Thomas to become involved in student activism and immigration reform advocacy. He graduated with an International Relations major from Florida International University and worked with the Florida Immigrant Coalition, was a fellow for the Center for Community Change A...

Jan 29, 202149 min

Episode 57: Super Secret Boyfriend | Robert Levinson and James Treffinger

Hillary and Tina cover the disappearance of retired FBI agent and CIA operative Robert Levinson and former County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey, James Treffinger. For show notes and links to our sources, please click here (https://themuckpodcast.fireside.fm/articles/ep57notes).

Jan 27, 20211 hr 8 min

Li'l Muck Episode 18: Caroline Light & Melba V. Pearson

Hillary and Tina interview Professor Caroline Light and former Assistant State Attorney Melba V. Pearson. We focus our conversation on the controversial Stand Your Groud Law and the proposed DeSantis' Anti-Riot Bill. Caroline Light currently serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University and teaches courses on women, gender, and sexuality. Melba Pearson is an attorney specializing in civil rights and criminal law, with an emphasis on policy. For show notes and links to our...

Jan 15, 20211 hr 4 min
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