Host: Rachel Parker @RaitchetP Guest: Lori Curry @MissouriPrison Website - https://moprisonreform.org/about-us/ Missouri Prison Reform: Advocating for those incarcerated in Missouri’s Department of Corrections by elevating their voices, advocating for their needs, and exposing harmful policies that undermine our overall goal of harm reduction, healing, and rehabilitation. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) ...
Sep 29, 2022•40 min
Nicholas (educator) and Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) talk about their experiences with PrideFest, the perspectives of their children and how they are raising them with open minds and hearts, as well as their utter disdain for the “dum-dum” known as Jorsh Hawley. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The ...
Sep 28, 2022•32 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Bethany Mann @Mann4Congress Bethany Mann joins Adam Sommer for a chat about Bethany's run for Congress in Missouri's 3rd District. Bethany's Website: https://bethanymannforcongress.com/ About Bethany Bethany Mann grew up in Foristell, MO, and currently lives in Brentwood, MO. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois in Springfield, IL, and started her career working as an intern at the Environmental Protection Ag...
Sep 27, 2022•40 min
OCTOBER IS RETT SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH To Give On Behalf Of Clara's Crusade (Adam's Daughter): https://give.rettsyndrome.org/team/445681 To Sign Up & Join Us For The St. Louis Rett syndrome Strollathon on October 8th: https://give.rettsyndrome.org/event/st-louis-strollathon/e419979 SHOW NOTES Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Mid-Term Decision Desk Check In - Missouri Edition 8 House Races 1st -...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Matthew Franck @mattfranck on Abuse in the name of Reform Gov Tony Evers @GovEvers says give voters a chance to speak out on Abortion Farmers get help from Dems on climate change but still lean Right Gov Parson says No to sports betting Ohio Rep Candidate fibs on serving in Afghanistan Lankford vs. education Texas Students told to wait on more diversity education Missouri DSS struggling under no MOGOP Support Mike Lind-...
Sep 23, 2022•21 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Michelle Smith with Missourians For Alternatives To The Death Penalty @MADPMO on Twitter Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADP) is a statewide organization working to repeal the death penalty in Missouri by educating citizens and legislators regarding the costs and consequences of capital punishment. We seek to empower murder victim family members, exonerees, communities, racial justice advocates, various faith and conscience traditions, ...
Sep 22, 2022•40 min
ADL reveals public officials who have paid dues to the Oath Keepers | Blake Masters slammed by veterans group in Tucson | Tribal leaders applaud federal climate change funding | Asian American Pacific Islander advocates keep momentum from soaring 2020 voter turnout | Arizona law banning recording of police is blocked by judge on First Amendment grounds | US Sec of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits Denver, announces millions in federal funding projects https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlan...
Sep 21, 2022•16 min
Jenna Spinelle is a podcast producer based in State College, Pennsylvania and recently released a series called When the People Decide ( http://thepeopledecide.show ) that looks at how ballot initiatives and the people who organize them are changing American politics. She has talked with Benjamin Singer of Show Me Integrity for one episode and several others feature the heartland in some way (Nebraska, Cincinnati, and South Dakota just to name a few). Jenna joins Adam Sommer and Rachel Parker to...
Sep 20, 2022•46 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO True Or False Missouri Special Session Will Be A Failure MO GOP (shockingly) having trouble finding consensus https://missouriindependent.com/2022/09/14/multiple-plans-emerge-as-missouri-lawmakers-begin-governors-tax-cut-special-session/ The imagery of legislators meeting with temporary tables on a concrete floor in a state with serious issues - MO Dept of Health Serv...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Agape boarding school still open | Lindsey Graham wants a 15-week abortion ban | President Joe Biden announces tentative deal to avoid railroad strike | Idaho high school senior beats right-winger in school board race | Teen who killed her alleged rapist is ordered to pay $150K to his family | Missouri Amazon workers walk out over low pay and punishing work conditions | SIU-Carbondale aviation program partners with United Airlines for pilot training | Nebraska public employees rally for better p...
Sep 16, 2022•20 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guests Jessie Shepherd @ShepherdForMO Kyle Kerns @KernsForMO Ginger Witty @wittyfor156 https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal ad...
Sep 15, 2022•38 min
Nicholas (educator) and Kristina (ASL interpreter) unpack the conversations they have with their children about inclusion, activism, and entertainment after watching the Z-O-M-B-I-E-S trilogy on Disney+. Glassroom Hive: glassroomhive.com https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The Worl...
Sep 14, 2022•27 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guests: Jenna Roberson @JennaForMo https://www.upballot.com/jenna-roberson Eric Nowicki @ericpnowicki https://nowickiforrep.com/ https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing ...
Sep 13, 2022•21 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Special guest host: Donald Looney @donlooney FOR LAST CALL BONUS - SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON AT $5/MONTH LEVEL OR UP True Or False: Ranked choice voting is a scam to rig elections Alaska’s real time case: Mary Peltola wins, no candidate was over 50% on first line https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/31/alaska-special-election-mary-peltola-wins https://twitter.com/T...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Agape Heat gets to MO Gov Mike Parson and AG Eric Schmitt in developing story about abuse at Agape boarding school in rural Missouri | Eric Schmitt uses office to attack free press | Oath Keepers among us | Insurrectionist removed from office | MO Sec of State Jay Ashcroft wants to to undermine federal elections | Communities against Big Pork | Chris Mann for Kansas AG | Texas sized bill to taxpayers for Gov Greg Abbott busing stunt https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The...
Sep 09, 2022•18 min
Host: Rachel Parker @RaitchetP Rachel Parker takes a turn solo for this episode where she dives into the current state of the GOP, in her own words. Long time listeners know that Rachel delivers a blazing critique, and this is no exception. Join her as she traces the evolution to the way things are now, and connects that to our fellow voters, right here in the heartland. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) a...
Sep 08, 2022•26 min
Latinos in NV overwhelmingly support right to choose | Open primaries and ranked choice voting on the Nevada ballot | Democrats Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Gov. Steve Sisolak lead GOP challengers in AARP poll | New citizens could be swinging Arizona's elections | AZ Senate candidate Blake Masters pays two fake electors for campaign consulting | Arizona vouchers for wealthy kids who have always gone to private school | Colorado Governor Jared Polis launches $3.4 Million in TV and streaming vi...
Sep 07, 2022•17 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Dan Schaefer @allonthemove Democracy on the Move is a podcast dedicated to the people and organizations building a better democracy. We interview people who take action and get their perspectives. https://democracyonthemove.org/about https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change The...
Sep 06, 2022•39 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 REPLAY - Catch part of this interview on the Netflix show "I Am A Killer" Sn. 3, Ep. 1 which features a small excerpt from this very interview. Adam Sommer brings back an interview with author, investigator, former officer, and sister, Betty Frizzell - author of "If You Can't Quit Cryin' You Can't Come Here No More" - a book about the family history of poverty, and the horrible events in rural SE Missouri that lead to her sister's incarceration and Betty's hunt f...
Sep 05, 2022•45 min
Agape Updates | Red States Taxing Student Loan Forgiveness | Columbus OH Police shoot unarmed black man in bed | MO Gov Mike Parson rolling back sunshine provisions | Drinking water crisis in Jackson MS | Sports Betting in Now Legal in Kansas | Win for Voting Rights in Wisconsin | Kentucky loses $4 Million in Fed Housing Funds | Alaska sends first Alaska Native to U.S. Congress, handing a Sarah Palin another election loss https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversati...
Sep 02, 2022•14 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: David Pepper @DavidPepper http://davidpepper.com/ - to buy David's book and learn more about him Book: Laboratories of Autocracy - A Wake-Up Call From Behind The Lines David Pepper joins Adam Sommer for a chat about a topic we have been raising at The Heartland POD, along with others, for months. David's book is framed by Ohio but can be easily applied across the heartland as a way to change the conversation, and reframe the debate around the future of our...
Sep 01, 2022•54 min
Nicholas (educator) and Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) push back on Sith Lord Ben Shapiro and his extremism against the Left. Instead, they argue, diversity is not only the goal for progress and inclusion but the main ingredient in breeding creativity. Ben Shapiro Video: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ben-shapiro-responds-to-podcast-movement-says-the-left-is-cruisin-for-a-bruisin-im-a-dangerous-person-to-the-left/ Our Family Projects: www.glassroomhive.com https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter:...
Aug 31, 2022•29 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Adam Sommer breaks down the safety we feel in the illusion of choice, and how the Dobbs decision has caused a major ripple because for once, in a long time, the choice impacted is more than merely superficial. It is fundamental. See also: George Carlin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZsKy5yGC7A https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow T...
Aug 30, 2022•20 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO POD Pal - Galen Bacharier from Springfield News Leader @galenbacharier Adam's Open: The Why Behind The What True or False: The National GOP party has broken into pieces Galen attended an incredibly interesting event in Springfield Article about Mike Lindell’s conference in Springfield, MO https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/08/21/marjorie-ta...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Biden Administration announces $10K student loan forgiveness | OK Teacher resigns in protest over book bans | Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law | TN Republican Former House Speaker Indicted | Teacher Strike in Ohio | Dry Pastures in TX | Iowa school letting staff carry firearms to prevent school shootings | Psychedelics to help alcoholics | MO Gov. Mike Parson sticks it to hungry kids https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer...
Aug 26, 2022•18 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guests: Jessica Slisz - MO House 49th - @SliszHd49 https://www.upballot.com/jessica-slisz Amy Freeland - MO House 140th - https://www.facebook.com/electAmyFreeland https://www.upballot.com/Amy-Freeland/ Jessica DeVoto - MO House 69th - 94 down to the river @DeVotoForMO http://jessicadevoto.com/ https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The ...
Aug 25, 2022•40 min
DOJ indicts Trump supporter who threatened Maricopa County Recorder over Big Lie | AZ hauls in $177 Million from cannabis excise tax so far in 2022 | DSCC running ads in Arizona for Mark Kelly, attacking Blake Masters | Teacher pay gap is worst in Colorado | CO State Sen Kevin Priola switches from Republican to Democrat over Big Lie and climate change | GOP Sen nominee Joe O'Dea wants to have it both ways on abortion | Denver Fair Elections Fund disburses $1 million to grassroots candidates | Ne...
Aug 24, 2022•43 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Adam is a lawyer in west-central Missouri and long time political commentator Guest: Eapen Thampy @eapenthampy Eapen is a lobbyist working in the Marijuana and Hemp industries. MO Amendment 3 SOS info: https://www.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx?PageID=10056 Not all are for it: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/some-cannabis-advocates-not-on-board-with-amendment-3-legal-missouri-2022 Mo Independent basics: https://missouriindependent.com/2022/08/09/missouri-voters-wil...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO True or False: Dr. Mehmet Oz is the worst GOP Senate candidate since Todd “legitimate rape” Akin? Dr. Oz’s trip to the super market turned into one of the funniest, saddest, and most unifying political memes of the 21st century https://twitter.com/umichvoter/status/1559011904076529664 Trying to relate to the boys “Ugh, my wife wants all the vegetables…” Has anyone tha...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Host: Kevin Smith (@KevINmidMO) Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Guest: Colin Lovett https://votelovett.com/ Introducing the true face of Missouri GOP Politics and where we stand under the Supermajority! Buy and Bust for Rural hospitals IRA Benefits to Climate Friendly Farming MO Lost $1.35 Billion bc we can't care for kids LAYOVER with MO 100 Candidate Colin Lovett @Lovett4MO Back to School Lightening Round! Anti-Equity Leg Book Bans Gagging Laws Teacher Shortages No F...
Aug 19, 2022•24 min
