Following the midterm maps, Nicholas (educator) and Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) reflect on how their family is reframing views on being "blue dots in red states." From drawing a comparison to squid skin, they ask: Are we defeating ourselves because being unique requires loneliness? Family Projects: www.glassroomhive.com 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” Outr...
Nov 10, 2022•30 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” Final MIDTERM DECISION DESK CHECK IN FOR 2022 MIDTERMS Five thirty eight updated shows GOP with edge to win Senate as of Friday Nov 4th at 2pm central https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/?cid=rrpromo Each of us with picks Your “LOCK” race Adam: Mark Kelly, Sean: Ron Johnson, Rachel: Meg...
Nov 09, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 "Change The Conversation" Sign Up For Patreon here 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 advice for any jurisdiction. All statements are opinions that reflect on that of the speaker and the purpose of the ...
Nov 08, 2022•14 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” Missouri Gun Laws - T/F: Are gun manufacturers about to get the tobacco treatment? (10 -12 min) STL Post Dist article: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-republicans-likely-to-block-any-push-for-red-flag-gun-laws/article_264ab532-fe40-5699-8c5c-f90de0a3a218.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&a...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland with a Special Midterm Election Report Intro: What's on the ballot Reproductive Healthcare Rights Midterm effects on Food and Agriculture Red Flag Laws Energy and the Climate Voting Rights Social Security Benefits Marijuana Legalization 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 ...
Nov 04, 2022•20 min
Co-Hosts: Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker Guest: Reece Ellis https://heartlandpod.com/ Sign Up at Heartland POD Patreon For Extras! “”Change The Conversation.” All Ballot Measures: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/petitions/2022BallotMeasures\ Amendment 1: This one comes to us FROM the Missouri general assembly, in other words Republicans wanted to put this on in order to add it to the constitution. The question: Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to: allow the General Assembly to overrid...
Nov 03, 2022•51 min
Follow the money in Colorado's U.S. Senate race | Sen. Michael Bennet smacks down dishonest attack repeated by GOP challenger Joe O'Dea | Arizona cannabis sales set to top $1 Billion for 2nd year in a row - monthly tax revenue is about $20 Million | Flagstaff Arizona bond issue would provide $20 Million for affordable housing | Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction tour wraps in L.A. on November 19Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Proce...
Nov 02, 2022•10 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” Adam Sommer is joined for a chat by Truman State students, Jack Eichholz, Megan Nesbitt, Emily O'Leary, and Colleen O'Reilly. The group are all part of a class project looking at Missouri political races in the midterms for 2022 including fact checking both Republicans and Democrats along with a project aimed at blogging in favor of Trudy Busch Valentine, for Senate. Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe...
Nov 01, 2022•36 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics - Single polls - and data reliance: Is Sharice Davids really up 14 points? https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article267967122.html?ac_cid=DM717884&ac_bid=1222525714 fivethirty eight 80/20 in favor of Davids https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/house/kansas/3/ Why don’t outlier polls share i...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland #MOLeg obsession with deregulating guns, and the fallout Right-wing misinformation effort goes local in Normal IL Ohio Issue 1 Theft of frozen beef in Nebraska uncovers crime ring Arkansas struggles to vote TX goes permit-less on guns, and police face an armed public 2 conservatives accused in hoax robocall scheme plead guilty Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The P...
Oct 28, 2022•19 min
Adam on Twitter: @Adam_Sommer85 Julie on Twitter: @upine Adam Sommer chats with Julie Hotard, an expert in disinformation. Julie, a PHD, helps us better understand the messaging happening right now coming from the extreme right wing and the dangers of allowing lies, propaganda, and disinformation to go unchecked. Plus, learn about why she thinks "Dark Brandon" is a great lead and example of how we can all push back. Learn more about Julie and her writing: https://upine.medium.com/ Click/Tap here...
Oct 27, 2022•27 min
Are they really gonna make us vote for these vacuums? Nicholas (educator) & Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) tie polls about the general election to predictions in science classes and door-to-door vacuum cleaner sales. 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 cha...
Oct 26, 2022•30 min
Adam on Twitter: @Adam_Sommer85 Trish on Twitter: @TrishForMO Adam Sommer chats with Trish Gunby, Missouri State Rep. and current Democratic nominee for the Missouri 2nd district Congressional race. Trish is putting in the hours and the miles and building a team that is ready for the home stretch in her attempt to unseat the incumbent Republican, Ann Wagner. Trish talks about town hall meetings, the messages she's hearing from voters, and the "something's in the air" kind of energy out there on ...
Oct 25, 2022•29 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” TRUE OR FALSE Competent state leadership is NOW a luxury item Gov. Parson recent media love fest toward teachers will result in something real https://twitter.com/BigElad/status/1582717235486785536?s=20&t=iXXjg7vynQpeRr7xogemrw https://missouriindependent.com/2022/10/18/commission-recommends-salary-increases-to-address-missouri-teacher-sh...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 26 min
HEADLINE 1: Contamination in Springfield’s groundwater, and Missouri knew for Decades - STLPR An investigation by the Midwest Newsroom and St. Louis Public Radio has found that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the company Litton Systems, a former defense contractor that had employed thousands of people in Springfield to make circuit boards for the Navy and telecommunications industry, knew as early as 1993 that contamination beyond the company’s property into the surrounding comm...
Oct 21, 2022•17 min
Deb Lavender Website: https://www.upballot.com/deb-lavender While serving in the legislature, Deb found her place working on the Budget Committee to find and distribute hidden money to the areas throughout our state that needed it the most. She was able to work across the aisle to increase funding for people living at home with disabilities, mental health needs, utility assistance, and was able to amend the budget to include 15 million for broadband expansion. There is still a lot of work that n...
Oct 20, 2022•20 min
The Heartland POD on Twitter Go to heartlandpod.com for information on all our political podcasts, and a link to support our work on Patreon. Sign up as an Official PODhead for just $5 per month to access all our premium podcast segments and political writing. To join the conversation on Twitter, find us at THE Heartland POD. Alright! Let’s get into it: COLORADO NEWSLINE: RINO hunters looking for a bloodbath As county clerks across Colorado prepared to send out mail ballots to voters on Monday, ...
Oct 19, 2022•16 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Natalie Davis https://unitedstatesofcare.org/ Natalie Davis has worked for nearly two decades shaping and implementing American health care policies to improve the lives of all people. In 2018, she and fellow national health care leader Andy Slavitt launched United States of Care to ensure that everyone in the country has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of health status, social need, or income. She is relentless in her person-centered ...
Oct 18, 2022•30 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Opening Statement - 2min 45 sec True False - 13 min 15 sec Yeah ... NO - 26 min 40 sec Mid Term Check In - 49 min TRUE OR FALSE - Climate activists with “Just Stop Oil” throwing soup on a priceless work of art was low key brilliant https://twitter.com/damiengayle/status/1580864210741133312?s=20&t=DgeaKW1bq-hHwYYW4svXaQ Best things to throw on something? Yeah… NO E...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 GOP points the finger on gas prices, but makes no sense https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/10/09/politics/us-oil-drilling-opec-gas-prices-biden-climate/index.html Missouri Auditor Nominee Jumps On The Culture War Wagon https://news.yahoo.com/republican-nominee-missouri-auditor-wants-103000151.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ9wC2JP4P85_ZF_BQd3br0mtiKa12iZ68-8KDzCBUR0jMUp-gggrueYLpSizXZm6dS0NuuBmOrnH3Ec2F0t7H...
Oct 14, 2022•12 min
Host: Kevin Smith @KevINmidMO Gust: Rep. Sarah Unsicker @SarahUnsicker 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 advice for any jurisdiction. All statements are opi...
Oct 13, 2022•34 min
Does pot change your DNA? Rachel Parker (main POD co-host) joins Nicholas (former science educator) to clarify her comments from Monday's show that cannabis does not change your DNA. Could your parents be right about weed for the wrong reasons? 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: “T...
Oct 12, 2022•22 min
Host: Rachel Parker Guest; Dr. Alan Green, Democratic campaign for Missouri Auditor https://www.alankgreen.com/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 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 advi...
Oct 11, 2022•35 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO TRUE OR FALSE The retirement of Sen. Ben Sasse holds greater meaning beyond his simply leaving the job. Sasse well known as a Trump critic https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/06/sasse-expected-to-resign-from-senate-00060812 https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/ben-sasse-resigning-senate/index.html Taking a job as President of University of Florida Anything here o...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Biden's Pardons Wisconsin loves the Big Lie CAFO Stink on Schmitt and Parson Gas prices Planned Parenthood rises to the occasion Nebraska Wildfire Abortion Ban Violates Religious Freedom in KY Missouri tax cut...shrug 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...
Oct 07, 2022•17 min
Host: Adam Sommer, twitter: https://twitter.com/Adam_Sommer85?s=20&t=nVpK5tX8idvZNlQAIVMkjg Guest: Kristen Radaker Sheafer, twitter: https://twitter.com/KristenRSheafer?s=20&t=nVpK5tX8idvZNlQAIVMkjg Kristen For Congress https://www.kristenforcongress.com/ Kristen Radaker Sheafer was raised in rural northeast Oklahoma, where she used to watch cows grazing in the pasture behind her backyard from the kitchen table. In 2006, she graduated from her small public high school and headed to a sma...
Oct 06, 2022•35 min
Democratic Secs of State spending big on ads in battleground states | Nevada GOP Governor candidate Lombardo struggles with abortion in debate with incumbent Gov Steve Sisolak | ACLU of Arizona and Arizona Medical Association sue the state over unclear abortion bans and penalties | Marist poll has U.S. Sen Mark Kelly 10 points up on Trump endorsed Blake Masters - Mark Kelly up by 20 points with women voters | AZ Governor candidates Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs in a dead heat | New Mexico has its fi...
Oct 05, 2022•13 min
Host: Rachel Parker @RaitchetP Guest: Pat Garafalo @Pat_Garofalo https://www.economicliberties.us/ Pat's substack: https://boondoggle.substack.com/ The American Economic Liberties Project launched in February 2020 to help translate the intellectual victories of the anti-monopoly movement into momentum towards concrete, wide-ranging policy changes that begin to address today’s crisis of concentrated economic power. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host...
Oct 04, 2022•57 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Guest Host: Ray Reed @RayReedMO DONATE TO RETT SYNDROME ST. LOUIS RETT STROLLATHON IN HONOR OF CLARA'S CRUSADE https://give.rettsyndrome.org/event/st-louis-strollathon/e419979 True Or False Missouri GOP Extraordinary Session tax cut could rebound, adding to the ROEmentum of Dems and make MO seats more competitive than thought before? Cost of the cut too high for some,...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Smithfield Pays for fixing Pork Prices Missouri Tax Cut Carnival Smith and Wesson face lawsuit in 4th of July Mass Shooting Ohio strives to keep boot on back of minor pregnant rape victims Ken Paxton does his best Benny Hill impression Orange is the new inaction Biden on Hunger Alito complains about the bed he just made https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find ...
Sep 30, 2022•17 min
