Republicans sue to ban abortion pill in entire U.S. | Arizona legislators narrowly avoid school funding crisis | Adam Frisch, who nearly beat Rep. Lauren Boebert in 2022, is running for Congress again in 2024 | Colorado and 10 other states consider Right to Repair legislation, and the Farm Bureau is not going to be on board Song plays Intro by host Welcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod’s Talking Politic...
Feb 15, 2023•12 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Guest: Erik Richardson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImaginarySelf Freelance writer and political consultant; President of Audrain Co. Dems; Development director for Missouri House Democrats; Candidate for City Council of Mexico, Missouri Help Mo House Dems: https://www.mohousedems.c...
Feb 14, 2023•31 min
Opening Statement: Free Exercise Is Not Forced Belief Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Twitter and Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Opening Statement: Free Exercise Is Not Forced Belief True or False The Satanic Panic is Back – Satanic Panic Part 2: Electric Boogaloo https://www.sa...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES A Mighty Controversy Is This Lutheran Catechism - Christianity Today - https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/lutheran-catechism-concordia-publishing-critics-matthew-har.html?fbclid=IwAR1fTmGTD5bmljUm-3HBHoRFC5hLjOje6grzS6mBva7gNUEWM8nxhYvfRew_aem_Abw0xp27VoagVA-hQ7b1jmV9_JapK22txw534SD7aQXJ5G56w_NVpU5qBLinbl0HeGWP843SZL01HxQ3AwkN4A10p-nKzngDDxaiJHUkHX8dKbbAeztj2L-ofhC-x1Xbe4DkeYmYvQD04fuyzi_Uwtr...
Feb 10, 2023•15 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Dirt Road Democrat host, Jess Piper, is joined by author and reporter Stu Durando of St. Louis, Missouri for a discussion on the gun violence epidemic with a particular focus on Missouri, a key example of red state politics when it comes to guns and gun violence. Guest: Stu Durando (Twitter) Stu Durando Book: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Gun-chil...
Feb 09, 2023•29 min
Children ask "why" constantly to discover the reasons we have certain rules but also the motivations behind decisions that have been made in the past. And even though public education encourages critical thinking, students celebrate when teachers skip it in the Review Questions at the end of the chapter. Why? Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) and Nicholas (former science teacher & education advocate) discuss how our public education approach to critical thinking has produced an opportun...
Feb 08, 2023•36 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Guest: Rabbi Danie Bogard Web: https://www.centralreform.org/rabbi-daniel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RavBogard Bills: House Bill 170, 183, and 337 PROMO: https://promoonline.org/ Rabbi Daniel Bogard a native of St. Louis who has spent time across the heartland in various capacities from St. Paul to Peoria, Illin...
Feb 07, 2023•38 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Not a segment but… George Santos. The fun never stops! https://www.semafor.com/article/02/02/2023/george-santos-weve-been-secretly-recorded True or False Every Democrat needs to study Gov. Laura Kelly https://www.kake.com/story/48300173/laura-kel...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Farm Bill 2023 NPR - https://www.npr.org/2023/02/02/1151727273/congress-gears-up-for-another-farm-bill-heres-whats-on-the-menu Wisconsin Democrat fights the Uphill battle for Seniors getting ripped off The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/mark-pacon-medicare-bill-elderly?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other LIGHTNING ROUND Oklahoma Oklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond has pledged to improve...
Feb 03, 2023•17 min
Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri on Twitter Guest: Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire on Twitter "A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School" https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Schoolhouse-Door-Dismantling-Education/dp/1620974940 A trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in overt and deceptive ways--and how to fight back Across the U.S., state legislatures-often under the cover of darkness, and usually in spite of public oppositio...
Feb 02, 2023•27 min
Anti-Abortion Groups vs. the FDA | Colorado legislators seek big boost in Special Education funding | Catholic hospitals no longer performing tubal ligations after Dobbs decision | Cannabis legalization seems to be okay | RJD2 is the Concert Pick of the Week Welcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod’s Talking Politics, every Monday. Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going t...
Feb 01, 2023•19 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” https://legiscan.com/MO https://www.jstor.org/stable/65083 https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB137/2023 - teacher training Teachers are 75% female https://www.zippia.com/teacher-jobs/demographics/ What if we changed a few words? Part of Speech by A. H...
Jan 31, 2023•25 min
This week on The Heartland POD Opening Statement: Indoctrination Nation Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” True or False: George Santos is a symptom not a cause https://www.semafor.com/article/01/23/2023/george-santos-sent-us-some-photos-of-him-sick-with-covid SNL had 2 separate v...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES State level Republicans across the country are eyeballing the initiative petition process Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/01/26/four-bills-making-initiative-petition-process-harder-passed-by-missouri-house-committee/ KMTV Idaho - https://www.kmvt.com/2023/01/26/idaho-lawmaker-introduces-joint-resolution-toughen-initiative-process/ Ohio judge’s retirement may spell the end of fair el...
Jan 27, 2023•16 min
Guest: Prof. Joshua Cowen @joshcowenMSU on Twitter Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD #DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri on Twitter, and Facebook JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! Merch Shop “Change The Conversation” Produced by Adam Sommer. The "Dirt Road Democrat" is a Mid Map Media, LLC production https://joshuacowen.academia.edu/ Joshua Cowen is a Professor of Education Policy. He also was the founding director and co-director of the Education P...
Jan 26, 2023•35 min
Kristina (elementary ASL interpreter) & Nicholas (former science teacher) discuss the unclear language around Critical Race Theory legislation that uses diversity to further defund education. From snow days to Ben Stein, they consider the repercussions of removing diversity and creativity from education both as parents and educators. The difference between what is really taught in classrooms & what is political theater is clear. Requiring a transparency portal of teacher curriculum, reve...
Jan 25, 2023•39 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Guest: Stephen Weber @s_weber (Twitter) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Articles on Weber's launch https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/stephen-webber-launches-campaign-for-missouri-senate-seat-in-boone-county/ https://www.kbia.org/2023-01-09/stephen-webber-announces-2024-bid-to-flip-missouri-senate-seat Older article: https://www.columbiamisso...
Jan 24, 2023•33 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Adam's Open: WOKE - the new four letter word What should have been: The 50th Aniv. of Roe Good primer on “Culture War” transition of GOP - if general economic policies are the same or similar to Dems, then how to differentiate https://www.theatla...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Oklahoma Charter School earns coveted largest abuse of taxpayer funds 'in the history of this state' award. Tulsa World - https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/state-auditor-to-lawmakers-epic-charter-schools-mismanagement-is-largest-abuse-of-taxpayer-funds-in/article_7d9f6fc4-83a6-11ec-9c66-836dae32ab96.html The Oklahoman - https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/01/11/epic-charter-...
Jan 20, 2023•14 min
Jess Piper discusses life as a Woman in a red state from the judgment and control of basic daily choices to the treatment of without respect and the way purity culture causes trauma in young women. Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD #DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Produced by Adam Sommer. The "Dirt Road Democrat" is a Mid Map Media, LLC production. Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok ...
Jan 19, 2023•33 min
Colorado Gov Jared Polis delivers State of the State address to legislators | First bills filed in Colorado General Assembly | Interview w Democratic State Rep Matt Martinez, sponsor of a bill that would reduce prison sentences for nonviolent inmates who earn accredited degrees while incarcerated | Free Universal Pre-K application opens in Colorado | Arizona Gov Katie Hobbs calls for $40 Million DREAMER scholarship fund Welcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Dil...
Jan 18, 2023•29 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Mica Soellner - Stories Page 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 Aquariu...
Jan 17, 2023•22 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” True or False Katie Porter running for Senate is a big damn deal Katie Porter (she’s from Iowa, y’all!); huge news! (If you love Katie Porter, then reference what Kunce has said; they’re interchangeable.) Porter was born on January 3, 1974, in Fo...
Jan 16, 2023•56 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Agape Boarding School will close its doors this month after years of abuse allegations Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/01/11/agape-boarding-school-will-close-its-doors-this-month-after-years-of-abuse-allegation/ Missourians are set to head two of the most powerful committees in this Congress Kansas City Star - https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article270991742.html...
Jan 13, 2023•14 min
Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD #DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Produced by Adam Sommer. The "Dirt Road Democrat" is a Mid Map Media, LLC production. 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.america...
Jan 12, 2023•28 min
Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) and Nicholas (educational coordinator) refocus the Delta on this new year in this strange world. From the new Disney movie Strange World to mansplaining veganism, they revisit the lingering shadows of 2022 and their personal resolutions for 2023. All to share a transparent real reel of a progressive heartland family life. For more on us visit: family projects: glassroomhive.com socials: @nicholasalinke Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and blue...
Jan 11, 2023•35 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” 2023 - The Year of the “Self Own” (10) Elon: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/musk-fair-trial-california-texas-96289154 McCarthy (idiot) Big Tech (over hiring during the pandemic because they really thought we were going to spend the res...
Jan 10, 2023•42 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” TRUE OR FALSE 2 years later we are in a better place as a Democracy Medal of Honor recipients https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/joe-biden-january-6-anniversary/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2023-01-05T15%...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts for Dirt Road Democrat Ep. 2 Bonus Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Jess Piper @piper4missouri (Twitter and Facebook) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “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://ww...
Jan 07, 2023•14 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Surprising Speaker Selection Ohio Capital Journal - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/01/04/moderate-republican-jason-stephens-snatches-ohio-house-speaker-position-in-surprise-upset/ Texas Lawmakers Seek to Decimate Abortion Rights Further The Intercept - https://theintercept.com/2022/12/26/texas-abortion-legislative-session/ Faith leaders urge passage of Illinois assault weapons ban ahead of vote Chicago Su...
Jan 06, 2023•16 min
