Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Donate To the Mighty MO Funding Project to help fund EVERY candidate running: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/showmeblue Guests 1. Leslie Derrington in MO 96th https://www.upballot.com/Leslie-Derrington/ 2. Douglas Mann in MO 50th @MannForMo50 https://www.upballot.com/douglas-mann 3. Bernadette Holzer in MO 143rd @Holzer4Mo http://www.holzerformissouri.com/ https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam...
Aug 18, 2022•35 min
Nicholas (former science teacher) and Kristina (Educational ASL Interpreter) return with a casual comical talk on the trip back to MO from DC, his new career beyond the classroom, and their kids going back to school with packages glue sticks and markers because we have underfunded public schools. 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 PATR...
Aug 17, 2022•34 min
Host: Adam Sommer - @Adam_Sommer85 Donate To the Mighty MO Funding Project: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/showmeblue AndyLeighton andy@leightonfordemocracy.com Adrian Plank adrianplank47@gmail.com Ann Zimpfer az4rep95@gmail.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 O...
Aug 16, 2022•32 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO True or False - “MO Weed MO problems?” Missouri’s MJ Ballot Initiative Is The Right Answer For MO Weed in proposed Amendment 3 https://www.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx?PageID=10056 Crossing Paths PAC https://www.crossingpathspac.com/post/legal-missouri-2022-wants-to-continue-incarcerating-marijuana-offenders-and-other-terrible-ideas Yeah…NO - The Goldfish is BACK! Gov. Mik...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Inflation Reduction Act and What it means to you | Getting by with a little help from the feds on Medicaid backlog | CAFO Deregulation | Tracy Grundy, Democrat for MO State House | Facebook Privacy and Women's Health in Nebraska | Climate Change Raising the Cost | Billions into Bioplastics | Wisconsin Dems Rally for Mandela Barnes | Three Down one to go in the Agape Boarding School battle https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitt...
Aug 12, 2022•26 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Rev. Susan Shumway @SuzShumway Rev. Shumway is running for office for her second time. Not content to allow a seat to be uncontested she ran in 2020 against Justin Hill (the insurrection guy who resigned) and is back again, but this time simply being in the race might just be the start. Rev. Shumway chats with Adam Sommer about her view and experience that pushes her to public service, as a true servant leader. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartl...
Aug 11, 2022•22 min
Host Adam Sommer - @Adam_Sommer85 Adam Sommer takes the mic solo to remind us all that in 2022, Trump isn't on the ballot. But progress is. 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 ...
Aug 10, 2022•14 min
Host Kevin Smith: @KevINmidMO Guest Kiki Hubbar: @KristinaHubbard Organic Seed Alliance: @Seed_Alliance Kevin Smith is joined for a chat by Kiki Hubbard of Organic Seed Alliance. The two chat about the issues facing modern farming, the quality of product and input and how chemically altered seeds and farming practices impact not just the food we eat, but the way of life for the farmers who provide. For More Info: https://seedalliance.org/ https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Chan...
Aug 09, 2022•29 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD NOTE - THERE IS NO LAST CALL THIS WEEK IGNORE ADAM ABOUT THAT! Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Guest Hosts Reece Ellis @TheReeceEllis CW Gardner (Gardner 4 Missourah) @cwg18 True or False - Candidate Social Media presence translates to election performance Guest Reece Ellis - made an excellent thread looking at this issue in Missouri https://twitter.com/TheReeceEllis/status/1554818826457550848 Yeah…...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Kansas Pro-Choice Referendum | MO Senate Primary Results | Cori Bush wins decidedly | Farm Bill | No Justice in Kansas | Embryonic Dependents in GA | Wisconsin Secretary of State race is high stakes | 13,000 acre Nebraska blaze | Resist STL Infiltrates Pro-Life event https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenerg...
Aug 05, 2022•18 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Host Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Heidi Campbell @Campbell4TN https://www.voteheidicampbell.com/ Senator Heidi Campbell is a Nashville native, a Mom, a former music industry executive and was the first female Mayor of the city of Oak Hill. As a child she attended St. Bernard, University School of Nashville and Hume-Fogg High School. She’s a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and earned her MBA at Vanderbilt University. As a songwriter and musician, she t...
Aug 04, 2022•30 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Patreon sign up: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandpod 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.american...
Aug 03, 2022•36 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Trump finally endorsed in the Missouri GOP Senate primary race. And the lucky winner is... ERIC! Which one? What a great question! 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...
Aug 02, 2022•30 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Midterm Prediction Special Missouri Greitens sinking ship? https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/26/greitens-drops-to-third-place-in-missouri-senate-gop-primary-after-allegations-of-domestic-abuse-00047813 T/F - The Forward Party is good for progress - 12 min Yang gang bros https://twitter.com/andrewyang/status/1553593393288060930?s=21&t=lHbSUAYy7TKqHMyv5_OROw Som...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 33 min
@KevInMidMo brings stories of the week. 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 opinions that reflect on that of t...
Jul 29, 2022•17 min
Host: Rachel Parker @RaitchetP Guest: Akela Lacy (The Intercept) @akela_lacy Akela Lacy, journalist with The Intercept, helps break down the realities in the MO1st District Democratic primary and the forces behind the Steve Roberts candidacy. https://theintercept.com/staff/akelalacy/ https://theintercept.com/2022/07/21/cori-bush-primary-yachad-pac-steven-roberts/ https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and blues...
Jul 28, 2022•38 min
Kristina (Educational ASL Interpreter) and Nicholas (former teacher) reflect on how teaching their kids to rebel against authority has led to conflict and compromise. They stratal avoiding "because I said so" and enduring rebellious tantrums. 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...
Jul 27, 2022•25 min
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Conor Halbleib @conor_halbleib Picture for me a candidate for US Congress in south-eastern Kentucky. https://conor4kentucky.com/events/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/conorhalbleibforcongress This part of the state is miles from what you likely know of Kentucky, hours from Louisville, Frankfort, and Lexington. Sandwiched between West Virginia to the North east and Virginia to the direct East, touching Northern Tennessee. It’s coal country. No major town...
Jul 26, 2022•26 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO A WEEK OF YEAH…NO! We still have another week until the end of midterm season, which means we can circle back to all of the impactful election analysis Unpack a week just FILLED to the brim, like a brief case filled with copies of the lawsuits Eric Schmitt has lost, bursting at the seams But first - a special Birthday Present for Sean - a new mini segment YOU DON’T FU...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 42 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Oklahoma Politics chase away Business | MO Gov Mike Parson ignores his own expert | Layover with MO 3 Candidate Bethany Mann | GOP-aligned Dark Money groups attack Rep Cori Bush | Biden announces new actions on climate change | Republicans keep gerrymandered maps Arkansas and Nebraska refuse critical Federal Rental Assistance | U.S. death toll from drug overdoses is rising fast among Black and Indigenous people | Betsy ...
Jul 22, 2022•23 min
Host: Rachel Parker @RaichetP Guest: Pat Garofalo @Pat_Garofalo Pat Garofalo is the Director of State and Local Policy at the American Economic Liberties Project. Pat is the author of The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs. Prior to joining Economic Liberties, Pat served as managing editor for Talk Poverty at the Center for American Progress. Previously, Pat was assistant managing editor for opinion at U.S. News & World Report an...
Jul 21, 2022•47 min
AZ GOP Governor primary a dead heat as early voting starts | Home care workers call for Bill of Rights at the Colorado State Capitol | Biden Administration advances plan for oil transport trains through Glenwood Canyon | Extreme gun rights group sues town of Superior over common sense reforms | Rents out of reach for huge numbers of working-class Nevada residents | US Sen Catherine Cortez Masto blasts GOP for criminalizing reproductive health care https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartland...
Jul 20, 2022•13 min
Host: Kevin Smith @KevinMidMO Guest: Arthi Kondapaneni @arthi.kay! (Instagram) Arthi Kondapaneni will be a Senior in High School in Wentzville Missouri With the help of some friends she started an activist club in her school She has now led two Pro-Choice Rallies in O'Fallon and St. Charles, Mo She has ties to the Spencer Toder Campaign for Senate. Producer: Adam Sommer https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) an...
Jul 19, 2022•26 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Adam's Open True or False: The GOP has caught the Tiger by the tail and the Tiger is pissed Abortion - Parson clip https://twitter.com/MarkMaxwellTV/status/1547631874033401856?s=20&t=ZfzrmrQ1Lwo1WbJNZ39bvA Sienna poll - abortion should be legal and SCOTUS is broken https://scri.siena.edu/ Gerontocracy: Young voters are tired of Grandpa’s rules https://www.nytimes....
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Biden gets Mexico to Pay for the Wall | Toder and Bucklin vs. Agape | Houston Houses Homeless | Jon Karlen for Congress in MO-3 | Gun rights group challenges local reforms | Criminalizing the vote | Schmitt fails again | MO Senate primary rundown | Anti-abortion group wants 10-year-old girl to try and deliver | Invasive worms | MAGA Crisis Actor https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversatio...
Jul 15, 2022•33 min
Host; Rachel Parker @RaichetP on Twitter Guest: Ray Reed @RayReedMO on Twitter Ray Reed is running for the Democratic nomination in the Missouri 2nd Congressional district. One of two Gen Z candidates in the USA, Ray has been turning heads and he's back on the POD for a third interview, right where it all started and recalls the best and worst day of his campaign, the Uvalde massacre. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik...
Jul 14, 2022•33 min
Nicholas (former science teacher) talks with Kristina (Educational ASL Interpreter) about the real reason he left the public education. The struggle with what school became, the strain on their family, & how we change the system to save the world. 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 S...
Jul 13, 2022•38 min
Host: Adam Sommer - @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Mica Soellner - @MicaSoellner Mica Soellner, journalist for The Washington Times, has been paying attention to Missouri. A Mizzou J-School Graduate, Mica's connections to the region and the current rise of progressive candidates have drawn more of her attention to the often overlooked State of "Ol' Missouri, Fair Missouri" - Mica's coverage of Josh Hawley (R - Senate) pulled Adam Sommer's attention and this episode is a chat stemming from that article, a...
Jul 12, 2022•36 min
Hosts Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker, and Sean Diller bring their particular analysis and "middle out approach" to issues from and impacting the heartland of America and politics. 1. Adam's Open - "The Decent of Descent" 2. Climate Change Impacting Heartland Voters? 3. Missouri Senate Race, 2022 - Holy Shit, and Trump weighed in 4. 2022 Midterms - Senate update 5. Last Call Preview Get full last call by joining our Patreon Family True or False: An very dry and hot June in the midwest helps move the ...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Host Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Supreme Court halts EPA regulation of carbon emissions | Domestic homicides in Wisconsin are higher than ever | Iowa carbon capture pipeline stalled by grassroots resistance | Abortion rights rallies in Missouri | Huge surge in voter registration on the day Roe v Wade was overturned | DCCC is backing Monica Vallejo in Texas 15th Congressional District | Suboxone and harm reduction activism in Kentucky | Oklahoma executio...
Jul 08, 2022•16 min
