Jess Piper's first installment of "Dirt Road Democrat" is an eye opening look at the realities of the GOP attack on public education, and the grift surrounding school vouchers, a system born in the darkness of segregation policy. 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: A...
Jan 04, 2023•29 min
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 Politics, every Monday. Support this show and all the work in the Heartland POD universe by going to heartlandpod.com and clicking the link for Patreon, or go to Patreon.com/HeartlandPod to sign up. Membership starts at $1/month, with even more extra shows and special access at the higher levels. No matter the level you choose, you...
Jan 04, 2023•12 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Twitter) 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://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on th...
Jan 03, 2023•54 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Twitter) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” True or False Sen. Roy Blunt retired because his own base made the work too hard to do https://www.semafor.com/article/12/26/2022/why-sen-roy-blunt-wont-miss-his-job Yeah…No, Yeah. Right Wing characters trying to walk back their 2020 claims https://www.npr.org/2022...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Host Kevin Smith @KevINmidMO brings a quick season ending recap of some of the happier stories from 2022 and well wishes for the year to come. 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 ...
Dec 23, 2022•8 min
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 Politics, every Monday. 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! ...
Dec 21, 2022•10 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” FULL SHOW Plus a preview of the Last Call that's ALL about the Donald Trump NFT collection. Not to be missed! Yeah No… Oklahoma bill that would make every conversation a teacher has with a student potentially illegal https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/oklahoma-senator-proposes-bill-to-p...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Host Kevin Smith dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Springfield News-Leader - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/12/renewed-mo-gop-effort-to-restrict-trans-sports-health-care-education/69702705007/ Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2022/12/12/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-push-to-restrict-foreign-ownership-of-missouri-farmland/ Food Safety News - https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/12/raw-milk-bills-pre-filed-in-missouri-legislatu...
Dec 16, 2022•17 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Start here: https://prospect.org/videos/the-crypto-2008-speedrun/ Additional Required Reading: https://prospect.org/power/ftx-bankman-fried-easiest-criminal-indictment-ever/ https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/world-shocked-that-man-running-business-based-on-imaginary-money-might-be...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Can you abandon Santa to get rid of toxic screen time? Nicholas (former educator) and Kristina (Educational ASL Interpreter) unwrap the holidays with their three kids from disagreements about Santa, Puzzle-based Christmas Traditions, and a possible solution after a tough reckoning with too much unsupervised screen time. (Warning to Parents: This episode contains the Santa Spoiler.) Learn more: glassroomhive.com Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - fol...
Dec 14, 2022•43 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Guest: Robert Sauls, MO State Rep - WEBSITE Host Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 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://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advic...
Dec 13, 2022•28 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” MIDTERM PREDICTIONS VICTORY LAP! True or False Book banning will backfire in a spectacular way https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/education/article269669086.html?ac_cid=DM735018&ac_bid=1555130614 ACLU has already started Adam talked with group of MO Library Directors, it’s a real concern...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage, sending it to Biden's desk NBC - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-passes-bill-protect-sex-marriage-sending-bidens-desk-rcna60128 Missouri violates collective bargaining rights of prison guards Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2022/12/06/missouri-violated-collective-bargaining-rights-of-prison-guards-appeals-court-rules/ A judge in Texas...
Dec 09, 2022•18 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO 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://www.americanaquarium.com/ Nothing on this channel is to be taken as legal advice for any jurisdi...
Dec 08, 2022•41 min
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 Politics, every Monday. 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! ...
Dec 07, 2022•17 min
Host: Adam Sommer www.heartlandpod.com JOIN ON PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Guest: Maggie Garrett Twitter: https://twitter.com/maggiefgarrett Americans United: https://www.au.org/about-au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/americansunited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americansunited Americans United (AU) is the only organization dedicated solely to defending the separation of church and state. We are the shield protecting the foundational American principle of freedom of religion...
Dec 06, 2022•30 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” True or False The Georgia runoff result will have nothing to do with the candidate quality https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-either-candidate-could-win-georgias-senate-runoff/ Yeah…No Jay Ashcroft and JoRsh Hawley make a record of being a bigot Ashcroft’s letter and pathetic hand written...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland. The execution of Kevin Johnson - https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-executions-st-louis-missouri-7d4caf03a8eec955deb54a4b2f68a50b Crowded Wisconsin Supreme Court race a 'recipe for chaos' - https://www.wisn.com/article/crowded-wisconsin-supreme-court-race-a-recipe-for-chaos/42115221# Andrew Bailey, general counsel to Missouri governor, named new attorney general - https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-gov...
Dec 02, 2022•20 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP https://heartlandpod.com/ “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 ...
Dec 01, 2022•35 min
Nicholas (former science teacher) and Kristina (educational ASL Interpreter) tell the story of his fight for TEPSLF and eventual denial of forgiveness of student loans despite 11 years of teaching in public schools. Through laughs they consider the impact removing this incentive for an overwhelmed and exhausted teacher workforce will have on keeping schools open while political interests continue to.defunding education. www.glassroomhive.com Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and blu...
Nov 30, 2022•34 min
Host: Adam Sommer www.heartlandpod.com “Change The Conversation” Guest: James Owen with Renew Missouri https://renewmo.org/ Twitter: @RenewMO https://twitter.com/RenewMO Clean Air Moms https://www.cleanairmomsaction.org/ https://twitter.com/momsaction Find Their Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-renew-gurus/id1418737016 Renew Missouri was founded in 2006 to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency in the state of Missouri. In that time, Renew Missouri has advan...
Nov 29, 2022•33 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ “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 jur...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Kevin Smith @KevInMidMO Nicholas Linke @nicholaslinke https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” Our entire podcast family comes together to talk about some Thanksgiving related topics including: Favorite Wednesday night before activity Early meal or late meal One item you have to have or it isn’t Thanksgiving Something you’re thankful for this past year Bonu...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” True or False Dems replacing Pelosi is an opportunity to fold in the middle of the map that Dems will squander https://www.axios.com/2022/11/17/congress-house-democrats-minority-leaders-plan Hakeem Jeffries - excellent politician but what is the signal to folks in Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa? https://americanpros...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland An Update on Agape- Springfield News-Leader & Kansas City Star https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2022/11/16/new-evidence-outlines-abuse-suicide-attempts-at-agape-boarding-school/69653418007/ https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article268224517.html Wisconsin Climate Plans - Wisconsin Examiner https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/reports-set-2050-goal-to-eliminate-principal-culprit-fo...
Nov 18, 2022•18 min
"Change The Conversation" Sign up for patreon today for bonus content: https://heartlandpod.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” 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 pu...
Nov 17, 2022•46 min
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 Politics, every Monday. 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! L...
Nov 16, 2022•11 min
Show Info & Link For Patreon: Heartlandpod.com "Change The Conversation" Adam Sommer - @Adam_Sommer85 Our Wisconsin Revolution Anders Hanhan is a college student living in Appleton. He is currently majoring in Political Science and Environmental Studies at Lawrence University. Originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota, after being activated by Bernie Sanders' run for president, Anders became involved with the Sunrise Movement and advocating for a Green New Deal in Wisconsin. He is particularly p...
Nov 15, 2022•37 min
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO https://heartlandpod.com/ “Change The Conversation” True or False: Sharice Davids is the brightest star in the heartland for Dems WHOMPING in that race, 12 points https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article268253557.html?ac_cid=DM722608&ac_bid=1312587918 Did she carry Kelly? Yeah… NO: Missouri GOP returns the super majority https://missour...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Post Election National Scene Big Ag champions Climate Fix Marijuana Legalization Post Election Local Scene Kelly wins Kansas Dems surprise in Wisconsin Ohio man shot for being a Democrat Illinois' Amendment 1 Ron vs. Don 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 A...
Nov 11, 2022•18 min
