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The Process

Adam Sommer
There is no shortage of information. If you want to know "WHAT" is happening choose any news source, at random, and likely they will cover the same stories as any other outlet. But will they have context? Can they explain "WHY?" something is happening? Open conversation is scary. Open conversation can create odd narratives, but it also helps us all better understand our world. The process is a show born from years of experience as both a student of politics and a trial attorney - a combined study in motivation, law, politics, policy, and society that helps focus analysis on the "why behind the what" of daily life. The process is for those who want to understand. NOTE: VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS SHOW ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL AND AT TIMES ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PERSONAL VALUES OF EACH SPEAKER OR PARTICIPANT ON THE SHOW.
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Friday News Flyover - December 8, 2023 - Government and Elections News Roundup

Friday News Flyover, December 8, 2023 Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, December 8th, 2023 A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: Texas abortion bans creating legal confusion | MO Pastor jailed facing sexual abuse charges | Sen Josh Hawley and Rep Cori Bush speak against defense bill without funds for St. Louis residents exposed to radiation | AL Senator Tommy Tuberville gives up his misguided military holds | Dolly Parton gives books to millions of kids...

Dec 08, 202327 min

TRIGGER WARNING: Abortion Petition Roulette In Missouri & "The Daily Show" Platforms A Former OB/GYN Who Abused His Patients

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Dr. Jen Gunter's substack: https://vajenda.substack.com/p/the-daily-shows-obgyn-expert-had 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Produced by Elliot Rosen Hos...

Dec 06, 202339 min

Collective Bargain - Your Union Sister: Alana, Base Council Rep for Association of Professional Flight Attendants and member AFACWA

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” INTRO MUSIC BY ELLIOT ROSEN 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 ...

Dec 05, 202343 min

Talkin' Politics 12/3/23: 2024 Momentum Shifts?; Iowa GOP Money Telling An Interesting Story

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F: The last couple of weeks has been a momentum shift in favor of Biden “Mad poll disease” by michael podhorzer - has...

Dec 04, 20231 hr 26 min

Friday News Flyover for December 1, 2023 - TX Gov Abbott's voucher crusade, Cruz and Cornyn stand up for a billionaire, Ohio booting huge numbers of its residents off Medicaid, GOP AGs gang up on queer foster kids, and more

Flyover Friday, December 1, 2023 Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, December 1st, 2023 A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller in Denver, Colorado. With me as co-host today is Adam Sommer, how you doing Adam? We’re glad to have you with us. If you’re new to our shows make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star rating wherever you listen. You can also find Heartland POD content on Youtube...

Dec 01, 202318 min

Bleeding Heartland: Laura Belin's Community Blog About Iowa Politics

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Belin found her love of politics growing up with parents and siblings who discussed current events at the dinner table. She has followed Iowa elections closely since the 1980 caucuses, when she took on the ro...

Nov 29, 202349 min

Robert Huffman Organizing Cannabis Farmers In Colorado

Glenn Kage, Jr. is joined by former tobacco farmer and now Cannabis farmer, Robert Huffman to talk about the work of organizing the Colorado cannabis farmers for labor rights. Learn more about Glen with laborfront.com and find Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Music: Elliot Rosen Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midma...

Nov 28, 202345 min

Talkin' Politics - 11/27/23: Red State Brain Drain; Pay To Play Primaries?; MO Abortion Rights Petitions ; Wisconsin Gerrymandering; Fighting Trump's Lies; Boebert Better Bail

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F: Missouri GOP went too far with their push to limit ballot initiatives on abortion Jay Aschroft loses, again (lost ...

Nov 27, 20231 hr 27 min

Talkin' Politics Thanksgiving Week Feast 2023 | We Got Polls (Polls!) In Different Area Codes; Trump Engaged In Insurrection; Speaker Johnson's Theocratic Aims; Missouri AG Okay With Corruption?; Future Of "The Heartland Collective" website, coming 2024

On this episode of The Heartland POD, for Monday, November 20, 2023 RIP Mrs. Carter Missouri AG takes down complaint but backs Musk The Speaker of the House wants a theocracy Joe Manchin Might Leave The Democratic Party, what a shocker The proliferation of the small sample content poll Colorado's big Trump ruling Discussion about the disappearance of local media, and how our new project might help fill that exact void Lots to Do, so let’s go! Welcome to The Heartland POD where we are working tog...

Nov 20, 20232 hr 7 min

Friday News Flyover - Nov. 17, 2023 - Senate GOP fails to stop Biden on student loans - Ohio abortion and Senate updates - Illinois paves the way for nuclear, and more

Title: Flyover Friday, November 10, 2023 Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, November 17, 2023 A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: GOP Senators can’t stop Biden’s student loan plans Illinois legislature approves plan for Small Nuclear Reactors Ohio Republicans can’t take a hint Ohio Secretary of State misses personal financial disclosure deadline Biden Administration expands veterans’ health care Democrat Dan Kildee of Michigan is retiring Welcome to Th...

Nov 17, 202316 min

Let's Have A Chat 11/15/23 | Missouri Initiative Petition Process with Jeff Basinger, An Abortion Rights IP Attempt Challenged By MO SOS Jay Ashcroft

Host Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Guest Jeff Basinger on Twitter - https://twitter.com/wolfraiseshuman Jeff's Substack - https://doctorfantastic.substack.com/?utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=pss Upchurch Case: https://law.justia.com/cases/missouri/supreme-court/1991/73376-0.html https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.c...

Nov 15, 202328 min

Collective Bargain - 11/14/23: Glenn Kage Jr. is joined by MO State Rep Candidate Jen Tracy (D- MO 120th) to talk about Jen's run for Missouri's State House

Jen Tracy is a progressive candidate for Missouri’s 120th district. I’ll post her links here. https://www.upballot.com/jen-tracy https://www.tiktok.com/@jentracy4mo https://www.instagram.com/therealjentracy/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jen4mo120th Glenn Kage, Jr. - https://www.laborfront.com/ Follow Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Host: Ad...

Nov 14, 202340 min

Talkin' Politics - 11/13/23 | CW Gardner's Big New Book For "Josh"; Is Beshear's Win In KY A Model for Quade In MO?; Did You HearAbout The NY Times Poll On Biden and Trump?

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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ SHOW NOTES BEGIN Special Guest - CW Gardner to talk about his new children’s book about becoming a manly man T/F - Andy Brashear’s Win In KY Is An Example, Not...

Nov 13, 20231 hr 43 min

Friday News Flyover - 11.10.2023 - Joe Manchin is moving on - OH, KY, and VA progressives win, and more

Marion Co Kansas newspaper raid | Hospitals are suing patients and putting liens on their homes to get paid | Missouri Sunshine Laws are alive and well | Joe Manchin retiring from the U.S. Senate probably to run for President alongside RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West in 2024's JV election Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller and with me today are my cohosts Rachel Parker and Adam Sommer We’re glad to have you with us and if you’re new to our shows make sure...

Nov 10, 202349 min

Trust Me with Rachel Parker, Nov. 8, 2023 | Rachel dives into the good that could be, and should be, in online communities

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “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 jurisd...

Nov 08, 202325 min

Talkin' Politics 11/6/23 | Josh Hawley's BS Populism; Violent Rhetoric Of Christian Nationalism; "Real Hypotheticals" with Jay Ashcroft Pre-Quitting; Trump Trials Continue; Biden Policies Good Campaign Points; CEO's Want Social Emotional Learning

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F - Josh Hawley Only Introduced This Bill - to allegedly undue the Citizens United Ruling - So He Could Say He Introd...

Nov 06, 20231 hr 27 min

Friday News Flyover - Nov 3, 2023 - Ohio voters decide on abortion rights and cannabis - Red states kicking millions off Medicaid - Pennsylvania Dems outpacing GOP mail ballots - Britney Spears memoir sells 1MM copies in a week

Welcome to the Friday News Flyover for November 3, 2023. I’m Sean Diller. This week: Medicaid chaos in red states around the country | Cannabis legalization on the ballot in Ohio | Pennsylvania Democrats have returned triple the mail ballots compared with their Republican neighbors | Colorado voters consider two statewide ballot initiatives, and | It’s Britney https://missouriindependent.com/2023/11/02/medicaid-unwinding-breeds-chaos-in-states-as-millions-lose-coverage/ Medicaid ‘unwinding’ bree...

Nov 03, 202315 min

Trust Me with Rachel Parker, 11/1/23 | ML Smith, Founder of Missouri Justice Coalition

Missouri Justice Coalition Website @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Music by Elliot Rosen ML Smith is a criminal punishment system-impacted advocate, abolitionist and activist who experienced incarceration during the COVID-19 pandemic, which made her intimately aware of the dire reality faced by our imprisoned populations, as well as the egregious acti...

Nov 01, 202353 min

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | Derek Cronin, President of UAW Local 440 of Bedford, Indiana

Glenn Kage, Jr. - https://www.laborfront.com/ Follow Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.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...

Oct 31, 202339 min

Talkin' Politics 10/30/23 | Should Plocher Resign As MO Speaker?; No Labels On Another Ballot; Mo State Rep's Completely False Constitution Claims; Trump Is In Trouble; GOP Picks A Dominionist Speaker

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F - Missouri’s speaker of the house must resign Initial reporting by MO Independent Follow up - Plocher not resigning...

Oct 30, 20231 hr 17 min

Friday News Flyover - October 27, 2023 - UAW strike, KS medicaid expansion, cannabis on the ballot in Ohio, MAGA Mike Johnson is full of it and more

October 27, 2023 - UAW strike might be ending | Kansas GOP peddles lies about working poor | Ohioans may legalize cannabis on Issue 2 in November | Dark money floods into Denver school board elections | Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announces $402MM in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to replace lead drinking water service lines | SCOTUS smacks down another racial gerrymander from a GOP state legislature in the South Support what we do by leaving a five star rating and a review wherever you lis...

Oct 27, 202336 min

Trust Me with Rachel Parker | What COULD the Future of Online Journalism Look Like?

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Substack had negative revenue - The Verge Substack gets writers to invest, but doesn't share new financial info Intro: Support what we do by leaving a five star rating and a review wherever you listen to the show and follow us on social media with AT the heartland pod and check out heartlandpod.com and click the patreon link to learn about becoming a podhead today. Last week: I beat up on the news business and the baseless...

Oct 25, 202328 min

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | "A Brick & A Bible" Glenn for a conversation with Tony Pecinovsky, a prominent member of the Communist Party USA, and the deep dive into some labor history about Carrie Smith.

Tony Pecinovsky is a communist/activist from the St. Louis area. He’s written three books you can find here; https://www.intpubnyc.com/book-author/tony-pecinovsky/ He is on FaceBook though seldom posts anything on it. Info on Carrrie Smith: https://www.laborfront.com/blog/labor-front-honors-carrie-smith-for-black-history-month-2023 Tony Pecinovsky is a prominent member of the Communist Party USA . He is currently [1] district staffperson for the Missouri/Kansas Communist party.. Tony Pecinovsky ...

Oct 24, 202342 min

Talkin' Politics 10/23/23 | Josh Hawley Is Unpopular, But Does It Matter?; Missouri AG Announces Refusal To Defend Constitution; Trump Legal Update; GOP Trash Voting System Then Try To Invent Same System... But Worse

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ True or False The Missouri Senate race matters for 2024 https://emersoncollegepolling.com/missouri-2024-poll-sen-hawley...

Oct 23, 20231 hr 10 min

Flyover Friday 10/20/23 | Ohio's Abortion Initiative Petition; JB Pritzker Puts Money Where His Mouth Is On Abortion; Kansas Medicaid Stand Still; Arizona 2024 Getting Hot; What Caught Your Eye?

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Welcome to this week’s Friday News Flyover! https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/10/19/what-is-ohio-issue-1-we-explain-t...

Oct 20, 202350 min

Trust Me with Rachel Parker | Fair Thee Well Local News (Papers)?

https://www.propublica.org/article/local-newspaper-legacy-springfield-massachusetts?utm_medium=social&utm_source=postnews&utm_campaign=postnews 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 ...

Oct 18, 202329 min

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | Amy Woodard And The Teamsters Local 916 In Illinois Are Working On A New Contract for Illinois DOT Workers

Glenn Kage, Jr. - https://www.laborfront.com/ Follow Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. Amy Woodard is a steward for Teamsters Local 916. I have posted a link to their petition in the hopes of helping them collect signatures. Glenn https://www.facebook.com/TeamstersLU916/posts/pfbid02S4iRButhHfEz9RrvVCz8tTMTNFR2Yd4ve7b3SV92kwjya5cwi1P7txXLm2EbTtZZl Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Change...

Oct 17, 202322 min

Talkin' Politics 10/15/23 | Grovel For The Gavel?; Craven Politics and Gross Opportunism Around Isreal Attack; Did Twitter Hit The Iceberg?; US Response To Isreal Attacks & The Odd Politics Of The Moment

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Clown Car Cruising The Speaker selection in the house Sean Called it baby https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/...

Oct 16, 20231 hr 41 min

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | October 14, 2023 - Meet The Member: Matt Lebeis is a stationary operating engineer with OE Local 49 in Minnesota

More from your host: https://www.laborfront.com/ Matt Lebeis is a stationary operating engineer and works at a water filtration plant out of the Operating Engineers Local 49 in Minnesota. About the only link I can find is this one for his local. I’m not sure if I want this to be a Meet the Member or a regular interview. He was just okay https://local49.org/ Host: Adam Sommer Find Adam on tik-tok (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram. JOIN PATREON FOR MORE “Ch...

Oct 14, 202340 min

Friday News Flyover - October 13, 2023 - Steve Scalise sees gavel slipping away - UAW President Shawn Fain announces expansion of UAW strikes and more

This week on the Friday Flyover, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan battle for Speaker of the U.S. House | UAW President Shawn Fain announces 8,700 Ford Kentucky Truck plant workers are joining the strike | Nurses are striking around the nation | Wisconsin Supreme Court judge Janet Protasiewicz stands her ground against GOP goofballs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/republicans-fail-to-coalesce-around-speaker-choice-leaving-house-in-limbo/ar-AA1i49ox https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/11/uaw-launches-st...

Oct 13, 202329 min
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