Special guest co-host Reuben Rodriguez, a self-described Latino Centrist, joins Roger to recap the political year of 2021 and preview what to expect in 2022. They discuss the reasons for Biden’s approval rating, the politics...
Joe Kennedy, a member of the legendary Kennedy political family, served 4 terms in Congress but left government this year to form Groundwork Project, a grassroots organization that supports and invests in community organizers in red...
Poppy Northcutt was the first woman ever to work in NASA’s Mission Control. Her work in the space program made her acutely aware of women’s rights issues and she eventually became an attorney who has...
Episode 31 - Filmmaker Todd Drezner & Former WV Senate Candidate Bo Copley
After an in-person encounter with Hillary Clinton, unemployed coal industry worker Bo Copley decided to run for the Republican Senate nomination in West Virginia. New York filmmaker Todd Drezner followed Bo’s Senate campaign and the...
Episode 30 - Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh
Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh started off as a Trump supporter but began to sour on him quickly. In the end, he not only turned on Trump but ran against him in the 2020 Republican...
Comedian Steve Hofstetter is back on tour for the first time since the pandemic started and checks in with Roger from the road. They discuss comedy & politics: the difference in performing in red vs...
Episode 28 - Author/Journalist Ross Benes
Ross Benes grew up in small town Nebraska, surrounded by Republicans. Now he lives in Brooklyn. His book “Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold” details Nebraska’s move rightward but is also a personal story...
Episode 27 - Author/Journalist Alec MacGillis
Journalist Alec MacGillis often writes about inequality in the U.S., including a New York Times article that led to the launch of this very Clusterfucked podcast. His new book, Fulfillment: Winning & Losing in One-Click...
Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler joins Roger to discuss Wisconsin politics: how Biden beat Trump in the state, the 2022 campaign to defeat Republican Senator Ron Johnson, how candidates can win regularly in Wisconsin, and...
Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota) and first ever African-American Alabama Minority House Leader Anthony Daniels join Roger for a lively discussion on what Democrats need to do to reach out to rural voters, particularly in...