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Episode 31 – Filmmaker Todd Drezner & Former WV Senate Candidate Bo Copley

• November 11, 2021
• Tagged as: Bo Copley, Hillary Clinton, Todd Drezner

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...

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Episode 30 – Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh

• August 6, 2021
• Tagged as: donald Trump, Joe Walsh, Republican Party

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...

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Episode 29 – Comedian Steve Hofstetter

• May 29, 2021

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...

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Episode 28 – Author/Journalist Ross Benes

• April 5, 2021
• Tagged as: nebraska, Ross Benes, Rural Voters

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...

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Episode 27 – Author/Journalist Alec MacGillis

• March 15, 2021
• Tagged as: Alec MacGillis, Amazon

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...

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Episode 26 – Ben Wikler, Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party

• February 26, 2021
• Tagged as: Ben Wikler, Ron Johnson, wisconsin

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...

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Episode 25 – Senator Heidi Heitkamp (North Dakota) and Alabama Minority House Leader, Anthony Daniels

• February 8, 2021

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...

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Episode 24 – Ashley York, Director of the documentary film, Hillbilly

• January 22, 2021
• Tagged as: Appalachia, Ashley York, Kentucky

A California filmmaker goes back to where she grew up in small-town Kentucky to find out why her relatives support Trump and to explore the cultural stereotyping of the people of Appalachia. Roger and Director...

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Episode 23 – David Shor, Former Data Analyst for Obama For America/Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign

• December 17, 2020
• Tagged as: Barack Obama, David Shor

At 20 years old, David Shor was hired by Obama for America and was a key data analyst & forecaster for Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.  David and Roger discuss the polling problems with the 2020...

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Episode 22 – Bill Kristol, Editor of The Bulwark and Founding Director, Republican Voters Against Trump

• December 4, 2020
• Tagged as: Bill Kristol, Never Trump

Bill Kristol had long been one of the most well-known Conservatives in the country – until Trump. Bill & Roger discuss what the election results tell us about the Republican party, whether the GOP will...

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