Episodes

  • Making democracy work for our environment – wsg Nayyirah Shariff & Sean McBrearty

    Making democracy work for our environment – wsg Nayyirah Shariff & Sean McBrearty
    Mar 2 2023
    Nayyirah Shariff on Twitter: @NayyirahShariff Flint Rising on Twitter: @FlintRising Flint Rising's website: FlintRising.com Sean McBrearty on Twitter: @SeanMcBreartyMI Clean Water Action Michigan on Twitter: @CleanWaterMI Water and Oil Don't Mix on Twitter: @OilWaterDntMix Clean Water Action's website: CleanWater.org/states/michigan Water and Oil Don't Mix's website: OilAndWaterDontMix.org Enbridge, the company responsible for the worst oil spill in Michigan history, runs a pair of pipelines along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac just west of the Mackinac Bridge. Each day they pump 540,000 barrels -- nearly 1 million gallons of petroleum per hour -- of petroleum products through the pipelines as they take a shortcut from one part of Canada to another by routing it through our state. Here’s a map that shows how Line 5 is simply a shortcut through Michigan for Enbridge: Image courtesy of For Love of Water (FLOW) Chris Savage at Eclectablog: Big Oil AstroTurf group comes to the rescue of Enbridge Energy and its ticking time bomb, the 66-year old Line 5 pipeline Ron Fonger at MLive: Flint mismanaged service line replacements, failed to keep promises, judge says Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • EVERY issue is a disability issue – wsg Kimberly Knackstedt with the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative

    EVERY issue is a disability issue – wsg Kimberly Knackstedt with the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative
    Feb 21 2023
    Kim Knackstedt on Twitter: @kiknack The Century Foundation on Twitter: @TCFdotorg The Disability Economic Justice Collaborative on Twitter: @DEJCollab The Century Foundation's website is at TCF.org The Disability Economic Justice Collaborative's website is at DEJC.org Kim Knackstedt's bio can be found HERE. Kim Knackstedt and Rebeccas Vallas discuss the DEJC's disability economic justice policy framework at The Century Foundation: How to Embed a Disability Economic Justice Policy Framework in Domestic Policy Making Susan Demas at Michigan Advance: What we owe our children after the horror at MSU Jon King at Michigan Advance: Karamo beats DePerno in Michigan GOP chair race, moving the party further right TV6 News: Michigan Democrats introduces gun violence prevention bills Steve Carmody at Michigan Radio: Gun rights group says it will try to recall Michigan lawmakers who vote for new gun legislation Laina Stebbins at Michigan Advance: Two Senate Republicans stripped of leadership, committee assignments for delaying tax vote Isaac Arnsdorf at The Washington Post: Far-right election denier beats Trump’s pick for Michigan GOP Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    44 mins
  • Finding & training the next generation of New American leaders – wsg Ghida Dagher

    Finding & training the next generation of New American leaders – wsg Ghida Dagher
    Feb 10 2023
    Ghida Dagher on Twitter: @GhidaDagher New American Leadership on Twitter: @NewAmericanLd New American Leadership Action Fund on Twitter: @NALActionFund New American Leadership's website: NewAmericanLeaders.org New American Leadership Fund's website: NALAF.org Learn more about New American Leadership's training program HERE. Paul Egan at the Detroit Free Press: State budget director defends spending plan that drains $9.2B surplus Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger at The Detroit News: Michigan House OKs Democratic tax plan as tensions hit Capitol Craig Mauger at The Detroit News: Ex-governor hopeful Perry Johnson exploring presidential bid, preps Super Bowl ad Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    41 mins
  • Governing in the majority – wsg Rep. Natalie Price and Sen. Erika Geiss

    Governing in the majority – wsg Rep. Natalie Price and Sen. Erika Geiss
    Feb 1 2023
    Natalie Price on Twitter: @VoteNPrice Natalie Price at the Michigan House Democrats' website: HouseDems.com/Natalie-Price Erika Geiss on Twitter: @SenErikaGeiss Erika Geiss at the Michigan Senate Democrats' website: SenateDems.com/Geiss Follow the Michigan Democrats and their legislative agenda at Legislature.MI.gov Anna Gustafson at Michigan Advance: After years of misogyny, racism and threats in Lansing, progressive women are in charge Ken Coleman at Michigan Advance: Advocates make the case for an EITC hike before the State of the State address Laina Stebbins at Michigan Advance: House, Senate pass bills to boost Earned Income Tax Credit, repeal pension tax Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    41 mins
  • Feeding ourselves without destroying the climate – wsg journalist and author Michael Grunwald

    Feeding ourselves without destroying the climate – wsg journalist and author Michael Grunwald
    Jan 18 2023
    Mike Grunwald on Twitter: @MikeGrunwald Listen to the Climavores podcast HERE. Buy Michael Grunwald's book The New New Deal in paperback HERE and for Kindle HERE. Buy Michael Grunwald's book The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise HERE. Mike Grunwald at Politico: My Life In the Elusive Green Economy Mike Grunwald at Canary Media: This Super-Tree Could Help Feed the World and Fight Climate Change Mike Grunwald at Canary Media: Afraid of high-tech food? Get over it Mike Grunwald at The New York Times: No One Wants to Say ‘Put Down That Burger,’ but We Really Should Excerpt: “The basic problem is that we’ve converted half of Earth’s habitable land into agricultural land. We’re destroying and degrading the habitats of other species to grow food for our own.” “The crux is that if current eating and farming trends continue, the world will clear land equal to at least one and a quarter Indias by 2050. That would be a disaster for the climate and wildlife, dooming carbon-rich and biodiverse ecosystems like the Amazon and Congo rainforests.” “About a third of the food grown on Earth is lost or tossed before it reaches our mouths, which means a third of the land (as well as the water, fertilizer and other resources) used to grow that food is also wasted.” Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger at The Detroit News: Michigan Democrats' first bills include right-to-work repeal, prevailing wage Mitch Smith at The New York Times: Statehouse Democrats Embrace an Unfamiliar Reality: Full Power Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    51 mins
  • The Triumph and Tragedy of Detroit – wsg historian and journalist Ken Coleman

    The Triumph and Tragedy of Detroit – wsg historian and journalist Ken Coleman
    Jan 6 2023
    Ken Coleman on Twitter: @HistoryLivesDet Ken Coleman is on Facebook HERE. Ken Coleman's work at Michigan Advance can be found HERE. BOOKS MENTIONED DURING THE POD: The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit by Thomas Sugrue The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy by William Julius Wilson Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • An evangelist for statewide grassroots organizing – wsg Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes

    An evangelist for statewide grassroots organizing – wsg Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes
    Dec 21 2022
    Lavora Barnes on Twitter: @LavoraBarnes Lavora's bio is HERE. Michigan Democratic Party on Twitter: @MichiganDems Michigan Democratic Party's website: MichiganDems.com Meet the MDP staff including all of the Project 83 organizers HERE. Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    49 mins
  • Don’t underestimate the talent of Michigan Democrats! – with special guest Susan J. Demas

    Don’t underestimate the talent of Michigan Democrats! – with special guest Susan J. Demas
    Dec 14 2022
    Susan Demas on Twitter: @SJDemas Susan Demas' work Michigan Advance is HERE. Michigan Advance can be found HERE. Michigan Advance on Twitter: @MichiganAdvance Senator Mike Shirkey's bizarre farewell speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NDZRM_RK00 Arpan Lobo at the Detroit Free Press: Judge dismisses charges against Rick Snyder related to Flint water crisis Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins
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    1 hr and 8 mins