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Calling Female Candidates
Women are 51 percent of the U.S. population, but only 33 percent of state legislators across the country are women, and the way things are, it could t...
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Jun 17 -- Eugene Williams -- Race, Politics & Education in America
June 24 -- Dr. Gail Christopher: Stop Ageism: A Call to Action
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Sunday, November 5, 2023Dixie Dems-The Trump GOP Drama
The Republicans are in a real mess in Congress and Donald Trump's continued dominance in the GOP presidential sweepstakes is only complicating matters...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023Todd Sears-Dangers of Speaker Johnson
The election of Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to be the new speaker of the House places him in an enormously influential position in Congress and sec...
Friday, October 27, 2023Secrets of Famed Crime Novelist Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies in 115 countries and 49 languages. He is the on...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023An Ex-Con's Plan for Fighting Violence & Crime
Would you buy into a plan to reduce violence & crime and make our streets, schools, workplaces, and homes safe again from an ex-con who spent near...
Friday, October 20, 2023Mary Beth O'Connor-From Junkie to Judge
According to the National Institutes of Health, 20 million Americans suffer from substance abuse at some point in their lives. Mary Beth O’Conno was o...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023Can Baseball Help Bridge the Political Divide?
For baseball fans, October is a great month. It’s the month when the best teams – after a grueling 162-game schedule – are fighting to get into the Wo...
Saturday, October 14, 2023Climate Change Progress-Western States
"The risk of climate change is substantial, and it puts people's lives at risk. We need to stop talking about it, and we need to take real positive ac...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023Ben Hamilton: Witnessing the Insurrection
We are all living in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, the day that an angry mob of thousands of Trump supporters violently attacked the U.S. Capitol,...
Sunday, October 8, 2023Oksana Kukurudza: Comparing WWII & the Russo-Ukraine War
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal to prevent shutting down the government omitted a $6 billion request for aid to support Ukraine in its war with Ru...
Thursday, October 5, 2023Dixie Dems-Trump and the MAGA GOP Nutcases
Today we’re talking politics, and with me are Arthur Hill, from North Carolina, and Robert Thompson, from Georgia. I’m a Maryander transplanted into S...
Sunday, October 1, 2023Helping Women Master Power & Achieve Success
In today's podcast, we delve into the vital aspects of a Women and Power and explore Helping women master power and achieve success. Our guest is Nico...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023Lessons from 'Coming Out'- Strategies to Get Unstuck
John Neral was 10 years old when his mom told him not to go to bed with a woman until he was married. 18 years later, he came out to his parents as ga...
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