A Republic, If You Can Keep It

A Republic, If You Can Keep It


Latest Episodes

Roe v Wade Flips the Political Equation (Guest: Bill Nowling)
May 04, 2022

How does the pending demise of Roe v Wade change Michigan politics in 2022? Mark and Jeff examine the new political playing field with veteran Republican political operative Bill Nowling. - Bill Nowli

So Who Will Survive Petitiongate? (Guest: Jonathan Oosting)
April 27, 2022

The race to be the Republican nominee for Michigan Governor became the latest black eye for the Michigan GOP as petitions from at least 3 of the candidates may have fraudulent signatures. That could m

And then there were 10… (Guest: Buzz Thomas)
April 20, 2022

The Republican culture wars was on full, ugly display in Michigan this week...and denounced by one of its targets. State Senator Mallory McMorrow's floor speech responding to Senator Lana Theis' fundr

Flipping West Michigan (Guest: Hillary Scholten)
April 13, 2022

Multiple Republican county conventions devolved into chaos as Trump backers faced off with the party's onetime establishment. Mark and Jeff analyze the fallout from the growing divide in the party and

Taxes, Scandals and Campaigns (Guest: Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr.)
April 06, 2022

Trump gives a Castro-esque nearly two-hour speech in Macomb County, promoting his Big Lie believing candidates for Michigan Secretary of State and Attorney General ... much to the consternation of non

The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (Guest: John Sipher)
March 31, 2022

The focus in Michigan politics this week is the apparent takeover of the state Republican Party by the Trump Big Lie faction even as the gloves come off in the race for the Attorney General. Bridge Mi

A Good/Great Week for Whitmer (Guest: Chad Livengood)
March 24, 2022

Governor Whitmer gained some powerful evidence of leadership for her reelection campaign with a pair of huge victories: announcement of a $1.7-billion expansion of a car-battery plant in west Michigan

Putin’s War (Guest: Kremlinologist Olga Lautman)
March 16, 2022

There's plenty going on in Michigan politics. Jeff and Mark offer their takes on the apparent domination of Donald Trump in Michigan politics, and the massive field of Democratic candidates in the Det

Follow the Money (Guest: Craig Mauger)
March 10, 2022

Jeff is off this week as he and his family deal with the sudden passing of their youngest son. Our hearts go out to Jeff, Mattie and their four other children. They have asked that we all respect thei

A Look Back (2021 in Review)
January 04, 2022

To start the new year, Mark and Jeff take a look back at two of the most tulmultuous issues of 2021: the anniversary of the January 6 assault on the Capitol and Republican efforts to rig future electi