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Interview: Draconian, hateful & dumb - all of these things can be true feat. Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) joins us to discuss the bizarre and hateful obsession that Ron DeSantis and Republicans in the Florida Legislature have with the LGBTQ community and their collective efforts to further marginalize these communities.
News & Notes: Croquetagate: Did Donald Trump visit the Versailles s*x toy room?
DONATE: You can contribute to Danny Agnew's family's Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/celebrate-the-life-of-danny-agnewThey're calling it... "The Freakshow at Wilkie Ferguson..." In this episode we break down Donald Trump's no-good, very bad da
Interview: The Economic Bill of Rights feat. Mark Paul
Professor Mark Paul (@MarkVinPaul) is a former-Florida Man who is now Assistant Professor of Economics at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. His new book, THE ENDS OF FREEDOM, outlines a new economic bill o
It's All Because Miami, Bro (Part Deux) feat. Billy Corben
Joe Carollo. Francis Suarez. A broken city government. First amendment violations. The same old names. A lighthearted episode about some dark-hearted stuff today as we're joined by Billy Corben of Rakontur and Because Miami to discuss some of the biggest
Conversation: Green Energy in the Empire State feat. Dharna Noor & Aliya Uteuova
It took years of fighting and organizing, but New York has finally passed Build Public Renewables Act, which is being called one of the most transformational green energy jobs initiatives in the United States. The legislation aims to scale up New York's r
LEAKED! Ron DeSantis Donor Event Audio Commentary Track
We go Director's Commentary-mode on the 42 minutes of leaked audio from a recent DeSantis 2014 donor dinner, and get under the hood of a campaign that seems to be flailing and failing from all outside (and now inside) appearance. Credit to Florida Politic
Conversation: 10/10 ⭐ Campaign Launch Event, Zero Notes From Us
Are you wondering how Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' official presidential campaign event went off? Well, we're not saying it was anything like hanging out on-set with Will Smith and Kevin James in 2005, but there were definitely some Hitches. From an abo
Interview: The War on Labor and Renters feat. McKenna Schueler
We were joined this week by McKenna Schueler (@SheCarriesOn) about the successful attempts by Florida's GOP to ram anti-labor and anti-renter bills through Tallahassee, and the affects they will have on unions and the cost of living crisis we are experien
Interview: The Miami Creation Myth feat. Andrew Otazo
As a native Miamian, Andrew Otazo (@AndrewOtazo) has seen the Magic City go through heartache and pain, but its current incarnation -- fueled by a new type of radicalism that feels foreign to many of us -- feels different. He talked with us about that, Mi
Conversation: Mr. Kennedy Goes to Tallahassee (And Gets Arrested) feat. Ryan Ray
We caught up with our own Thomas Kennedy after he and a group of other protesters who occupied Governor Ron DeSantis' office were arrested in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Along with serial #WAWLTmafia pod guest Ryan Ray (@ryanray_fla, Tropical Depression Pod