Bird Road Podcast

Adam Christensen (ForTheManyNotJustMe.com) is a progressive running against one of the most hilariously incompetent candidates for Congress in Florida — which is truly saying something. We caught up with Adam to hear about his goals for FL CD3, how a progressive can make headway in a traditionally conservative southern district, and how fun it is to run opposition research against a congenital liar. You can follow him on Twitter @AC4Congress2020 and donate to his campaign in the run up to Nov. 3. 

And don’t forget: Beware the Gainesville Antifa! 

We’re back baby with a Just Dem Boyz episode and a semi-wrap-up of last night’s very depressing debate. We got into how the only audience for these omni-culture political events are people with poisoned brains who take all the wrong things away from them, and how the logical conclusion is to abolish debates and abolish elections. 

We also talked about how Gun Genius Stores can help Libs get armed for the coming revolution without having to interact with… less savory elements. 

Wish Jewish Dave a happy birthday on Twitter @PiecingPod. 

***Elijah Manley’s run for HD 94 is over, but he needs our help canceling out his campaign debt. Help out by donating today.***

We did some film review, diving deep into the new release Boys State from A24 and AppleTV+, that outlines the hypernormalized annual retreat that 1,000 boys in each state and Washington, DC partake in to learn to be future leaders of tomorrow, or just for something to put on their college applications. 

The documentary was great, if a little unsettling, and to help us break it down was returning guest Elijah Manley, who was Speaker Pro Tempore of the 2016 Florida Boys State. Elijah gave us a look behind the scenes of how Boys State works, and appraised the documentaries authenticity. 

The pod is thrice-graced by James Hearn’s regal chicano presence, and we talked music, bad shows, good moves, cold nights in Wyoming, and of course, the old nationaliano politicasticos-aroonie (national politics). 

Mark your calendars to buy “Little Tweaker Pad on the Prairie” by the The Handee Dandees, on sale Sept. 11, wherever James music is sold. 

We talked with WLRN’s Lance Dixon about his analysis of key local, state and national races from a Miami perspective, covering elections in a time of COVID, the improprieties of Katherine Fernandez Rundle’s Miami Foundation scheme, and whether Miami-Dade has a problem electing black candidates for countywide positions. 

You can follow Lance @LDixon_3 and check out WLRN at wlrn.org.  

Florida’s primaries were held on Tuesday, and there were good results, bad results, and some surprises. We enlisted Juan Cuba to help make sense of it all. 

We sat down for the better part of an hour to talk with Daniella Levine Cava, the Bird Road (and Miami Herald) endorsed candidate for mayor of Miami-Dade County and its 2.7 million residents. If elected, Levine Cava will become our first female county mayor, and will give us a breath of fresh air in the form of a strong progressive with the solutions that actually match our considerable problems. 

We talked about mental health, climate change, the corrosive effect of cynicism in politics, and what a Miami of the future might look like. 

The Miami-Dade mayoral primary is Tuesday, Aug. 18. Be sure to check box #362 for Daniella. You can learn more about her at Daniella.vote.

If you select a running mate and no one is around to see or hear it, did it really happen? Q and Jewish Dave talk about the hypernormalized nature of campaign milestones in a COVID world. 

We also debunk Kamala birtherism, explore how people’s brains are being broken, and talk TikTok. 

Music in this episode is by David Rosen. 

We talked with South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter Mario Alejandro Ariza, author of Disposable City, about the precious ephemeral nature of Miami, why it’s imperiled by climate change and the top, oh, 40 or 50 threats it faces as a result. 

You can find Disposable everywhere books are sold (and also on Amazon). Follow Mario on Twitter @inaminorkey.

Music in this episode by David Rosen. Follow us on Twitter @BirdRoadPodcast and check us out at BirdRoadPodcast.com.

Twelve years ago, Michael Rosenberg found himself locked in a fight with Miami-Dade County over his water bill. That began a journey of civic engagement that led him into numerous commission meetings, a dog kennel, and now as a candidate for Miami-Dade District 7 commission seat. 

You can learn more about Michael at MichaelDistrict7.com. The Pets Trust documentary can be viewed here.