Dirt Road Democrat

A business owner and entrepreneur, Jesse built Mullen Newspaper Company from two newspapers in Granite and Powell counties to 21 newspapers in six states – nine in Montana alone – over the last six years. Jesse and his wife Sasha also own Browsing Bison Bookstores.

Twitter: @jmullen2

Website: https://jessejamesmullen.com/

Katherine Stewart's latest book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, was awarded first place for Excellence in Nonfiction Books by the Religion News Association as well as a Morris D. Forkosch award. She writes for The New York Times opinion, NBC, The New Republic and others. The film God & Country, produced by Rob Reiner, is based on The Power Worshippers, and she is currently at work on a forthcoming book. You may follow her on Twitter @kathsstewart

Erin Reed (she/her) works tracking anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world and helping people become better advocates for their queer family, friends, colleagues, and community. Erin's content has been viewed hundreds of millions of times with one goal: to achieve gender justice for queer and marginalized people through education and understanding.

You can catch Erin on your TikTok feed discussing transgender rights and life on a random weeknight. You can see Erin's informational social media posts on twitter and instagram bringing you news and information so that you can be a good advocate. You may find Erin on Google where her informed consent hormone therapy map has been used in millions of transitions. You can find Erin on NPR discussing her latest equity project. Or you may fight with Eirin in the trenches of legislative hearings on fundamental rights for queer and trans people.

Wherever you find Erin, know this: She is here so that we all can achieve liberation and a better future. Let's do that together.

Jess Piper is joined by Anthony Flaccavento, Exec. Dir. of Rural Urban Bridge Initiative and lead author of the Rural New Deal Article

Jess Piper is joined by Rob Rogers for a discussion about the push for theocracy and the "Seven Mountains" of the dominionist theology. Rob is a native Arkansan and Air Force veteran. He ran for the State House in Colorado in 2022. Although he lost that race, he continues his activism in all things Christian nationalism.

Twitter: @electrobrogers

Jared Yates Sexton, author, professor, politico, podcaster, and pisser offer of right wing trolls, joins Jess Piper in this Voltron of "leftist" podcasters. Careful sharing this one with your Republican acquaintances, it may burn their skin.

Jess is joined by Carol C. Burris, an education policy expert, and they dig into charter schools.

Jess Piper dives into the twisted logic of "school choice" hired gun and lobbyist, Corey Deangelis, one of the biggest voices pushing the school choice and voucher scams being pushed across the heartland.

Jess Piper is joined by Leslie Jones, a candidate for the Missouri State House District 130 in SW Missouri.

Jess Piper is joined by Rev. Karla, a former evangelical Christian who's own journey of deconstruction has lead to a shared experience for hundreds of thousands, and the number continues to grow.