Two big things are happening in the world of Monroe. The first is a subversive group of hidden individuals are running a page, Monroe Vote Tracker, pretending to be informative when they're actually just campaigning for Burns, Dotson, and the like. Check out the blog on our website as the podcast only touches the surface of how sneaky these folks are. 

We're back as primary season starts to heat up. A candidate forum the other day had one notable absence. We speculate as to why she stayed hidden as we delve into the upcoming election. 

While the mayor tucks his tail between his legs and runs away from the 2026 mayoral race, Monroe rejoices! From a ridiculous performance staged as a press conference to invoking the death of a podcaster to explain his cowardice, the mayor's theatrics are downright comical!

In this week's episode, we take a harder look at Christian Nationalism and examine the differences between the "look at me" lifestyle of a Christian Nationalist like Robert Burns compared to the humble life of Christians. 

We know it's long but it's a damn fine conversation. Join us as we let the brains behind the Radical Roots podcast fill us in on what's happening in Monroe, and the country, through a different lens. List to Parron explain what it's like to have a government official send his klan of followers after you. 

The mayor's campaign rally was white a hit...I'm sorry, quite a hit. We touch on that, what we think his next moves are, and why saying "both sides" makes you sound like you're uninformed on a variety of subjects.

All suggested (HILARIOUS!!!!) titles we wanted for this podcast were shot down by our attorney. If you want to know what we had thought about naming this episode you'll have to come and grab a beer with us. 

As our mayor lauds his airport while taking donations from folks in the aviation industry, it's hard to imagine that there's nothing he won't sell us out for. 

Join us as we talk about the mayor having to pay to have people listen to him speak and the real reasons that companies change logos (spoiler alert: it's not “woke” or whatever the mayor thinks). Recorded right here in Monroe, a place a lot of the mayor's political donors have never been, it's our latest episode of Drawing Bigger Circles. Steven attempts the train metaphor again, and Kevin runs out of Coke. It's a hell of a ride, folks...

Dottie was quite forgiving and came back to see us at Drawing Bigger Circles. Dottie chats with us about the makeup of the city government and her experiences during her 12 year tenure as a councilwoman. 

Mayor Coin Flip continues to make a name for himself in a negative way. Will the "all press is good press" mantra ring true? Will people remember the name but not the embarrassment he inflicts upon our city? Kevin and Steven take aim at the silliness that is Monroe politics once again.