Gadfly

Hey, y'all! This week we are beginning one of the biggest gadfly stories in America: Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for President.

For the first installation, we are going to talk about her harrowing childhood, her horrifying first marriage, and her shift into the suffragette movement.

Also, trigger warnings for this episode for folks who want to avoid hearing about physical, mental, and sexual abuse.

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Welcome back, y'all! This week we return to the story of Jacob Coxey. His army of unemployed men might not have achieved everything he wanted...or anything he wanted, but when Congress tells you to get off the grass, you tell Congress you're coming for their job. And if you're Jacob, you tell them that as many times as your life will allow.

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Hey, y'all! Welcome back to this week as we discuss the Pride of Massillon, industrialist, and guy who was not good at naming things at all, Jacob Coxey.

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Hey, y'all! We are back and, you know when you think to yourself "this sounds like it'll just be a goofy weird time" and then things get serious in ways you've never expected? Sort of like a night of Fireball shots? Well, this one is an episode that is going to be a whole lot like that and end up getting particularly heavy.

This week we will be discussing the dadaist campaign of the Unabomber for President, as well as the performance artists behind it, Chris Korda and Lydia Eccels.

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Hey, y'all! This week we are going to be talking about one of the least known political dynasties in America. We're all familiar with the Bush family and the Kennedys, but Clay Henry, his son Clay, Jr., and his grandson Clay the 3rd, held the mayoral seat of Lajitas, Texas in consecutive terms for over two decades. How they ended up with the job, why they were even considered, and who the hell Clay Henry even was, well, that's where it all gets fun.

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Hey, y'all! This week we return back to our sweet home Chicago to tell the story of the last Republican to ever run for Mayor of our fair city: Ray Wardingley. But, then again, you might also know him better by his stage name, Spanky the Clown.

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Hey, y'all!

This week we are switching things up a little bit and instead of talking about an actual political party, we're talking about a hypothetical one. Since inauguration day there's been rumblings that Trump wants to make his own third party. 

Join us as we talk about the history of the previous Patriot Parties, the routes Trump and his ilk could take to make his new party a thing, and whether or not this alt-right party could become a reality by 2022.

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Welcome back, y'all! This week we end the chapter of the New Alliance Party: the (alleged) Marxist-Leninist-therapy cult that also just so happened to have a relatively amazing 1988. But what happens when a cult leader has to make the choice between running a serious political party or pushing his people even deeper into leader worship?

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Hey, y'all! We are back and continuing the weird, weird tale of the New Alliance Party. Sure, they might maybe be a cult, but that's not going to get in the way of the political ambitions of Lenora Fulani and "therapist" Fred Newman.

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Hey, y'all! Welcome back to a freaking adventure of an episode. 

What if I told you there was a party that's whole purpose was to represent people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, and women? That they wanted to make food, employment, shelter, and medical care a constitutional right? And that this party had been around and active throughout the 1980s? 

Well, the New Alliance Party was that party and, of course, the whole thing was just too good to be true.

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