Kansas Helen Podcast

Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

Helen discusses the Michael Gonzalez case, including vandalism at a Catholic church, media coverage, mental health, self-medication, jail, solitary confinement, and the lack of treatment options. The section focuses on how a property crime became part of a larger discussion about prosecution, rehabilitation, public pressure, and whether the system offered help before punishment.

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Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

Helen criticizes local media for repeating police narratives instead of independently investigating deaths, crashes, and police violence. The section discusses police scanners, official statements, family perspectives, watchdog journalism, corporate media ownership, and how public narratives are shaped before the full facts are known.

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Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

This section discusses elected officials who say they cannot speak publicly after a police killing. The conversation covers First Amendment rights, legal advice, city interests, police department interests, political careers, and the difference between saying someone cannot speak and saying they choose not to speak.

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Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

Helen discusses documenting people who say they or their families were harmed by the Wichita Police Department. The section covers the process of collecting names, folders, claims, records, and family stories, while also protecting sources and deciding what can be made public. Jacobs connects the discussion to his view that police departments protect themselves and that hidden violence needs to be exposed.

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Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

This section discusses local elected leaders, national political language, Christian nationalism, MAGA values, and how national political forces can show up in local government. The conversation also covers the difference between calling out public officials, criticizing their choices, and connecting local power to broader political systems.

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Ryan Gilbert is running in a packed Democrat primary in August to determine who will run against Estes in November.

Gilbert discusses Walmart, billionaires, corporate power, public subsidies, food stamps, NFL stadium ownership, and election spending. He says taxpayers help cover corporate losses while profits stay private, argues that no one needs to be a billionaire, and says concentrated wealth gives people too much political power. The conversation also closes with discussion of unaffiliated voters and the Democratic primary.

See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the US House District 4 race here: [https://kansashelen.substack.com](https://kansashelen.substack.com)

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Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

The discussion covers online communication, repeated responses, reactionary posting, and Jacobs’ use of symbols, satire, and a distinct online persona. Jacobs explains that his online style is intentional and says it is different from how he communicates in person. The section also discusses the internet as a place where people perform, react, and misunderstand each other.

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Ryan Gilbert is running in a packed Democrat primary in August to determine who will run against Estes in November.

Gilbert discusses minimum wage, living wages, small businesses, taxes, paperwork, overhead, and pricing. He says he supports raising wages and describes paying a position at his law firm more than he had been paid for similar work. He also discusses why businesses struggle and says higher prices are often about profit rather than only rising costs.

See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the US House District 4 race here: [https://kansashelen.substack.com](https://kansashelen.substack.com)

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Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election.

Jacobs explains why he is running for governor and how this campaign connects to his earlier campaigns for Wichita mayor and Sedgwick County sheriff. He says winning is not the main point of the campaign. He describes the campaign as a way to create a counter-narrative, challenge the two-party system, encourage non-affiliated voter registration, and put different ideas into public discussion.

See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas Governor race here: https://kansashelen.substack.com

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Ryan Gilbert is running in a packed Democrat primary in August to determine who will run against Estes in November.

Gilbert discusses his view that government should provide the foundation that capitalism grows from. He says basic needs like food, power, clothing, healthcare, and electricity should be secured first, and argues that billionaires benefit from infrastructure they did not build while privatizing gains and socializing losses.

See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the US House District 4 race here: [https://kansashelen.substack.com](https://kansashelen.substack.com)

You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify

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