This week welcomed Jason Riddle back onto the show to talk about the state of the democratic party and some of their candidates. He's working on Nida Allam's campaign, as she primaries Valerie Foushee for NC-04 US congressional seat.Does Vote Blue No Matter Who give the party a lack of accountability when they put their thumb on the scale, or when they offer bad candidates? We dive into that topic, as well as how we can work toward improving things.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠[email protected]⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.