Peachpod: A Georgia Politics Podcast

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September 13, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh Testifies in the Senate
This week: New polling shows a tie in the Governors race, Brett Kavanaugh moves one step closer to confirmation on the Supreme Court, former president Barack Obama returns to the campaign trail, and the New York Times publishes an anonymous op-ed from a senior official in the Trump administration.
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1h 23min
September 06, 2018 Brian Kemp Leaps to the Center
On this week's show we talk about Brian Kemp's move to the center on immigration and the religious liberty/LGBT rights debate. We also discuss the influence of dark money in our politics, Bob Woodward's new book about the Trump White House, and the first day of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Confirmation hearings.
This podcast contains explicit language because of those absolutely bananas anecdotes from Bob Woodward’s new book.
You can find the polling we discuss from the AJC here. We discussed the January and April 2018 polls.
Excerpts from Woodward's new book were posted by the Washington Post and CNN
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Music Credit: Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud
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1h 2min
August 31, 2018 Make Air Dirty Again
The whole gang is here to discuss Trump administration efforts to repeal Obama-era pollution standards in favor of more relaxed regulations, the legal and political implications for Trump of Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort's legal troubles, and recap last weekend's state Democratic convention.
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1h 11min
August 23, 2018 Something is Awry in Randolph County
This week we discuss the release new FiveThirtyEight model predicting the results of U.S. House elections in November. We look at a proposal from Randolph County, a small, majority African-American county in southwest Georgia, to close 7 of the county's 9 precincts for the November elections. And we talk about whether capitalism is working for us.
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1h 6min
August 16, 2018 Rep. Scott Holcomb Joins to Talk Voting Tech
Kyle, Megan, and Luke check in on the early strategies of both Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams as they begin the march to November. Then State Representative Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta) joins to discuss the state's current voting machines and the need for some paper in the system.
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1h 8min
August 13, 2018 Can Democrats Take the State House in November?
This week we're joined by Austin Wagner to discuss Democrats' chances at making gains in the State House this fall. We also talk with two candidates who recently received endorsements from President Barack Obama: Matthew Wilson and Shelly Hutchinson. And we look at whether trade will be an important issue in elections this fall.
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1h 11min
August 13, 2018 Full Interview: Shelly Hutchinson
During our [last episode][1] we shared a clip from an interview with Shelly Hutchinson, a candidate for State House who was recently endorsed by former President Barack Obama. Here is our full interview.
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30min
August 02, 2018 Georgia Local Governments Lose Millions Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws
On this episode, we discuss the money local governments spend on voluntarily federal immigration law enforcement with Wesley Tharpe, Research Director at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. We also talk about the ongoing debate around election security and look at the conclusion of the Democratic primaries.
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57min
July 27, 2018 Kemp vs. Abrams: An Ideological Slugfest
This week we’re joined by Jessica Szilagyi, a writer for AllOnGeorgia.com, to discuss the outcomes of the GOP runoffs for Governor and Lt. Governor. We also talk about a Trump administration plan to provide $12 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the administration’s trade policies.
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1h 2min
July 24, 2018 Kemp Got the Rose! Will He Get the Nomination?
This week we're joined by Cody Hall, former Communications Director for the Hunter Hill for Governor campaign, to discuss today's runoffs for Governor and Lt. Governor on the GOP side along with downballot and Congressional runoffs on both sides of the aisle.
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1h 23min

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How many episodes does Peachpod: A Georgia Politics Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.