Post Political Podcast

Aaron Hamlin is the executive director and co-founder of The Center for Election Science. He has been featured as an electoral systems expert, given talks on different voting methods across the country, and written for publications such as Deadspin, USA Today Magazine, Independent Voter Network.  We will be discussing the pros and cons of approval voting and how it compares to ranked choice voting. We will also take a look into the recent approval voting election in St. Louis and how approval voting impacted the results there.

Destiny Clayton is a Green Party candidate running for Governor of Michigan. We will be discussing her campaign and where we can collaborate on topics such as criminal justice reform, drug decriminalization, and sex work.

JC Cook is a political activist who works with Vermin Supreme and Vermin Supreme Institute. He is also one of the hosts of Let This Podcast Run Your Life and is currently running for Mayor of Athens, Texas. We'll be talking about his plans for the position of Mayor, how radical and compassionate messaging can be a better way to connect with people.

Kryssi Wichers is the most powerful Libertarian activist, host of the Kryssi and Friends Show, the ultimate Spike Cohen harasser, and is an all around bad ass. She has a history of actually getting things done and forming coalitions with other parties to do so.  On this very special 4/20 episode, we will be talking about Cannabis reform, decriminalization work, de-escalation tactics, and how forming coalitions can help us change laws and make the world better for everyone. After the end of this part of the recording, we are joined by Vermin Supreme, Spike Cohen, and Matt Wright. If you want to listen/watch to that part of the show, check out our YouTube or Facebook for the video. 

Kat Murti is a libertarian, feminist, and activist, with close to two decades of experience in the Liberty Movement. She is the co-founder and executive director of Feminists for Liberty, a grassroots group dedicated to promoting libertarian feminist ideas and voices. Kat grew up between North Texas and South India, earned a political science degree at the University of California at Berkeley, and now lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area. You can find her on Twitter at @KatMurti

Caitlin Cloven is the Marketing and Communications genius for Spike Cohen, Vermin Supreme, Sasha Cohen, Stacy Prussman and many others. She has led seminars on effective communication and social media management. She has also worked to collaborate and form coalitions with other third parties.   We will be discussing effective communication, her thoughts on coalition building and grassroots activism, and how best to market ourselves to attract new activists to the movement.

Sasha Cohen is a candidate for Dekalb City Clerk. He is also a political strategist and the Director of Politics at the Vermin Supreme Institute.   We will be talking about his race in Dekalb, his work with the Vermin Supreme Institute, and how important local elections are to our every day lives.  https://sasha4dekalb.com/

Carolyn Fiddler is the Communications Director for Daily Kos and a voting rights and state politics expert with a deep understanding of state legislative policymaking.   We will be discussing the awful "Election Integrity Act of 2021" that was passed this past week in Georgia, other voter rights bills happening across the country, and state legislation that third parties and progressive Dems can collaborate on.

Stacey Prussman is a headlining stand-up comic, a radio host, actress, and NYC Mayoral Candidate. She is running to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers and give them a say in how their city government is run. Her platform revolves around transferring power from government to people.

Dan Fishman is the Executive Director of People for Liberty and the former Executive Director of the Libertarian Party. We will be talking about collaborative efforts between third parties and what was successful/unsuccessful in his time as the Executive Director of the LP.