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Kyle Roedler from the Parent Safety Alliance joins Robert to share some of his group's ideas, some of which were very new to me.  For example

Social media screening for minors and possible offenders

Home schooling is not an option for those afraid of school violence

How to engage with elected officials in the current political climate

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Ethan Chorin is a former US diplomat, political analyst, author, and environmental entrepreneur. From 2004 to 2006, he was one of a handful of US diplomats posted to Libya. Six years later, as codirector of an NGO, he became a witness to the Benghazi attack and its aftermath.

We talk about the lead up to the conditions of the Benghazi attack ten years ago from a diplomat's point of view.

A widely respected expert on Libya, Chorin is the author of Benghazi! A New History of the Fiasco that Pushed America and its World to the Brink along with others about the region.  He has appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Prospect, Forbes, Newsweek, and others. He has been a regular commentator on Libya for the BBC, and has also appeared on CNBC, CNN, CBS, and C-SPAN.

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Jason wrote the non-fiction book, WISDOM: A VERY VALUABLE VIRTUE THAT CANNOT BE BOUGHT and joins Robert to discuss a number of topics like ResistBot (letters to elected officials), politics in psycho therapy, the January 6th Commission and more.

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Bob Gatty from his Lean to the Left Podcast is based in South Carolina, moving there from Maryland a few years ago, and has since been involved in local Democratic politics – an uphill battle, if ever there was one.

Joining us on in this episode is Arthur Hill, from North Carolina. I guess you could call us the "Dixie Dems", except that two of the three of us are NOT native southerners. 

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Arthur Hill is communications chair of the Brunswick County, North Carolina, Democratic party, who recently wrote a book on the history of St. James, his hometown since 2014. Before he moved to the Tarheel State, he was a public relations professional and freelance writer in Washington, DC. Back in the day, Arthur also worked on Capitol Hill.

So, while it’s crazy in South Carolina with a Republican Congressman having to defend his vote to impeach Donald Trump against several rightwing candidates, one of whom was endorsed by Trump, it’s even wackier in Georgia and North Carolina. At least SC doesn't have a Madison Cawthorn or a Marjorie Taylor Green! Now, with this apparent Roe v Wade decision that’s been reported, it’s probably going to get even worse.

The discussion unwraps the draft abortion ruling and the political implications, ranges into the argument over what can and cannot be taught in schools, Republican candidate misadventures, Trump's influence, and much more. There's lots of insight, but plenty of laughs along the way, as well.

As Hill says in the episode, "The Republicans sit on a hill with a flintlock rifle and say 'no,' but they have no new ideas." So that's just a sample of the tenor and tone of this conversation.

Dan McCrory returns for another episode to discuss his new book "You Will Forever Be My Always."  His friend and narrator for the audio book John Mo also joins us.  Later in the episode, we tackle the political talking points of the week including

How to talk to Republicans

Inflation

Housing prices

Tucker Carlson tans his scrotum

Library censorship, parents in the classroom

Georgia's tax refund

Twitter

Colorado trying to lure Disney from Florida

How to help Dems win

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Thanks to Simone Wolfe, author of the German novel and upcoming series Marla - The Awakening.  We discuss the book a little and rewound a bit to her time in Athens, Georgia.  We also talked about living in the US vs. Germany and how the pandemic has changed our lives a bit and likely led to the book project.

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Kelsey joins Robert to share some very intimate stories as she fights for women's' rights.  She is the author of the new book: Face Everything And Rise. A first hand account on abortion, child loss, PTSD and recovery.

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Jarrett and Robert Stop By The Pizzeria this weekend to catch up and chat about BBall, Ukraine, inflation, and more.

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A chat with Jamarr from his Jabari VOC Podcast

Activism

Keep GA Blue app

Why Republicans don't do town halls

Campaigning with Green Party as and PSL member

GA Abrams and Warnock

Economic inequality

$ in politics

Unionizing

Amazon in Alabama

Foreign policies

Ukraine

Housing

interest rates too low

Police brutality cases

Wage theft

Working class rights

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Jarrett stops by the house after a bear of a work week for a few dranks to discuss numerous news updates.

Have a cocktail and join us.

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