R.J.'s Retort

By R.J. Dickens

A confluence of news, politics, commentary and popular culture from journalist, talk show host, former political candidate and lobbyist, and PAC chair R.J. Dickens.... more

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

R.J.'s Retort episodes:

October 21, 2019 R.J.'s Retort Special Edition--The Neverending Story... errr, Mayor's Race
We had to do this special edition because, well, you-know-what happens--and in a Wichita mayoral race, lots of it.
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7min
October 15, 2019 The Mayor's Race--As the World Burns
Party like it's 2005! We have another write-in attempt to try and throw a monkey wrench into the November vote with three weeks left.
Don't be fooled!
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9min
October 07, 2019 R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 4: 17th In Age, 46th In Protecting Older Workers--WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE???
Kansas is the 17th oldest state in the country, yet we are 46th in the protections afforded older workers. Since we'll never be a magnet for young people, we need to fix this.
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16min
September 30, 2019 Water Hazard
Supporters of Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell are trying to turn this non-partisan election into a partisan fray by making himself a victim of Trumpian proportions.
Don't fall for it.
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11min
September 21, 2019 R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 3: Suspended Reality
Too many cities and counties across America are too dependent on traffic fines to pay for local government.
The ACLU reports that it takes people 13 times longer to pay a traffic fine if your license is suspended--and there's a 51% chance it will cost you your job.
It's time to stop this Jim Crow-era practice.
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7min
September 12, 2019 Leave Me A Loan
What the "experts" who never attended college don't know about the student loan crisis from a Kansas perspective.
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16min
September 05, 2019 R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 2: I Hate the 70s, Traffic Stop Edition
With nearly every law enforcement officer having access to either body cam or dash cam video, it's time to update our traffic laws to reflect the technology of 2019... not the attitudes of 1974.
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13min
August 28, 2019 Casualties of (Cold, Uncivil) War.
It's easy to demonize someone like the late David Koch. It's harder to keep in mind that to others, he was a brother, father, colleague, and friend. Even in the real Civil War, people on both sides could take time out for events like weddings and funerals.
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6min
August 25, 2019 R.J.'s Legislative Agenda, Part 1: Rage Against the... Algorithm
Artificial Intelligence is not making our lives better. At best, it's a gigantic pain in the ass; and at worst, it's a growing nightmare that has the potential to ruin people's lives. This week, R.J. revives his proposal for a "real person" law to address these abuses.
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15min
August 21, 2019 #GiveToSomething
Groups on our side of the aisle are being plagued by people who just sit around and do nothing... and their inactivity has reached crisis proportions.
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18min

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How many episodes does R.J.'s Retort have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.