Ann Werner is my mom and the author of many books. Today, we discuss her trilogy about a global pandemic. Book one: The Melt. Book two The Augurs, and book three The Adepts was just released.

After we chatted about her books, we dove right into politics; the amazing and very entertaining Democratic National Convention; Tim Walz is our real-life Ted Lasso; if we all vote, we will see a blue wave--maybe even a blue tsunami and why MAGA will likely fail at cheating--but don't get happy!

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David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He's the author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy. 

Topics: David shares ways you can help save democracy and elect Harris/Walz in the next 80+ days; why State Houses are so important and why voters must vote blue down ballot; Ohio may be in play for Democrats; the Ohio Supreme Court is also in play this November; JD Vance is a gift to Democrats and why/how the Harris/Wlaz ticket is so electric. 

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Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry.

Topics: The Democratic ticket is enthusiastic and joyful and they are FIRE; Kamala mom'd a heckler and it was glorious, why Tim Walz was a great choice for VP; Trump has no more field offices and ads have slowed--and now Eric Trump is promoting cryptocurrency, hmmmmm; Trump enticing coming up in September; how to deal with election deniers who refuse to certify if/when Trump loses. All that and much more.

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Topics: Kamala Harris will announce her VP pick next Tuesday and we talked about who's in play; the "weird" moniker has taken off and Democrats are finally in an offensive messaging position; Donald Trump behaved like a racist Buffon at the NABJ event, shocking but not surprising, saying Harris only recently "became black"; corporate media continues to fail us and MAGA is gloriously melting down over White Dudes for Kamala. All that and more.

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Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator & host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world's biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.

Topics: After three weeks of bullying by the press, celebrities, and some Democratic leaders, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Jen and I talk about the last four days and the explosive energetic shift that's happened. The feeling is hopeful and voters are excited. Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are panicking. Will JD Vance be replaced because of that panic? Jen and talk about all that and so much more!

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Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: Shoulder Dance.

Topics: Optimism is the theme of this podcast. We cover the media-manufactured debate scandal--and how it's biting them in the ass; Gay hackers hacked into the Heritage Foundation and found a video of Trump talking about his Project 2025; Biden has made it clear HE'S NOT STEPPING DOWN; AOC drew up articles of impeachment for two Justices and Jay tells us about the wonderful documentary he's working on. All that and much more!

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Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: Christopher and I discuss the 2024 election possibilities--there will be chaos and litigation after the fact and Chris shares which red/purple states he thinks will flip for Biden--and he also makes a bold electoral prediction; we must spread the word about Project 2025; the possibility of Trump getting jail time and how Chris has changed his position on that issue; corrupt SCOTUS and what needs to be done about it; how the immunity decision could affect the election outcome, and we talked about how the different social media sites handle political content. 

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Writer Sarah Wood of VoteVets is back!

Topics: New Fox poll has Biden leading with Independents by NINE points; Sarah and I go over some of what's in Project 2025--the Republican plan if Trump wins and it's horrific; why Trump's idea of getting rid of income tax and replacing with tariffs would be an economic disaster and would drastically increase inflation; corrupt SCOTUS continues to delay the immunity ruling, and will Donald Trump flee the country? All that and more! 

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Cheri is back!

Topics: Why the mifepristone ruling may not be the great news some think it is; why the undercover recordings of Justices are important and how they can affect what happens now; Alito/Roberts Martha-Ann Alito outed herself as a German fascist in a secret recording; re-programming MAGA is not realistic, we have to vote them out and make racists/bigots/misogynists uncomfortable; Joe Biden is kicking ass and more Americans need to understand why! All that and more. 

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Frank Figliuzzi was the Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. In his current role as a respected national security analyst, he is a regular contributor to NBC News and MSNBC and a sought-after speaker on violence prevention and the threats, both external and internal, facing the United States. His latest book is LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers.

Topics: After talking about his new book, we discussed the GOP threat to defund the FBI; Frank describes a scenario where Judge Cannon could be removed from the espionage case; he weighs in on whether Judge Merchan will sentence Donald Trump to prison; keeping faith in a system that is on shakey ground; Rep. Scott Perry and Rep. Ronney Jackson have been appointed to the Intelligence Committee and why that's really dangerous. All that and more!

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