This week, Michael Barfield, an investigative journalist with the Florida Trident, Director of Public Access Initiatives with the Florida Center for Government Accountability, and an expert in Florida public records law, joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss recent attacks on press freedoms and what dangers they pose to our democracy.

Brice Claypool is a 17-year-old Manatee County resident, environmental activist, political history buff, and author of the blog The Kid Who Cares. He joins Mitch and Dawn this week to discuss how someone his age perceives our current state of political chaos.

This week, Bradenton City Councilwoman Lisa Gonzalez Moore joins the podcast to discuss post-Hurricane redevelopment and sewage treatment challenges,  workforce housing needs, downtown connectivity, and traffic gridlock.

This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the controversy over New College hosting right-wing podcaster Russell Brand, who was recently charged with rape and sexual assault, a judge's ruling temporarily reinstating the AP into the White House Press pool, fallout from Trump's trade war and his comments about wanting to deport U.S. citizens to a concentration-camp-like prison in El Salvador.

This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's upcoming vote on wetland policies, Signalgate, ICE deportations and more.

Manatee County District 2 Commissioner Amanda Ballard joins the podcast this week to discuss several county issues, including the upcoming Fresh Start program that will use opioid settlement funds to target addiction-related homelessness.

TBT Publisher and 22-year Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash joins Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman for a discussion on the lawsuit filed against six Manatee County Commissioners by "Lectern Guy," a pardoned J6 participant, and the increasingly alarming rate at which our democratic institutions are being dismantled.

This week, Mitch & Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's decision to move forward with the demolition of Annie's Bair & Tackle and revoke the school zone speed camera program entirely. They also react to the President's Congressional address and the evolving situation regarding our support for Ukraine's efforts to repel a Russian invasion.

This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's compromise on moving forward with a retail pet sale ban, the ethics of breeding, and Mitch's weekend getaway to Tarpon Springs.