New York congressional candidate Lindsey Boylan on fighting for the next generation, bringing a fresh face to Congress, when she would've pushed for impeachment in Congress, the Fight for $15 in New York, resolving New York's housing problems, how she'd stop the GOP's war on women, the need to address climate change and embracing technologic change to keep New York at the centre of advancing global innovation.

You can find out more about her on Twitter @LindseyBoylan or at www.LindseyBoylan.com.

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

New York congressional candidate Jamaal Bowan on fighting for a vision for a new America, challenging House Foreign Affairs Chair Eliot Engel, fixing the education system, ending the school to prison pipeline, refusing to take a dime of corporate PAC or lobbyist money and achieving greater economic equality.

You can find out more about him on Twitter @JamaalBowmanNY or at www.BowmanforCongress.com.

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Elisa Cardnell, who is running for Congress in Texas' 2nd Congressional District, on serving in the US military, what needs to be done to fix the Veterans' Affairs Department, expanding access to affordable healthcare, the grade she'd give America's education system and the approach she would take to securing America's borders.

You can find out more about her on Twitter @ElisaCardnell or at http://ElisaCardnell.com.

The Hardy Report is a political, news and current affairs podcast bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar on challenging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and establishment Democrats, the moment he would have called for Donald Trump to be impeached, why America needs a Green New Deal, ending mass surveillance, if term limits would address the issues that exist in Congress and whether San Francisco is more progressive country than Pelosi country.

You can find out more about him on Twitter @ShahidforChange or at ShahidforChange.US

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Senator David Coltart on former President Robert Mugabe's lasting legacy on Zimbabwe, the two sides to the Mugabe's character, whether the ex-leader should have been held accountable for the crimes he'd been accused of, the difference between Robert Mugabe's time in office and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the concerns raised by the IMF's recent warning about corruption within the country. 

You can find out more about Senator David Coltart on Twitter @DavidColtart or at DavidColtart.com.

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Stand Up America President Sean Eldridge on the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, the Trump/Ukraine story, his concerns about the way the whistleblower complaint has been handled, the problems with the way the media is covering stories heading into 2020 and the importance of protecting America's democracy through election security.

You can find out more about him on Twitter @Sean Eldridge or the work of Stand Up America at StandUpAmerica.com.

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Senate Candidate Kimberly Graham on running to be the best Senator money can’t buy, getting rid of corruption in Washington DC, introducing campaign finance reform, running a campaign 'by the people, for the people' and refusing money from corporate PACs, her response, as an attorney for abused and neglected children, to the Trump administration's family separation policy, Senator Ernst's unwillingness to stand up the Trump administration, creating an affordable, accessible healthcare system and why she proudly calls herself a progressive liberal. 

You can find out more about Kimberly Graham on Twitter @KimberlyforIowa or her campaign for US Senate at KimberlyforIowa.com. 

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Third Way Executive Vice President for Policy Jim Kessler on championing modern centre left ideas, not jumping on the progressive bandwagon, the most divisive political issue he has worked on, how to tackle gun violence in America, navigating through the partisan maze of Congress to turn legislation into law, Third Way's new Cyber Enforcement Initiative and the 2020 Democratic primary. 

You can find out more about Jim Kessler on Twitter @ThirdWayKessler and the work of the Third Way think tank at www.ThirdWay.org. 

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

TYT Investigates Managing Editor Jonathan Larsen on covering news in the Trump era, the steps the media can take to tackle misinformation, whether we are living in a post-truth era, if fact checking has become ineffective, the rising problem of fake news, the impact of social media on news organisations and how the media can regain trust after Donald Trump leaves office.

You can find out more about Jonathan Larsen on Twitter @JTLarsen, TYT Investigates @TYTInvestigates and The Young Turks at www.TYT.com.

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.

2020 Democratic presidential candidate & former 3 star Admiral Joe Sestak on his long career in the US Navy and experience working on foreign affairs issues in two White House administrations, how his military service shaped his approach to tackling the challenges the US faces abroad, his track record of reaching across the aisle to get bipartisan legislation through Congress, his plan for America,  the approach he would take to education policy, addressing climate change by ending fossil fuel subsidies, whether ICE should be restructured or dismantled, introducing regulation on social media companies to tackle the spread of misinformation and problematic content, his history of supporting LGBT rights, cosponsoring the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the repeal of the Defence of Marriage Act and supporting the Equality Act, and bringing accountability back to the Oval Office

You can find out more about Joe Sestak on Twitter @JoeSestak or his presidential campaign and plan for American at JoeSestak.com.

The Hardy Report is a political news and current affairs podcast, bringing you interviews with a range of activists, campaigners and politicians from across the political spectrum in the United States and the United Kingdom.