The Process

Episode Time Guide:Opening Statement (4min 55 sec) - Let's Have a Chat with Elisabeth Condon (8min 30 sec) - Talkin' Politics (47 min 30 sec) - Missouri's 2nd Amendment Preservation Act (52min 30 sec) - G7 Summit (1 hr 16 min) - Term Limits (1 hr 36 min)

New round of stimulus checks hitting bank accountsColumbus Police officers charged for actions during protestsDeath rates fall but COVID body count still rising in U.S.MO Rep. Vicky Hartzler running for Senate in 2022Colorado legislature passes ban on Styrofoam and single-use plastic bagsCommercial meat producer JBS pays $11 MM to Russian hackersWith 5 Million Texans uninsured, Legislature still won't take Medicaid money (I might have messed up this story a bit too)Show-Me State Games bring post-COVID hope to Columbia Missouri

Episode 6: It's time to tell the truth about the national Republican party, and stop pretending that they have any desire to compromise. Plus, the looming housing crisis.

Episode Time Guide1. Opening Statement: 2min 30 sec2. Chat with Natasha Scruggs: 5min 30 sec3. Talkin' Politics: 39 min4. Last Call: 1hr 39 min

Episode Story GuideMO ranks 49th in State Education FundingCO Children's Hospital declares Mental Health State of Emergency amid rising suicidesMarijuana Legalization has not resulted in more use among teens- Dept of Education Statistics *this discussion also might need to be edited if it dragsPresident Biden calling on Americans to get vaccinated if they haven't alreadyMO Supreme Court strikes down anti-union GOP lawCO Gov Polis signs local affordable housing lawTexas high school valedictorian puts Gov Greg Abbott on blast over abortion lawCincinnati dad and Amazon delivery driver wins $1 Million in Ohio vaccine lottery

Get caught up on some of our best interviews from our biggest guests from 2021 so far including Jason Kander, Lindsey Simmons, JD Sholten, and more. All original episodes are also available on the same feed!

Heartland news and views with host, Kevin Smith.

- Missouri GOP Super Majority Didn't Finish Their Work On Time, and now kids might learn about racism, which really bugs some folks

- Mayor Q invites Missouri GOP members to come to KC and experience reality first hand

- Vaccination Lotteries.... But it's the good kind

- Medicaid Expansion Law Suit in Missouri

- Employment numbers are better

- Kansas State Fair BOGO tickets

- People leave Arkansas due to bigotry

- Ohio forces rape victims to keep pregnancy

- Sen. John Kennedy Manipulates HIs Member, and May Have Threatened His Wife, Kind Of

Marquis Govan gets into poverty wages, police funding, the surveillance state, and critical race theory.

Host Adam Sommer is joined by Scott Sifton (D - MO) for a chat about his run for the open Senate seat in Missouri for 2022. Talkin' Politics diving into Mark McCloskey's new Senate bid, Presidential Trivia, the 2022 heartland Senate map, and our nominations for the Sneakiest Weasel.

CEO of Centene Corp Takes Pinocchio Test, calls Missouri GOP an embarrassment but nose stays same sizeTime's Up CEO has organized 200 businesses calling for more investment in child care while Republicans continue to advocate for things to just be 1955 againBroadband access coming soon to millions of kids without internet, so finally the lag for Fortnight won't be as bad... and also they can learnJan 6th Commission confirms cynicism of McConnell, McCarthy and GOP as they admit the real reason to oppose an investigation is because it would be super bad for themWanna be Tony Montana pretends to be a farmer so he can beat a rapist for the GOP Senate primary in MissouriMissouri won't have a Rush Limbaugh Day after all, which is probably for the best seeing as he's dead and wouldn't be able to make it most likely