Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson

Show Topics: Sinema is hostile towards her own party; Democrats need to find the enthusiasm to vote; Merrick Garland gave us some hope today and Dave Chapelle's comments on the trans community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: htt...

Jody Hamilton is back!  For those not aware, Jody is Carol Burnett's daughter, I was an actress in Los Angeles and was on Days Of Our Lives for seven years. We take listener questions about the Hollywood experience and then we talk about politics: two insurrectionist organizers have been talking to Rolling Stone and naming Congress members who planned 1/6; Steve Bannon in contempt and the awfu...

Jo from Jersey joined me today. She's the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and she's a political junkie. Topics: Manchin allegedly has a strategy in place to leave the Democratic Party unless he gets his way with the infrastructure bill; the 1/6 committee unanimously voted Steve Bannon is in contempt, and Jo a...

Cheri Jacobus is back after a long break! We discussed the good health news she recently got and then we talked politics: Colin Powell died from COVID and how the right is using his death as a political opportunity, Dems are not in disarray but they could do better; Steve Bannon is about to go through some things and WTF DOJ? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He's a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in California’s 23rd District. We talked a little about his acting career and current projects he's working on and a lot about current events. We discussed where he is in his candidacy; the pace of the 1/6 committee, Kevin McCarthy's fl...

Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back! Topics:  cashing in on being a Never-Trumper; impatient voters & 1/6 subpoenas; general current events and a bit of the existential.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com...

Mary Trump is back to talk about her latest book The Reckoning as well as other current events. We discussed how racism has shaped this country and how it correlates to the ascension of her uncle Donald. We also talked about the part news media plays into the GOP narrative; we will never heal unless we face our racist reality and make up for it & we have to hold powerful people, who break laws...

Greg Olear is back! We discussed where national and global politics are headed; Facebook is eroding public discourse and it MUST be regulated; there is hope for democracy but it requires real effort from all of us.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv...

Jody Hamilton is back! Topics: The new R1 COVID variant; Republicans are creating a new crop of candidates who actually believe the lies and right-wing propaganda; That WaPo article stating we are in a constitutional crisis now; what we have to be hopeful about and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....

Stephanie A.K.A. Lincoln's Bible (on Twitter) is the host of The World Beneath podcast. She's a fascinating guest and our conversation centered around Russia and how decades ago, Russian mobsters infiltrated American politics. It's the podcast Glenn Greenwald doesn't want you to hear! We also address how we can save democracy-it will require hard work and swift, bold action but it...

Steph Walton returns! We're good friends, so when we chat, we have fun and go all over. Today we talked about COVID,  the Oct 2 women's march, 2022 and so many other topics. It's kind of like listening to a phone conversation between the two of us. I love Steph!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Topics: Dr. Torres talked about the dangers of misinformation surrounding the "abortion reversal pill"; the Texas reproductive coercion law that decides when people can get healthcare; most hormone studies are done on men and applied to women; most patients do not feel regret or remorse after having an abortion and why inclusive language matters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

Actor and Democrat Billy Baldwin joined me to discuss politics. We had some fun at the start of the show talking about his wife Chynna and her YouTube show California Preachin' but it soon turned into a political discussion. Topics: Biden's bold leadership; where Billy thinks the country is headed; family and friends who drink the MAGA kool-aid; finding common ground in a politically divid...

Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it. Topics: Kids going back to school in the middle of a raging, deadly pandemic;...

USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topics: The dreadful SCOTUS decision to allow Texas to ban abortion after 6 weeks; Kevin McCarthy doesn't want anyone seeing his phone records, cancel culture and much more! A great show today! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

Greg Olear is back! Topics: Biden is doing the right thing re: Afghanistan and COVID and he's not concerned with what the GOP fascists are saying about him; the right's horrid COVID narrative is backfiring; breakthrough cases are worrisome; there is hope for a Biden re-election and MORE! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv...

Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition. Scott offered up a realistic and hopeful narrative about what to expect from Democrats as well as voters. Topics: the reaction to Biden pulling out of Afghanistan and how it will be viewed through the lens of history; the GOP nominee; DeSantis is not doing well in the polls; Pelosi is the baddest of badasses and so much more! See Privacy Policy at https:/...

Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: The California recall election (vote no); homelessness problem in Los Angeles has gotten much worse in the last few years; LA is also humid now (climate change); what the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine will mean for public safety; the possible strategy to get both voting rights bills passed and lots more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Cliff Schecter, along with John Aravosis, is the co-host of the UnPresidented Podcast. Topics: Taliban and GOP are not so different; Biden's decision to pull out of Afghanistan; vaccinated Republican hypocrites continue pushing COVID propaganda and thousands of people (mostly in red states) are sick and dying; vaccine mandates and a third booster has been approved! All that and more! See Priva...

Author Mia Bloom's latest book Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon was the main topic of discussion. We talked about: The women of Q, Q in the military, who's most vulnerable to the conspiracy theory, what role Q played in the Capitol attack, how to help someone out of the cult and so much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

Justin Rosario is a die-hard Democrat and he writes for The Banter. Today we talked about the shameful Republican response to COVID...it's sheer lunacy and it's killing our children but they don't care; we have to pass the voting bill or we could easily lose democracy. We also talked discussed what it would be like if the white nationalists take over. Definitely a spirited conversation...

Kurt Bardella is an advisor to the DCCC and a contributor to The Los Angeles Times as well as USA Today. He's a former Republican who's now a Democrat. We talked about his political evolution and then we went into current events: Republicans are killing their base with COVID disinformation and how that will impact the 2022 midterm elections; how Democrats should be messaging now; Trump&#39...

Grant Stern is the author of Meet The Candidates 2020, he's the Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, a radio broadcaster and he writes two national news columns: The Washington Press (Occupy Democrats) and The Stern Facts. Topics: COVID and the Delta variant; DeSantis is dangerous; Russia has deep ties with Republicans going back decades and what lies ahead for 2022 and 2024. See Privacy Poli...

Fred Wellman is the Executive Director of The Lincoln Project. We talked about what changed, what hasn't, and how they will proceed moving forward. Fred and I also covered where the GOP is headed, what it will take for Dems to hold onto and build power and we both enjoy seeing the right-winders tear each other apart. A good show! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He's the author of The Liddle'est President and he's funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Topics: COVID; the Delta variant, Ron DeSantis' poll numbers are rising; Dems & the voting bill; Merrick Garland and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...