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Today we had the great opportunity to sit down with Tausha Pearson, a Minnesota native who founded and operates Haiti Mama. Haiti Mama is a nonprofit organization that bills itself as a 'orphanage alterative' that provides services, training and support to Haitian mothers to keep kids out of orphanages and at home with their mama's. We discuss Tausha's amazing story, what her organization is up to...

This episode we take a deeper dive into the discussions around the current push to raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an hour. We cover a little bit of history, a little bit of facts and a little bit of feelings surrounding the whole conversation. Bottom line: Policy issues are never as easy as they seem.  Also, YouTube 'Prank' Challenges are out of control, MN GOP Reps. attempt to Impeach...

Today we make a run through headlines catching our eyes this past week. Big topic for the week; the Second Impeachment Trial of former President Trump. Also, people keep getting stranded on ice flows in the Great Lakes, the Obama Presidential Library complex takes the next step, a 95 year old women is charges with Holocaust related war crimes and a 117 year old French nun beats Coronavirus. Show L...

Today we cover head smacking headlines. The world says goodbye to Sir Captain Tom, Gov. Cuomo blows off coronavirus ‘experts’, Jeff Bazos steps down, the Second Impeachment trial of former Pres. Trump gears up and more. Show Links: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/02/02/man-who-made-big-bucks-off-gamestop-stock-wave-pays-it-forward/?fbclid=IwAR02RHtRIv3SC3VetdX_pkRsnEA_xM4Zb1o8entvq0GOIFZK1Vv1X_x...

Kristin Christenson is a longtime friend, Flyover super-fan, West Wing uber-super-fan and a former congressional aid to an Iowa Congressman. We asked Kristin to join us to hear more of her story and experiences of what working on Capital Hill is actually like, help us wade through some legislative terms (reconciliation? filibuster?) and get another perspective on how this crazy thing we call democ...

Today we take a deeper dive into 'censorship'. It's a term that is being thrown around freely these days and we wanted to try and wrap our heads around it a bit more. Also, National Guard troops contracting Covid at the US Capital, Trump starts a new office, Budweiser bails on the Super Bowl but Amanda Gorman leans in. And as always, so much more.  Show Links: https://www.politico.com/news/20...

Today we discuss numerous headlines that caught our attention this week. A data scientist in Florida is arrested for covering Covid-19 data and contracts Covid-19 in jail. The US Postal Service gets the job done over the Election but is overwhelmed by surge in e-commerce. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is running for Gov. of Arkansas, Executive Order bonanza, 'travel bans' come and go and much more! Show...

We run down all things inauguration, from Trump's final words before takeoff to Bernie's mittens and memes taking over the internet and everything in-between. Amanda Gorman has us both rethinking our feelings about poetry, Lady Gaga knows how to stay warm, and the bleach wipe guy impresses everyone! 

A full week on after the US Capital was overtaken by rioting Trump supporters were work through some more our thought. Much has changed in the last 7 days and much has stayed the same. The political landscape is shifting for some, hardening for others. Oh yeah! Also President Trump becomes the first President to be Impeached TWICE! WTH? Vogue magazine gets blowback from Kamala Harris cover photo,...

Today we covered a myriad of 'non-insurrection' headlines. Well mostly. Frustrations with the slow Covid vaccine rollout, Disneyland re-opens for vaccine distribution, a 'Just Scream' hotline, threats of more political violence and so much more. Also, a mild winter (so far) has made the second covid winter bearable and WTH? MN Leg? Wear your dang mask! Show links: https://www.bbc.com/news/technolo...

Our first show of 2021 after our holiday break! We give our first reactions to the storming of the US Capital, interrupting the Joint Session, what it means and wonder what comes next. Don’t worry we still found some happy notes in our What the Heck? and That’s Nice’s Segments! 2021 here we go!

So far President Trump has made some pretty controversial and high profile pardons and has indicated there will be more to come. From Sherriff Joe Arpiao, Roger Stone & Dinesh D'Souza Trump has made a habit of rewarding loyalty with a free pass. He is also laying the groundwork for potentially 'Pre-Pardoning' Himself as well as his family and top aides.  So this episode we decided to dig...

Every week 'Headline Hotdish' is a veritable news fix casserole of headlines that grabbed our attention in the past week. The news is moving so fast these days we are trying to keep up, we will hit the highlights and give some thoughts and context along the way. This week:  San Francisco Bans Smoking in Apartments Contractors building Trumps Mexico border wall smuggle in Mexican workers Monol...

As President Elect Biden begins to put together his top picks for his administration we take some time to see how things are going. Arguably the makeup of this group can have more of an effect on the agenda of any President getting done than any other group.  Also, 'What the heck?!': Michael Flynn gets a pardon and the White House continues to throw in person Christmas parties while the count...

Headline Hotdish is a veritable news fix casserole of headlines that grabbed our attention in the past week. The news is moving so fast these days we are trying to keep up, we will hit the highlights and give some thoughts and context along the way. This week we decided to zoom out and take a look at headlines from across the globe! This week: The monolith disappears! A new one shows up in Romania...

The 2020 election saw the steady march of states legalizing (to different extents) marijuana across the country including deep red conservatives states like South Dakota and Montana.  Now over half of US States have legalized marijuana in some form. Today we discuss our thoughts on these trends and what it can mean for health and safety, criminal justice systems, the economy and how our State...

Headline Hotdish is a veritable news fix casserole of headlines that grabbed our attention in the past week. The news is moving so fast these days we are trying to keep up, we will hit the highlights and give some thoughts and context along the way.

This episode we wade into Presidential Transitions; what they typically look like, why they matter and the current tumultuous state of the Trump/Biden transition. Also WTH? is with Lindsay Graham's attacks on Georgia Election Officials. Facebooks is suppressing 'conservatives content' (NOT!), Fergus Falls makes the Star Tribune for being rural & Georgian Sec. State Brad Raffensberger emerges a...

Headline Hotdish. is a veritable news fix casserole of headlines that grabbed our attention in the past week. The news is moving so fast these days we are all trying to keep up, we will hit the highlights and give some thoughts and context along the way. This week: - Fergus Falls make the New York Times - North Dakota Covid Mortality #1 in the nation - Sweden finally mitigates - Hate crime is up....

One week out from a historic election day we take some time to work through some thoughts and feelings on how it all is shaking out. From recounts, to lawsuits and how the Republicans & Democrats are framing the post-election spin. Also we talk through 'Electoral-Schizophrenia', Kanye West's 7,600 MN votes, $1 million rewards for election fraud in TX, Fair Food year round and more.   Show...

Headline Hotdish. is a veritable news fix casserole of headlines that grabbed our attention in the past week. The news is moving so fast these days we are all trying to keep up, we will hit the highlights and give some thoughts and context along the way. This week: - Religious Right makes, then recants, then hedge on prophecies about Trump victory.  - Surprise! We are still in a pandemic! - &...

Tonight we discuss our experience as Election Judges, some thoughts on how the election is going so far and some share some insights on what comes next. Also, we celebrate our 50th Episode!!

Today we give some time to ‘Political Pandering’; what is it, how to identify it and how to protect yourself from it. This is our last show before the election so we take a swing at some Election Night predictions. Also Guns at Michigan Polling Places & Santa Clause gets a secret deal for Covid Vaccine in our What The Heck? Segment and more! Show Links: https://www.facebook.com/RothsayPublicSc...

Headline Hotdish. is a veritable news fix casserole of headlines that grabbed our attention in the past week. The news is moving so fast these days we are all trying to keep up, we will hit the highlights and give some thoughts and context along the way. Show Links: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/white-house-science-office-ending-pandemic-432827?fbclid=IwAR0_iBvIsCEkrJgJx-LOHFf-KRhv-TVJD...

It no surprise that President Trump is a polarizing force, especially within 'conservatives/Republican' circles. We make an attempt to run down possible scenarios of 'what happens to the Republican Party' after the 2020 election. The easy answer is 'it all depends'. Also WTH? is going on with the NY Supreme Court Justice? And Wells Fargo voluntarily creates a program to expand minority homeownersh...