Alabama Politics This Week

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Tired of the screaming rightwing maniacs on talk radio? You’ve found the right spot. APW recaps the top stories with the people who cover the news, offering unique insight and commentary you won’t find elsewhere, and providing interviews with newsmakers from both sides of the aisle.

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Alabama Politics This Week

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Best of: State Rep. Mary Moore 19.07.2021 26:17

While we're out on hiatus for the next few weeks, we're going to be resharing some of our favorite and most impactful interviews from the last year or so. This week, we're sharing our interview from March 12, 2021, with Rep. Mary Moore. She zoomed in to discuss her participation in marches led by Dr. King and why the new anti-riot bill scares her. Send us a question: When we come back from hiatus,...

Best of: Police chief Ken Scott 09.07.2021 27:08

While we're out on hiatus for the next few weeks, we're going to be resharing some of our favorite and most impactful interviews from the last year or so. This week, we're sharing our interview from June 4, 2021, with Chief Ken Scott. We discuss the Huntsville policing situation and various police issues across the country. Send us a question: When we come back from hiatus, we want to take a littl...

Best of: Faith in Action's JaiGregory Clarke and Daniel Schwartz 02.07.2021 29:55

While we're out on hiatus for the next few weeks, we're going to be resharing some of our favorite and most impactful interviews.

The Getaway Show (Guest: Decatur City Councilman Billy Jackson) 25.06.2021 1:07:50

Decatur City Councilman Billy Jackson zooms in to talk about 3M and various racial issues plaguing the city.

The Great White Hope (Guest: State Rep. Neil Rafferty) 18.06.2021 1:13:55

State Rep. Neil Rafferty zooms in to discuss the legislative attacks on transgender youth and the overall state of the LGBTQ community in Alabama.

Yippee Ki Yay (Guest: Martin Weinberg) 11.06.2021 1:20:15

Attorney Martin Weinberg zooms in to discuss the multiple cases he's filed regarding the Huntsville Police Department.

Out With the Old, In With the Old (Guest: Police chief Ken Scott) 04.06.2021 1:11:00

How the Democratic Party can start to challenge again in this state.

Alabama Police This Week (Guest: Lecia Brooks, SPLC) 28.05.2021 1:13:09

The Montgomery Police shooting and Mayor Steven Reed calling attorneys involved "pimps and hustlers."

Huntsville Is Alabama (Guest: House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels) 21.05.2021 1:24:39

A discussion of the ongoing saga in Huntsville and the mayor’s bewildering support for a convicted murderer.

A Horror Movie (Guest: State Rep. Merika Coleman) 14.05.2021 1:10:43

Calls for Huntsville police Chief Mark McMurray to resign in the wake of the guilty verdict against William Darby.

The Impediments (Guest: State Rep. Kelvin Lawrence) 07.05.2021 1:03:54

Republicans say their only goal is to be impediments to Democrats' agenda.

Namaste (Guest: State Rep. Jeremy Gray) 30.04.2021 1:08:13

The yoga master, Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, zooms in to talk about his bill to legalize yoga in Alabama schools, innovation grants and straight-ticket voting.

A Little Hope (Guest: State Rep. Prince Chestnut) 23.04.2021 1:05:09

This week, the Chauvin verdict, the lack of acknowledgement from GOP state lawmakers, and Tommy Tuberville's surprising response to it all.

Maybe A Good Episode (Guest: House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels) 16.04.2021 1:14:15

Medical marijuana, gambling legislation, the state's prison crisis and Mike Holmes’ racist comments and legislation.

A Sordid Affair (Guest: John Archibald) 09.04.2021 1:17:38

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s political implosion, and all the sordid details involved. AL.com columnist John Archibald zooms in to talk about his new book.

It's All Ratchet (Guest: State Rep. Juandalynn Givan) 02.04.2021 1:15:52

Yoga and weed are dying slow deaths in the Statehouse. Rep. Juandalynn Givan zooms in to discuss attempts to keep Black people from voting.

Jesus Would Support Unions (Guest: Josh Brewer) 26.03.2021 1:30:04

Josh Brewer, a lead union organizer at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse, on the effort to help Amazon workers and how Jesus would be on board.

Get Your Socks On (Guests: State Rep. Sam Jones and Alabama Appleseed's Leah Nelson) 19.03.2021 1:34:33

Rep. Sam Jones zooms in to talk about voter suppression efforts in the Alabama Legislature. Alabama Appleseed’s Leah Nelson joins to discuss a move to end drivers license suspensions for nonpayment of fines.

Finally, Relief (Guest: State Rep. Mary Moore) 12.03.2021 1:09:27

Rep. Mary Moore zooms in to discuss her participation in marches led by Dr. King and why the new anti-riot bill scares her.

We Give You Everything (State Rep. Laura Hall) 05.03.2021 1:15:01

State Rep. Laura Hall talks about how racism killed her absentee voting bill and the rewrite of the state's monuments bill.

Greed Is Bad (Guests: Faith in Action's JaiGregory Clarke and Daniel Schwartz) 26.02.2021 1:22:10

In the interview, Daniel Schwartz and JaiGregory Clarke from Faith in Action Alabama join the podcast to talk about a new bill to restore former felons’ voting rights.

Coming Out Hot 19.02.2021 1:24:06

Josh and David take aim at an anti-transgender bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature. A slate of guests zooms in to discuss a gaming and lottery bill.

The Insurrection Will Be Televised 12.02.2021 1:26:18

AL.com columnist Kyle Whitmire zooms in to discuss the sad state of politics in Alabama.

Guess Who's Back 05.02.2021 1:27:42

Rep. Chris England zooms in to break down the new prison leases and explain why it's an awful deal for the Alabama taxpayers.

All the Fury 29.01.2021 1:16:18

UAB's Dr. Michael Saag zooms in to discuss the latest with COVID and the results of the vaccine so far.