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I talk with Makenna Sellers, Executive Director of the Montana Renewable Energy Association, about the state of energy in Montana. Learn more at https://montanarenewables.org/

David Clayton is running as Independent in the Congressional District 5 of North Carolina. We cover his roadtrip disseminating supplies to homeless vets, support for women's healthcare and grievances with the existing healthcare system, and his dog, Boomer. Support David Clayton at Clayton4NC.com and @empathytour on TikTok.

Today I welcome Rev. Rob Christ to the podcast. He is a pastor of a small congregation in the Presbyterian Church USA. He came to ministry after a long career in high-tech engineering, marketing, and sales. A lifelong learner of the Bible, theology, and Christian history, he regularly posts and comments on social media and his Real Bible Rob podcast. We look at the Presbyterian church history with...

Florida's 21st Congressional Candidate Bernard Taylor joins me today to about his campaign policies. Taylor is a paramedic fireman who is sick and tired of seeing the health insurance companies, healthcare systems, and prisons put profit over people. For more, check out bernardtaylorforcongress.com or @bernardtaylorforcongress.

Ray’Chel Wilson is a Certified Financial Therapist who turns financial trauma into financial traction. She is the CEO of Raise the Bar Investments, where her team raises the bar for your mind and money, and she is co-founder of the initiative ForOurLastNames (please slowly enunciate word for word), an upcoming app empowering first-generation wealth builders to grow sustainable generational wealth....

Anne Hedges from Montana Environmental Information Center joins the podcast to speak on the environmental concerns of AI data centers in Montana. She is coming to Great Falls, MT on Jan 8 at 5:30 to Haute Hive to join a panel of other MT enviro groups. Learn more at MEIC.org.

Chaplain Linzey shares his experience serving in the US Army Reserve Chaplain Corps and switching to Active Duty in the Navy. He talks about the role of chaplaincy, what it's like to navigate a multi-faith workforce, and the influential impact a chaplain can have on their fellow Armed Forces members. Find him @chaplainlinzey on socials!

In this initial episode of Follow the Leighder , Pastor Cody Robinson, an enrolled member of the United Keetoowah tribe and pastor of a Methodist church in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, shares his insights on Christianity, queerness, and juvenile recidivism within native communities. We also touch on anti-racism, hopes for healing and liberation through the Methodist church, and identity. To learn more abo...

MT House District 20 Representative Jane Weber joins me to discuss public lands, teacher pay, and successes from her first year of serving her district.

Dylan Kunz, a 17-year-old running for House in Montana, and I chat Montana politics, including AI, public lands, and teacher pay.

This week, we chat about black activism in Pennsylvania with the passionate community advocate, Dr. Kimeka G. Campbell. We discuss abolition history, the future of young people of color, possibilities of a Kamala Harris 2028 run, and more.