Gadfly

Hey, y'all! We are back this week for a brand new installment of Preview 2022. For this race, we travel to Wyoming: America's least populous state with the most right wing of drama. Congresswoman Liz Cheney has made the mistake of speaking out against godking Trump, which has led to one hell of an election on her hands between her and every Trumpist in the state. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We are back this week to conclude the tale of Communism's former American capital, the small town of Plentywood, Montana. Join us as everything the Sheridan County Communists worked so hard to achieve devolves into high school level drama with just a bit of Stalin sprinkled in. Support the show

Hey, y'all! You know, we've been spending a lot of time in the present, so we are more than due to go back a bit farther in time. This week, we will go all the way back to the 1910s and talk about the time that Sheridan County, Montana became the de facto Communist capital of America. Support the show

Hey, y'all! This last week gave us one hell of a gift seeing as how the Cali Secretary of State released their list of nominees for the upcoming recall. So today, we'll be going over as many of the 41 candidates as we can/want to. And sure, Gavin Newsom may not lose his job, but if he does, what Democrats will be there to take his spot? What options do progressives have? And which Republ...

Hey, y'all! We're back from our America's Birthday vacation and this week we're doing the first of a special series. With the 2022 midterms on the horizon we will be taking time to look at some of the weirder, more intense, and outright terrifying races throughout the country. This week, we turn our sites on Idaho and the governor's race that is already buck wild. Support...

Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final park of our epic on crime-person and state senator Pedro Espada, Jr. Join us as Pedro finally ascends to true power and uses it to just come on crimin'. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We are back with another installment of Pedro Espada and the Quest to Just Make Other People Lose. Join us as we watch a man rage against anyone within a five foot radius and become shocked when he is suddenly surrounded by enemies. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We are back this week with the story of a man from the Bronx who was fueled by pure revenge and was just utterly incapable of ever taking a win: Pedro Espada, Jr. Support the show

Hey, y'all! This week we will be diving into the true crime side of politics and discussing one of the few elected American officials to ever be convicted of murder: Byron "Low Tax" Looper. Support the show

Hey, y'all! After a few weeks talking about the old days of the 2003 California recall, we realized something: neither of us knew why Gavin Newsom is getting recalled this year. So, join us as we dive into (probably) America's 4th ever gubernatorial recall election and figure out what did Gavin do to threaten his whole political future. Support the show

Hey, y'all! It's the home stretch of the 2003 recall election and we are down to the big 6 candidates! I mean, the one clear winner and all the ways the other 5 never stood a chance.  Support the show

Hey, y'all! We are back this week to get deeper into the recall movement that would ultimately put Grey Davis on the political hot seat and give dozens upon dozens of people the dream to rule all of California. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We're back with a big one this week. Seeing as how Gavin Newsom is inching closer and closer to his own recall election, it seems fitting to go back into recent history and talk about the last time that happened to a Governor in California. Join us back in 2003 and learn all the ways the previous recall happened that were completely out of the control of their doomed governor...

Hey, y'all! Welcome back this week to a real god dang doozy: Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Join us as we dive into long talks on CrossFit, B-side conspiracy theories, and just how much it genuinely sucks that this person is in a seat of power. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We're back from vacation and boy do we have a weird and oddly lesser known tale for you today. Turns out, two decades after anti-Communist Senator Joseph McCarthy was shamed out of government, another man would take up the mantle of being way, way, way too paranoid about everyone he didn't like being a secret Commie. And, lucky for us, he was also a Congressman. Today we...

Hey, y'all! Welcome back to the final chapter of our deep dive into the life of Victoria Woodhull. In this episode she runs for president, runs for president again, and then gets really into eugenics. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We are back with part 3 in the adventures of our current favorite suffragette, Vickie California. In this episode, Victoria continues to run for president, all while getting into one intense feud with the most famous family in America: the Beechers. Support the show

Hey, y'all! Welcome back as we continue the story of Victoria Woodhull. When we last left Vickie California Woodhull, she had gotten into her second marriage and the ghost of an ancient Greek orator told her to move to New York City. You know, standard stuff.  But how will Victoria do in the biggest city in America and how unprepared is the Big Apple for a clairvoyant con-artist with limitles...

Hey, y'all! This week we are beginning one of the biggest gadfly stories in America: Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to ever run for President. For the first installation, we are going to talk about her harrowing childhood, her horrifying first marriage, and her shift into the suffragette movement. Also, trigger warnings for this episode for folks who want to avoid hearing about physical,...

Welcome back, y'all! This week we return to the story of Jacob Coxey. His army of unemployed men might not have achieved everything he wanted...or anything he wanted, but when Congress tells you to get off the grass, you tell Congress you're coming for their job. And if you're Jacob, you tell them that as many times as your life will allow. Support the show

Hey, y'all! Welcome back to this week as we discuss the Pride of Massillon, industrialist, and guy who was not good at naming things at all, Jacob Coxey. Support the show

Hey, y'all! We are back and, you know when you think to yourself "this sounds like it'll just be a goofy weird time" and then things get serious in ways you've never expected? Sort of like a night of Fireball shots? Well, this one is an episode that is going to be a whole lot like that and end up getting particularly heavy. This week we will be discussing the dadaist campa...

Hey, y'all! This week we are going to be talking about one of the least known political dynasties in America. We're all familiar with the Bush family and the Kennedys, but Clay Henry, his son Clay, Jr., and his grandson Clay the 3rd, held the mayoral seat of Lajitas, Texas in consecutive terms for over two decades. How they ended up with the job, why they were even considered, and who th...

Hey, y'all! This week we return back to our sweet home Chicago to tell the story of the last Republican to ever run for Mayor of our fair city: Ray Wardingley. But, then again, you might also know him better by his stage name, Spanky the Clown. Support the show

Hey, y'all! This week we are switching things up a little bit and instead of talking about an actual political party, we're talking about a hypothetical one. Since inauguration day there's been rumblings that Trump wants to make his own third party.  Join us as we talk about the history of the previous Patriot Parties, the routes Trump and his ilk could take to make his new party a...