Left Out Loud

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Mike Croley, a congressional candidate running in Tennessee’s 6th District. The conversation covers Tennessee redistricting, federal worker cuts, DOGE layoffs, data centers, wealth inequality, Democratic socialism, public service, congressional accountability, and building a campaign rooted in working people. Subscribe, leave a review, and...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Joshua Sales, a veteran, teacher, and congressional candidate running in Tennessee’s 7th District. The conversation covers teaching, rural organizing, Social Security, campaign finance reform, corporate power, access to education, job training, wealth inequality, universal healthcare, and building a campaign focused on working people. Subs...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Bernard Taylor, an EMS worker, firefighter, father, and congressional candidate running in Florida’s 21st District. The conversation covers environmental harm around Lake Okeechobee, immigration, lobbyist influence, Brian Mast, healthcare, nursing home neglect, housing, trade education, and what it means to bring real public service into C...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Andrew Rice, a congressional candidate running in Connecticut’s 3rd District. The conversation covers ballot access, party gatekeeping, science, Palestine, corporate influence, Democratic Party reform, grassroots organizing, and what it means to challenge entrenched power. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Joshua Bristol, a congressional candidate running in New York’s 9th District. The conversation covers healthcare, disability, grassroots organizing, ballot access, AI tools, the Supreme Court, campaign strategy, and building a people-powered campaign in Brooklyn. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share th...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Joseph Perez-Caputo, a progressive grassroots candidate running for Congress in Connecticut’s 4th District. The conversation covers Connecticut’s ballot access process, money in politics, immigration, Democratic Party reform, surveillance, incumbency, and building a people-powered campaign. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Lo...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Alani Bankhead, a Montana Senate candidate and Air Force veteran. The conversation covers military accountability, Montana politics, campaign finance, agriculture, small businesses, and running a people-powered campaign without corporate money. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share this episode with som...

In this bonus episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Adam Baumel, founder and president of Neighbors Not Numbers Coalition. The conversation covers the movement to abolish ICE, immigration enforcement, candidate accountability, grassroots organizing, and why voters need clear commitments from the people asking for their support. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on so...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Craig Swallow, a congressional candidate running in Massachusetts’ 9th District. The conversation covers healthcare, democracy, campaign finance, corporate power, congressional accountability, term limits, and building a politics rooted in working-class communities. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Shar...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera, a congressional candidate running in Florida’s 6th District. The conversation covers healthcare, public service, flooding in Florida, redistricting, law enforcement, community organizing, and what it means to run a people-first campaign. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share t...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Jessica Salas, a congressional candidate running in Oregon’s 3rd District. The conversation covers grassroots campaigning, AI regulation, corporate influence, closed primaries, housing affordability, community, and what it means to run as a working-class candidate. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Jackson Franklin, a progressive candidate who ran for Congress in Indiana’s 5th District. The conversation covers red-state organizing, working-class politics, gun reform, veterans’ care, healthcare, foreign policy, corporate influence, and building a people-powered campaign in Indiana. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth sit down with Hunter Miranda, a congressional candidate running in California’s 47th District. The conversation covers Orange County’s shifting political landscape, voting rights, immigration law, economic inequality, housing affordability, Indigenous sovereignty, corporate influence, and what it will take to build a more responsive Democratic Party...

In this bonus episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth jump back into the news cycle with a fast-moving conversation on government chaos, war politics, congressional scandal, and the fight over redistricting. They start with the latest allegations surrounding Kash Patel , including a wild response to reporting from The Atlantic , before shifting to Trump’s latest posturing on Iran and what it says...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth sit down with Maureen Galindo , a grassroots candidate running for Congress in Texas’ 35th District . Maureen shares how her working-class Philly roots, union family history, anti-ICE activism, and years of local organizing have shaped her politics and pushed her toward a run built on authenticity rather than polish. Links and Resources Website: Mau...

In this bonus episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth sit down with Tim Cywinski , a reformist Democrat running in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District , for an urgent conversation about redistricting and why Virginia’s upcoming vote could have national consequences. With Republicans trying to lock in structural advantages ahead of the midterms, the three break down how map-drawing battles in st...

In this emergency episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth are joined again by Tim for a real-time conversation recorded just over an hour before Trump’s stated deadline related to Iran. With tensions escalating fast, the three react to the threat of a potentially catastrophic military strike, the language coming from Trump, and the terrifying possibility of mass civilian casualties, regional inst...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally sits down with Bri Woodson , also known online as The Controversial Blonde , for a powerful conversation about survival, healing, political courage, and what it means to run for office as an unapologetic progressive in Georgia. Bri shares the personal journey that shaped her, from addiction and trafficking to recovery, higher education, and becoming a therap...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally sits down solo with John Hsu , a Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District , just hours after he officially made the ballot. John talks about why he ran in 2024, why he is back in 2026, and how his campaign is rooted in grassroots organizing, labor solidarity, anti-war politics, and a rejection of corporate PAC and AIPAC money. Links a...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth are joined by Phil Walker for a wide-ranging conversation on Iran, the Middle East, and the long shadow of U.S. foreign policy in the region. After one of Phil’s recent Substack videos took off, the hosts brought him on to break down the history, context, and current realities behind the latest conflict involving Iran. Phil shares how he got into fo...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , hosts Ally Warhol and Seth Hagan sit down with Victoria Broderick , a grassroots candidate running for Congress in Tennessee’s 4th District . Victoria shares what pushed her from concerned citizen to candidate after the overturning of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , what she learned from her first run, and why she is continuing to build a people-po...

In this bonus segment for Episode 02 of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth test-drive a new recurring format: “A Shot at the News.” With equal parts frustration, humor, and political commentary, they react to a handful of major headlines and absurd moments from the news cycle while trying to keep things sharp, honest, and a little unhinged. They break down Trump’s appointment of Erica Kirk to the U.S....

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Seth and Ally sit down with Vance Bostic, who is running in the Democratic primary for New York’s 8th Congressional District. Vance explains why he decided to challenge longtime incumbent Hakeem Jeffries and what he’s hearing from constituents across the district. The conversation dives into representation, leadership in Washington, and what voters in NY-08 want...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, we sit down with Tim Cywinski, a reformist Democrat running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District. Tim discusses his campaign built around the Fair Shot Agenda , a platform focused on restoring competition, accountability, and opportunity so that everyday families, workers, and small businesses have a real chance to succeed. Rather than relying on temporary fixe...

Ally and Seth sit down with Wisconsin congressional candidate Mike Heidenreich to break down the Democratic primary in the 6th District and why midterm primaries matter more than most voters realize. Mike shares his background as a union worker, his experience on the Obama campaign, and what brought him back into politics after Trump’s election. The conversation dives into working-class voters, ta...