Living in the Red

After mentioning him on nearly every episode this year, Cody and Cody finally get to talk to former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). Jones shocked the world by winning a U.S. Senate seat from the state of Alabama during a special election in 2017. After losing that seat to the dreaded football coach turned Florida resident Tommy Tuberville, Jones was on the shortlist for Attorney General under Pres...

* BONUS EPISODE : In this special, midweek bonus episode, Cody sits down with Stacy Abdein, an assistant principal at the Islamic School of Alabama. Her school came under fire from Republican politicians after they attempted to move locations, from their longtime home in Homewood, Alabama to Hoover, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. The City of Hoover rejected the Islamic School's attempt to rezone...

This week, Cory and Cody welcome their first official guest on the show as they sit down with former congressman and longtime educator Jamaal Bowman, Ed. D, to discuss a variety of issues from dark money in politics to the current state of the Democratic Party. Bowman served as the representative of New York's 16th U.S. House district for four years between 2021 and 2025 before losing his primary...

The United States has never been so divided, well, except for that one time. Politics have divided a lot of Americans over the last few years, but what happens when it divides long-time friends or even family members? Cory and Cody discuss how the current state of political division has ruined many personal and romantic relationships. Can a left leaning person truly be friends with someone who is...

After taking an unexpected week off, Cory and Cody return for the holiday week because there were just too many important stories to miss. First up, Cody and Cory give their thoughts on the unusual love fest between President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. They then discuss the real reason why conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from the U.S. House. Cory...

Despite scoring a string of major victories across the country in recent elections, the Democratic Party looks more divided than ever before. Less than a week after those victories, eight Democratic senators defected from their party to side with Republicans on re-opening the government. This has set off a new civil war within the party, and it has everyone asking the same question: why is the Dem...

Democrats performed extremely well in the 2025 elections, but what does it mean for the future of the party and for the 2026 Midterms? Cory and Cody discuss the election results while also trying to make sense of the drama over SNAP benefits caused by the recent government shutdown. And why did Tuskegee University, a prestigious HBCU, give an honorary degree to Katie Britt, a republican senator ou...

The government may be shut down but Living in the Red isn't. This week, Cory and Cody discuss the wider implications of the 2025 government shutdown and which party will receive more of the blame for it. They also discuss the history of these types of government shutdowns and how food assistance got wrapped up in the mix of this current one. Cory and Cody also break down some important upcoming el...

After the original third episode was delayed and eventually canned for production issues, Cory and Cody are back at it and this week they address some of the mild criticism they received for the second episode regarding conversations around race. Cory and Cody also discuss why so many corporations continue bowing to the Trump as well as the changes these companies have made to their corporate cult...

On this week's episode of Living in the Red, Cory and Cody dive deep into former Vice President Kamala Harris's new book 107 Days. Full disclosure: They haven't fully read the book, but they've listen to enough interviews and reviews of it so you don't have to. Seriously, Kamala drops a light bomb on her party by detailing who supported her and who left her in the wind during her brief yet histori...

Growing up in the red ain't easy, well, sometimes it is. Depends on who you are. In the inaugural episode of Living in the Red, Cory and Cody describe where they both came from and detail the influence these humble beginnings have had on their adult lives. Cory explains the harsh yet resilient legacy of Anniston, Alabama, his hometown, while Cody tells us what it was like growing up in the suburbs...

From the minds of content creator Cory Bradford and former journalist Cody D, Living in the Red is a show dedicated to people who live in red states but don't agree with red state politics. Join us for nuanced discussions about what it's like being a speck of blue in a sea of red.