Martha Jean Schindler

Schindler's Gist

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Everything is broken. Nobody in power is telling you the truth. And we might as well talk about it. Schindler's Gist is hosted by Martha Jean Schindler, an organizer and independent journalist, and the woman who ran for mayor of a deep-red Georgia city and got a third of the vote. Each episode cuts through the noise on politics, local power, and the systems designed to keep regular people confused and compliant. No spin. No both-sidesing. Just the gist.

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Ep. 4 | Shots Fired, Free Speech Limits, and the Socialism Debate 04.06.2026 1:48:42

Episode 4 was recorded April 30, 2025 and published May 27, 2025. What we cover: The White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting (April 25, 2025) at the Washington Hilton. Suspect Cole Thomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was apprehended at the scene and charged in federal court with attempting to assassinate the president. A Secret Service officer was struck but protected by a bulletproof v...

Ep. 3 | What We Take For Granted and What We Will Not Give Up, with guest Nick Tigges 17.04.2026 59:50

This week Martha Jean is joined by her friend and stand-up comedian Nick Tigges for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, government, economic precarity, and what we owe each other in a moment like this one. Nick has a bachelor's in political science from Emory University, a master's in public administration from Georgia State, and worked inside the Georgia Senate Budget Office before pivoti...

Ep. 2 | No Kings, No Plan: Democracy, the Two-Party Trap, and What We're Actually Fighting For 06.04.2026 1:45:51

Recorded April 2, 2026 In Episode 2, Martha Jean gives Tyler a full debrief on the No Kings III rally in Canton, Georgia, where NGA CAN drew 350 to 400 people. From there the conversation sprawls into bigger territory: what the No Kings messaging actually communicates, whether protest is a gateway to real civic engagement or just a feel-good exercise, and why both hosts think the two-party system...

Ep. 1 | A Leftist & a Libertarian Walk Into a Podcast 03.04.2026 1:46:27

Welcome to Schindler's Gist. I'm MJ Schindler, a leftist organizer based in Cherokee County, Georgia. My co-host is Tyler Kluth, a libertarian in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We met playing music in Atlanta. This is our first episode. We recorded this on March 26th, 2026, the day before NGA CAN's No Kings protest in Canton, Georgia. Canton went well. Full debrief comes next episode. In this episode we g...