Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson

Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He's the author of The Liddle'est President and he's funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist. Topics: Racist Royals; white supremacy is rising all over the globe; $15min wage; the Democrats passed a massive relief bill and much, much more!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Sarah Wood is back and we had fun! Topics: Is it cancel culture or consequence culture? Either way, it is capitalism at work. What will happen to the Republican Party--will they split or unify? There was a failed coup...could a successful coup be next? Democrats need to work on selling the party values and so much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Cheri Jacobus is a nationally recognized political strategist who used to be a moderate Republican but switched to Independent when Trump got the Republican nomination. She's a pundit, a writer, a podcaster, and the executive producer of "America Reads The Mueller Report." Topics: Finding an appointment for the COVID vaccine is like the Hunger Games; the future of the GOP, CPAC's s...

David and I talk some politics but our conversation is more about two friends chatting about life. My mood is darker than usual because getting a COVD vaccine for my eligible 74-yr-old mother is impossible and I blame Donald Trump. Be a fly on the wall and listen to us talk some shit about some shit.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Amanda Sowards is a writer and she's also a friend! Today's topics: Amanda has received both COVID vaccine doses and described her experience; Donald is having a really bad day; stop worrying about offending Nazis; the Allen V Farrow documentary; rape culture, and so much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

Joe is an anti-choice conservative Libertarian. I am a pro-choice progressive Democrat. In the name of unity, we will discuss abortion and try to find common ground. We are on different sides of the debate and both of us are passionate. We both have the goal of offering a different perspective to the other. There will be no personal attacks. The good news is we were able to find some common ground...

Author/Lawyer Teri Kanefield is back and she convinced me that it was better there were no witnesses during the Senate trial. I was disappointed but now I understand it was the best choice. We also discussed what comes next for Donald Trump. There are many different possible indictments and we talked about what may happen once those are underway. If you're like me and have an emotional stake i...

Nick Knudsen returns! He's the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It's a great way to get involved and you can do it from the comfort of your own home.  Nick and I discussed the impact of the Senate impeachment trial, and the importance of messaging--from the current trial to how we talk about candidates in up...

Greg Olear, the author of Dirty Rubles, returns for another entertaining and informative conversation. Greg is currently writing a five-part-series about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and we discuss it, as well as Merrick Garland, this week's Senate impeachment hearing, Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox, Giuliani, and Fox anchors, and so much more. Greg is always a good time. Also,...

Rebecca Sive is the author of Vote Her In and Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide To Winning Any--Office. Show topics: the significance of having a woman serve as VP; the importance of electing women and how we can elect more; AOC was mocked and dismissed by some men on Twitter after she admitted she's been sexually assaulted, however, more and more men are calling out the sexists;...

Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back! Topics: First a little fun and personal stuff and then politics. Democrats need to be bold with messaging; GOP is basically dead and Jody shares some optimism about Trump's impeachment trial next week. We always have a great time. Listen and you will, too! I love comments See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

Former Trump supporter (now Democrat) David Weissman returns and we chatted about the latest news. He's working with the Lincoln Project and I expressed my concerns about that group. David was able to put some of my fears to rest ( at least for now). Also discussed: GOP is carrying on Trump's disastrous legacy; Trump has destroyed the GOP and now they're trying to stop the party from s...

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