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Republicans sue to ban abortion pill in entire U.S. | Arizona legislators narrowly avoid school funding crisis | Adam Frisch, who nearly beat Rep. Lauren Boebert in 2022, is running for Congress again in 2024 | Colorado and 10 other states consider Right to Repair legislation, and the Farm Bureau is not going to be on board Song plays Intro by host Welcome to High Country - politics in the America...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Guest: Erik Richardson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImaginarySelf Freelance writer and political consultant; President of Audrain Co. Dems; Development director for Missouri House D...

Opening Statement: Free Exercise Is Not Forced Belief  Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Twitter and Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Opening Statement: Free Exercise Is Not Fo...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES A Mighty Controversy Is This Lutheran Catechism -  Christianity Today - https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/lutheran-catechism-concordia-publishing-critics-matthew-har.html?fbclid=IwAR1fTmGTD5bmljUm-3HBHoRFC5hLjOje6grzS6mBva7gNUEWM8nxhYvfRew_aem_Abw0xp27VoagVA-hQ7b1jmV9_JapK22txw534SD7aQXJ5G56w_...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Host: Jess Piper  @piper4missouri  https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Dirt Road Democrat host, Jess Piper, is joined by author and reporter Stu Durando of St. Louis, Missouri for a discussion on the gun violence epidemic with a particular focus on Missouri, a key example of red state politics when it comes to guns...

Children ask "why" constantly to discover the reasons we have certain rules but also the motivations behind decisions that have been made in the past. And even though public education encourages critical thinking, students celebrate when teachers skip it in the Review Questions at the end of the chapter.  Why? Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) and Nicholas (former science teacher & education...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Guest: Rabbi Danie Bogard Web:  https://www.centralreform.org/rabbi-daniel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RavBogard Bills: House Bill 170, 183, and 337 PROMO: https://promoonline.org/ Rabbi Daniel Bogard a native of...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Not a segment but… George Santos. The fun never stops!  https://www.semafor.com/article/02/02/2023/george-santos-weve-been-secretly-recorde...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Farm Bill 2023  NPR - https://www.npr.org/2023/02/02/1151727273/congress-gears-up-for-another-farm-bill-heres-whats-on-the-menu Wisconsin Democrat fights the Uphill battle for Seniors getting ripped off The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/mark-pacon-medicare-bill-elderly? CMP=Share_iOS...

Host: Jess Piper  @piper4missouri on Twitter   Guest: Jennifer Berkshire  @BisforBerkshire on Twitter   "A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School" https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Schoolhouse-Door-Dismantling-Education/dp/1620974940 A trenchant analysis of how public education is being destroyed in overt and deceptive ways--and how to fight back Acros...

Anti-Abortion Groups vs. the FDA | Colorado legislators seek big boost in Special Education funding | Catholic hospitals no longer performing tubal ligations after Dobbs decision | Cannabis legalization seems to be okay | RJD2 is the Concert Pick of the Week Welcome to High Country - politics in the American West. My name is Sean Diller; regular listeners might know me from Heartland Pod’s Talking...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” https://legiscan.com/MO https://www.jstor.org/stable/65083 https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB137/2023 - teacher training  Teachers are 75% fem...

This week on The Heartland POD Opening Statement:  Indoctrination Nation Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” True or False:  George Santos is a symptom not a cause https://www...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES State level Republicans across the country are eyeballing the initiative petition process Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/01/26/four-bills-making-initiative-petition-process-harder-passed-by-missouri-house-committee/ KMTV Idaho - https://www.kmvt.com/2023/01/26/idaho-lawmaker-introduc...

Guest: Prof. Joshua Cowen  @joshcowenMSU on Twitter Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD  #DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri on Twitter, and Facebook JOIN PATREON FOR MORE!  Merch Shop “Change The Conversation” Produced by Adam Sommer. The "Dirt Road Democrat" is a Mid Map Media, LLC production https://joshuacowen.academia.edu/ Joshua Cowen i...

Kristina (elementary ASL interpreter) & Nicholas (former science teacher) discuss the unclear language around Critical Race Theory legislation that uses diversity to further defund education. From snow days to Ben Stein, they consider the repercussions of removing diversity and creativity from education both as parents and educators.   The difference between what is really taught in classrooms & w...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Guest: Stephen Weber @s_weber (Twitter) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation”   Articles on Weber's launch https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/stephen-webber-launches-campaign-for-missouri-senate-seat-in-boone-county/ https://www.kbia.org/2023-01-09...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Adam's Open:  WOKE - the new four letter word  What should have been: The 50th Aniv. of Roe Good primer on “Culture War” transition of GOP...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Oklahoma Charter School earns coveted largest abuse of taxpayer funds 'in the history of this state' award.  Tulsa World - https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/state-auditor-to-lawmakers-epic-charter-schools-mismanagement-is-largest-abuse-of-taxpayer-funds-in/article_7d9f6fc4-83a6-11ec-9c66-836dae32ab96.h...

Jess Piper discusses life as a Woman in a red state from the judgment and control of basic daily choices to the treatment of without respect and the way purity culture causes trauma in young women. Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD  #DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Produced by Adam Sommer....

Colorado Gov Jared Polis delivers State of the State address to legislators | First bills filed in Colorado General Assembly | Interview w Democratic State Rep Matt Martinez, sponsor of a bill that would reduce prison sentences for nonviolent inmates who earn accredited degrees while incarcerated | Free Universal Pre-K application opens in Colorado | Arizona Gov Katie Hobbs calls for $40 Million D...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” Mica Soellner - Stories Page Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok  (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Proce...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO    (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation” True or False Katie Porter running for Senate is a big damn deal Katie Porter (she’s from Iowa, y’all!); huge news! (If you love Katie Port...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland HEADLINES Agape Boarding School will close its doors this month after years of abuse allegations Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/01/11/agape-boarding-school-will-close-its-doors-this-month-after-years-of-abuse-allegation/ Missourians are set to head two of the most powerful committees in this C...

Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD  #DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri JOIN PATREON FOR MORE! “Change The Conversation”   Produced by Adam Sommer. The "Dirt Road Democrat" is a Mid Map Media, LLC production. Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok  (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.  J...