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Deb Lavender Website: https://www.upballot.com/deb-lavender   While serving in the legislature, Deb found her place working on the Budget Committee to find and distribute hidden money to the areas throughout our state that needed it the most. She was able to work across the aisle to increase funding for people living at home with disabilities, mental health needs, utility assistance, and was able...

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Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Natalie Davis https://unitedstatesofcare.org/ Natalie Davis has worked for nearly two decades shaping and implementing American health care policies to improve the lives of all people. In 2018, she and fellow national health care leader Andy Slavitt launched United States of Care to ensure that everyone in the country has access to quality, affordable health...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD  Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   Opening Statement - 2min 45 sec True False - 13 min 15 sec Yeah ... NO - 26 min 40 sec Mid Term Check In - 49 min   TRUE OR FALSE -  Climate activists with “Just Stop Oil” throwing soup on a priceless work of art was low key brilliant https://twitter.com/damiengayle/...

Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 GOP points the finger on gas prices, but makes no sense https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/10/09/politics/us-oil-drilling-opec-gas-prices-biden-climate/index.html Missouri Auditor Nominee Jumps On The Culture War Wagon https://news.yahoo.com/republican-nominee-missouri-auditor-wants-103000151.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_si...

Host: Kevin Smith @KevINmidMO Gust: Rep. Sarah Unsicker @SarahUnsicker https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok  (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.  JOIN PATREON FOR MORE  “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium  ht...

Does pot change your DNA? Rachel Parker (main POD co-host) joins Nicholas (former science educator) to clarify her comments from Monday's show that cannabis does not change your DNA. Could your parents be right about weed for the wrong reasons? https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok  (maybe) and bluesky as "mi...

Host: Rachel Parker Guest; Dr. Alan Green, Democratic campaign for Missouri Auditor https://www.alankgreen.com/about/ https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok  (maybe) and bluesky as "midmapdadenergy" - follow The Process on instagram.  JOIN PATREON FOR MORE  “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO TRUE OR FALSE The retirement of Sen. Ben Sasse holds greater meaning beyond his simply leaving the job. Sasse well known as a Trump critic https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/06/sasse-expected-to-resign-from-senate-00060812 https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/ben-...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Biden's Pardons Wisconsin loves the Big Lie CAFO Stink on Schmitt and Parson Gas prices Planned Parenthood rises to the occasion Nebraska Wildfire Abortion Ban Violates Religious Freedom in KY Missouri tax cut...shrug https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer  Fin...

Host: Adam Sommer, twitter: https://twitter.com/Adam_Sommer85?s=20&t=nVpK5tX8idvZNlQAIVMkjg Guest: Kristen Radaker Sheafer, twitter: https://twitter.com/KristenRSheafer?s=20&t=nVpK5tX8idvZNlQAIVMkjg Kristen For Congress https://www.kristenforcongress.com/ Kristen Radaker Sheafer was raised in rural northeast Oklahoma, where she used to watch cows grazing in the pasture behind her backyard from the...

Democratic Secs of State spending big on ads in battleground states | Nevada GOP Governor candidate Lombardo struggles with abortion in debate with incumbent Gov Steve Sisolak | ACLU of Arizona and Arizona Medical Association sue the state over unclear abortion bans and penalties | Marist poll has U.S. Sen Mark Kelly 10 points up on Trump endorsed Blake Masters - Mark Kelly up by 20 points with wo...

Host: Rachel Parker @RaitchetP Guest: Pat Garafalo @Pat_Garofalo https://www.economicliberties.us/ Pat's substack: https://boondoggle.substack.com/ The American Economic Liberties Project launched in February 2020 to help translate the intellectual victories of the anti-monopoly movement into momentum towards concrete, wide-ranging policy changes that begin to address today’s crisis of concentrate...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO Guest Host: Ray Reed @RayReedMO DONATE TO RETT SYNDROME ST. LOUIS RETT STROLLATHON IN HONOR OF CLARA'S CRUSADE https://give.rettsyndrome.org/event/st-louis-strollathon/e419979 True Or False Missouri GOP Extraordinary Session tax cut could rebound, adding to the ROEmentu...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Smithfield Pays for fixing Pork Prices Missouri Tax Cut Carnival Smith and Wesson face lawsuit in 4th of July Mass Shooting Ohio strives to keep boot on back of minor pregnant rape victims Ken Paxton does his best Benny Hill impression Orange is the new inaction Biden on Hunger Alito complains about the bed he just made h...

Host: Rachel Parker @RaitchetP Guest: Lori Curry @MissouriPrison Website - https://moprisonreform.org/about-us/ Missouri Prison Reform: Advocating for those incarcerated in Missouri’s Department of Corrections by elevating their voices, advocating for their needs, and exposing harmful policies that undermine our overall goal of harm reduction, healing, and rehabilitation. https://heartlandpod.com/...

Nicholas (educator) and Kristina (educational ASL interpreter) talk about their experiences with PrideFest, the perspectives of their children and how they are raising them with open minds and hearts, as well as their utter disdain for the “dum-dum” known as Jorsh Hawley. https://heartlandpod.com/ Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD "Change The Conversation" Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok &nbs...

Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Bethany Mann @Mann4Congress Bethany Mann joins Adam Sommer for a chat about Bethany's run for Congress in Missouri's 3rd District. Bethany's Website: https://bethanymannforcongress.com/ About Bethany Bethany Mann grew up in Foristell, MO, and currently lives in Brentwood, MO. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinoi...

OCTOBER IS RETT SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH To Give On Behalf Of Clara's Crusade (Adam's Daughter): https://give.rettsyndrome.org/team/445681 To Sign Up & Join Us For The St. Louis Rett syndrome Strollathon on October 8th: https://give.rettsyndrome.org/event/st-louis-strollathon/e419979 SHOW NOTES Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP...

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland Matthew Franck @mattfranck on Abuse in the name of Reform Gov Tony Evers @GovEvers says give voters a chance to speak out on Abortion Farmers get help from Dems on climate change but still lean Right Gov Parson says No to sports betting Ohio Rep Candidate fibs on serving in Afghanistan Lankford vs. education Texas Student...

Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Guest: Michelle Smith with Missourians For Alternatives To The Death Penalty @MADPMO on Twitter Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADP) is a statewide organization working to repeal the death penalty in Missouri by educating citizens and legislators regarding the costs and consequences of capital punishment. We seek to empower murder victim family...

ADL reveals public officials who have paid dues to the Oath Keepers | Blake Masters slammed by veterans group in Tucson | Tribal leaders applaud federal climate change funding | Asian American Pacific Islander advocates keep momentum from soaring 2020 voter turnout | Arizona law banning recording of police is blocked by judge on First Amendment grounds | US Sec of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits De...

Jenna Spinelle is a podcast producer based in State College, Pennsylvania and recently released a series called When the People Decide ( http://thepeopledecide.show ) that looks at how ballot initiatives and the people who organize them are changing American politics. She has talked with Benjamin Singer of Show Me Integrity for one episode and several others feature the heartland in some way (Nebr...

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Co-Hosts Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 Rachel Parker @RaichetP Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO True Or False Missouri Special Session Will Be A Failure MO GOP (shockingly) having trouble finding consensus https://missouriindependent.com/2022/09/14/multiple-plans-emerge-as-missouri-lawmakers-begin-governors-tax-cut-special-session/ The imagery of legislators meeti...

Agape boarding school still open | Lindsey Graham wants a 15-week abortion ban | President Joe Biden announces tentative deal to avoid railroad strike | Idaho high school senior beats right-winger in school board race | Teen who killed her alleged rapist is ordered to pay $150K to his family | Missouri A mazon workers walk out over low pay and punishing work conditions | SIU-Carbondale aviation pr...