Adam Sommer

The Process

Government EN ↓ 600 episodes

There is no shortage of information. If you want to know "WHAT" is happening choose any news source, at random, and likely they will cover the same stories as any other outlet. But will they have context? Can they explain "WHY?" something is happening? Open conversation is scary. Open conversation can create odd narratives, but it also helps us all better understand our world. The process is a show born from years of experience as both a student of politics and a trial attorney - a combined study in motivation, law, politics, policy, and society that helps focus analysis on the "why behind the...

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Bleeding Heartland: Laura Belin's Community Blog About Iowa Politics 29.11.2023 49:28

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Belin found her love of politics growing up with parents and siblings who discussed current events at...

Robert Huffman Organizing Cannabis Farmers In Colorado 28.11.2023 45:03

Glenn Kage, Jr. is joined by former tobacco farmer and now Cannabis farmer, Robert Huffman to talk about the work of organizing the Colorado cannabis farmers for labor rights. Learn more about Glen with laborfront.com and find Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change Th...

Talkin' Politics - 11/27/23: Red State Brain Drain; Pay To Play Primaries?; MO Abortion Rights Petitions ; Wisconsin Gerrymandering; Fighting Trump's Lies; Boebert Better Bail 27.11.2023 1:27:24

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F: Missou...

Talkin' Politics Thanksgiving Week Feast 2023 | We Got Polls (Polls!) In Different Area Codes; Trump Engaged In Insurrection; Speaker Johnson's Theocratic Aims; Missouri AG Okay With Corruption?; Future Of "The Heartland Collective" website, coming 2024 20.11.2023 2:06:53

On this episode of The Heartland POD, for Monday, November 20, 2023 RIP Mrs. Carter Missouri AG takes down complaint but backs Musk The Speaker of the House wants a theocracy Joe Manchin Might Leave The Democratic Party, what a shocker The proliferation of the small sample content poll Colorado's big Trump ruling Discussion about the disappearance of local media, and how our new project might help...

Friday News Flyover - Nov. 17, 2023 - Senate GOP fails to stop Biden on student loans - Ohio abortion and Senate updates - Illinois paves the way for nuclear, and more 17.11.2023 15:49

Title: Flyover Friday, November 10, 2023 Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, November 17, 2023 A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including: GOP Senators can’t stop Biden’s student loan plans Illinois legislature approves plan for Small Nuclear Reactors Ohio Republicans can’t take a hint Ohio Secretary of State misses personal financial disclosure deadline Biden Ad...

Let's Have A Chat 11/15/23 | Missouri Initiative Petition Process with Jeff Basinger, An Abortion Rights IP Attempt Challenged By MO SOS Jay Ashcroft 15.11.2023 28:20

Host Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post) Guest Jeff Basinger on Twitter - https://twitter.com/wolfraiseshuman Jeff's Substack - https://doctorfantastic.substack.com/?utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=pss Upchurch Case: https://law.justia.com/cases/missouri/supreme-court/1991/73376-0.html https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The C...

Collective Bargain - 11/14/23: Glenn Kage Jr. is joined by MO State Rep Candidate Jen Tracy (D- MO 120th) to talk about Jen's run for Missouri's State House 14.11.2023 40:14

Jen Tracy is a progressive candidate for Missouri’s 120th district. I’ll post her links here. https://www.upballot.com/jen-tracy https://www.tiktok.com/@jentracy4mo https://www.instagram.com/therealjentracy/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jen4mo120th Glenn Kage, Jr. - https://www.laborfront.com/ Follow Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads https://h...

Talkin' Politics - 11/13/23 | CW Gardner's Big New Book For "Josh"; Is Beshear's Win In KY A Model for Quade In MO?; Did You HearAbout The NY Times Poll On Biden and Trump? 13.11.2023 1:42:33

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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ SHOW NOTES BEGIN Special Guest - CW Gardner to talk...

Friday News Flyover - 11.10.2023 - Joe Manchin is moving on - OH, KY, and VA progressives win, and more 10.11.2023 49:08

Marion Co Kansas newspaper raid | Hospitals are suing patients and putting liens on their homes to get paid | Missouri Sunshine Laws are alive and well | Joe Manchin retiring from the U.S. Senate probably to run for President alongside RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West in 2024's JV election Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller and with me today are my cohosts R...

Trust Me with Rachel Parker, Nov. 8, 2023 | Rachel dives into the good that could be, and should be, in online communities 08.11.2023 24:37

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “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 Fi...

Talkin' Politics 11/6/23 | Josh Hawley's BS Populism; Violent Rhetoric Of Christian Nationalism; "Real Hypotheticals" with Jay Ashcroft Pre-Quitting; Trump Trials Continue; Biden Policies Good Campaign Points; CEO's Want Social Emotional Learning 06.11.2023 1:26:39

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F - Josh...

Friday News Flyover - Nov 3, 2023 - Ohio voters decide on abortion rights and cannabis - Red states kicking millions off Medicaid - Pennsylvania Dems outpacing GOP mail ballots - Britney Spears memoir sells 1MM copies in a week 03.11.2023 15:10

Welcome to the Friday News Flyover for November 3, 2023. I’m Sean Diller. This week: Medicaid chaos in red states around the country | Cannabis legalization on the ballot in Ohio | Pennsylvania Democrats have returned triple the mail ballots compared with their Republican neighbors | Colorado voters consider two statewide ballot initiatives, and | It’s Britney https://missouriindependent.com/2023/...

Trust Me with Rachel Parker, 11/1/23 | ML Smith, Founder of Missouri Justice Coalition 01.11.2023 52:55

Missouri Justice Coalition Website @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Music by Elliot Rosen ML Smith is a criminal punishment system-impacted advocate, abolitionist and activist who experienced incarceration during the COVID-19 pandemic, which made he...

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | Derek Cronin, President of UAW Local 440 of Bedford, Indiana 31.10.2023 39:15

Glenn Kage, Jr. - https://www.laborfront.com/ Follow Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads https://heartlandpod.com/ JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-tok  (maybe) and bluesky...

Talkin' Politics 10/30/23 | Should Plocher Resign As MO Speaker?; No Labels On Another Ballot; Mo State Rep's Completely False Constitution Claims; Trump Is In Trouble; GOP Picks A Dominionist Speaker 30.10.2023 1:17:16

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ T/F - Misso...

Friday News Flyover - October 27, 2023 - UAW strike, KS medicaid expansion, cannabis on the ballot in Ohio, MAGA Mike Johnson is full of it and more 27.10.2023 35:41

October 27, 2023 - UAW strike might be ending | Kansas GOP peddles lies about working poor | Ohioans may legalize cannabis on Issue 2 in November | Dark money floods into Denver school board elections | Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announces $402MM in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to replace lead drinking water service lines | SCOTUS smacks down another racial gerrymander from a GOP state leg...

Trust Me with Rachel Parker | What COULD the Future of Online Journalism Look Like? 25.10.2023 27:39

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Substack had negative revenue - The Verge Substack gets writers to invest, but doesn't share new financial info Intro: Support what we do by leaving a five star rating and a review wherever you listen to the show and follow us on social media with AT the heartland pod and check out heartlandpod.com and click the patreon li...

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | "A Brick & A Bible" Glenn for a conversation with Tony Pecinovsky, a prominent member of the Communist Party USA, and the deep dive into some labor history about Carrie Smith. 24.10.2023 42:04

Tony Pecinovsky is a communist/activist from the St. Louis area. He’s written three books you can find here; https://www.intpubnyc.com/book-author/tony-pecinovsky/ He is on FaceBook though seldom posts anything on it. Info on Carrrie Smith: https://www.laborfront.com/blog/labor-front-honors-carrie-smith-for-black-history-month-2023 Tony Pecinovsky is a prominent member of the Communist Party US...

Talkin' Politics 10/23/23 | Josh Hawley Is Unpopular, But Does It Matter?; Missouri AG Announces Refusal To Defend Constitution; Trump Legal Update; GOP Trash Voting System Then Try To Invent Same System... But Worse 23.10.2023 1:10:11

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ True or Fal...

Flyover Friday 10/20/23 | Ohio's Abortion Initiative Petition; JB Pritzker Puts Money Where His Mouth Is On Abortion; Kansas Medicaid Stand Still; Arizona 2024 Getting Hot; What Caught Your Eye? 20.10.2023 49:44

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Welcome to...

Trust Me with Rachel Parker | Fair Thee Well Local News (Papers)? 18.10.2023 28:35

https://www.propublica.org/article/local-newspaper-legacy-springfield-massachusetts?utm_medium=social&utm_source=postnews&utm_campaign=postnews 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  http://...

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | Amy Woodard And The Teamsters Local 916 In Illinois Are Working On A New Contract for Illinois DOT Workers 17.10.2023 22:27

Glenn Kage, Jr. - https://www.laborfront.com/ Follow Glenn as "Labor Front" on social media. Amy Woodard is a steward for Teamsters Local 916. I have posted a link to their petition in the hopes of helping them collect signatures. Glenn https://www.facebook.com/TeamstersLU916/posts/pfbid02S4iRButhHfEz9RrvVCz8tTMTNFR2Yd4ve7b3SV92kwjya5cwi1P7txXLm2EbTtZZl Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on tik-...

Talkin' Politics 10/15/23 | Grovel For The Gavel?; Craven Politics and Gross Opportunism Around Isreal Attack; Did Twitter Hit The Iceberg?; US Response To Isreal Attacks & The Odd Politics Of The Moment 16.10.2023 1:41:10

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads 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” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/ Clown Car C...

Collective Bargain with Glenn Kage, Jr. | October 14, 2023 - Meet The Member: Matt Lebeis is a stationary operating engineer with OE Local 49 in Minnesota 14.10.2023 39:39

More from your host: https://www.laborfront.com/ Matt Lebeis is a stationary operating engineer and works at a water filtration plant out of the Operating Engineers Local 49 in Minnesota. About the only link I can find is this one for his local. I’m not sure if I want this to be a Meet the Member or a regular interview. He was just okay https://local49.org/ Host: Adam Sommer  Find Adam on t...

Friday News Flyover - October 13, 2023 - Steve Scalise sees gavel slipping away - UAW President Shawn Fain announces expansion of UAW strikes and more 13.10.2023 28:59

This week on the Friday Flyover, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan battle for Speaker of the U.S. House | UAW President Shawn Fain announces 8,700 Ford Kentucky Truck plant workers are joining the strike | Nurses are striking around the nation | Wisconsin Supreme Court judge Janet Protasiewicz stands her ground against GOP goofballs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/republicans-fail-to-coalesce-arou...