Left Out Loud

Ally and Seth go live for the first time to break down key midterm races, voter registration issues, and top headlines from politics to campus scandals. Join our live stream every Monday at 7:00 PM Eastern, 6:00 PM Central, 5:00 PM Mountain, and 4:00 PM Pacific! Don’t miss out—tune in and be part of the conversation. Watch on YouTube @LeftOutLoudPodcast and on Substack @letsgetintoit2025 . Subscri...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Gabriel Jack, a California immigration attorney with 25 years of experience. The conversation breaks down the realities of ICE enforcement, detention, and deportation; common misconceptions about immigration; the economic role of immigrant labor; green cards and citizenship; America’s overwhelmed immigration courts; and what meaningful imm...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Angela Wynn, a candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 13. Angela shares her journey from domestic violence advocacy and public school organizing to running for office, and discusses Tennessee redistricting, maternal health, rural healthcare deserts, the school-to-prison pipeline, marijuana policy, community resources, and why consti...

On this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth talk with Suzanna Karatassos, a candidate running in Georgia's State House District 120. The discussion covers flipping a district that has usually been held by the Republican Party, Medicaid expansion, voting rights, data centers, reproductive freedom, corporate influence, Democratic voter turnout, and why state-level elections can play a crucial ro...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Zachary Foust, a Delaware realtor and host of The Zach Foust Show. The conversation digs into America’s housing affordability crisis, investor-owned homes, rising costs, the K-shaped economy, political corruption, congressional insider trading, and how economic policy is reshaping the American middle class. Subscribe, leave a review, and f...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Jerrad Christian, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 12th District. A Navy veteran and software engineer raised in Appalachian Ohio, Jerrad discusses growing up in poverty, the difficult transition from military to civilian life, abandoned gas wells, climate change, cuts to NOAA, government spending, and his campaign to unseat a...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Aidan Salas, a 20-year-old activist, former campaign manager for Hunter Miranda, and aspiring candidate for California State Assembly District 5. Aidan discusses getting involved in politics at a young age, lessons from the campaign trail, his plans to run in 2028, challenging Republican incumbent Joe Patterson, economic inequality, educat...

Alani Bankhead is back on Left Out Loud—this time as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Montana. Ally and Seth catch up with Alani after her primary victory to discuss how an underdog campaign won by double digits, the impact of outside PAC spending, staying accountable while raising the money needed to compete, healthcare affordability, and whether Montana could be ready for a political sh...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Dayna Marie Foster about her campaign for governor of Florida. The conversation covers her experience in libraries and education, Florida’s affordability and housing crisis, corporate tax reform, public education, community land trusts, Ron DeSantis, political division, grassroots organizing, and her vision for a more affordable and inclus...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Christopher Ahuja about his congressional campaign, what he learned from running twice, and why name recognition, social media, voter outreach, and grassroots organizing matter so much in local elections. The conversation also covers Brad Sherman, Democratic Party leadership, ICE, Gaza, affordability, masculinity in politics, and what come...

In this bonus episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Britta Aguirre about her campaign experience in West Virginia, the toll of online harassment, rural organizing, Appalachian exploitation, utility companies, education, mutual aid, and why community work continues beyond election day. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share this episode with someone...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Mike Croley, a congressional candidate running in Tennessee’s 6th District. The conversation covers Tennessee redistricting, federal worker cuts, DOGE layoffs, data centers, wealth inequality, Democratic socialism, public service, congressional accountability, and building a campaign rooted in working people. Subscribe, leave a review, and...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Joshua Sales, a veteran, teacher, and congressional candidate running in Tennessee’s 7th District. The conversation covers teaching, rural organizing, Social Security, campaign finance reform, corporate power, access to education, job training, wealth inequality, universal healthcare, and building a campaign focused on working people. Subs...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Bernard Taylor, an EMS worker, firefighter, father, and congressional candidate running in Florida’s 21st District. The conversation covers environmental harm around Lake Okeechobee, immigration, lobbyist influence, Brian Mast, healthcare, nursing home neglect, housing, trade education, and what it means to bring real public service into C...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Mandie Ledkins, a candidate for Alabama State Senate District 14. Mandie discusses growing up in rural poverty, surviving cervical cancer without health insurance, expanding Medicaid, reopening rural hospitals, redistricting, working-class Alabama, and why she believes progressive policies can resonate in a deeply red state. Subscribe, lea...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Andrew Rice, a congressional candidate running in Connecticut’s 3rd District. The conversation covers ballot access, party gatekeeping, science, Palestine, corporate influence, Democratic Party reform, grassroots organizing, and what it means to challenge entrenched power. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Joshua Bristol, a congressional candidate running in New York’s 9th District. The conversation covers healthcare, disability, grassroots organizing, ballot access, AI tools, the Supreme Court, campaign strategy, and building a people-powered campaign in Brooklyn. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share th...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Joseph Perez-Caputo, a progressive grassroots candidate running for Congress in Connecticut’s 4th District. The conversation covers Connecticut’s ballot access process, money in politics, immigration, Democratic Party reform, surveillance, incumbency, and building a people-powered campaign. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Lo...

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Alani Bankhead, a Montana Senate candidate and Air Force veteran. The conversation covers military accountability, Montana politics, campaign finance, agriculture, small businesses, and running a people-powered campaign without corporate money. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share this episode with som...

In this bonus episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Adam Baumel, founder and president of Neighbors Not Numbers Coalition. The conversation covers the movement to abolish ICE, immigration enforcement, candidate accountability, grassroots organizing, and why voters need clear commitments from the people asking for their support. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on so...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Craig Swallow, a congressional candidate running in Massachusetts’ 9th District. The conversation covers healthcare, democracy, campaign finance, corporate power, congressional accountability, term limits, and building a politics rooted in working-class communities. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Shar...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera, a congressional candidate running in Florida’s 6th District. The conversation covers healthcare, public service, flooding in Florida, redistricting, law enforcement, community organizing, and what it means to run a people-first campaign. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share t...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Jessica Salas, a congressional candidate running in Oregon’s 3rd District. The conversation covers grassroots campaigning, AI regulation, corporate influence, closed primaries, housing affordability, community, and what it means to run as a working-class candidate. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud on social media. Share...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth speak with Jackson Franklin, a progressive candidate who ran for Congress in Indiana’s 5th District. The conversation covers red-state organizing, working-class politics, gun reform, veterans’ care, healthcare, foreign policy, corporate influence, and building a people-powered campaign in Indiana. Subscribe, leave a review, and follow Left Out Loud...

In this episode of Left Out Loud , Ally and Seth sit down with Hunter Miranda, a congressional candidate running in California’s 47th District. The conversation covers Orange County’s shifting political landscape, voting rights, immigration law, economic inequality, housing affordability, Indigenous sovereignty, corporate influence, and what it will take to build a more responsive Democratic Party...