Democrats Win Elections Using Populist & Anti-Authoritarian Messages

November 6, 2025 Episode #155 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-18:17: Democrats Win/Detroit’s New Mayor/DSA Member on City Council Pat Johnston begins by talking about the Democratic electoral victories in Michigan, and across the nation. He covers how populism and anti-authoritarianism seemed to be the winning messages in New Jersey, Virginia, Detroit, and New York…

People-Centered Politics w/ Lansing Mayoral Candidate Kelsea Hector

September 25, 2025 Here’s Episode #149 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-20:55: Personal health/MAGA Cut Healthy Food After Pat starts-off lamenting about the Detroit Tigers’ late-season collapse, he shares some personal stories of close friends feeling despair during The Trump Regime. Pat gives advice on caring for yourself, and maybe finding ways to help make…

People-Powered Politics w/ Denzel McCampbell-Democratic Socialist Candidate For Detroit City Council

September 4, 2025 Here’s Episode 146 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-12:20: Haley Stevens Senate Campaign Fails Pat Johnston opens the show by highlighting a very bad and embarrassing week for Establishment Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens. It shows again how corporate Democrats find progressive candidates more of a threat than the Trump Regime’s…

A Transformative Working Class Agenda, w/ Michigan State Senate Candidate Ivan Diaz

July 10, 2025 Here’s Episode 141 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:06: Epstein/Corporate Authoritarians/Nessel Goes After MEDC Pat Johnston opens by illustrating how Dear Leader Trump’s decision to not release the Epstein Files shows how the elite, untouchable, oligarch class are always out to protect themselves. We saw that happen in real time when Dear…