October 2, 2025 Here’s the 150th episode of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:00: Gilchrist on Gaza/ Government Shutdown/Haley Stevens Pat Johnston applauds Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist’s announcement where he called Israel’s actions in Gaza to be a genocide against the Palestinian people. The federal government is closed as MAGA Republicans, like Congresswoman Lisa McClain,…
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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…
Capitulation Is Never A Solution To Authoritarianism
September 18, 2025 Here’s Episode 148 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-20:30: Tariffs Hurt Michigan; MAGA Political Violence The first segment examines how Dear Leader Trump’s insane MAGA Republican Tariff Scheme is plunging Michigan’s economy, and especially for Michigan’s farmers. Yet, Pat wonders why Gov. Gretchen Whitmer still can’t call-out Trump by name while complaining…
Mallory McMorrow’s Confusing Campaign. Fake Electors Escape Law & Order. Charlie Kirk Murder
September 11, 2025 Here’s Episode 147 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-09:58: Charlie Kirk Murder Pat Johnston shares his thoughts on the assassination of MAGA Republican influencer Charlie Kirk. 09:59-41:48: What Does Mallory McMorrow Stand For? In this segment, Pat offers both praise and criticism for Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, who’s running in the…
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…
Kelli van Ginhoven, Democratic State Senate Candidate on Rebuilding U.P’s Blue Wall
August 21, 2025 Here’s Episode 144 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:46: Detroit Politics/Gavin Newsom/MI MAGA Defunding Schools Pat Johnston opens the show discussing some Detroit politics, and he wonders if corporate “independent” gubernatorial candidate Mike Duggan will back Democratic Socialist Denzel McCampbell’s campaign to win Detroit’s 7th District on the City Council. Don’t hold…
Michigan Advance’s MichEconomist Rick Haglund; Canadian Wildfires; and Mike Duggan as Nerd 2.0
August 7, 2025 Here’s Episode #143 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-13:37: Canadian Wildfires/Betsy Coffia ICE Mask Ban Pat Johnston begins the show pointing-out the sheer ignorance and hypocrisy by some Michigan MAGA Republicans who are really upset by these Canadian Wildfires polluting Michigan’s summer skies. If only they’d review their own anti-climate change voting…
Republican Cuts Michigan’s Clean Energy Jobs w/ Frank Houston of BlueGreen Alliance
July 16, 2025 Here’s Episode 142 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-17:17: Epstein/Haley Stevens/Schumer FailureDid you really believe MAGA Congressional Republicans would defy their Dear Leader Trump by releasing the Epstein investigation files? What is Haley Stevens’ campaign angle in her run to become Michigan’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate as she says Senate Minority…
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…
MAGA Murder Budget Impacts On Michigan; Elissa Slotkin’s Economic War Plan Review
July 3, 2025 Here’s the Episode 140 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast for July 3, 2025! 00:00-17:23: MAGA Murder Budget Destroys Clean Energy Pat Johnston highlights how the MAGA Murder Budget will decimate investments into our growing clean energy industry in Michigan, and across the nation. At the same time, MAGA Republicans in Congress are…
