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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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…
MAGA Michigan’s Budget Insanity; Whitmer’s Special Election Error
August 28, 2025 Here’s Episode 145 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-17:23: MAGA MI Republican Budget Pat Johnston breaks down the MAGA Michigan Republican budget, which state House Speaker Matt Hall unveiled this week after delaying and delaying all summer long. Only one Democrat in the State House voted with Republicans, and it was none…
VEEP Debate Recap; Abortion Rights w/ Amanda Mazur; Mike Rogers Opposes Lower Drug Prices
Here’s Episode 105 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast. 00:00-18:17: VEEP Recap/MAGA Attacks Immigrants & Abortion Rights The first segment features Pat Johnston giving his review of the Vice Presidential Debate between Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and MAGA Republican Dude-Bro J.D. Vance. Pat highlights where Walz scored some major points, and where he fell short,…
Episode 100: Building A Better Way w/ Democrat Clint St. Mosley for Michigan’s 9th!
Here’s Episode 100 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! And what a show we have in-store for your on this monumental episode! 00:00-9:35: Michigan Reading Scores/Corp. Price-Gouging The episode opens-up by sharing the news that third-grade reading efficiency is at a 10-year low in Michigan. That’s not good news at all, and of course, MAGA Michigan…
Rebalancing The Scales w/ Democratic Congressional Candidate Dr. Bob Lorinser
Here’s episode 87 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! Dr. Bob Lorinser is running to become the Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 1st congressional district, comprising of northern Michigan, and the entire U.P. He is trying to challenge Republican Congressman Jack Bergman for the second straight time after losing to Bergman in ’22. But Dr. Lorinser believes…
Left of Lansing Friday Short: Democrats Reversing Draconian GOP Abortion Access Laws
The “Friday Short” highlights the Reproductive Freedom Act, which Democratic State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky formally introduced this week. The RFA would reverse many hurtful abortion access restrictions put in place by Republicans through the years as they tried to enact their view of Christian Nationalism on the rest of the state. Please, listen to this…
Episode 52: Democratic State Rep. Carrie Rheingans and Universal Health Care in Michigan
Episode 52 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast is a little longer than normal, but well worth the listen! I take DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to task for failing to keep the lights on after storms rolled through the state. Despite keeping hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark, both energy companies are asking…
