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…
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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…
How Trump & Musk Are Devastating Rural Michigan w/ Bob Thompson of Michigan Farmers Union
#podcast #politics #Michigan #Progressives #Democrats #Farming #Rural #Medicaid #Environment #Economy #RenewableEnergy #WorkingClass #Tariffs #WorkFromHome #Oligarchy #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Musk #Trump #MAGA #LeftOfLansing Here’s Episode 133 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast from May 15, 2025! 00:00-21:28: MAGA Attacks on Rural Michigan/Dems Attack David Hogg Pat Johnston talks about how MAGA Michigan Republicans are passing bills hurting farmers,…
Trump and Corporate & Government Corruption Surrounding Line 5
#podcast #politics #Michigan #progressives #Democrats #Line5 #Trump #MAGA #Economy #CorporateGreed #Oligarchy #WorkingClass #Environment #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #LeftOfLansing Here’s Episode 130 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast from April 24, 2025! 00:00-20:03: MAGA MI Cowards/Stevens Runs For U.S. Senate LOL’s Pat Johnston describes how the “empty chair” town halls for MAGA Michigan Republican Congressmen John James and Tom…
Hamilton Nolan–Republicans Will Take Everything If We Don’t Fight Back
#podcast #politics #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #Economy #Tariffs #CorporateCorruption #Corruption #Government #GovernmentCorruption #GenX #Progressives #MinimumWage #Democrats #unions #WorkingClass #HamiltonNolan #LaborRights #Trump #ElonMusk #Republicans #Democrats #MAGA #LeftOfLansing Here’s Episode 128 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast from April 10, 2025! 00:00-17:45: Protests/Tariff Con/Whitmer WH Visit Pat opens the show discussing Trump’s Tariff Con, and how it’s costing the working…
New Episode: MAGA Billionaire Authoritarians Raid America’s Workers, But Who’ll Stop Them?
#podcast #politics #Michigan #news #Democrats #progressives #union #labor #workingclass #socialsecurity #Veterans #Medicaid #Rural #Education #PublicEducation #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #Tariffs #ElonMusk #TechBros #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Oligarchy #Democracy #LeftOfLansing Here’s Episode 127 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast from April 3, 2025! 00:00-23:52: Trump Low Econ Polling; Musk Attacks Soc.Sec & V.A.; Dems Must CounterPat shares the latest AP Poll…
Monday Musing: Harris Offers Elder Care Plan; Media Yawns
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” on October 14, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new plan where Medicare would cover the costs for in-home elder care, and also for people with disabilities. Nine in 10 Americans say they’re unable to cover the costs to care for a senior family member, which is…
Harris Leads Trump In Michigan; EV Cars; Slotkin-Rogers Debate; And Why Dirt Road Dems Are Vital
Here’s Episode 106 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast. 00:00-30:45: Harris Leads Trump in MI/Slotkin-Rogers Senate Debate Pat’s got lots to say this week about the presidential race in Michigan, and why Harris is now leading Trump in the Michigan polls. He talks about Trump-Vance’s anti-EV Car stance, which is also another anti-union stance. But it’s…
Billionaires Could Fight Back, But They Consider Higher Taxes Worse Than Authoritarianism
Paul Krugman posted this interesting thread today: The Ukraine story is one of extortion and bribery: Trump threatened a vulnerable nation by withholding aid, using the threat to extract help against his domestic rivals. What’s not being widely noted is that the same thing is happening to U.S. corporations 1/ — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November…
