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Judy Herschel and the Road to Congress (ep 38)

“Now is the time for people like myself to be very loud… to go out and find those solutions.”  Judy Herschel, her campaign manager Anne Allen, and her scheduler/brother/photographer/jack-of-all-trades John Zincone stop by one of our many mobile studios.  We dig deep into her early life with 6 siblings, how she got a tattoo, how…

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An Embarrassment of Riches: The Marc and Judy Show in Lewisburg (ep 39)

Jordi is joined by some friends for a rambling and fascinating discussion of the recent Judy Herschel and Marc Freidenberg candidate forum hosted by the League (The  LOWV Lewisburg Area).  After a fun interruption from Ben, we dig into the two candidates and what rural liberals and progressives like us are looking for. The primary…

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Life with a Bully and Civics Awareness (ep 35)

We welcome Sam Pearson as a new Barnstormer!  Aside from being a scotch drinker, she is an architect and community organizer.  Elijah Comas tells us about the upcoming production of Life by Charles Mei at the lewisburg High School on May 11. We talk about Rep Marino’s lawsuit against his own constituents in Williamsport.  This is…

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POST Debate thoughts with PA 12 Dems (ep33)

Thanks to Clinton County Democratic Chair Joe Wentz and debate organizer Rose Reeder for helping us connect to a fun and smart group of PA-12 Democrats.  We pushed our equipment and engineering chops to the limit here.  The background noise is tweaked, but the audio is not great.  We had a few beers and some…

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Marino Insults Professors. Judy Herschel visits Milton. Dwayne “Johnny Appleseed” spreads democracy. (19)

We breakdown Rep Marino’s disastrous town hall in Lewisburg.  At 41:45, he needlessly insults Shari Jacobson for being a professor (decide for yourself).  He also offers an utterly incomprehensible defense of his opioid bill. And Judy Hershel’s visit to the Milton Democracy in Action women.  Dwayne tells us about his efforts to spread how-to-run for…

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“Answer My Question” Demands Shari Jacobson

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]The audio speaks for itself.  A simple question about who uses emergency rooms and the role of CHiP in providing access to health care provokes Representative Marino to belittle Shari Jacobson as “just a college professor.”  He ended the meeting about ten minutes later, thirty minutes before the advertised…

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Local Election Breakdown, Marino’s Whining, Trump and Wrestling (Episode 11)

Chip finds a sound effect app on his phone and Taylor and Jordi start cringing. After a whirlwind of missed dates among your co-hosts, on Friday we finally coincided in one of our favorite recording spots: The CommunityZone.

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Barnstorming 7: Mike Crossey for PA-18 edition

The whole gang (Chip, Taylor, Jordi) enjoy talking to Mike Crossey, candidate for congress in PA-18 (the fightin’ 18th!). Mike is an affable candidate with loads of experience in education, unions, and local governance. Mike discusses the special joys and challenges of running for the special election in March after Congressman Tim Murphy resigned following…

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Episode 5- Marino is Toast and Laphroaig

“Post production is the button that says publish.”  We revisit our stellar production values, drink some Scotch, and discuss Tom Marino’s rapid fall from Trumpian grace. How cheap is a Congressperson?  What kinds of sources does Chip have? Will Chris Carney, former Congressman run?  How strong is Judy Herschel?  Will Rick Mirabito run (Lycoming County Commissioner)?…

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Barnstorming 1: TBD edition

Chip, Taylor, and Jordi launch the podcast.

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