Welcome to the BarnstormingPA/Alcoholitics crossover episode! It’s finally happened. Taylor, Jess Britain, and Sam Pearson welcome Terrayne Myricks from Alcoholitics. After much introduction banter and fun, they have do rant headlines. Jess rants about Harrisburg Republicans meeting with Kansas Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach about election issues. Terrayne rants about the phrase “this is…
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This episode was recorded on the Friday after the J6 insurrection at the Capitol. The full crew (Jordi, Taylor, Sam, Dwayne, Nathan, and Jess) talk about our thoughts in the immediate aftermath of the event, how we can effectively talk about what happened (including how to deal with all the “whataboutism”), and actions we can…
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Sam Pearson, Dwayne Heisler, Jordi Comas, and Taylor Lightman do a bit of debate recap, articulate why they support Joe Biden, and briefly touch upon the Supreme Court fight!
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Sam Terry of the Human Rights Campaign sat down with Jordi and Will at DemFest at Knoebel’s (Taylor pops up later) to talk about his work on queer or LGBTQA+ rights; the NDO in Lewisburg; Gov Wolf’s LGBTQ commission; PA Congressional races including Matt Cartwright in Sam’s part of the state (PA-17 around Wilkes-Barre); and…
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“My inner saboteurs are unionized.” [Jordi] This is a special pod. Brought to you by Mondragon Books. For the FIRST TIME Ever, all of the co-hosts of Lightning Bug and BarnstormingPA get together for a good-bye podcast for Taylor Lightman, co-founder and co-host of BarnstormingPA who is headed for Sweden. Will Hayes, our smashingly handsome and…
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This is a reposting of the August 10th “On the Mark” episode of WKOK 1070 where Mark Lawrence, local medial mogul, invited me and my friend Matt Ostrowksy to discuss the Lewisburg Human Relations or NDO ordinance (the name is in flux). Denny Wolff also calls in to discuss the harm Trump’s tariffs are doing…
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At Demfest, the North Central Caucus of the PA Democratic Party, we enjoyed a long sit-down with John Fetterman, candidate for Lt. Governor. Make sure you register to vote! John and our crew sat down by a lovely creek and covered this time in our politics, the weirdness for John of being attacked from the…
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Tears in Singapore – Lightning Bug 12 Democrats Reorganize, Harrisburg Happenings, North Korea What?
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Eagles & Waffles – Lightning Bug 11 Taylor’s Story, Blue Lift, Eagles, Porter, Kids at the Border Picture image.
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We try out some costume ideas like our winning “Millard Filmore” costume. We reflect, but don’t celebrate, the Mueller indictments. And Taylor and Jordi report on candidates’ night.
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