The Jess Fields Show

We interview Dr. Ryan Burge again, who raised the prospect of a SCOTUS battle months ago on this very podcast, in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and the confirmation battle to replace her.

He…

*Apologies for the washed out audio on this episode. We had a microphone issue.*

We speak with religion journalist Terry Mattingly, who has written the On Religion column for national newspapers for a…

We interview veteran storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski as he currently sits in the direct path of Hurricane Laura on the Texas/Louisiana border. What’s the forecast track and how can one be prepared for t…

We are joined again by Dr. Ryan Burge, a professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and pastor who is well known for his commentary on religion and politics.

We spoke about how reli…

We spoke with Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, Professor of Communications at Texas A&M University, about her new book Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump. The book is out this week …

***Be advised: this interview contains a lot of profane language used by the guest. Viewer and listener discretion advised. ***

We interview John McAfee, the founder of McAfee Antivirus and an extraor…

We interview Rachel Cooper, Senior Policy Analyst in Health and Wellness at Every Texan, a progressive think tank based in Austin, Texas (formerly the Center for Public Policy Priorities). Every Texa…

We interview Marc Levin, the Chief of Policy and Innovation for the Right on Crime Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank.

Levin is a nationally-recognized crimin…

*** As a disclaimer I put on all of my interviews: I do not necessarily agree with everything, or even anything, that any of my guests say. My goal with this program is to provide good journalism: to…

We interview 4 Texas Republican state representatives and a Republican state senator who have concerns about Texas' $295 Million contract with MTX Group. 

Governor Abbott has defended the contract, bu…

We interview Maya Santamaria, a business owner and community leader in Minneapolis who employed both George Floyd and his alleged killer, Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, at the same time in…

In this special report, we investigate MTX Group and its founder, Dastagir (Das) Nobel, who won a $295 million contract in early May from the State of Texas for contract tracing.

We interviewed two Te…

We interview the Hon. James To Kun-sun, the most senior pro-democracy legislator in Hong Kong.

Mr. To is a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council serving since 1991. Mr. To is also one of the co-fo…

We interview Dr. Ryan Burge, an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and and a pastor in the American Baptist denomination.

Dr. Burge has become a well-known authori…

We interview Alison Greene, a progressive grassroots activist and social media influencer with over 80,000 followers on her Twitter, @grassrootsspeak. She talks to us about the rent strikes going on …

We interview Alison Greene, a progressive grassroots activist and social media influencer with over 80,000 followers on her Twitter, @grassrootsspeak. She talks to us about the rent strikes going on …

We interview Emmy-Award-winning storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski about his decades chasing over 900 tornadoes, 24 hurricanes, and numerous other severe weather events. He recounts how he was on the groun…

We interview Bishop David Konderla, the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, about the Catholic Church in the coronavirus age and his own story of becoming a bishop. Bi…