The Process
There is no shortage of information. If you want to know "WHAT" is happening choose any news source, at random, and likely they will cover the same stories as any other outlet. But will they have context? Can they explain "WHY?" something is happening? Open conversation is scary. Open conversation can create odd narratives, but it also helps us all better understand our world.
The process is a show born from years of experience as both a student of politics and a trial attorney - a combined study in motivation, law, politics, policy, and society that helps focus analysis on the "why behind the what" of daily life. The process is for those who want to understand.
NOTE: VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS SHOW ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL AND AT TIMES ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PERSONAL VALUES OF EACH SPEAKER OR PARTICIPANT ON THE SHOW.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 600
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
High Country Politics - February 15, 2023 - Government and Elections News from the American West
Republicans sue to ban abortion pill in entire U.S. | Arizona legislators narrowly avoid school funding crisis | Adam Frisch, who nearly beat Rep. Lauren Boebert in 2022, is running for Congress agai…
MO House Dems Development Director, Erik Richardson joins Adam Sommer for a Chat
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Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
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“Change The C…
Talkin' Politics | Feb. 13, 2023 - Opening Statement on Free Exercise; Satanic Panic Part 2 - Electric Boogaloo; A Missouri State reps want people to move; How Culture War Reactions Impact Politics; Pennsylvania Has Flipped Blue
Opening Statement: Free Exercise Is Not Forced Belief
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Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post…
The Flyover View, February 10, 2023 | Heartland Politics, News, and Views
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland
HEADLINES
- A Mighty Controversy Is This Lutheran Catechism -
- Christianity Today - https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023…
Dirt Road Democrat | The Gun Violence Epidemic with guest Stu Durando, author of "Under the Gun: A children's hospital on the front line of an American crisis"
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Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri
“Change The Conversation”
Dirt Road Democrat host, Jess Piper, is joined by…
The Delta, E42 - M&M Wrappers: Why Did We Skip the Critical Thinking Questions?
Children ask "why" constantly to discover the reasons we have certain rules but also the motivations behind decisions that have been made in the past. And even though public education encourages crit…
"You have to protect them from their legislature." Rabbi Daniel Bogard speaks as a parent of a trans child in Missouri.
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD
Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
“Change The Conversation”
Guest: Rabbi Danie…
Talkin' Politics | Feb. 6th, 2023 - Adam's Open; Gov. Kelly Killing It; Chinese Surveillance Balloon; MO GOP Taking Away Voters Voice; Big Oil Climate Suits
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD
Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post)
Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post)
The Flyover View, February 3, 2023 | Heartland Politics, News, and Views
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland
HEADLINES
Dirt Road Democrat | Dismantling Public Schools & The Money Behind The Movement with Jennifer Berkshire, co-author of "A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School "
Host: Jess Piper @piper4missouri on Twitter
Guest: Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire on Twitter
"A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School"
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High Country Politics - Feb 1, 2023 - Government News from the American West
Anti-Abortion Groups vs. the FDA | Colorado legislators seek big boost in Special Education funding | Catholic hospitals no longer performing tubal ligations after Dobbs decision | Cannabis legalizat…
Extremism In Legislation In A Red State: A 30,000 Foot View From Missouri
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD
Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post)
Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post)
Talkin' Politics | January 30, 2023 - George Santos Reaches New Levels of "Wait... what?"; The Autocratic People's Republic Of Missouri; Caucus Season In Congress; Trump Is Back On Facebook, Kind Of
This week on The Heartland POD
Opening Statement: Indoctrination Nation
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Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
Rachel Parker @ms…
The Flyover View, January 27, 2023 | Heartland Politics, News, and Views
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland
HEADLINES
- State level Republicans across the country are eyeballing the initiative petition process
- Missouri Independent - ht…
Dirt Road Democrat | School Voucher Scams w/ Prof. of Education Josh Cowen
Guest: Prof. Joshua Cowen @joshcowenMSU on Twitter
Heartland POD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok - @TheHeartlandPOD
#DirtRoadDemocrat Host: Jess Piper
@piper4missouri on Twitter, and Faceb…
The Delta, E41 - CRT: The Difference is Clear
Kristina (elementary ASL interpreter) & Nicholas (former science teacher) discuss the unclear language around Critical Race Theory legislation that uses diversity to further defund education. From sn…
Let's Have A Chat | Stephen Weber (D - MO) An Eagle Scout, A Marine, A Lawyer, and a former State Rep., Running For MO State Senate in Boone Co. 19th District
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Host: Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
Guest: Stephen Weber @s_weber (Twitter)
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Talkin' Politics | 1/2323 - "Woke" The New Four Letter Word; Moderate Republican Myth?; Wisconsin GOP Brings Back Conversion Therapy; Americans United Sues Missouri For Violation of First Amendment With Abortion Law; Culture War Deep Dive
Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD
Co-Hosts
Adam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)
Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post)
Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO (Post)
The Flyover View, January 20, 2023 | Heartland Politics, News, and Views
Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland
HEADLINES
- Oklahoma Charter School earns coveted largest abuse of taxpayer funds 'in the history of this state' award.
- Tulsa …
Dirt Road Democrat | Ep. 3 "Being A Woman In A Red State"
Jess Piper discusses life as a Woman in a red state from the judgment and control of basic daily choices to the treatment of without respect and the way purity culture causes trauma in young women.
He…