On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Parker Snider gives a quick update on the podcast's future.To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.

ACLL Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Jul 30th, 2021 31m 58s

Big news this week! In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark, the Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty, to discuss their recently filed amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the

Rightside Radio: Education in Alabama with Representatives Meadows and Collins

Jul 16th, 2021 38m 1s

On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, we tune in to Rightside Radio for two interviews with Rightside Radio Host Phil Williams and education advocates in the State House. To learn more about Rightside Radio, visit rightsideradio.org. To learn

Rightside Radio: API's Scorecard and Senator Arthur Orr

Jul 9th, 2021 23m 19s

On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, we take a listen to a recent Rightside Radio segment featuring host Phil Williams discussing the API Watchlist, our legislative scorecard.To learn more about Rightside Radio, visit rightsideradio.org. To l

Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court

Jul 2nd, 2021 36m 11s

In this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by ACLL Executive Director Matt Clark and API Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia and wh

Announcing Rightside Radio

Jun 25th, 2021 12m 17s

In this edition of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams to discuss the announcement of Rightside Radio, a daily radio show broadcast on WVNN 92.5FM/770AM and hosted by Williams. To learn more ab

Out of Touch, City of Birmingham Gives Themselves $5,000 Bonuses

Jun 18th, 2021 15m 43s

In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by API Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie to discuss the City of Birmingham's decision to give themselves millions of dollars in bonuses while Birmingham's problems pr

Pastors and Politics: A Conversation with Bishop Jim Lowe

Jun 11th, 2021 40m 57s

On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Scott Stantis and Parker Snider sit down with Bishop Jim Lowe, an API Distinguished Fellow and Senior Pastor of Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, to discuss whether or not pastors should be involved

Abortion: Will the Mississippi case in front of the Supreme Court change its legal status?

Jun 4th, 2021 30m 37s

On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark, Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty (ACLL), API's litigation arm. Together, they discuss the case from Mississippi that is going to the Supr

Points of Policy: President Biden's First 100 Days

May 28th, 2021 31m 36s

In this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams discusses the federal government's activities in Joe Biden's first 100 days as President of the United States.To learn more about

Post-Session Review: Is Alabama's Legislature Conservative?

May 21st, 2021 24m 3s

The session is finally over! And what a session it's been. In this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, Phil, Scott, and Parker take a holistic look at this session and how Alabama did in comparison to other states. We also discuss whether Alaba

Where does the Alabama Legislature go from here?

May 14th, 2021 20m 26s

With only one day left in the session, API's Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams joins Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss what to expect on that final day and where the legislature goes after this session.

Last Full Week of Session: Medical Marijuana and Gambling

May 7th, 2021 36m 8s

On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel to discuss the last full week of session and what the legislature did on two big ticket items: medical marijuana and gambling.To

Penultimate Week of the Session and Alabama's Census Close Call

Apr 30th, 2021 27m 50s

On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis talks with API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams about this penultimate full week of session and what we should expect in the next few days. Also on this podcast, API

Professor Adam MacLeod on Bringing Power Back to the People

Apr 23rd, 2021 25m 6s

In this edition of the 1819 Podcast, we highlight a talk from Professor Adam MacLeod during the 2021 Annual Meeting of the API Board of Directors. In his talk, Professor MacLeod offers a historical understanding of the separation of government

Points of Policy: School Choice with Rep. Charlotte Meadows

Apr 16th, 2021 24m 14s

On this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams is joined by Alabama State House Member, Representative Charlotte Meadows, to discuss school choice and Meadows' bill that could strengthen school choi

The Alabama Accountability Act

Apr 9th, 2021 19m 59s

On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Parker Snider is joined by Stephen Bridgers, Executive Director of Scholarships for Kids, a scholarship granting organization. In this twenty-minute episode, Stephen and Parker discuss how the Alabama

The Importance of Protest as an American Freedom

Apr 7th, 2021 24m 35s

In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, Bishop Jim Lowe, an API Distinguished Fellow and survivor of the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham, joins API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis and Director of Policy Analy

Easter's Impact on Politics

Apr 2nd, 2021 23m 35s

In this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Scott Stantis and Parker Snider discuss how Christians should operate in the political sphere in light of the greatest news in world history, that Jesus Christ, who died to take the punishment for our

Ending the Grocery Tax

Mar 26th, 2021 18m 2s

On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Bishop Jim Lowe, Justin Bogie, and Parker Snider sit down to discuss the unique opportunity Alabama has now, in light of an influx of federal cash, to eliminate the state's sales tax on groceries.

Launching the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty

Mar 22nd, 2021 24m 22s

On this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark to discuss launching API's legal arm, the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Po

Alabama Voters and Governor Have Little Say in Public Health System

Mar 12th, 2021 18m 56s

In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis is joined by Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss the strange way Alabama organizes its state public health system.To learn more about the 1819 P

Alabama's Mask Mandate Is Renewed

Mar 5th, 2021 17m 13s

In this week's episode of the 1819 Podcast, API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis is joined by our Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams to discuss Governor Ivey's renewal yet again of Alabama's coronavirus restrictions and

Moving in the State House: Transgender Bills and the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act

Feb 26th, 2021 25m 50s

On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by API's Parker Snider, Director of Policy Analysis, to talk about a few social bills that are moving in the Alabama State House. Specifically, Scott and Parker discuss1) A bil

Rebalancing the Balance of Power

Feb 19th, 2021 16m 16s

In this week's episode of the 1819 Podcast, API Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams and Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis discuss two bills in the Alabama legislature meant to rebalance the imbalance of government power we've seen demonstrate