Kathy Knecht speaks with the Founder of Arizonans for Gun Safety, Geraldine Hills, about her personal experience with gun violence, the politics of guns, and the facts about gun-related death and violence in America. In the middle of the episod

Add Your 2 Cents | Jan 2019

Feb 1st, 2019 31m 29s

January's episode of Add Your 2 Cents marks the second year of production. In 2019 the show will be co-hosted and co-produced by Kathy Knecht and Chris Leone. This first episode outlines things Kathy and Chris plan to discuss on future episodes

Time for a teacher

Dec 10th, 2018 51m 59s

I speak with Eric Kurland, a teacher for 20 years who ran for the Arizona House of Representatives in District 23. Eric shares thoughts about his campaign and Kathy Hoffman, also a teacher, who won the 2018 election for Arizona's Superintendent

Bon appetite voters

Oct 29th, 2018 6m 28s

How chocolate cake changed politics forever | a story by Perry Waag and Chris Leone. You can read the story at https://www.voteleone.org/bon_appetite_voters. #independent #politics--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/addyour2cents/su

Vote Smart | Facts Matter

Sep 17th, 2018 26m 11s

In this episode, I speak with Walker McKusick, the National Director for Vote Smart. He graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in History and Economics. After graduation, he taught History and Politics in England to students fro

Outlaw Dirty Money in Arizona

Sep 3rd, 2018 29m 51s

In this episode, I speak with Paul Weich, a business and election attorney, about the Arizona ballot initiative called Outlaw Dirty Money – shortly after this episode was recorded, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision that fo

What is a grassroots Republican

Aug 15th, 2018 36m 12s

In this episode, I speak with Clair Van Steenwyk. Van is running for Arizona State Senate in District 22. He answers the questions of what is a grassroots Republican and why the disconnect between the Republican platform and its leadership. Vis

Kathy & Chris | One low and one high point in your campaign

Jul 28th, 2018 12m 35s

This is the third of three episodes in which I spoke with Kathy Knecht. Kathy's words are worth listening to. "The important things are always hard," said Kathy. But this episode was not so hard. Check it out and let me know what you think. #in

Kathy & Chris | Why am I running

Jul 27th, 2018 14m 29s

The second of three episodes in which Kathy and Chris talk about being an Independent and campaigning. In this episode both people answer the question, why am I running.Kathy Knecht is running for the Arizona State Senate in District 21 as an

Kathy & Chris | Why are you an Independent

Jul 26th, 2018 12m 3s

The first of three episodes in which Kathy and Chris talk about being an Independent and campaigning. In this episode both people answer the question, why are you an independent.Kathy Knecht is running for the Arizona State Senate in District

What's an independent to do

Jul 6th, 2018 18m 40s

What's an independent to do when every candidate professes to put the public interest first? I talk about three things an independent can highlight to convince voters he will follow through on his committment, but his party-affiliated counterpa

Humanity 101 with Dr. Neal Lester - updated!

Jun 20th, 2018 38m 19s

This episode marks the first time I interviewed a guest. At the time, my audio skills were limited. They are still limited but improved. I re-edited the episode and removed a lot of the extraneous noise. My conversation with Dr. Neal Lester of

Gamechangers | Can Independents Rewrite the Political Playbook

Jun 15th, 2018 15m 52s

I highlight the things I liked about a 30 page report named Gamechanger - Independents Rewrite the Political Playbook. #independent #politics--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/addyour2cents/support

Can independents fix primaries

Jun 13th, 2018 8m 58s

Arizona has open primaries, which means, independents can vote in the primaries. If independents in large numbers participated, would it fix some if the problems we have with our party primary system? #independent #politics--- Support this

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