A special audio cheat-sheet edition of “WTF Is On My Ballot?” for the 2018 general election. To read, https://www.perasperapodcast.com/single-post/2018/11/02/WTF-Is-On-My-Ballot-2018-Election-Cheat-Sheet
A short, timely conversation with Jennifer Howerton updating you on what's going on. Music, interviews, and other normality will return in a week or so.
Three interviews explore a model that threatens to upend our democracy. Step 1: Defund, Step 2: Privatize, Step 3: ProfitI'm debuting a new Per Aspera Podcast format. A shorter listen, more interviews, one topic. Hopefully you enjoy the chan
Today I speak with Andrea Ramsey, who is running to be the 2018 Democratic nominee for Kansas’ Third Congressional District. I also disclose my Big Mood about 2018 elections at the state and national level.
Today I speak with Kristin Schultz, campaign consultant for Carl Gerlach’s re-election campaign for Overland Park Mayor. We discuss how anti-government ideologues are seeking to re-make city government in the Brownback model.
Young adult writer Paffi Flood, author of "Mystery Ink: A Killer Strikes Home" and I talk about the Young Adult online community and the strength and hope of their fandom as a bright point in the #Resistance.
Todd Stone shares his journey as a conservative activist who became alienated from the Republican party in his ‘30s and ‘40s to eventually cast his first vote for a Democrat in 2016. His story is one of persuasion through critical thought and h
Davis Hammet and Gail Shafton chat with me about Millennials (all good, I promise), Climate, Justice, and Jobs, and how the way we treat Earth is part and parcel of how we treat one another.
JoCo native, Olathe teacher, and State Representative for House District 29 Brett Parker talks fiscal conservatism, efficiencies, and the rights of individuals. Did I mention he’s a Democrat?
KU Political Science professor Patrick Miller dashes my idealism, as we parse the terms Moderate and Extremist and ask of the #ksleg Twitter: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
This week, I talk to Caroline Dawson, a woman who wears many hats, but definitely DOES NOT fit a single story. She’s a social worker, lay minister, burlesque dancer, and Live Action Role Player. What does any of this have to do with politics? P
I make fun of tenors with Ritu Nanos, a writer, teacher, and midtown resident with JoCo roots who owns AKKA Karate studio in Westport. We discuss boundaries and psychology's intersection with politics and resistance.
I interviewed Danny Novo, a local activist and friend from church who’s also a nerd and happens to work for Mainstream Coalition. Today's episode is a little briefer, not because I’ve gotten better at editing, but because my mobile microphone b
I discuss attending the Inauguration, the Inaugural Parade, and the Women's March on Washington, D.C. with my friend Jennifer, founder of Education First Shawnee Mission.
In today’s episode, I realized why podcast hosts have editors, because I so loved every minute of my conversation with local political activist and financial adviser Erica Massman I had trouble cutting a single minute of it!