Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressmen, governors, and other political elite.
…
continue reading
1
Sen. Jochum Take on Iowa Legislative Session: “More Cruel Towards Children Who Are Different, the Poor, the Middle Class”
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Sen. Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque) discusses the recently concluded Iowa legislative session.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Downstate Highlights of Illinois Legislative Session Include More School and Infrastructure Funding
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Patrick Pfingsten, author of The Illinoize political newsletter, discusses the recently concluded legislative session highlights and Republican prospects in the 2024 elections.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
New Look at Saddam Hussein, the US Invasion of Iraq, and the Avoidable Errors That Led To It
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Steve Coll talks about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of IraqAf Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Steve Scully: Challenge for Today’s Voters in Polarized Politics is to “Understand What the Other Side is All About”
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Steve is host of The Briefing on the POTUS Channel, Senior VP at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former host for 30 years at C-SPAN.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Taylor Collins: 90th General Assembly “Continued Conservative Reform Begun in 2017”
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Rep. Taylor Collins (R-Mediapolis) discusses the recently completed session of the Iowa legislature and addresses some of its key accomplishments.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Nobel-winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz New Book Offers A New Vision on Economic and Political Freedom
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Joseph Stiglitz talks about his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good SocietyAf Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
The Origins of Populists and Populism
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Labor historian Steve Babson, author of Forgotten Populists: When Farmers Turned Left to Save Democracy.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
War for the Soul of American Christianity
30:20
30:20
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
30:20
Tim Alberta discusses his book The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of ExtremismAf Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
American Democracy on the Brink? It’s Happened Before
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Jon Grinspan talks about his book, Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy 1865-1915Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Luke Russert Book Explores Grief, Self-discovery and Purpose
30:46
30:46
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
30:46
Luke Russert, host and creative director of “MSNBC Live”, discusses his book Look For Me There: Grieving my Father, Finding Myself.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
How to Address the Surge of Disinformation in Political Campaigns
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Sasha Issenberg, author of The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age.
…
continue reading
1
Pelosi Chief of Staff on Her First Tenure as Speaker and the Challenges of Governing
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
John Lawrence discusses his book, Arc of Power: Inside Nancy Pelosi’s Speakership, 2005-2010.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
The Making of an Iconic Jazz Album Through the Lives of Three Famed Musicians
34:47
34:47
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
34:47
Author James Kaplan talks about his new book, 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
New Book Dispels Myths About Rural Voters
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Daniel Shea and Nicholas Jacobs talk about their new book, The Rural Voter, The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
New Book Examines A 1990 GOP Primary in Illinois That Became National Proxy on Abortion and Factored in Bush v Gore
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Patrick Wohl, author of Down Ballot: How A Local Campaign Became A National Referendum on Abortion, talks about this historic race, abortion politics, the key players, how state legislative campaigns are run, the role of ‘dimpled chads’ in the outcome locally and in the 2000 presidential race in Florida, why local elections are so important, and mu…
…
continue reading
1
New Look at a Crime Spree in the Heartland That Changed America and Shaped Our Culture
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Harry MacLean, author of Starkweather, The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America, discusses the 1958 murders that shocked the nation, drew national attention, and was an inspiration for the movie Natural Born Killers, Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, a 1973, Martin Sheen movie, Badlands, and mention in Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the…
…
continue reading
1
Rust Belt Unions Blues: Why Working-class Voters Are Turning Away From the Democratic Party
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Rust Belt Unions Blues: Why Working-class Voters Are Turning Away From the Democratic PartyAf Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Congressman Krishnamoorthi on US-China Relations
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi talks about his role as Ranking Member on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Former GOP Congressman Addresses Our Political Divide: How Did We Get Here? How Do We Get Out?
29:00
29:00
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
29:00
Former Republican Congressman Scott Klug from Wisconsin talks about hyper partisanship in the US.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading
1
Pulitzer-Prize Winner David Leonhardt's New Book on The American Dream
31:34
31:34
Afspil senere
Afspil senere
Lister
Like
Liked
31:34
David Leonhardt, Pulitzer-prize winning essayist for the New York Times, discusses his new book, Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream.Af Robin Johnson
…
continue reading