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The Progressive Michigander
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A weekly podcast released each Saturday evening featuring progressive political analysis of "Something Big, Something New, and Something Michigan" in the news.
Content is often inspired by the opinions and analysis on the following YouTube shows: The Hill's Rising with Krystal and Saagar, The Rational National, Secular Talk, TYT, and the Jimmy Dore Show. The podcast also frequently cites stories from the Intercept.
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Something Michigan: At Least "That Woman" (Governor Whitmer) is Letting Us Vote- Analysis of Whitmer's Executive Orders
Apr 12, 202000:14:37Tap to summarizeThe Progressive Michigander 4/11/20 Episode 4 Part 3 Analyzes the recent executive orders by Governor Whitmer of Michigan including the absentee voting executive order for the May 5th elections. Discusses the possible motivations for the series of executive orders that Governor Whitmer has made, some of which have featured odd restrictions and loopholes that seem to be the result of lobbying by certain industries. Discusses how the Executive Orders make exceptions for Churches, Liquor Stores, Lottery Tickets, and Car Dealership Remote Sales. Also Discuses further crackdowns on Lawn Maintenance Equipment Sales, the Sale of Paint, and people traveling between residences. Looks for signs of opposition from the State House and Senate including State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey(R), State Representative Triston Cole, the hashtag Impeach Whitmer trending on Twitter, and a Change.org petition for the recall of Gov. Whitmer which has exceeded 90,000 signatures. Discusses the possibility that the way Governor Whitmer has angled to be Joe Biden's pick for Vice Presidential Nominee may be impacting the reception of these executive orders by the public.
Transcribe →Something New: Trump's Flawed But Impactful Ad- An Analysis
Apr 12, 202000:29:57Tap to summarizeThe Progressive Michigander 4/11/20 Episode 4 Part 2 Analyzes the first attack advertisement of the General Election, Donald Trump's ad attacking Biden on being soft on China. Cites Rising's coverage for alerting me to the ad. Addresses media criticism of the ad by the Washington Post, USA, and CNN. The media has legitimately criticized the ad for clipping a line from Joe Biden about European travel bans to make it sound as thought the clip was about China. Media criticism has also focused on a very short image of Gary Locke. This video acknowledges that the clip showing him was flawed and should not have featured him since it gives the impression that the person pictured is a Chinese Official. However, this piece criticizes some of the more over the top critiques from USA Today which suggested that the ad questioned whether Asian Americans are loyal to the country and the Washington Post that said the ad attempted to make it look as though Biden were bowing to the Chinese. Finally analyzed a CNN clip on the attack ad. Finally, this episode analyzes what made the ad effective and how progressives can imitate it in crafting political attacks without having inaccuracies. USA Today Piece Discussed https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/10/trump-campaign-slammed-suggesting-gary-locke-chinese-official/5128842002/ Washington Post Piece Discussed https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/10/trumps-new-ad-attacking-biden-china-is-complete-utter-mess/ Washington Post Fact Check https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/26/trumps-faux-facts-fox-news/?tid=lk_inline_manual_9&itid=lk_inline_manual_9
Transcribe →Something Big: Joining the 90 Thousand- Why I May Leave the Presidential Line Blank
Apr 12, 202000:21:38Tap to summarizeThe Progressive Michigander Podcast 4/11/20 Episode 4 Part 1 Recaps how the Bernie Sanders campaign ended, discusses some explanations for its failure, and then addresses the decision that progressives have to make in voting for Biden, voting third party, or not voting on the Presidential line. Discusses the consent model of voting using a brief video clip of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez(AOC) where she famously noted that non-voters are not lazy, they just do not want to consent to be governed by nonsense. Further, uses a clip from Democracy for America where Michael Moore discussed the 90,000 Michiganders who voted in 2016 but left the Presidential line blank.
Transcribe →3. A Tale of Two Heroes: Smalls and Crozier; The Biden-Trump Wisconsinite Killing Alliance; The Passing of Isaac Robinson
Apr 4, 202000:42:53Tap to summarizeThe Progressive Michigander Episode 3 Something Big examines the very different media treatment of Christian Smalls and Captain Crozier when they blew the whistle on Coronavirus coverups by Amazon and the US Navy respectively. Something New looked into why Joe Biden and Donald Trump are united in their desire to see the Wisconsin elections go forward on Tuesday 4/6 despite the massive health risk. Sorry for the mispronunciation of Governor Evers name. Something Michigan looked at the legacy of Michigan State Representative Isaac Robinson who died from the Coronavirus.
Transcribe →2. The No Good Very Bad Coronavirus Bill; GM's Pitiful Ventilator Production; Governor Whitmer's Bid for VP Continues
Mar 29, 202001:15:51Tap to summarizeThe Progressive Michigander Episode 2 The Introduction previews the other segments and discusses the Tara Reade allegations and the Time's Up cover up relying on the reporting of the Intercept and interviews by Katie Halper and by The Hill's Rising with Krystal and Saagar. Something Big analyzes the major shortfalls of the final Phase 3 Stimulus Bill for the Coronavirus. Something New situates GM's pitiful rate of ventilator production in the context of the response to World War II. Something Michigan discusses Governor Whitmer's spat with Donald Trump and her ongoing efforts to be Joe Biden's Vice Presidential Nominee.
Transcribe →1. Mitch's Working Class Attack; Where is Joe?; Michigan Governor Whitmer's Bid to be VP
Mar 22, 202001:09:14Tap to summarizeThis was the inaugural episode of the Progressive Michigander. Something Big - Mitch's Working Class Attack: Analyzes Mitch McConnell's original proposed phase 3 stimulus bill for coronavirus. Something New - Where is Joe?: Analyzes the Political Disappearance of Joe Biden during the opening stages of the pandemic. Something Michigan - Governor Whitmer's Bid to VP: Analyzed why Michigan Governor Whitmer's decisions demonstrated her desire to be Joe Biden's Vice Presidential Nominee.
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