Podmetto Politics

Courtney runs down the legislative agenda for this session, and the gang gets a little depressed.  Don't worry, this is (somehow) a funny one.

Yikes.  The gang does their best to make sense of *gestures wildly* all this.

The gang reads the internet out loud while they wait for Lindsey to join the zoom and decides to just make that the o-fish-al recording.  

The gang makes peace with an ass-whooping at the ballot box and finger pointing within the party, but it ain't all doom and gloom...

The gang airs grievances in advance of the big day, and also searches for silver linings.  

The gang sits down with two exciting candidates for seats on Greenville County Council.

The gang reflects on RGB's death and our broken politics.  Lindsey talks with a colleague about their legal battle against Governor McMaster's dubious private school voucher program.

Courtney, Chris, and Jake discuss local and Stat level events and activism, and stir up some drama with Greenville County Council.  Plus, experience the thrills of a County Council public comment session!

The gang gets schooled by an expert on South Carolina's problematic monuments, and Lindsey talks to a young advocate about her battle against the "heritage" crowd.

The team chats with Adair Ford Boroughs and discuss her campaign for SC-2. Take a listen!

Jarrod, Courtney and Lindsey chat with Libertarian Candidate for President Dr. Jo Jorgensen. They chat her campaign, Libertarian policies and how she's running a 3rd party candidacy in a world overshadowed by Donald Trump's tweets.

The OG's, Chris and Jarrod, sit down to chat the Supreme Court's recent decision that the LGBTQ community is protecting from employer discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1968. After, Jarrod has a conversation with SC State Senate Candidate Dr. Dawn Bingham to discuss her expertise in public health and how she is campaigning during the COVID-19 public health pandemic. 

Jake and Chris chat with Rhodes Bailey about his bid for SC House District 75 and what campaigning looks like during the current COVID-19 pandemic. 

Podmetto producer Jake Erwin and writer Billy Francis present a new, narrative podcast called 'Southbound: A Simon Fogg Mystery.' Enjoy this special preview just for Podmetto followers. 

Chris, Jarrod, Lindsey, Courtney and Jake are joined by Jason Zacher, Senior Vice President for Business Advocacy with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, to chat the COVID-19 stimulus package and programs. Jason discusses the difference between the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), how upstate small businesses have been able (and mostly unable) to access these funds, and how he thinks the Governor's 'Stay Home' order may be pulled back to allow small businesses to operate.

Chris, Lindsey, Courtney, and Jake get together to catch up on the what's happening during the COVID-19 shutdown. 

It's been 7 days that felt like 7 years. This past week included the SC Democratic Primary; Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer dropping out; Super Tuesday; and some real shitty happenings at Greenville County Council around LGBTQ issues. The crew chats all of this and gets back to our roots with local and state issues. 

The entire Podmetto crew hit the road and went to Charleston for the 2020 Democratic Primary Debate hosted by CBS. The crew chatted with folks outside of the debate hall and at various watch parties across town. They wrap this episode with their final endorsements of the 2020 Primary campaign. Check it out!

Chris, Lindsey, and Jake talk about the Iowa Caucus, the injustice of library fines, and keeping our eyes on the prize in 2020. Jarrod takes a vacation from this episode and racks up a debt of haikus.

The crew chats with SC-4 candidate Kim Nelson and touch on the Greenville County Legislative Delegation meeting, Greenville City's new hate crime legislation, WREN's survey results on women in SC, and much more!