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Clusterf*ckedEpisode 31 - Filmmaker Todd Drezner & Former WV Senate Candidate Bo CopleyAfter an in-person encounter with Hillary Clinton, unemployed coal industry worker Bo Copley decided to run for the Republican Senate nomination in West Virginia. New York filmmaker Todd Drezner followed Bo's Senate campaign and the result is the documentary, The Campaign of Miner Bo. Todd & Bo join Roger to discuss what it's like for outsiders in politics and what a liberal filmmaker learned about red state America.
2021-11-1130 min
Mining Minds#95- Bo CopleyFrom the small mining towns of West Virginia to the political scene, Bo Copley sits down with Mining Minds to talk about his journey. He discusses his career in mining, his faith in God, and his sit down with Hilary Clinton which ultimately led to him running for U.S. Senate in the state of West Virginia. Bo is the star in the documentary The Campaign of Miner Bo (produced by Todd Drezner-Episode 76). Go to minerbofilms.com to rent or buy the documentary, you won't be disappointed. Mining Minds would like to welcome Bo Copley to the Face!
2021-06-231h 24Mining Minds#76- Todd DreznerTodd Drezner is an editor and director, known for The Campaign of Miner Bo, My Name Is Alan, and I Paint Pictures and Loving Lampposts. Mining Minds sat down with Todd to discuss his recently released documentary The Campaign of Miner Bo. We walked through the making of the film, some of the highlights and real moments during the documentary and discussed its relevance to the mining culture and to our current political environment. To watch the documentary, you can go to minerbofilm.com and type in mining minds upon checkout to receive a special discount for our listeners.
2020-10-071h 16
Us & ThemUs & Them: Working Man vs. The Political MachineThe 2020 political campaigns are in high gear and the elections are just weeks away. This year, one West Virginia man watches from the sidelines, knowing what it’s like to put on a statewide campaign. Four years ago, Bo Copley was an unemployed miner who got the chance to ask then-candidate Hillary Clinton a question that resonated with many people. In 2018, Copley waged his first political campaign for the U.S. Senate. A new documentary, “The Campaign of Miner Bo'' airs this fall on many PBS stations and shadows Copley’s unsuccessful run for office and the things he learne...
2020-10-0735 min
Appodlachia#46: BLM Helmets and the Campaign of Miner BoJoin us as we discuss this week's controversies in Morgantown and talk with Todd Drezner about his new documentary on a senate race in West VirginiaAll the things-We got a substack! Check it out!-Join our Patreon, for whatever you want to pay, and access live events, weekly exclusives, bonus series, and moreCheck out our wonderful sponsors!-Cornbread Hemp CBD and THC gummies: (use code "APPODLACHIA" for 25% off)- Starry Eyes Media built our website and can build yo...
2020-09-081h 09
Give and TakeEpisode 239: The Campaign of Miner Bo, with Todd DreznerMy guest is Todd Drezner. His newest film is The Campaign of Miner Bo. It’s probably safe to say that Bo Copley never expected to run for U.S. Senate. A lifelong resident of Mingo County, West Virginia, Copley worked in the coal industry for 11 years until he was laid off on September 18, 2015.
In May of 2016, Copley was invited to join a roundtable discussion with Hillary Clinton, who was campaigning in West Virginia before the state’s presidential primary. Copley, his voice breaking, showed Clinton a picture of his three children and challenged her assertion that she...
2020-09-0233 min
James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy MattersEpisode 32: What Miner Bo's Campaign Can Tell Us About DemocracyIt's probably safe to say that Bo Copley never expected to run for U.S. Senate. A lifelong resident of Mingo County, West Virginia, Copley worked in the coal industry for 11 years until he was laid off on September 18, 2015. In this episode of Democracy Matters, we talk with Director and Producer Todd Drezner about The Campaign of Miner Bo, which documents Bo Copley's bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2018. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2020/08-03-democracy-matters-episode-32.shtml
2020-08-0326 min