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Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!What’s the Point of EthicsIn this episode, the Pocket Politics panel reviews the removal of legislators in the Tennessee State House, the alleged ethics violations of justice, Clarence Thomas, and where we as individuals get our news.
2023-04-171h 05Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Presidential Approval Numbers, Do they Matter?Pocket Politics welcomes Avery James, a research analyst at Echelon Insights, where he shares his polls on presidential approval ratings of the current President and from past presidents, broken down by Republicans and Democrats.
2023-03-2057 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Secession vs. PatriotismIn this episode of Pocket Politics, the team debates the origins of COVID from the recent Department of Energy report stating that COVID most likely originated from a lab in China, discussing the idea of a national divorce, and we end with a fun and surprising debate on an issue that most people do not even consider.
2023-03-061h 20Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Who's Running for President and Who's Running the TrainPocket Politics welcomes former host Ben Coburn to the show, and he will now join the Pocket Politics team as a regular host.
In this episode, the panel looks at the potential runners for the Republican and Democratic nominations for President of the United States and many transportation issues and disasters throughout the country.
2023-02-201h 12Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Understanding Violence, Historic Votes, and Money in PoliticsPocket Politics is back after taking a much-needed break these holidays. For our first episode of the new year, Sarah, Andrew, Aadit, and Terry break down violence happening in America from the state and through individuals, the historic vote to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, and we close it off with our favorite topic; money in politics.
2023-02-061h 07Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Small Town Politics with Mark WardenThe Pocket Politics Team meets with Mark Warden, a former New Hampshire State Representative from the City of Manchester and current owner of Porcupine Real Estate. We deep dive into money in politics, understanding the different dynamics of the New Hampshire State House and crypto. Fun fact: New Hampshire has the third largest legislature in the world, with 400 members representing a population of 1.38 million.
You can find more about Mark on his website www.markwarden.com and if you're looking to buy a house in New Hampshire as Andrew did, check-out Porcupine Real Estate porcupinerealestate.com.
2022-12-121h 08Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Post Thanksgiving PoliticsAfter one day with our family, Terry, Sarah, Aadit, and Andrew jumped right back into the political arena. We talk about potential 2024 candidates from both the Republicans and Democrats and what it means for the GOP narrowly taking back the house.
2022-11-251h 06Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!The Red Wave? More like the Red PuddleTerry, Sarah, and Andrew look at the 2022 midterm elections and debate what happened to the Grand Old Party. From a disappointing night for Make America Great Again candidates to successful moderate republicans like Governor Chris Sununu and Governor Phill Scott, analysis is conducted and debated. So what do the 2022 midterms mean for the United States? Listen to this episode and let us know what you think.
2022-11-131h 05Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Meet The Man Who Will Change San DiegoThe Pocket Politics Team meets with Tommy Hough, who is running for San Diego's 6th City Council district. We talk about the importance of local elections, being grassroots, and money's role in politics and in his campaign. If you live in San Diego, don't forget to vote for your City Councilors on November 8th, 2022. Need help finding your polling place? Click this link: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place
2022-10-3157 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!The Freedom to Wear What You Want, and the Freedom to Smoke.The Pocket Politics team takes a deep dive into freedom—from women fighting for the fundamental right to wear what they want in Iran to minor liberties like smoking Marijuana in the United States. Thanks to Aadit’s blog post “Understanding Biden’s Marijuana Action,” the Pocket Politics team also deeply delves into what President Joe Biden did regarding Marijuana policy in the United States. To read Aadit’s blog along with other deep dives, subscribe to VotingSmarter’s blog “Impartial” @ votingsmartersocial.medium.com
2022-10-171h 04Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!The Season Three PremierWelcome to season three! New team members, a new format, and the same great debates.
In this episode of Pocket Politics, the team breaks down green energy, the 2022 primary, and the migrant flights.
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Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Hate, Mental Health, and Gun Violence.The Pocket Politics Team gets emotional and honest with this episode as we discuss the shootings in Texas, New York, and California. Given the intensity of these shootings and conversations, viewer discretion is advised.
Be sure to download VotingSmarter's Chrome browser extension to shop your values and see how the companies you shop with match your beliefs.
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2022-05-261h 34Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Twitter's Free Speech, Clemency, and Religious LibertyThe Pocket Politics Teams welcome VotingSmarter's blog "Impartial" writer Adam Cable to discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter, President Biden using his clemency powers for the first time, and closing with a discussion; into Adam's blog post “Can Religious Liberty Stand the Test of Time?”
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2022-04-281h 19Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!DeSantis vs Disney, Mask and Student LoansThe Pocket Politics Team looks at mask mandates ending for public transportation companies, student loan forgiveness, and the current battle fuming between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney.
Be sure to download VotingSmarter's Chrome browser extension to shop your values and see how the companies you shop with match your beliefs.
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2022-04-211h 03Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Supreme Court Hearings, the 2020 Election, and Right Wing Response to Vladimir PutinThe Pocket Politics Team takes a deep dive into the Supreme Court hearing of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and looks at the history of Supreme Court hearings as a whole. Then, keeping with the court, the team deals with ethics in discussing Justice Clarence Thomas's wife Virginia Thomas and her text messages to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. And we close it off by looking at the Russian - Ukrainian war with a specialty in the American right-wing response.
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2022-03-241h 25Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Russian – Ukrainian War. A Discussion of the World ResponseThe Pocket Politics Team takes a deep dive into the Russian - Ukrainian with a specialty in looking at the response from the world and how this compares to atrocities that have and are currently happening around the world.
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2022-03-171h 04Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Death Penalty, Don't Say Gay, and the Private Sector Response to the Russian - Ukrainian WarThe Pocket Policy Team looks at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the morality of the death penalty, the Don't Say Gay Bill in Florida, and closes by taking another deep to the Russian - Ukrainian war with a specialty on the response from the private sector.
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2022-03-101h 21Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!President Biden’s First State of the Union AddressThe Pocket Politics Team and Adam Cable from the VotingSmarter Blog "Impartial" have a conversation on the key takeaways of President Biden's first State of the Union address. We get the chance to branch off into some other topics, such as Biden's nominee to the Supreme Court and the Russian - Ukrainian War. We close with a conversation on qualified immunity thanks to Adam's blog post “Qualified Immunity: How It Started vs. How It’s Going.”
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Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Open Doors or Closed Doors? How Transparent Should Our Government Be?The Pocket Politics Team opens with a debate on executive privilege and how much information government should keep locked behind doors. Then, the team moves forward on what each of us thinks will happen in the 2022 midterm elections and finishes off with another debate about President Joe Biden using a portion of the billions of dollars in frozen assets seized from the central bank of Afghanistan to go forward to be given to the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks.
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2022-02-211h 35Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!War, Drugs, Race, and Joe RoganThe Pocket Politics Team welcomes Andrew Smith from the VotingSmarter Research Team for the first time and Adam Cable from Impartial. The team, Andrew and Adam, take a deep dive into the Russian - Ukrainian War, Biden's "crack pipe" proposal, and Joe Rogan.
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2022-02-101h 23Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Racism in the NFL, War Crimes, and Canadian TruckersThe Pocket Politics Team looks at various domestic and international affairs before Super Bowl LVI. We Start with a lawsuit from Coach Brian Flores about unfair hiring practices, a debate on American drone strikes, a discussion on the potential end game for Vladimir Putin, and the Truck Protest in Canada.
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2022-02-031h 18Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Pocket Politics S2 E4 - The Reboot - 01-27-22The VotingSmarter Team breaks from their unbiased norm and discusses the issues of the day from their varied personal political perspectives. From Never-Trumpers to Forever-Trumpers, from socialism to libertarianism, they cover all the bases. Listen to this reboot episode as they get their feet under them and find their voices.
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2022-01-271h 21Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Pocket Politics S2 E3 - The Reboot - 01-13-22The VotingSmarter Team breaks from their unbiased norm and discusses the issues of the day from their varied personal political perspectives. From Never-Trumpers to Forever-Trumpers, from socialism to libertarianism, they cover all the bases. Listen to this reboot episode as they get their feet under them and find their voices.
Be sure to download VotingSmarter's Chrome browser extension to shop your values and see how the companies you shop with match your beliefs.
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2022-01-131h 05Pocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Political Discourse It Doesn’t Have to Be NastyPaul Kramer, the executive director of the Institute For Youth in Policy, joins the VotingSmarter Team, where he introduces his work to bring young people into politics and how fixing discourse is the way to move forward.
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2021-12-2346 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!The RebootThe VotingSmarter Team breaks from their unbiased norm and discusses the issues of the day from their varied personal political perspectives. From Never-Trumpers to Forever-Trumpers, from socialism to libertarianism, they cover all the bases. Listen to this reboot episode as they get their feet under them and find their voices.
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Book Author PodcastBook Author Podcast – VotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall Interview
VotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall Interview
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VotingSmarter is a new educational app which matches voters with their ideal candidates based on issue preferences rather than immutable characteristics or party affiliation. The app was designed to easily educate voters, and to decrease the frequency of voters going on “blind-votes” at the ballot box, because they often end up feeling like they’ve been “catfished” by politicians after election day.
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Chris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast – VotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall InterviewVotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall Interview Votingsmarter.org Download the app: https://apple.co/2HalEBs VotingSmarter is a new educational app which matches voters with their ideal candidates based on issue preferences rather than immutable characteristics or party affiliation. The app was designed to easily educate voters, and to decrease the frequency of voters going on “blind-votes” at the ballot […]
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2020-12-0941 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!*Special* Pocket Change – What do U.S. Senators Do?Thirty-three states will be electing a U.S. Senator on 3rd November. So what exactly do these elected officials do? In this short "Pocket Change" episode of Pocket Politics, host Ruairi Vaughan unpacks the powers and responsibilities of the U.S. Senate.
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2020-10-2305 min
The Chris Voss ShowThe Chris Voss Show Podcast – VotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall InterviewVotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall Interview Votingsmarter.org Download the app: https://apple.co/2HalEBs VotingSmarter is a new educational app which matches voters with their ideal candidates based on issue preferences rather than immutable […]The post The Chris Voss Show Podcast – VotingSmarter.org CEO/Founder Terry Crandall Interview appeared first on The Chris Voss Show. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisvoss.substack.com
2020-10-1841 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Interview with Annafi Wahed, Founder of the Flip SideIn today's media, it is extremely difficult to break out of partisan media bubbles. One organization trying to expand voters' horizons is The Flip Side, which collates the best takes from both the political Left and Right on a variety of issues. In this episode of Pocket Politics, The Flip Side's cofounder Annafi Wahed talks with host Ruairi Vaughan about the organization's mission.
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2020-10-0924 min
Master MindsEpisode #2: Candidate Matchmaking with Terry CrandallTechnology is heavily ingrained in the process of voting. From presidential polling to biased news sources and the media, the advent of digital communication has co-opted the process of informing ourselves and choosing the candidates we want to support. It seems that we are in need of a trusty third-party to hand us the facts. So today I’m talking with Terry Crandall—economics professor, realtor, entrepreneur, and founder of VotingSmarter, an unbiased, apolitical voting resource and app. Remember: “No more blind votes! No more election-night stands!”
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2020-09-2321 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Interview with Arjun Moorthy, Cofounder of the FactualArjun Moorthy, Cofounder and CEO of The Factual (a website that rates the credibility of thousands of news articles) talks with VotingSmarter's Ruairi Vaughan about credibility in the media, partisan news bubbles, the proliferation of small news outlets, and much more.
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2020-09-1129 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Interview with Marc RossVotingSmarter board member Marc Ross talks with Ruairi Vaughan about lobbying, the media, and more.
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2020-09-0429 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Interview with Historian Danny Deluna - S1 E2Danny Deluna (Professor of History at Santa Ana College) talks with VotingSmarter's Connor Dobson about contentious elections, campaigns, voting, the media, and much more in this funducational interview.
2020-08-3144 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!*Special* Was it Always Like This? - Contentious Elections"Was it Always Like This?" is a new segment from VotingSmarter. Each segment will be a new topic and a new chance to put history in a broader context. This episode will deal with the question on all of our minds...were elections always this stressful?
2020-08-2716 minPocket Politics by VotingSmarter - Vote and Shop your values!Interview with Founder & CEO Terry CrandalWriter and contributor Connor Dobson interviews VotingSmarter Founder and CEO.
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