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A Republic, If You Can Keep ItIgnorance is Bliss (Guest: Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber)This week’s show is sponsored in part by
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Like most Americans, we are stunned and saddened by the murder of political activist Charlie Kirk. Listeners to this podcast know that we differed with Kirk on many, many issues. We were not fans. Kirk’s politics dabbled in racism, homophobia, misogyny and outright deception. He frequently used provocative language that bordered on inflammatory. But that’s how the First Amendment works. Murdering political opponents, even those with whom you find reprehensible, is never the answer.
Mark Brewer and Walt Sorg offer their thoughts on the Kirk murder at the top of the podcast. Jeff, who is off this week, gave his view in a post on the Lincoln Square...
2025-09-1349 min
Turn Left, hosted by Indiana's Own Dana BlackTurn Left with guests: Veronica Pejril (SD-24) and Walt Sorg (HD-52)
We are seeing how problematic a Braun/Beckwith administration will be. AG Rokita is awful and the supermajority continues to write policies that can be harmful to Hoosiers. OH, and there are three members of the IN Supreme Court on your ballots. We have the chance between now and Nov 5th to change the direction of our state. We can't sit this one out. Too many of our state house races are uncontested, which is a tragedy. One question I often hear is who is running for this office or that office. But it is not easy to run...
2024-10-251h 03A Republic, If You Can Keep ItWorld War III (Guests: Bernie Porn, Jamie Lyons-Eddy)This week’s agenda is Presidential Politics in Michigan:
New polling shows Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a statistical tie. We’ll be joined in a moment by EPIC-MRA’s Bernie Porn.
The candidates are focusing on Michigan. Trump makes two visits, saying we’re on the verge of World War III. Kamala Harris will revive a longstanding tradition of a Democratic candidate Metro Detroit rally on Labor Day.
Michigan Republicans continue to embarrass themselves, this time with a convention that features the forced ejection of their former chair.
Bobby Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and Jill Stein will all...
2024-08-3058 minA Republic, If You Can Keep ItA New Ballgame (Guest: Pollster Bernie Porn)Still another amazing week in our nation’s 248th year, with Michigan right in the center of it all. This week’s agenda:
The Harris campaign comes together in a matter of 2 days: we focus on a week that will go into the history books (except history books in Florida schools)
Next up: choosing a running mate, with just 2 weeks to make a decision
Republican panic begins as the GOP grapples with the change at the top
President Biden shifts into legacy mode
Governor Whitmer makes it clear … again … that she’s not looking for a new job
New pollin...
2024-07-2654 minA Republic, If You Can Keep ItDonald Trump, Convicted Felon (Guest: Lauren Gibbons)Photo is A.I. generated
We recorded this week’s podcast at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday. Minutes before we hit the ‘record’ button, the New York jury handed down its verdict…so Jeff had to put on his Lincoln Project hat. In his absence Walt Sorg joins Mark on a day that will go down in American history. Clearly the guilty verdict on 34 felony counts is our #1 topic, but there are other talk-worthy stories in our political biosphere:
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito refuses to follow the ethical standards demanded of all federal judges except him and his colleagu...
2024-05-3132 min
Party on the Peninsulas with Curtis Hertel Jr.The WØRD – “Next!”From the Chair You may remember that great TV show “The West Wing.” In it, President Bartlett was always focused on moving forward. He regularly made it clear he was ready for the next challenge with a simple phrase: “what’s next.” We’re preparing for what’s next: a year-long campaign culminating in what will be the most important election in my lifetime. To set the stage, our Walt Sorg talked late last week with one of the pivotal leaders in determining “what’s next”: Speaker of the House Joe Tate. Speaker Joe Tate is serving his third term and now represents t...
2024-01-0209 minA Republic, If You Can Keep ItA Bad Week for GOP Liars (Guest: Chad Livengood)
The two biggest liars in politics had an especially bad week. It’s 5-million dollars for one of the many crimes of Donald Trump followed by a 13-count felony indictment over the Congressman currently known as George Santos. It was topped off by a truly bizarre hour organized and broadcast by CNN, which called it a Town Hall but in reality should have been labeled a Trump campaign rally.
On a much more positive note, Governor Whitmer’s sister is running for Congress. Lynn Whitmer Gereghty is running in a suburban New York City district – for th...
2023-05-1255 minA Republic, If You Can Keep ItThe Domino EffectThe Michigan Legislature’s 2023 session has officially started. Democrats, now controlling both chambers for the first time in 40 years, have already introduced a raft of high-priority bills. And the 2024 game of political musical chairs is underway. We update the race to succeed Debbie Stabenow in the Senate, and the likely domino effect of that race on Michigan’s congressional delegation.
Walt Sorg sits in for Mark Brewer who is on vacation. Walt and Jeff decided that makes it a good time to talk about Mark behind his back … specifically about how Mark was one of the behind-the-scenes heroes...
2023-01-1241 min
AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget TalkBuilding An Orchestra with Patreon | AwesomeCast 618This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services and listeners like you at www.patreon.com/awesomecast
You can play Flight Simulator inside Flight Simulator now https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-play-flight-simulator-inside-flight-simulator-now/
This year’s ugly sweater from Microsoft is Clippy!
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/this-years-ugly-microsoft-sweater-has-a-suggestion-for-you-its-clippy/
Apple Music is getting serious about Classical Music. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/27/apple-music-classical-groundwork/
Our guest Walt Ribeiro talks about his Patreon to build a 52 piece orchestra and his 15 year history on video and social media platforms, starting with mus...
2022-11-1658 minA Republic, If You Can Keep ItAre Dems pulling even? (Guest: Governor Jim Blanchard)Sitting in with Jeff Timmer this week, guest co-host Walt Sorg, one of the founders of Voters Not Politicians and a longtime Lansing political presence. This week:
A surprise Democratic victory in a New York special election. Is this a sign of things to come, or a strictly New York phenomenon?
New polling shows shoring up of Joe Biden’s approval numbers, and widespread support for the major elements of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Tudor Dixon’s running mate is a little-known former legislator … who may be just what she needed to avoid a circus-like state party convention this w...
2022-08-251h 08A Republic, If You Can Keep ItSlaying the Dragon (Guest: Walt Sorg)Two of the most emotional issues of the last few decades came to a head this week: gun safety, and abortion rights. Mark and Jeff take a look at the politics in the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Oxford, and the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Mississippi’s efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.
They are then joined by one of the people responsible for the petition drive creating the state’s Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission, Walt Sorg.
Walt has been a part of state policy discussions for more than a half century, beginning as a...
2021-12-0347 min
Skrywers en BoekeSkrywers en BoekeKuier saam by die AKTV Boekeoase by Innibos! Paul Eilers, oud-radioman en akteur, lees 'n kortverhaal voor. Die geskiedkundige en skrywer Fransjohan Pretorius gesels oor storielegendes van die Laeveld. Annemarie van der Walt, organiseerder van Innibos se boekeprogram, vertel waarna boekliefhebbers kan uitsien. En die akoestiese groep, Hummingbirds, sorg vir musikale vermaak.
2018-06-2736 min
AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget TalkEpisode 216: AwesomeCast 216: Socialist Tuna CasseroleThis week on Awesomecast 216, we talk awesome things in technology, including:
Tonight we're talking with @diggy about Pixels of Fury. http://pittsburgh.aiga.org/event/shutterstocks-pixels-of-fury/
We're talking about Denver's technology community with Colorado's legalization of marijuana.http://live.sorgatronmedia.com
pittsburgh.aiga.org Check out some of the work @diggy's been doing with AIGA.
OH: I'm excited to see what widgets will be coming out. (Of course that's from @chilla - Not gonna pretend it isn't.) http://live.sorgatronmedia.com
We're excited about iOS addition of swipe. Mixed feelings on the big...
2014-09-171h 31AwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget TalkEpisode 210: AwesomeCast 210: No Time For Potato SaladThis week on Awesomecast 210, we talk awesome things in technology, including:
The death of justin.tv!
The Electric Objects pictureframe Kickstarter.
Another Kickstarter, for potato salad!
The Cloud replaced by my butt?
The isamjackson app.
Sorgâ??s experience with OS X Beta.
45 drives from Backblaze.
Yelp! reviews lead to big fines.
Car technology that allows you to keep your eyes on the road.
After the show remember to:
Eat at Slice on Broadway if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)
F...
2014-08-0658 minAwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget TalkEpisode 141: AwesomeCast 141: Let's Get PhysicalThis week Sorg and Chachi, are joined by Walt Ribeiro of For Orchestra to talk about awesome things, like 8-bit games, The Oculus Rift, some sweet no tool desks and furniture, the impending death of Google Reader and the alternatives we're facing, Facebook Hashtags, Verizon FIOS with their new demands on underperforming stations, and so much more! Join us live Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. EST on live.sorgatronmedia.com!
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2013-03-2057 minAwesomeCast: Tech and Gadget TalkEpisode 34: AwesomeCast 34: Cooler than G4Rob de la Cretaz, Mike Sorg and Tony â??Chachiâ?? Walker are back in their respective studios and joined by Walt Ribeiro of ForOrchestra.com, who we first got the chance to meet back at Podcamp Pittsburgh 3. We talk about his growth and time doing the Weekly Music Lesson as part of Revision3 Beta, and the transition to his new gig. We talk about King of Kong to hear Chachi geek out, a Pac Man reality show, Chachi's new T-Mobile G2, Sprint and T-Mobile UK staking high fees and limits for data, Steve Jobs stepping aside, Target.com's Playstation 3 snafu an...
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