July 3, 2025 Here’s the Episode 140 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast for July 3, 2025! 00:00-17:23: MAGA Murder Budget Destroys Clean Energy Pat Johnston highlights how the MAGA Murder Budget will decimate investments into our growing clean energy industry in Michigan, and across the nation. At the same time, MAGA Republicans in Congress are…
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Fighting For The Working Class & Democracy w/ Michigan Democratic State Rep. Carrie Rheingans
June 19, 2025 Here’s Episode 138 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-15:11: No Kings Success/Where Were Dem Leaders? Pat Johnston applauds the No Kings rallies, but wonders if some Democratic Party “leaders” on both the state and national level are rising to the occasion of the moment. He also covers the hypocrisy of MAGA Michigan…
Upcoming “No Kings” Rallies To Oppose Trump Regime’s Authoritarianism
June 12, 2025 Here’s Episode 137 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-24:44: Trump Authoritarianism On Steroids/Centrism’s Failures Pat Johnston talks about how the Trump Regime’s White Nationalism is on overdrive as it sends ICE to terrorize and rip-apart families of undocumented citizens. While this is the kind of authoritarianism most Americans are rejecting, it’s also…
How Progressives Can Win Back The Working Class w/ Joan C. Williams
June 5, 12:28 PM Here’s Episode 136 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-06:32: MAGA Working Class Frauds Pat opens the this week’s show explaining how MAGA Republicans, especially MAGA Michigan Republicans, are working class frauds. Whether it’s the MAGA Murder Budget that rips away Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and food assistance spending for cutting Elon…
Trump Blocks Closure Of Ottawa County Coal Plant w/ Sarah Leach of Ottawa News Network
May 29, 5:34 PM Here’s Episode 135 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:00: Musk Gone/MI Dem Sen Polls Pat talks about Elon Musk may be leaving, but he’s left pain in his wake for millions of Americans. He also brings up new polls showing how Michiganders have a souring mood about the economy, and who’s…
Republicans Pass MAGA Murder Bill; What Will Democrats Do Next?
May 22, 4:47 PM Here’s Episode 134 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-11:47: Why? Pat Johnston uses the opening segment examining the massive cuts The Trump Regime’s Elon Musk is leveling on the National Weather Service. It’s happening as Michigan’s already experienced 25 tornadoes this year, and when tornadoes are increasing across the country thanks…
How Trump & Musk Are Devastating Rural Michigan w/ Bob Thompson of Michigan Farmers Union
#podcast #politics #Michigan #Progressives #Democrats #Farming #Rural #Medicaid #Environment #Economy #RenewableEnergy #WorkingClass #Tariffs #WorkFromHome #Oligarchy #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Musk #Trump #MAGA #LeftOfLansing Here’s Episode 133 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast from May 15, 2025! 00:00-21:28: MAGA Attacks on Rural Michigan/Dems Attack David Hogg Pat Johnston talks about how MAGA Michigan Republicans are passing bills hurting farmers,…
The Power Of Organizing Against MAGA’s War On Working Class
#podcast #politics #Michigan #democracy #WorkingClass #populism #GenZ #Democrats #Medicaid #SocialSecurity #Medicare #Indivisible #Republicans #MAGA #ElonMusk #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #CorporateAuthoritarianism #LeftOfLansing #Veterans Here’s Episode 124 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast from March 13, 2025! 00:00-24:54 Gilchrist In Primary/Indivisible Central MI Event Pat begins the show talking about Michigan Lt. Gov Garlin Gilchrist entering the Democratic primary for…
Fossil Fuel Pushed Big Lie About A Northern Michigan Solar Panel Farm
January 30, 2025 Here’s Episode 118 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-14:16: Peters Not Running/MAGA Misinformation Machine Pat starts out of the gate lamenting about Michigan Democrats joining MAGA Republicans on watering-down minimum wage and paid sick leave in the state. He next turns his attention to Michigan Democrats in Congress, like Congresswoman Kristin McDonald-Rivet…
Michigan Democratic State Rep. Betsy Coffia Refuses To Capitulate
January 22, 2025 Here’s Episode 117 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-15:29: Pat’s Mom’s Passing & Influence In the first segment, Pat Johnston talks about his Mom passing away last week, and the major influence she played in his political and news upbringing. Like Pat, his Mom wore her politics and values on her sleeve,…
