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The Way-too-Early Preview of Indiana's 2024 Statewide Races

Ep. 6

In this episode, Tom rejoins the show for his 2nd appearance. We have a wide-ranging (i.e. all over the place) conversation about Jim Banks, Mike Braun, Jennifer McCormick and the rest of the contenders for Indiana's big 2024 races.

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  • 31. Building Bloc, Part II

    01:09:46
    HoosLeft #31: Building Bloc, Part IIGuest: Jody Madeira, candidate for Monroe County Commissioner, District 3https://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/subscribehttps://www.jodyformonroecounty.com/https://law.indiana.edu/about/people/details/madeira-jody-l.htmlhttps://bsquarebulletin.com/2024/04/19/2024-election-notebook-dems-raise-82k-for-county-councilor-commissioner/https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/2023-11/Gannett%20and%20the%20News%20Death%20by%20a%20Thousand%20Paper%20Cuts.pdfhttps://www.co.monroe.in.us/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=browse&eGov_searchTitle=2024&eGov_searchType=&eGov_searchDepartment=89&eGov_searchCategory=&eGov_searchTopic=&eGov_searchYear=&eGov_searchSubmit=Searchhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=jody+madeira&i=stripbooks&crid=2JUP2UCK6RWTQ&sprefix=jody+madeira%2Cstripbooks%2C125&ref=nb_sb_noss_2Follow on social media:https://www.facebook.com/hooslefthttps://hoosleft.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@hooslefthttps://www.tiktok.com/@hooslefthttps://www.instagram.com/scottrog78/https://www.threads.net/@scottrog78https://hoosier.social/@scottrog78And once again, subscribe athttps://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/subscribe
  • 30. Building Bloc, Part I

    01:13:08
    HoosLeft #30: Building Bloc, Part IGuest: Peter Iversen, candidate for Monroe County Commissioner, District 2https://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/subscribehttps://www.peteriversen.org/Follow on social media:https://www.facebook.com/hooslefthttps://hoosleft.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@hooslefthttps://www.tiktok.com/@hooslefthttps://www.instagram.com/scottrog78/https://www.threads.net/@scottrog78https://hoosier.social/@scottrog78
  • 29. Breaking the Limestone Fever

    01:01:46
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  • 28. The Kids Are Alright

    01:01:01
    Subscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://www.zulichforcouncil.comhttps://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/09/sydney-zulich-iu-graduate-bloomington-city-council-candidatehttps://jsa.org/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/03/iu-names-international-school-after-hamilton-lugar/1508726002/https://www.npr.org/2022/11/08/1134743908/maxwell-frost-calvin-wimbish-florida-10th-house-midterms-resultshttps://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/in/bloomington/https://timpeckforcongress.com/https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/harry_s_truman_112317https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/aging-congress-boomers/https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/04/28/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers-as-americas-largest-generation/https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-goes-viral-tic-tac-toe-tik-tok-speech-house-vote-1878937
  • 27. Rad Grads

    59:43
    HoosLeft #27: Rad GradsGuest: Zara Anwarzai, Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition Organizing CoordinatorSubscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://indianagradworkers.orghttps://www.salon.com/2014/07/05/ronald_reagan_stuck_it_to_millennials_a_college_debt_history_lesson_no_one_tells/https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/10/a-history-of-grad-student-labor-unionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_graduate_student_employee_unionshttps://www.indianagradworkers.org/our-historyhttps://philpeople.org/profiles/zara-anwarzaihttps://www.indianagradworkers.org/coordinating-committeehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Education_Acthttps://www.demos.org/research/great-cost-shift-continueshttps://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/09/debt-is-a-form-of-social-controlmailto:iupres@iu.edumailto:bdot@iu.edumailto:iualumni@indiana.edumailto:iuf@indiana.edumailto:varsity@indiana.edu
  • 26. On County Governance

    01:09:32
    Subscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://thomasformonroecounty.orghttps://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2012/12/13/homas-sworn-in-as-new-monroe-county-commissioner/47284143/https://www.indianacountycommissioners.com/what-is-a-county-commissionerhttps://www.co.monroe.in.us/council/https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2017/03/25/o-parking-new-county-garage-for-workers-not-public/46760047/https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2017/03/25/o-parking-new-county-garage-for-workers-not-public/46760047/https://www.whitehouse.gov/american-rescue-plan/https://fox59.com/indiana-news/monroe-county-commissioners-introduce-rural-housing-repair-program/https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/lifestyle/2018/10/26/plan-calls-for-clear-cutting-in-hoosier-national-fores/46871729/https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1-Lewis_Miller_Vast_Damage.pdfhttps://indianapublicmedia.org/news/monroe-county-eyes-2027-date-for-new-jail-construction.phphttps://bsquarebulletin.com/2023/12/14/board-looks-to-potential-fall-2026-opening-of-monroe-convention-center-expansion/https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/bdc-challenge-overview.pdfhttps://hub.jhu.edu/2018/12/14/americans-dont-understand-state-government/
  • 25. Blazing Trails

    01:06:33
    HoosLeft #25: Blazing TrailsGuest: Veronica PejrilSubscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://www.veronicaforindiana.com/https://www.bannergraphic.com/story/2658961.htmlhttps://mypcrc.org/https://www.indianayouthgroup.org/https://tigernet2.princeton.edu/topics/3754https://www.mainstreetgc.org/https://www.facebook.com/FullerCenterPutnamCounty/https://www.depauw.edu/stories/details/depauw-music-tech-leader-leads-the-pledge-at-national-convention/https://www.misterrogers.org/videos/look-for-the-helpers/https://www.aclu-in.org/en/press-releases/seventh-circuit-allows-indianas-ban-care-transgender-youth-take-effecthttps://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/holcomb-signs-gender-affirming-care-ban-for-trans-youth-into-lawhttps://www.aclu-in.org/en/legislation/gender-based-termshttps://www.axios.com/2024/01/10/trans-care-adults-red-stateshttps://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/indiana-chamber-of-commerce-blames-education-failures-for-states-brain-drain/article_d9b78c3a-726e-11ed-8c74-1f0dba8c592c.html
  • 24. Madam Governor vs. Madman Governor

    53:14
    HoosLeft #24: Madam Governor vs. Madman GovernorGuest: Dr. Jennifer McCormickWe’ll talk about her time in the classroom, in administration, AND in public office. I’ll ask about her positions on reproductive freedom, “woke” culture, legal weed, the US-Mexico border, China, policing, climate change, and the IEDC. We’ll talk GOTV strategy and I’ll press her about the party switch.Subscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://www.mccormickforgov.com/https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/mccormick-aims-to-pull-politics-out-of-state-superintendent-jobhttps://fox59.com/news/republican-jennifer-mccormick-projected-to-win-indianas-superintendent-race/https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2018/10/12/21105882/the-toxic-politics-behind-mccormick-s-decision-to-reject-a-second-term-as-indiana-schools-chief/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/17/republican-jennifer-mccormick-endorsing-democrats-election/5819384002/
  • 23. Wrestling the Elephant

    01:01:02
    HoosLeft #23: Wrestling the ElephantGuest: Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 24, Josh Lowry.We’ll talk about his work as an attorney, his motivation to run for office, driving turnout, standing for what one really believes in, and… a little pro wrestling.Subscribe at https://scottaaronrogers.substack.comhttps://www.lowryforindiana.com/https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice/supreme-court-and-14th-amendmenthttps://www.pfw.edu/events/indiana-purple-state-voter-turnout-problemhttps://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/12/04/former-colts-punter-hunter-smith-launches-statehouse-bid/https://www.tiktok.com/@lowryforindianahttps://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176805559/montana-tiktok-banhttps://ovwrestling.com/https://iuhealth.org/thrive/generational-trauma-breaking-the-cycle-of-adverse-childhood-experienceshttps://newlearningonline.com/new-learning/chapter-4/neoliberalism-more-recent-times/margaret-thatcher-theres-no-such-thing-as-societyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndromehttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ringmaster/Abraham-Josephine-Riesman/9781982169442https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/sports/vince-mcmahon-exiting-wwe-in-disgrace-is-exactly-what-he-deserves/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/24/trump-wrestling-mcmahon-villain-election-00088590