With All Due Respect

Marcus and Madeline start with Trump’s stunning admission that he simply doesn’t think about how his decisions affect everyday Americans, and break down why that matters so much to the working-class voters who put him in office. The economy isn’t abstract — it’s groceries, gas, energy bills, and a generation of young people who can’t afford a home or a future.Then the conversation gets personal. From data centers threatening historic communities like Social Circle, Georgia, to the slow erosion of rights that both Marcus and Madeline once thought were permanent — they reckon with the unsettling realization that the civil rights fights their grandparents lived through aren’t as far behind us as they believed.Madeline also previews her investigative article series connecting Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, the military industrial complex, and Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” — and explains why Trump posting an AI Jesus photo and attacking the Pope isn’t random noise. It’s a thread, and she’s pulling it.Plus: Team Pope Leo. Full stop.

Marcus and Madeline sit down with Bob Trammell, Democratic candidate for Attorney General of Georgia. Bob shares his journey from the one-traffic-light town of Luthersville to the State House floor — and why the current assault on voting rights made 2026 the race he couldn't sit out.They cover the collapse of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and what it means for elections at every level of government, from Congress down to your local school board. Bob breaks down his day-one plan to create a Voting Rights Division within the Department of Law, his commitment not to prosecute women or doctors under Georgia's abortion law, and his vision for using the AG's consumer protection powers to go after crypto scams, corporate polluters, and the fraudsters targeting Georgia seniors.Plus — what running for office looks like when your eight-year-old wants to ride along.

Democrats have outperformed Kamala Harris in 193 of 229 state and federal elections since Trump's inauguration. The momentum is real — but so is the backlash. Marcus Flowers and Madeline Somerville break down the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act, what it actually means for minority representation, and why Chief Justice John Roberts has been working toward this moment since the 1970s. Plus: the DOJ's subpoenas targeting Fulton County election workers, why the activist majority on the Court keeps making the unthinkable happen, and what Democrats absolutely must do if they take back the House and Senate in November. Spoiler: another round of committee hearings isn't going to cut it.

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Mara Keller has seen what happens when nobody listens — paralyzed veterans waiting months for a working wheelchair, patients left unattended, problems kicked up the chain and buried. So she's running for Congress in Georgia's Third District to do something about it. Marcus Flowers and Madeline Somerville sit down with the Democratic candidate and HTL endorsee to talk about 26 years of military service, her time at the Atlanta VA, why she carries binders full of constituent concerns, and why she thinks Congress is going to hate her — and why that's exactly the point. Plus: what it means to be a Democrat in an 80% Republican district, why swing voters are the real target, and the core values that got her through years of military retaliation after doing the right thing.

Sabrina Newby didn't ask anyone's permission to start a minority chamber of commerce, grow minority business participation in Liberty County from 5% to 13%, or launch a product that landed in Walmart. And she's not asking permission to run for Georgia House District 168 either. Marcus and Maddie dig into her DOD background, the obstacles facing veteran-owned and minority businesses near Fort Stewart, her vision for reforming education in rural Georgia, and the very real price she's paid for refusing to wait her turn.

Marcus Flowers and Madeline Somerville sit down with Duro Haynes, Democratic candidate for Georgia State Senate District 17, for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually takes to serve a community. Duro shares the lessons he learned working for the late Congressman David Scott — a Georgia giant who passed away the day of this recording — and explains why he jumped into this race: to fight the politics of excuses and deliver real results for Henry and Clayton counties. From the cost of living crisis and free school lunch to transit infrastructure and government accountability, this is the kind of policy conversation Georgia voters deserve.

Marcus and Maddie wrap up a wild week in politics — from Viktor Orban's stunning election loss to the Eric Swalwell sexual assault allegations that ended his congressional career and governor's bid. Plus: the Trump "Jesus Doctor" Easter post, JD Vance's losing streak, questions about the 25th Amendment, and why integrity still matters in politics. Maddie also previews her deep-dive Substack series on who's really pulling the strings.

Former Congressman Joe Walsh fills in for Marcus Flowers and Madeline Sommerville this week, and he brings exactly the kind of conversation With All Due Respect was made for. Walsh sits down with Jason Esteves — attorney, small business owner, former state senator, and Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia — for a wide-open talk about what it actually takes to win in a state that's ready to flip.Esteves makes his case simply: health, wealth, and opportunity. From his days as a middle school teacher in a low-income community to cooking bacon at his Macon restaurant when the crew called in sick, he's the kind of candidate Walsh has been waiting for the Democratic Party to produce — real, direct, and fluent in the concerns of working people. They dig into why Democrats lost touch with everyday voters in 2024, why the biggest opponent in Georgia isn't Trump — it's the couch — and why the trades deserve just as much celebration as a college degree.With Georgia's Democratic primary on April 27th and a runoff almost certain to follow, Esteves explains why he believes he's the only candidate who can build the coalition it takes to actually win. Learn more and get involved at jasonesteves.com.