The Rogue Recap with Lynda

Hold your nose and vote? Lynda McLaughlin argues that staying home over a weak candidate is still a vote for the other side. One week before the November 3rd election, the Rogue Recap host says the right is failing at the basics: communicating with voters and being honest about why people are frustrated with their elected representatives. In her view, Republicans waited too long to spend on ads and never explained the issues. She says the answer is to admit "our side sucks at a lot" and still show up, because she sees the alternative as worse.   @LYNDAMICK @THEROGUERECAP ROGUERECAP.COMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hold your nose and vote? Lynda McLaughlin argues that staying home over a weak candidate is still a vote for the other side. One week before the November 3rd election, the Rogue Recap host says the right is failing at the basics: communicating with voters and being honest about why people are frustrated with their elected representatives. In her view, Republicans waited too long to spend on ads and never explained the issues. She says the answer is to admit "our side sucks at a lot" and still show up, because she sees the alternative as worse.   @LYNDAMICK @THEROGUERECAP ROGUERECAP.COMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Child trafficking is at the center of this episode of Rogue Recap. Lynda McLaughlin examines whistleblower testimony and allegations about missing children, sponsor vetting, labor exploitation, and failures in government oversight. The episode features testimony from Deborah White, J.J. Carroll, and Tara Rodas, alongside clips and reporting that raise questions about how children are placed with sponsors and what happens when concerns are reported. Lynda also discusses political accountability and the challenges of getting officials to address these issues. A heavy, urgent conversation about child safety, trafficking, and the need for answers. @LyndaMick @TheRogueRecap #childtrafficking   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lynda McLaughlin and Eric Eggers share a Halloween-season roundup of political clips and commentary, focusing on California and New York politics, elections, public safety, and memorable viral moments. They discuss Xavier Becerra’s California gubernatorial campaign and debate absences, homelessness and public disorder, concerns about mail ballots, and the reversal in Nithya Raman’s position on tent encampments.  The conversation then turns to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and public safety, before wrapping with lighter clips: an unusual Indiana campaign video, a comedian poking fun at “girl power” slogans, and a giant inflatable pumpkin blown away by the wind.   @LyndaMick  @TheRogueRecap RogueRecap.com #midterms #DSA #socialism #halloween #indiana #midterms2026 #elections    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Rogue Recap, Lynda McLaughlin takes aim at misinformation, media bias, and political hypocrisy. She opens with a discussion of how algorithms and information bubbles can reinforce people’s beliefs, then turns to a series of current political controversies and viral moments. Lynda shares her views on scrutiny of Ilhan Omar, questions raised about Josh Shapiro’s handling of a sexual-harassment case, and the change in Nithya Raman’s position on homelessness when encampments affect her own neighborhood. She also discusses immigration, the war in Gaza, and the way competing stories receive attention in the media. And finally, she touches on a candidate in Indiana who potentially gave an interview under the influence. Of what? Nobody knows.   @LyndaMick @TheRogueRecap RogueRecap.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.