Peace and Resist

Trump-Vance Project 2025, with quotes and citations, on: Abortion and reproductive rights. Mass immigrant detention and deportation. Medicaid and Medicare. Ending DEI, CRT. Schedule F and an Executive Office power grab. Ending Head Start. A sledgehammer to climate change. Access to birth control. On the viral post on the only valid family where women are stay-at-home mothers. End of the Dept of Ed. Outlawing porn. And more. From VotingInfoHQ.com, your unconventional hub for Democrats. Vote.

Part IV and the long-awaited conclusion to this series! Abigail Spanberger looks to oust the incumbent Trump ally Brat in Virginia's 2018 election. The Pelosi Tactic and the (only) debate - but first an awkward chicken festival encounter. Also: getting pissed off, some of the double-standards when women run, one aspect of 2018's Blue Wave tallied, remember when Beto O'Rourke went viral when debating Cruz?, being (not) a superhero, not having visceral reactions when ridiculous things are spoken, climbing the mountain, and more! Presented by VotingInfoHQ.com, your unconventional hub for Democrats.

Part 3/4! Abigail Spanberger faces Dan Ward in the Virginia 7th CD Primary. Plus: Edith Childs and Obama, EMERGE origins, MVP, HRC, AOC, spellcasting, and more. Rust has been shaken off and Part IV arrives soon! VotingInfoHQ.com/podcast for past episodes. From Voting Info HQ, your unconventional hub for Democrats.

Part 2/4! Virginia's 7th district (VA07) transforms from rural to suburban to (grassroots) political activism by 2017. Women explore candidacies at unseen levels. Money greases the political machine, like it or not, and Spanberger finds a way to keep crowds engaged with her CIA experience as the grueling Primary whittles down to two opponents.  Parts 3 and 4 were delayed but have landed! Check out Kedro's work at VotingInfoHQ.com, your unconventional info hub for Dems. Thank you for listening. Keep on Resisting.

Part 1 covers the wake of the 2016 Election, how that time was a regrouping moment for Democrats, and Spanberger's decision to run. Check out Kedro's work at VotingInfoHQ.com, your unconventional info hub for Dems. Parts 2-4 arrive soon! Thank you for listening. Keep on Resisting.

ChatGPT is the focus today! Kedro prompts ChatGPT to write poetry about this dawn of AI - from an introduction to exploring the difficult-to-quantify optimism and most extreme concerns within the AI itself, ChatGPT explains itself to non-tech folks by comparing itself to C3P0 from Star Wars, teachers and students grapple with ChatGPT, naturally this all leads towards Singularity questions, the Multiverse Paragon is back!, and much more. Check out VotingInfoHQ.com for Kedro's work - you do you. All music produced by Kedro. Thank you for listening. Keep on Resisting.

Best of 2022! Parts 4-6 of the John Lewis / Voting Rights Movement series from earlier this year. This event, published over the summer, is a landmark for the show and we'll continue to level up. Thank you for listening. Keep on resisting.

Best of 2022! Parts 1-3 of the John Lewis / Voting Rights Movement series from earlier this year. This event, published over the summer, is a landmark for the show and we'll continue to level up. Thank you for listening. Keep on resisting.

One more Holidays round with KEDRO and JOHAN! Nick Cannon admitted he's spread thin with raising so many children so we compare the historical leaders in that arena, GRINCH ALERTS: robbing DeNiro and subterfuge?!, Michelle Obama's drunk uncle diversion tactics, the AARO, Kedro speculates on what the UFO and USO sightings could be - leading to a mini rant about aliens that naturally becomes a Mass Effect discussion. Kedro's rapid review of the Guardians of the Galaxy special, our Multiverse Paragon(s) of the Week!, and much more. Have a safe and Happy Holiday season and Merry Christmas! Check out Kedro's work at: VotingInfoHQ.com, your unorthodox info hub for Dems. Thank you for listening. Keep on Resisting.

The many angles and myths of the quite entertaining 1919 Black Sox Scandal with Kedro and Johan! The rise of baseball amidst the backdrop of World War I and a new American sense of individualism, gamblers and opportunistic Champions, Arnold Rothstein, carrying $200k in cash at all times, fictitious hitmen, connections to current events, crispy bills?, and much more. Apologies for the audio hiccup, we fixed it going forward! Been learning as we go as you know!! Brought to you by VotingInfoHQ.com, your unorthodox info hub for Democrats. Thank you for listening. Keep on resisting.

Enjoy some laughs and holiday vibes with Kedro and Johan - Johan's first Side Hustles! NEWSOPOLIS: Grinches - a cop gives out onions or tickets as a Grinch, leading Kedro into a Super Troopers style scenario of terror / The Grinch of Ukraine (he's not in Ukraine) / The Pope's accountant. PLAYING FAVORITES: Top 5 Holiday Movies, grab a mug of your favorite whatever already, The Legend of Krampus, Alicia Keys, Johan's pro-Sticky Bandits, more movies and jokes, our Top 5 Holiday Songs, and all parts of this weird ride you've come to love. It's mutual, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Brought to you by VotingInfoHQ.com, your unorthodox info hub for Dems. Thank you for listening, Keep on resisting.

Part 4 and the conclusion to our series: Jonestown and Jackie with KEDRO AND JOHAN! **graphic content warning** The last day. Several Jonestown members are discussed. Plus, the White Nights, selections from many recordings, and much more. Thank you to the Jonestown Institute, a crucial resource for this series. Brought to you by VotingInfoHQ.com, your unorthodox info hub for Dems. [This pod is for everyone.] Thank you for listening / Keep on resisting.

Jonestown and Jackie Part 3 of 4 with KEDRO AND JOHAN! The night before and the morning of. Rep Ryan and Jackie Speier finally get to Jonestown as Jim Jones begins to lose it, creeping ever-closer to initiating his doomsday. Brought to you by VotingInfoHQ.com, your unorthodox info hub for Dems. [If you haven't heard, this show's for Everyone.] Thank you for listening - Keep on resisting.

Part 2 of Jonestown and Jackie with KEDRO AND JOHAN. The early life of Jim Jones and his obsession with life and death. The social work that established him as a community leader and the rainbow Jones family - including when Jim and Marceline became the first White couple to adopt a Black child in Indiana. Jones moves his operation from Indiana to Ukiah and then on to San Francisco - where he develops real tentacles that reached deep into the SF political and cultural scenes. Elements of a cult keep popping up more and more. The Peoples Temple officially arrives. And it gets weird fast and only accelerates from there with a burning building, the New Year's Eve poison test - a precursor to the White Nights in Guyana, an article exposing everything, the phone call that pushes the Peoples Temple over the edge to South America, boxing match punishments, and much more. Brought to you by VotingInfoHQ.com / your unorthodox info hub for Dems. Thank you for listening and keep on resisting. (The 988 crisis helpline provided in the episode is US-based only.)

It's Part 1 of our 4-part series on Jonestown, Jim Jones, and Rep's Jackie Speier and Leo Ryan. KEDRO AND JOHAN ARE BACK! Part 2 arrives tomorrow covering Jim Jones and the People's Temple in vivid and unflinching detail, leading up to Part 3: arriving to, defecting from Jonestown and concluding with Part 4: the Day from the perspective of Jonestown. In this episode - Jackie Speier's roots and family in SF, where some of her activism theories were first learned, Leo Ryan goes undercover at Folsom Prison and gets a toothpaste and toilet paper chess set as a gift, an open discussion about Jim Jones and his charlatan ways, Mr. Muggs, and much more. Brought to you by VotingInfoHQ.com / your unorthodox info hub for Dems. Thank you for listening and keep on resisting.

Repost for the 21st 9/11 Anniversary. New episode arrives soon. Original Airdate: 03.01.21. An interview with John Feal, known as a 9/11 first responder, activist, organizer, and more. This was so real, had so many one-liners, and so much good information: (0:00) The Feal Good Foundation, how it is an extension of himself, and his mother's lasting influence. (4:45) Reveals he knows President Joe Biden. (7:00) The 20 year anniversary of 9/11. (8:25) The 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund, and John's journey with his team through Congress. (22:00) Ray Pfeifer's coat turns Jon Stewart into jelly; Luis Alvarez's shield given to Mitch McConnell in a handshake deal with John Feal that was also a promise kept to Luis. (33:35) The 9/11 Memorial Museum; John's jacket, the Man with the Red Bandana - Welles Crowther and the Man Who Saw it Coming - Rick Rescorla. (42:28) Everyone asks John to run for office. (50:35) The World Trade Center Health Program and John's recovery. (56:00) A great John Lewis story. (58:50) Spike Lee. (1:01:30) Jon Stewart. (1:06:19) A wild 4-way kidney donation. (1:13:15) Demolitions expertise, military service, and his job experience. (1:16:00) The best thing to happen to John Feal after 9/11, and so much more. From VotingInfoHQ.com - your unconventional info hub for Dems. Thank you for listening. Keep on resisting.

Rick and Kedro are back and recovering! We get into a lot: Rick on why Trump stole the documents and the dumbest President in US History (you'll never guess who!). Data analysis using a sample of 750,000 greetings at bars to create a spectrum of jerks (not Rick's word). Theory theatre - and Kedro intrigues Rick - we discuss how MAGA seems like another Satanic Panic that will mostly fizzle out until the next cycle. The history of recent Satanic Panics - the McMartin Preschool (BS) Trial, the West Memphis Three. What's it like at Russia's Meme Office that's helped to drive Republicans into their conspiracy mindset, Kedro gives his 3 fears that form the foundation for a public's Satanic Panic. One of Rick's favorite sayings through the scope of conspiracy. Kedro explains how he believes JFK was assassinated (not his original take), explaining the multiple shooter theory and debunking the magic bullet theory with not much evidence provided - causing Rick to have to hit the brakes to clarify this hot take. This naturally leads to the way conspiracy still lingers around Marilyn Monroe's death. Rick Rosner's Reel: Kedro's brain fog, King Richard, then: Danny DeVito snuck weed into Arnold Schwarzenegger's cigar while filming Twins in the 1980s - Rick talks about how pitching TV shows has changed since the 80s. Then, who Penguined it better: Danny DeVito or Colin Ferrell? More Superhero movie discussions, including: too many Batmen?, Batgirl is canceled, Kedro reviews Batman vs Superman in the only organic way he can, the lack of super vision in the Fantastic 4 movies, what DQ'ed Superman from fighting in WWII, why I Love Lucy holds up against other muck of its time, breaking down the most recent Batman movie, Danny DeVito vs Colin Ferrell's Penguin (who Penguined it better? - realizing that was already mentioned), Kedro's brain fog (did I mention that?), and much more. Oh, and Kedro's brain fog. Follow Rick Rosner @dumbassgenius on Twitter. VotingInfoHQ.com for voting info from Kedro / @VotingInfoHQ on Twitter. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, KEEP ON RESISTING.

The GOP cancels millions in key Senate races (AZ, NV, PA, WI) but they’re still skulking around Ohio. Fetterman vs Oz and the Crudite Crushing. The PA Governor race - Shapiro is obliterating his opponent as of now with examples of why the Midterms represent Dems vs a relic. On Creationism and how people who mask their politics with religion are the worst. How Fox News will simply transition to the next potential tyrant instead of owning Republican failures. Kedro’s theory on the GOP’s root of modern racism / extremism. Plus, RICK ROSNER’S REEL: We discuss BARRY: Henry Winkler’s fantastic Gene M. Cousineau, Stella Adler’s historic Hollywood acting school and techniques. Rick talks about (and praises) the show Better Things on Hulu, Rick’s history of TV nudity (including Crank Yankers, a puppet show - wait, what?), related LA weirdness, and a strange push from Kedro for Rick to be on Curb Your Enthusiasm, oh - and even more. Follow Rick @dumbassgenius and Kedro @VotingInfoHQ on them Twitters, and visit VotingInfoHQ.com please! November is...something...arriving. Email the show at PeaceAndResistPod@gmail.com - request Rick’s mind or body, legally. Thank you for listening. Keep on resisting.

Discovery and debunking - the strange world and history of American UFOlogy is explored as we cover UFO Investigator Chuck Zukowski. How does belief and conspiracy consume a person? In this case, it's a man's wonderful journey deeper into his obsession across the backdrop of a gruesome crime scene spanning much of the nation. The Roswell Crash Site, Snippy the first widely reported (UFOlogy-related) animal mutilation, Senators and the FBI get involved, Chuck takes the investigation on himself, has his own UFO experience, and much more. This story is also Aliens University: Strange History 101 if you want to know what MUFON researchers and alien enthusiasts are digging into as they watch the skies.

Rick provides some deep depth on the FBI visit to Mar-A-Lago and the historical nature of this moment. Trump defenders are scrambling. Time vs patience as this whole damn thing is unprecedented. The midterms, the midterms. Schiffer (who attacked the FBI office in Ohio), his radicalization, and how we all cope with loss - humor for Kedro. Lindsey Graham, Fani Willis, and Fulton County voters; E Jean Carroll's case is still open and several more against TFG. Kedro’s favorite word in the English language. A reference to the FBI corrupted under Trump spawns a running game - where we pepper in theme park ride names on a dystopian level. Food poisoning, Litigation Station, Atavism in Wonderland, and more at tRumpland! PLUS Rick Rosner’s Reel: Should SNL end at Season 50? Rick rates and reviews Prey, the Lost City, and Hustle. How many Adam Sandler films frustrate Rick. A lively Marvel discussion focused on the failings of those Netflix shows, Merrick Garland - the Man “without Fear”, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, where Saturday Night Live scouts talent, and more! Follow Rick Rosner @dumbassgenius and Kedro @VotingInfoHQ on Twitter. VotingInfoHQ.com. Thank you for listening. Keep on resisting.