Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

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Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressmen, governors, and other political elite.

17 SEPT

In the Face of Growing ‘Greenlash,’ Author Discusses Political Strategies and Outcomes of Clean Energy Transition

Alez Gazmararian, co-author of Uncertain Future: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse, talks about the politics of the decline of coal.

29 min
12 SEPT

Rubashkin of Inside Elections: Expect a Close Presidential Race With the Winner Decided in Seven Battleground States

Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, a nonpartisan political newsletter, talks about the 2024 presidential election, key issues and voter groups that will decide the election, and the battle for control of the US House including a focus on two local races in Iowa and Illinois.

29 min
6 SEPT

State Rep. Gregg Johnson Touts First-term Accomplishments

Illinois State Representative Gregg Johnson (D-72) from Rock Island County discusses his first term in Springfield, economic development, infrastructure, schools, mental health issues and ‘turning down the heat’ of our partisan divide.

29 min
29 AUG

Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!

Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!

29 min
23 AUG

Book Explores Devastating Impact of Meat Industry Consolidation on Rural America

Chris Leonard, former agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press, discusses his book, The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business.

29 min
16 AUG

New Upjohn Research Showing Which Economic Development Strategies Work Best

Tim Bartik, senior economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, talks about distressed communities, employment trends in Rock Island and Scott Counties

29 min
9 AUG

A Previous, Overlooked Period of American History Featuring War, Violence, Repression That Threatened US Democracy

Author Adam Hochschild discusses his book American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.

29 min
2 AUG

A Lot of People Get Mad at Me, But Not Many Tell Me I’m Wrong

Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic: Struggles With the Truth About Agriculture and Water Quality,”

29 min

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Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressmen, governors, and other political elite.

Creator

Robin Johnson
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

20
Rating

Clean
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Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

Episodes

In the Face of Growing ‘Greenlash,’ Author Discusses Political Strategies and Outcomes of Clean Energy Transition

Rubashkin of Inside Elections: Expect a Close Presidential Race With the Winner Decided in Seven Battleground States

State Rep. Gregg Johnson Touts First-term Accomplishments

Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!

Book Explores Devastating Impact of Meat Industry Consolidation on Rural America

New Upjohn Research Showing Which Economic Development Strategies Work Best

A Previous, Overlooked Period of American History Featuring War, Violence, Repression That Threatened US Democracy

A Lot of People Get Mad at Me, But Not Many Tell Me I’m Wrong

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