Breaking The Meta

Mike Winson
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Welcome to Breaking The Meta, where we dive headfirst into the heart of difficult conversations. In a world filled with noise and division, we refuse to shy away from the tough topics. Whether it's politics, religion, or social issues, we confront the complexities with open minds and dialogue. Hosted by Mike Winson, each episode brings together diverse perspectives, fostering an environment where authenticity and empathy reign supreme. So grab a seat at the table, buckle up, and prepare to confront the issues that matter.

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    $16 Milk in an Oil State: Inside Alaska's Governor Race | Tom Begich

    Tom Begich is the frontrunner for Alaska Governor — and his nephew just cast the deciding vote to gut Alaska's Medicaid. The family feud is real. In this episode of Breaking the Meta, Mike Winson sits down with Tom Begich, currently leading the polls in Alaska's 17-candidate open primary for governor. Tom is a former state senate minority leader, the architect of Alaska's bipartisan coalition, and the uncle of the Republican U.S. Congressman whose one-vote margin pushed through the Big Beautiful Bill and the Medicaid cuts now hitting Alaskan families. 🔗 Tom's Campaign: https://tombegichforalaska.com What we cover: • The Begich vs. Begich family dinner table • Why $16 milk matches $16 diesel in an oil-producing state • How $8-per-barrel oil credits are starving the state budget • 20-40,000 Alaskans about to lose Medicaid coverage • Denali Care: Tom's state-level safety net plan • The whale oil parable — why oil dependency always ends • Indigenous communities, fentanyl, and missing-and-murdered cases • Restorative justice and sleeping on village gym floors • The Reads Act and pre-K education reform • Standing up to federal overreach on land, leases, and the National Guard

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    He Watched a Man Die Because Insulin Got Too Expensive — Now He's Running for Congress

    A man in his 50s died because he couldn't afford insulin after the price cap was repealed. Bernard Taylor was the paramedic on those calls, and now he's running for Congress in Florida's 21st District. Bernard is a fourth-generation Floridian, a firefighter / paramedic on the Treasure Coast, and a Democrat challenging an incumbent who reportedly told a constituent in Fort Pierce, "I don't come to Fort Pierce." In this conversation we get into what accountability actually looks like, why young Floridians are leaving the state in record numbers, the dirtiest lake in America funneling polluted water through low-income neighborhoods, and a state catastrophic fund proposal that could cut homeowner insurance by up to 60% without raising taxes. This is what a grassroots, no-corporate-PAC, working-class campaign actually sounds like — built from the back of an ambulance, not a donor dinner. ▬▬▬ SUPPORT BERNARD'S CAMPAIGN ▬▬▬ 🌐 Website: https://bernardtaylorforcongress.org 💸 Donate (no PAC, no corporate, no foreign money): https://bernardtaylorforcongress.org 📣 Volunteer (phone bank or social blitz from anywhere): https://bernardtaylorforcongress.org

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    He Flew B-1 Bombers in Afghanistan. Now He's Running to Flip Texas | Evan Hunt for TX-3

    A 20-year Air Force combat vet wants to flip Texas's 3rd Congressional District. Evan Hunt is challenging Republican Keith Self — and he thinks he can win. Mike Winson sits down with Evan Hunt, retired Lieutenant Colonel, B-1 bomber Weapon Systems Officer, McKinney dad, to talk about a Republican stronghold that hasn't gone blue since 1968, and why he believes 2026 is the year it flips. In this interview: • The three winning issues in TX-3: healthcare costs, immigration reform, and Greg Abbott's voucher war on Texas public schools • Why MAGA isn't conservative anymore — and how disaffected Republicans are joining the campaign • "Service Before Self": term limits, no PAC money, no congressional stock trading, overturning Citizens United • Day-one priorities: banning out-of-cycle gerrymandering, dismantling ICE, repealing the AUMF, releasing the Epstein files • A combat vet's reaction to the Zelensky Oval Office moment — and what China's 100-year plan means for America This is a grassroots campaign. No PAC money. No corporate donors. Just a candidate, a message, and a district that's never been more flippable. ➤ Learn more about Evan Hunt: https://electevanhunt.com ➤ Follow @ElectEvanHunt on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

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    Matt Robinson vs The Establishment | Breaking the Meta

    Matt Robinson is running for Iowa House District 72 in the 2026 election, representing Dubuque, Iowa. In this Breaking the Meta interview, the union carpenter and Democratic candidate sits down with Mike Winson to talk minimum wage, Chapter 20 collective bargaining, Iowa's water quality and cancer crisis, school vouchers, and the half-million-dollar money fight already shaping the District 72 race. Matt Robinson is a field carpenter from Dubuque, Iowa, running for the Iowa House of Representatives in District 72 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. He grew up in the district, lives there now, and previously served as chair of the Dubuque County Democrats. His campaign — Build A Better Iowa — is focused on working-class economics, public education, and getting money out of politics. We cover: • Why Matt is running again after his 2022 state senate run • The pain points hitting Iowa House District 72 — affordability, education, water quality • Iowa's cancer crisis and agricultural water pollution • How Chapter 20 stripped collective bargaining from public employees • Why $18/hour minimum wage is the floor, not the ceiling • The $500K race nobody's talking about — and how Americans for Prosperity is buying the seat • What publicly funded elections would actually do • Day-one priorities if Matt wins November 3, 2026 Iowa House District 72 covers the north and west side of Dubuque, on the Mississippi River. Democrats outnumber Republicans here, but independents outnumber both — making this one of the most flippable seats in the state after a 16-year Democratic incumbent was ousted in 2024. → Support Matt's campaign: https://buildabetteriowa.com → Follow Matt on social: @MattRobinsonForIowa / @RobinsonForIowa

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    First Primary Challenge in CT-01 Since 1998: Ruth Fortune Speaks

    Ruth Fortune is running for US Congress in Connecticut's 1st District (CT-01) — the first Democratic primary challenger to Rep. John Larson in 28 years. In this Breaking the Meta interview, Ruth shares why she's challenging a 28-year incumbent, her path from undocumented immigrant to attorney to congressional candidate, and what real accountability in Washington should look like. Ruth came to the US from Haiti at 12 and lived undocumented for nearly a decade. She waitressed her way through college with no path to a job until the Obama administration's 2010 TPS designation changed her life. Today she's a trust and estate attorney, a mom of three, and the first candidate to enter the CT-01 race because Connecticut hasn't had a Democratic primary for this seat since 1998. We get into: - Affordability, democracy, and ICE — what voters in CT-01 are actually saying - Why she's self-imposing a 5-term limit (and why career incumbency hurts representation) - Her $25/hr federal minimum wage proposal, indexed to inflation - Comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship - Holding ICE agents accountable under state criminal law - America's collapsing standing on the world stage and Trump's foreign policy - Connecticut's restrictive ballot access — and the convention fight ahead Ruth needs 15% delegate support at the May convention to make the ballot, or thousands of petition signatures in 42 days. If you live in CT-01, your delegates matter. Learn more / volunteer / donate: ruthfortuneforcongress.com

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    NC House District 75: Jen Wiles on Schools, Medicaid & Flipping the Seat

    NC House District 75 candidate Jen Wiles sits down with Breaking the Meta to talk schools, Medicaid expansion, and taking on a 12-year incumbent. Jen Wiles is a healthcare worker and working mom running for North Carolina House District 75 — covering Walkertown, Kernersville, and Walltown/South Winston in Forsyth County. Her opponent has held the seat since 2013 and currently chairs Appropriations, the committee that writes NC's budget. In this 2026 candidate interview we cover: • Why Forsyth County Schools ended up $43 million in the red — and the real story behind the headlines • North Carolina ranking 50th out of 50 states in public education funding, and 43rd in teacher pay • The stalled NC state budget, and why teachers and state employees still haven't seen raises • The March 31, 2026 deadline to stand up NC Medicaid expansion under new federal work requirements • How ACA subsidies ending will hit rural Walkertown and the rest of District 75 • Why Jen refused NC Democratic Party help on her website and messaging • Her kids-only meet and greet — where students get to ask the hard questions • The "trillion dollar propaganda machine," and what it takes to think past it Jen's district is a gerrymandered mix of three very different North Carolina communities sharing one representative. She's running on economic justice, a living wage, expanded Medicaid, and public education funding. Learn more, volunteer, or donate: https://JenWilesNCHouse.com 🎙 Breaking the Meta is an independent podcast giving every district a voice — the grassroots candidates mainstream media overlooks. We interview candidates across all 50 states so voters can hear them in their own words. 👉 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@breakingthemeta-podcast 👉 Share this with someone voting in North Carolina in 2026 #NCHouseDistrict75 #NCPolitics #JenWiles #BreakingTheMeta #NC2026

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    Steve Merrill Wants to Put Utah's Working Class First

    Steve Merrill is running for Congress in Utah's 3rd District — a district bigger than 19 states — on a platform of uniting working communities and restoring real accountability. No corporate PACs. No curated tele-town halls. Just a database programmer, a husband, and a dad who decided politics wasn't going to ignore him. In this episode of Breaking the Meta, host Mike Winson sits down with Steve Merrill, Democratic candidate for Utah's 3rd Congressional District, to talk about what it actually takes to represent 60% of a state — and why the people in it have been ignored for too long. Steve covers: Why Utah's redistricting changed the map — and why CD-3 now stretches across farmers, ranchers, mining towns, the Navajo Nation, and national parks How tariffs gutted coal, oil, and iron mining communities ("It doesn't matter how much stuff costs — they lost their job") Rural hospitals shutting down, leaving residents 4 hours from emergency care What real accountability looks like — and why tele-town halls with eight curated questions don't count The moment in 2016 that pulled him into politics (his stepson, the day after the election) Why he wants the U.S. to join the International Criminal Court Ending the AUMF, clawing back Congressional war powers, and putting guardrails on executive orders Citizens United, APAC, Elon Musk's $250M, and the case for publicly funded campaigns What he'd do on day one in Congress — starting with SNAP and Medicaid If you've been looking for candidates who aren't taking corporate PAC money, who want to be held accountable, and who are running to fix problems we've been screaming about for decades — this is the series. Support Steve: 🌐 votethe4merrill.com 🌐 voteforme.us 📱 Socials: @vote4merrill Support the show: 👍 Like, subscribe, and share — it's the cheapest way to help candidates without millions of dollars get seen. 🔔 Subscribe for more interviews with grassroots candidates the mainstream won't cover About Breaking the Meta: Breaking the Meta is about having hard conversations when necessary, fighting to break the status quo, and the idea that all people — no matter your race, religion, gender, or identity — deserve rights, respect, dignity, and safety. #SteveMerrill #UtahPolitics #Congress2026 #BreakingTheMeta

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    Marine Veteran Takes On Texas's Most Extreme Senator

    Marine Corps veteran Keenen Colbert is running for Texas State Senate District 2 — and he's taking on one of the most extreme Republicans in the state legislature, incumbent Sen. Bob Hall. In this interview, Keenen lays out why he entered the race when no one else would, what accountability actually looks like, and why he refuses to take PAC money or ask anyone for their vote. Texas primary voting is already underway. If you live in SD-2 — Kaufman, Navarro, Van Zandt, Collin, Ellis, or eastern Dallas County — this one matters now, not in November. We talk about: • Why an 8-year Marine Mustang decided to run for office • What "no one is above the law" means at the state level • Rural Texas water rights vs. out-of-state data centers • The broadband gap pushing rural Texans out of the digital economy • Why the American Dream keeps getting pushed out of reach • How Colbert talks to Republicans — and why they keep applauding • His critique of his own party's messaging problem • Christian nationalism vs. actual Christianity • Why he says politics cares about you whether you care back or not 🗳️ LEARN MORE & SUPPORT KEENEN: Website: https://keenenforSD2.com 📺 SUBSCRIBE for more grassroots candidate interviews the mainstream press ignores #BreakingTheMeta is an independent podcast built on one idea: platforming the candidates mainstream media won't. No PAC money. No gatekeepers. Just real conversations with the people running to fix this. If this show is useful to you, the best thing you can do is share it. That's how grassroots candidates get visibility they can't buy.

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Welcome to Breaking The Meta, where we dive headfirst into the heart of difficult conversations. In a world filled with noise and division, we refuse to shy away from the tough topics. Whether it's politics, religion, or social issues, we confront the complexities with open minds and dialogue. Hosted by Mike Winson, each episode brings together diverse perspectives, fostering an environment where authenticity and empathy reign supreme. So grab a seat at the table, buckle up, and prepare to confront the issues that matter.

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    Mike Winson
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