Get Pod Local Podcast

Get Pod Local

We are an Elections and Political based Podcast. We get you ready for any election and help you understand what the hell is going on. getpodlocal.substack.com

  1. 17h ago

    Lift Every Voice And Sing

    Here is the GPL News Brief for July 3rd 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: McConnell “continues his recovery” a month after cardiac arrest emergency Trump’s $2B income in 2025 raises fresh questions about profiting off presidency Americans disgusted at Trump earning $1bn from crypto as president: ‘Obviously a grift’ Watchdog finds Secret Service missed 102 radio calls about gunman in 2024 Trump shooting Trump talks about his weight, JFK’s looks and largely forgets to read as he joins Usha Vance for her podcast Mayor Mamdani gives America 250 address from George Washington’s presidential desk Mamdani offers a contrast to Trump’s vision for America in a 250th anniversary address Zohran Mamdani rebukes Trumpism with pro-immigrant speech for US’s 250th birthday It’s the way he’s talking about immigrants…and she points to The Statue of Liberty that is for…….immigrants, for me. Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple YThe Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com

    3 min
  2. 1d ago

    Crumblin' Down

    Here is the GPL News Brief for July 2nd 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Mitch McConnell Was Reportedly Found Unconscious Last Month—What We Know About His Health Paramedics responded to a ‘cardiac arrest’ at Mitch McConnell’s home on day of hospitalization Former Olympian indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism WATCH: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces felony charge related to Reflecting Pool ‘Very aggressive’: CNN’s Katelyn Polantz stunned by charges against accused pool vandal Texas called for energy conservation Tuesday as extreme heat spiked electricity demand (From 2023) Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle Democrats accuse Trump-linked fundraisers of fraud over diverted donations for America’s anniversary Trump’s Freedom 250 stage falls apart while dancers rehearse on it — with one piece narrowly missing a performer Trump’s Freedom 250 Stage Appears to Break Apart During Rehearsal: Video Thierry Henry’s brutal 4-word response to Folarin Balogun’s USMNT red card VAR disaster USMNT into World Cup last 16 after beating Bosnia; Controversial red card clouds Balogun’s heroics The USA’s red card controversy explained and why the decision won’t be overturned Regardless of that insane red card, this was a great match. Proud of the USMNT.Onward to Belgium. Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple The Latest GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com

    3 min
  3. 2d ago

    No I In Threesome

    Here is the GPL News Brief for July 1st, 2026: Here Is Today’s Stories: Trump drops unintentionally risque ‘threesome’ quip about himself, his sons and nation’s top military honor Trump says Republicans will hold midterm convention in Dallas New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in sting on alleged child predators Netflix’s Skywalkers Couple Gets Engaged, Arrested Atop Empire State Building 2 people arrested after unfurling banner atop the Empire State Building’s antenna Greene ‘in talks’ to launch ‘true America-focused’ party We have one of those already, Margie. 👇🏽 Democratic socialist Melat Kiros topples a nearly 30-year incumbent to win Colorado House primary The Incumbent Democrats At Risk of Losing to Progressive Challengers ¿Y Si Sí? The World Cup Delivers Hope to Mexico Those are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally xx Jalon 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). Good News! We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple This Week’s GPL Podcast Episode Is Up! Watch it anywhere you listen / watch this podcast. 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com

    3 min
  4. Jun 22

    Ep 202: Stop Gaslighting Us

    Welcome to GPL’s Season 2 Episode 2! 👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). In This Episode… We are testing out a new format! There’s a lot of stuff happening in the world than elections (if you can imagine that). So while we rest up from this exhausting primary, let’s crash out on other things together! Yay! Citing Our Sources GPL News Starbucks South Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar How a Starbucks marketing stunt spiralled into mass boycotts in South Korea South Korea’s Starbucks to shut for staff history lesson after backlash Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial ‘Tank Day’ promotion Old Photos Evoke the Chaos of South Korea’s 1980 Unrest The Interview Jermaca for SDEC 33! We have sat down with Jermaca serveral times for our podcast and something keeps holding us back on posting them. The first one was pre election 2024 where we all sounded so…optimistic. By the time it would have dropped it would have been after the election. Then we chatted again right after the 2024 election, before she moved to DC to work for Rep. Julie Johnson (we have a bit of that convo in this episode.) Then we chatted during the last government shutdown. Right before the maps happened, the primary happened, and runoffs happened. We sprinkle in some of our older convos and then we catch Jermaca right before folks get a chance to vote for her. Like I said, life. 2026 Texas Democratic Convention Culture Corner Joey and her teens went to NYC at possibly the best time to ever be in NYC. New Yorkers Waited 53 Years for This. Time to Celebrate. In photos: The Knicks celebrate their first NBA championship in more than 50 years Messi, Haaland, Mbappé, Kane: Who will be the World Cup’s top scorer? Scotland fans descend on Boston for World Cup, bars struggling to keep up He’s Here. He’s There. He’s Every (redacted) where. He’s Mayor Mamdani Stock Is Going Up on Jalens/Jalons/Jaylins/Jaylons! Now. Where is my parade? Bella DeCosta Green The Morgan Library and Museum The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely Crash Out Corner Please stop trying to convince us Don Snoreleon is not sleeping everywhere. Please. We see him sleeping. In front of y’all. Thanks to everyone who has subscribed and listened to our podcast! Joey + Jalon xo We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes. Subscribe and leave a review for us! Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple 👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com

    58 min
  5. 12/04/2025

    Get Pod Local Presents: Season Two - Officially!

    Welcome to Get Pod Local Presents: Season Two — For the Love of Democracy WATCH on Youtube!LISTEN on Apple! This season we’re talking to folks who were ready to fight right after November 5th, 2024 AND are still very much fighting. Thank God. What The F*ck Do We Do Now? In December of 2024 we sat down with some of our favorites and asked them, what now?! We didn’t know what to do next, for this podcast, the country, and just in life — so we asked some experts. We were definitely part of the 3am club on November 6th, 2024. Cried the next day, while we were at our real jobs. But we knew we needed to do something…anything. We called up some of our friends to check in, catch up, and plot for the future. Which Brings Us To Now We’ve had a year of this administration — and in a word, it’s CHAOS. Read: Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion. (gift article) Because it is chaos, we started doing weekly newsletters to help us and our friends keep up, keep track, and not get lost in the sauce. Cause there is a LOT of sauce to get lost in. Purposely. Read: The Mafia Presidency But just like during election seasons, we got you. Keep rocking with us, cause we’re gonna keep rocking with you. Let’s Dive In More In-Depth On This Episode We sat down with Kendall Scudder right before he announced he was running for the Chair and then almost a whole year after — right before our elections in November. AND before he became a father! What a big difference a year makes. What Got Us Thinking There are so many Precinct Chairs open in the State of Texas. Interested? You’re in luck! Joey Cade is our resident Precinct Chair, and she knows everything you need to know to fill a seat. Over 1/2 of our seats are vacant. We can’t run at our highest level, with empty positions. Deadline is soon though, so if you’re thinking about it….holla! What To Read After Listening / Watching This Episode? Read: The Economic Bill of Rights What We’re Watching Yep. That’s our friend and Chairman right there! That’s this week’s episode! We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free! We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all next week! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globally Your Moment Of Zen 👉🏽 This podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). We’re Also On Youtube! We also post these on our Youtube Channel! Not with my face, but still, it’s cute! Other GPL Goodies Get Pod Local: The Podcast (Season 2!) with Joey and Jalon Joey and Jalon sit down with Politicians, Community Leaders, and movers and shakers making a difference. And almost every episode, the Dallas Mayor catches a stray. He deserves it. It’s fine. New episodes every Thursday. GPL Presents: New Newsletter with Jalon Nichols Every week, Jalon catches you up on what is going on out here, who is doing it, how does that impact your everyday life, and what everyone is saying about. We are based in Texas, so we have a lot of Texas news, but we cover the whole wide world. There is a LOT of stuff going on everyday, and no one can keep up with it all, but we attempt to….for you. (Clap for us). GPL Presents: Organizers Corner w/ Joey Cade Every Sunday night, Joey Cade, our Resident Precinct Chair, lays out our Call To Actions for the week. Because knowing what’s going on is one thing. But doing something about it is another. Let’s do both! GPL Presents: Water Cooler with Jalon and Joey Every morning, Jalon D’na and Joey Cade check in and talk about something we read or saw on slack. Videos drop every Thursday! GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon Nichols Everyday, Jalon reads you the headlines of the day — just to keep you in the know. Think NPR at the top of each hour, with a lot of shade some jokes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com

    1h 9m
  6. 10/20/2025 ·  Bonus

    Special Election 2025 Episode!

    Welcome to a special 2025 Election Episode! WATCH on Youtube!LISTEN on Apple! All of our newsletters and podcasts iare free, but if you’d like, please buy us some coffee. Really Jalon. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously). In This Episode… We breakdown all 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments and how we’re voting and why. All 17 Constitutional Amendments were put on the ballot by the Texas GOP — the same ones who pushed through the racist gerrymandered voting maps. Yep. Them…so when in doubt, vote no. They are always up to no good. And we know these aren’t sexy, but these will dictate how they spend YOUR money. So put some lipstick on them, squint your eyes, and make them sexy, Babies! They are hoping you won’t care / won’t remember / and won’t vote so they can take your money and run. But we love you too much to let them do that. Don’t let the Ultra Rich steal more of your money! These are our recommendations: These are our recommendations. The worst are Props 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, and 15. Please encourage everyone you know to vote NO on these. [Progressives across the board agree with these for NO] Other Texas Voter’s Guides: * Dallas County Dems Guide * The progressive Legislative Study Group’s guide / this is their printable resource * Lone Star Left’s Guide * Dem party of Bexar County’s Guide * SAAVETX Guide * Progress TX Guide * Texas Young Dems Guide * DFW Urban League Young Professionals * Rep Collier’s Guide * Official Texas Secretary of State Language * Texas Progressive Caucus * Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos Read: Your guide to all of Texas’ proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this November Texas Election Dates * First day / BEST day to vote: Monday, October 20th * Early Voting / EASY voting: Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 31 * Weekend voting / Vote with friends: Sat, October 25 and Sun, October 26 * Last chance to Early Vote: Friday, October 31 - Halloween! * ELECTION DAY / LAST CHANCE to VOTE: Tuesday, November 4th * Dallas Democrats’ Election Site * Shareable, multi-language, nonpartisan election info from League of Women Voters * In Dallas, TX, get info from our local election site DallasCountyVotes.org * Early voting centers list * Election day voting centers list It’s Not Just Texas Who’s Voting! Other Elections Across the Country: 2025 Election Calendar * Colorado * New Jersey * Virginia * California * Maine * Texas * 17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know. * Beyond the 17 Amendments * Houston has a special election for their 18th district to finally fill Rep. Sylvester Turners seat. * We do not live in Houston but Joey Cade and I recommend these two candidates: * Jolanda Jones * Christian Menefee * Other Texas Measures / Elections Mayoral Races Boston Mayor Detroit Mayor Minneapolis Mayor New York City Mayor Cincinnati Mayor * This is a race to watch as the Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval is running against JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman. Pittsburgh Mayor Wait, did Jalon say they stole HER land… Not just MY land… Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas What are we watching / listening to… What are we reading… The Unfinished Revolution That’s it for this episode / election guide! Thanks for listening and subscribing...and sharing!!! AND for voting early! Thanks to everyone who has subscribed and listened to our podcast! Joey + Jalon xo We keep up with all the news and policy for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet? Talk to y’all again soon! 🚫🤴 Get Pod Local. Where we start Locally while thinking Globally. Other GPL Goodies GPL Presents: New Newsletter with Jalon Nichols Every week, Jalon catches you up on what is going on out here, who is doing it, how does that impact your everyday life, and what everyone is saying about. We are based in Texas, so we have a lot of Texas news, but we cover the whole wide world. There is a LOT of stuff going on everyday, and no one can keep up with it all, but we attempt to….for you. (Clap for us). GPL Presents: Organizers Corner w/ Joey Cade Every Sunday night, Joey Cade, our Resident Precinct Chair, lays out our Call To Actions for the week. Because knowing what’s going on is one thing. But doing something about it is another. Let’s do both! GPL Presents: Water Cooler with Jalon and Joey Every morning, Jalon D’na and Joey Cade check in and talk about something we read or saw on slack. Click below to sign up for that daily newsletter! GPL Presents: Daily Briefs with Jalon Nichols Everyday, Jalon reads you the headlines of the day — just to keep you in the know. Think NPR at the top of each hour, with a lot of shade some jokes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit getpodlocal.substack.com

    17 min

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We are an Elections and Political based Podcast. We get you ready for any election and help you understand what the hell is going on. getpodlocal.substack.com