Podcast Category: Politics
Emanuel Franklin Jr. – Father of Desmond Franklin
A few weeks ago I assisted the People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland in setting up and conducting an interview with Emanuel Franklin, father of Desmond Franklin. On April 9, 2020, plain clothed Cleveland Police officer Jose Garcia, badge #2168 shot and killed Desmond. Garcia drove in an unmarked car, fired five shots into…
Cuyahoga County Ballot Panel Discussion
BZ Douglas moderates a panel discussion with local activists about who they’re voting for up and down the Cuyahoga County ballot, and how they feel about their choices. Panelists: Mariah Crenshaw – Chasing Justice, LLC Kareem Henton – Black Lives Matter Cleveland Keith Wilson – Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus
Mariah Crenshaw – Chasing Justice, LLC
Today’s episode contains bombshell revelations that have the potential to shake Ohio law enforcement to its core. My guest is Mariah Crenshaw of Chasing Justice LLC. According to her research, a significant portion of officers in the state (“40-60%” in her opinion), are currently operating while designated as “cease function” according to Ohio Revised Code…
Tim Tolka – Author, “Blue Mafia”
Today my guest is Tim Tolka, author of Blue Mafia, which is best described by the closing line of the first chapter: “This is the story of two police departments, their turbulent relationship with the local community, and how a ‘crazy’ lawyer risked everything to bring in a higher authority.” Blue Mafia has many lessons…
A People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland
Today I am interviewing members of the People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland. I first learned of them while covering a Black Lives Matter Cleveland “Defund the Police” protest on the fourth of July, where volunteer Emily Forsee spoke about the importance of documenting police brutality. In this episode I’ll be speaking with Emily…
Kareem Henton – Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Cleveland
Kareem Henton joins me today to discuss what first roused him to activism, how BLM functions as an organization nationally and locally, and what his greatest hopes and fears are for the outcome of this national protest movement. BLMCLE: https://www.facebook.com/BLM216/ https://www.paypal.me/blmcle Other orgs that need support: The Bail Project Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition Northeast Ohio…
The War On Everyone by Robert Evans – Chapters 4-7
The podcast will be returning in September, but I wanted to share the new audiobook “The War on Everyone” by former guest, journalist Robert Evans. This is the second half, Chapters 1-3 are in the previous episode. Robert is the host of one of my favorite podcasts, “Behind The Bastards”, where he profiles some of…
The War On Everyone by Robert Evans – Chapters 1-3
The podcast will be returning in September, but I wanted to share the new audiobook “The War on Everyone” by former guest, journalist Robert Evans. Robert is the host of one of my favorite podcasts, “Behind The Bastards”, where he profiles some of the worst people in history. The work he has done to catalog…
Jane Arnoff Logsdon – Stand Up to Trump CLE Organizer
On today’s episode, at the top I announce a brief break from the show, and some state of the podcast reflections as the show nears its first anniversary. There may be a surprise episode or two, but no regularly scheduled music until September. Today’s guest is Jane Arnoff Logsdon. I met Jane randomly last year…
Lulu Friesdat – Election Security Journalist
Lulu is an Emmy award-winning journalist and filmmaker whose election security investigations have received over 4 million views on Now This. They’ve also resulted in a top Florida election official’s conduct being declared illegal, and voting machines in Wisconsin being decertified. Her work has been featured on Politico, MSN.com, the Young Turks, The Hollywood Reporter,…
Michael Dylan Brennan – Mayor of University Heights
This may have been the most difficult interview I’ve ever had to edit, which is a direct result of the fact that it was one of the easiest interviews I’ve ever conducted with a total stranger. I did my best to whittle down our five hour conversation, but there was no way this episode wasn’t…
Steve Holecko – Political Director CCPC
Today my guest is Steve Holecko, Political Director of the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus or CCPC for short. This is by far the longest episode I have released, so I will keep the introduction short. As the seemingly endless marathon that is the 2020 democratic primary gets underway and starts to take up all the…