We Don't Talk About P-word: Recent Episodes
Jerry Norman
Let’s talk politics. No, not the R versus D bullshit that upsets Thanksgiving and causes us to disown our uncles. Let’s talk about the REAL state of politics. Let’s talk about the backstabbing, the partisan squabbling, and of course the propaganda. Let’s talk about what’s going on behind the curtain.
What I am offering is a less technical view of politics, one that I hope is more easily digested. Whether you believe in everything I say or not isn't the point. What I want is for everyone that hears my podcast to think.
Before we break for the holidays we discuss a major issue facing America today. How does it affect the future of America? Can we muster the will to hold our political elites accountable?
This week we take the R and the D out of climate change. We discuss the relationship between the People, climate change, and national security.
This week we look at a modern problem through a historical lens. What are the costs of war and how do we keep it off our doorstep?
This week we conclude our series of chats about what's the matter with our government. We talk term limits, voting, primaries, and PACs.
We conclude our conversation on what's the matter with the Presidency. Today's focus is on the power that comes with the office. How much is too much and how do we bring balance back to our system of checks and balances?
We continue to explore what's the matter with our government, discussing the executive branch. How do we bring balance to our government? Elect independent presidents.
What's the matter with our government? This week we begin to discuss the executive branch. This is how we bring balance back to our government.
This week we continue to explore: What's the matter with our government? Today's focus? The Senate.
What's the matter with our government? It's not a loaded question. Today we begin to take a look at this very question.
How do we maintain the balance needed for democracy to thrive? How do we keep the parties in check to protect our government? It is up to We the People.
Have you ever wondered how the Labor Day holiday came into existence? What events led to its creation? What exactly does it commemorate?
Today marks the end of our commemoration of Hawaii's path to statehood. Hawaii claims its star.
Was the annexation of Hawaii Constitutional? Today we cover the time from Republic to Territory. Hear about the Queen's stay in Washington DC and the losing fight to save her Kingdom.
Today the kingdom falls. Join me as we continue to commemorate Hawaii's path to statehood.
We continue our commemoration of our 50th state's path to statehood. Get to know Hawaii's last king.
Today we take Hawaii through the American Civil War and elect two Hawaiian kings. Join us as we continue our commemoration of our 50th state's path to statehood.
We continue our commemoration of the 64th anniversary of Hawaii's statehood. Today we see the early days of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Today we start a special series commemorating the sixty-fourth anniversary of Hawaii's statehood. Learn the story of how Hawaii went from island nation to our 50th state,
Today we wrap up our first season with a look back. I go through what we've talked about this season and where we go from here. We talk the People, their Power, and those that covet it.
Sometimes we take for granted what people know about our government. This week we explore the legislative branch,
The grind continues as we discuss step two in reclaiming the People's Power. We discuss amendments and what's needed to put corporations in their place. Amend it!
The Constitution is a living document. The only way to protect the People's power is to breathe life back into it. We must remind our representatives that they are servants, not rulers. We must demand amendments to strengthen the People's rights.
Why does it feel like the People's rights are constantly under attack? Maybe it has to do with the fact that it's been thirty years since Congress protected the People's rights with an amendment.
Why would they ignore their responsibility to the People? Maybe it's because corporate elites pay them too.
Corporations are not our friends, privatization is a scam and other truths.
We must stop letting those who value profit over People from having a guiding hand in laws and regulations. We must take our power back from corporate elites and their crony politicians.
We the People are the last bastion standing against corporate-dominated feudalism.
If there is anything you can count on it's death and taxes. Today I show you that the greed of corporations should be included with those two. Corporate interests have been trying to gain control since the earliest days of our Republic's struggle.
Can't be bothered to spend an hour or more listening to the President tell us the state of our union? Don't want to hear the partisan spin and propaganda of the two parties? Never fear! I break down last week's State of the Union address and give you a little history in under 3o minutes!
Classified documents taken home? Found in the garage? Is it that big of a deal? Why does it matter where they were found? How does it affect me?
Why is there a failure of information security at the highest levels of government?
Let's talk about the unfolding drama that is Document-gate.
Wondering what's going on with the debt ceiling? Wondering what the debt ceiling is? Wondering why it should matter to you? Today we discuss the debt ceiling and what it means to us and the world.
We are all in this together. No matter how different our lives may seem we all suffer from the same problem—a dysfunctional government controlled by money and partisan politics.
We the People can only succeed together. Don't let the propaganda fool you. No one owns patriotism.
After 246 years Thomas Paine still speaks to us today. Will we listen? The cause of democracy is the cause of all mankind. We must put aside our differences and unite or risk losing our Republic.
Today we discuss the role of religion in politics. We look at how religion is perverted to support a political agenda.
Do we live in a democracy? Are we heading for a corporatocracy? What is Communism? Socialism? Today, we discuss governments. I challenge what you know and more importantly what you think you do.
What happened in this year's midterm elections? What does it mean for politics and what does it tell us about the electorate? Why was there no red wave? What is a red wave?
Find these answers and more in today's episode.
Thanksgiving is a day of both thanks and reflection. The story of Thanksgiving is emblematic of American politics. It foreshadows the political relations with Indigenous Peoples throughout our history. Today we examine the first Thanksgiving and the events that followed. We get a better understanding of how it went from an obscure event to a national holiday.
There is still much more to understand about what is wrong with our political system. But today, I give you a little taste of solutions. Today we begin to explore what's necessary to reclaim our Republic for the People. We examine the first step to ending the corporate coup taking over America.
As election day dawns we must exercise our most solemn duty as American citizens with the reverence that it deserves. We must understand the candidates before us and cast an educated vote.
Today we begin to discuss the enemies of the People-the enemies of the Constitution. We begin to unravel the Corporate Political Agenda and what it means for We the People.
Today we continue our discussion of American Values by examining and discussing the preamble to the Constitution. We talk about what it meant to Americans then and what it means to Americans now.
Today we begin the discussion of American Values. What they are and where to find them.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of We Don't Talk About P-word. Today I introduce myself and give you a little teaser for what's to come.