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Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson

Kimberley A. Johnson

Hosted by blogger and author Kimberley A. Johnson.'Start Me Up' isn't just any other podcast. I'm willing to call BS when I see it and I don't care if it's coming from a rightwinger or a self-professed bleedingheart liberal. I'm not always politically correct and I'm a huge fan of loose talk and salty language. Sarcasm is guaranteed and political correctness will be at a minimum. This podcast is for anyone who wants to listen to compelling conversations with a variety

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59:44

Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2023/01/17

Sarah returns! Topics: Chaotic GOP in disarray for the next two years; smoking is once again allowed in offices in the Capitol; the"freedom caucus" are domestic terrorists; 2 Dems kept us from passing voting rights and a rant on the men who expect women to RT them with no ask or even a friendly hello. All that and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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74:32

Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2023/01/12

Amanda is back and our thing! We are both talkers! Topics: COVID and the variants (sounds like a band-haha); lottery over $1 billion; Garland is taking a LONG time; (white) women make YouTube videos of themselves "Extreme Cleaning." Amanda and I talk about how that holds up the patriarchy and lots more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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74:09

Start Me Up: Bob Cesca

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2023/01/10

Bob Cesca (my boyfriend) is back! We asked YOU to tell us your assumptions about us as a couple and we responded to your replies. Find out why refrigerators are so important to us and what inspires us about each other. Lots of fun and no politics (kinda). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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60:41

Start Me Up: Mary Trump

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2023/01/05

The wonderful and glorious Mary Trump is back for the first Start Me Up podcast of 2023! Topics: Republicans in disarray (McCarthy loses 8th vote for House Speaker while we chatted); 2024 Election Season will be a madhouse; we both agree indictments are coming; Mary doesn't trust Garland but is happy Jack Smith is on the job; new social media sites on the horizon and so much more. Mary also offered up what we have to be hopeful about. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy

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74:53

Start Me Up: Rick Shew

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/12/15

The last Start Me Up podcast of the year! Rick Shew is my guest. He's a podcaster, an actor, a liberal, and a cool dude! His pods: @FriendsWorkPod & @barstoolpod. We chatted about movies, guilty pleasure shows, acting/actors. We also talked about possible indictments and what the 2024 presidential cast of candidate characters will look like and how it will impact Donald's future. Because it's the last show of the year, we kept it light. Advertising Inquiries:

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62:16

Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/12/13

Jody is back and we do our thing! Politics, of course, and fun stuff, too! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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47:47

Start Me Up: Greg Olear

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/12/08

Greg Olear is back and we talked about all the things: DeSantis has no charisma, Rupert Murdoch has turned on Trump; Trump is the GOP's biggest loser; Greg weighs in on Jack Smith and his confidence on the whole DOJ process; Elon is a menace and so much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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37:13

Start Me Up: Fred Wellman

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/12/06

Fred Wellman is a Pro-Democracy advocate and a political consultant. He's an Army combat veteran. Host of the On Democracy podcast He's the co-founder of the Beer Hall Project and he's a senior advisor to Voters of Tomorrow. Topics: Donald Trump, the GOP, and Trumpism; Donald's legal problems as well as his big mouth just might get him jail time; the threat posed by chaos agents Milo, Ye and Elon and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out:

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60:04

Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/29

Jared is a political analyst and author. His latest book, THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS, comes out in January. Topics: antisemitism and toxic conspiracy theories have been a central component of Conservatism from the start; why Jared feels a positive change is taking place; why Milo, Ye and Elon are dangerous; despite the US not wanting to prosecute a former POTUS, Trump is making it impossible for them not to, and why 2024 offers some real hope for

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65:18

Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/22

Sarah Wood returns! Topics: GOP is doubling down on hate; Trump is running for POTUS but GOP is rejecting him; the infighting on the right is something to watch; Elon is a chaos agent; and living in an openly bigoted America is deadly! But Sarah and I still managed to have a great chat and we wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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31:33

Start Me Up: Gen Z Activist Victor Shi

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/15

Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, former White House Intern, Strategy Director for Voters Tomorrow, and co-host of the iGen Politics Podcast. He's a writer, speaker, organizer, and activist. Topics: GenZ showed up and helped Democrats have a historic midterm turnout; why the youth vote will continue to gain steam; GOP is selling a dystopian future and the younger generation is not buying it; the feud between Donald and DeSantis and how indictments will affect 2024

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70:51

Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/10

Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. Topics: There was no "red wave" and traditional pundits got it wrong (and aren't admitting it); Bouzy's predictions came to pass (for the most part); Trump extremists lost and GOP leadership, as well as Rupert Murdoch, is turning on him; who might be the GOP

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52:05

Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter - Election Day

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/08

It's Election Day and Cliff Schecter joins me again! Topics: GOP is threatening Civil War if they lose, Elon continues to kill Twitter, Mastodon; more the new site I keep teasing; midterm predictions and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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62:38

Start Me Up: Jay Arnold

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/03

Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: early voting numbers are good for Democrats; Elon is a jerk; the blue check scandal rages on -- and why those badges matter; the fate of social media and pop-culture fun stuff! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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34:54

Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/11/01

Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She's a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance. Topics: Allison's infamous White House visit; killing Roe will bite the GOP in the ass next Tuesday...youth, women, conservative women--and AG makes a prediction; Donald indictments likely in a month or so; the deplorable GOP response to Paul Pelosi in the ICU after being assaulted

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60:58

Start Me Up: The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/10/27

Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine is a woman of many talents. Her memoir "All I Ever Wanted" is a fantastic view into her life as a young girl who dreamed of being in a successful rock band and seeing that dream come true. Her writing is raw, real, and very relatable. She talks about her relationship with her mom, her choice to have abortions (at critical times in her life), and how being in the Go-Go's gave her a sense of family as well as a whole lotta fun and drama. Kathy is cool,

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77:33

Start Me Up: Scully - Iranian/American Attorney

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/10/25

She goes by "Scully" on Twitter and her bio reads "Passionate lawyer focused on the Rule of Law & stopping the authoritarianization of the United States." She's an Iranian/American attorney and a big part of our focus was on the women's movement happening right now in Iran. Scully explains how important it is to amplify the truth of what's going on, how the right is using it to spread disinformation, and why it's important for allies to not only stand up with but

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43:42

Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/10/20

Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New Policy Institute, a liberal think tank and advocacy group based in Washington DC. Topics: New voting data is very encouraging and offers Democrats some hope and legit optimism for a successful 2022. Simon makes it clear this election will be close and that nothing can be taken for granted, but the numbers we're seeing in key battleground

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57:41

Start Me Up: Democrats Abroad - Kat Cary

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/10/18

Kat Cary is an American ex-pat who lives in Scotland and she's part of Democrats Abroad. We talked about the importance of ex-pats participating in American elections, what people from other countries think of Americans, and Kat filled us in on the Global Women's Caucus--an arm of Dems Abroad. It was a very interesting chat! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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50:30

Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2022/10/11

The lovely and talented Sarah Wood returns! Sarah explains why she's optimistic about November; we discussed the docudrama: Dahmer, and then we talked about the batshit crazy, fascist GOP. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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