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Get smarter about Virginia politics every week with Journalist Michael Lee Pope and Strategic Consultant Thomas Bowman so you can engage like a political insider.

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37:07

Mary Garner McGehee: A New Bold Dominion

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2024/08/22

SPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Michael is joined by Mary Garner McGehee, audio producer for the Virginia Audio Collective and the new host of Bold Dominion, our longtime sister show. They discuss the revamped explainer for state politics, including episodes on Virginia's recycling, minimum wage, and other state politics topics that often fly beneath the radar.

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44:15

Golden Silence, At-Risk Students, and Prison Pell Grants

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2024/08/19

SPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:The tradition in Virginia politics for many years was for state Democrats to remain quiet about national Democrats they did not like and didn’t want to vote for. Now things are much more explicit--and some experts are predicting more Never Trump Republicans will emerge in Virginia.For years, schools identified how many students lived in poverty by taking a look at who received

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51:18

Susanna Gibson and Kelly McBride: Leaks, Hacks, and...

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2024/08/15

SPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Michael and Lauren are joined by former candidate Susanna Gibson and the Poynter Institute's Kelly McBride to discuss the recent hacked information regarding Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance, the Washington Post story detailing explicit videos of Susanna, and how those stories relate to other instances of leaks and hacks through the evolving media landscape.

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46:07

Unwelcome Visitor, Data Cold Storage, Unintelligent AI

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2024/08/12

SPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:When the House of Delegate unanimously approved the appointment of Lindsey Burke to the George Mason University board of visitors, members of the General Assembly did not know that she would later play a prominent role in Project 2025. That’s the conservative think-tank plan to reshape the federal government’s functions and benefits. Now Speaker of the House Don Scott is

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37:58

Hot Ones with Michael Phillips and Graham Moomaw

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2024/08/08

SPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThe Richmonder: https://richmonder.orgThis week we are joined by the founder of the Richmonder and one of his new star reporters, Michael Phillips and Graham Moomaw. They explain what they hope to accomplish with the launch of the new site on Sept. 9, and they'll also share some thoughts about hot sauce.

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46:43

Progressive Prosecutors, Illegal Skill Games, and...

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2024/08/05

SPONSOR:The Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:In a 2019 memoir, Kamala Harris described herself as a "progressive prosecutor.” But many criminal justice reform advocates aren't so sure about her record, which includes prosecuting parents when their students were truant and notifying immigration authorities when undocumented juveniles were charged with felonies.Trump Force 47 is the name of the Republican get-out-the-vote

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28:18

Jon Baliles: The Richmond Mayor Race

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2024/08/01

SPONSOR:Richmond ForumLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg Media Jon Baliles (former Richmond City Councilman, advisor to Mayors Wilder and Stoney, and author of RVA 5x5 Substack) joins Michael to discuss the candidates for Richmond's mayoral election, which has a unique structure that requires the winning candidate to win 5 of 9 districts to avoid a runoff.

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45:20

Relaunching the Campaign, Data Center Spike, and...

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2024/07/29

LINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:Before Joe Biden dropped out of the race for president, several polls took a look at how Kamala Harris would do against Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup in Virginia. Mark Rozell of the Schar School says any Democrat running against Trump would probably fare as well as Biden if not marginally better. And, he says, that could win the election.Northern Virginia has long been the global capital of

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45:44

Nathan Moore: A Deep Dive on Appalachian Radio

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2024/07/25

LINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg Media Friend of the show Nathan Moore (station manager of WTJU Charlottesville and writer of Apple Atchin Radio) joins Michael to discuss his tour of community radio stations in Appalachia; the importance of trust and community bonds to the public radio model, and what VP nominee J.D. Vance gets wrong about the area.

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65:00

Biden Drop Out, Crime Is Down, and the Price of Eggs

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2024/07/22

LINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and throwing the presidential race into total chaos. We have no precedent for this because nothing like this has ever happened. How are Virginia politicians responding?According to the latest FBI data, crime is down across the country. Here in Virginia, crime spiked in the early 1990s and has been steadily going

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49:47

Jeff Ryer: Breaking Down the Republican National...

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2024/07/18

LINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThe guest for this episode is a delegate to the Republican convention in Wisconsin. He is a member of the platform committee, and he's the chairman of the First Congressional District Republican Committee -- Jeff Ryer. He joins us to give us an inside look at what's happening in the Virginia delegation and give us a sense as to how Republicans are feeling about the election heading into the fall campaign season.

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47:09

Recounting the Fifth, the Opioid Crisis, and Jennifer...

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2024/07/15

LINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:If you're looking for an example of a recount that changed the results of an election, you'll have to go all the way back to Indiana, 1985. Here in Virginia, recounts have been conducted in three congressional elections since 1967, and none of them changed the outcome--but Bob Good in the 5th District is pushing for one anyway.With the aid of AI, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton has regaied her voice;

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63:37

Marian van Landingham: Celebrating Alexandria's...

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2024/07/11

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Michael is joined by an Alexandria legend, former Delegate Marian van Landingham; who served in the General Assembly for twenty-four years and spearheaded the transformation of Alexandria's Torpedo Factory from military storage into a world-famous art center.

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51:42

Virtual Quorum, Cocktails to Go, and Protecting Gay...

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2024/07/08

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsIN THE NEWS:From the UVA Board of Visitors to the Virginia Potato Board, open records laws have requirements for what qualifies as a public meeting. Now those requirements are shifting online for state agencies, regional bodies and local advisory commissions. Public bodies that were once allowed to conduct 25 percent of their meetings virtually are now able to conduct 50 percent of those

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56:50

Leslie Mehta, Gloria Witt, and Karen Baker: ...

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2024/07/04

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Michael and Lauren are joined by three Democratic Congressional candidates running in deeply Republican districts: Leslie Mehta, running in the 1st against Rob Wittman; Gloria Witt, running against John McGuire in the 5th District; and Karen Baker, who is challenging Morgan Griffith in the 9th.

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59:17

Debate Freakout, Veteran Lobbying, and Youngkin...

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2024/07/01

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsWith Michael off, WTVR's Cameron Thompson joins Lauren to break down the week's headlines...IN THE NEWS:"If we finally beat Medicare"--that was one of the incomprehensible, raspy incoherent whispers of a feeble president during a televised debate last week, prompting calls by media outlets for the Democrats to dump Biden and put somebody else on the ticket. Over the weekend, the Pod Virginia

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40:44

Special Debate Edition: Buy, Sell, or Hold with...

Pod Virginia ·

2024/06/29

On this special edition live-to-tape game show, Michael sits down with Delegate Alfonso Lopez, Delegate Marcus Simon, and Delegate Cia Price to to get their reactions to a variety of topics, including President Biden's debate performance, mute buttons, message discipline, bowties, and urban legends surrounding the Washington statue in Richmond.SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg Media

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40:56

Alex Goyette and Jason Schwartz: The Successful...

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2024/06/27

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Alex Goyette of the Alexandria YIMBYs ("yes in my backyard"-s) and Jason Schwartz of the Arlington YIMBYs join Michael to talk about recent primary victories in both cities for candidates that their groups sponsored--in general, a strong showing for candidates who supported "Zoning for Housing/Housing for All" reform and the end of exclusionary single-family zoning. They break down those races, the argument

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42:18

Trump and Virginia, Good vs McGuire, and VMSDEP Chaos

Pod Virginia ·

2024/06/24

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaCheck out Black Virginia NewsWith Michael off, WTVR's Cameron Thompson joins Lauren to break down the week's headlines...IN THE NEWS:Good vs McGuire: The 5th District Republican primary is still too close to call and likely headed for a recount--though McGuire likely leads by about 300 votes. Still, Congressman Good is already casting doubts about election integrity.Trump Time: Former President Trump featured heavily in

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23:30

Sam Shirazi: Breaking Down the 2024 Primaries

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2024/06/20

SPONSOR:Burn the PageLINKS:Pod Virginia | PatreonLearn more about Jackleg MediaThis week, Pod Virginia favorite Sam Shirazi joins Lauren to break down this week's primary results across Virginia, including victories from Democrat Suhas Subramanyam's in the 10th District, Republican Hung Cao in the Senate primary, and the still-close race in the 5th Congressional District between Republicans Bob Good and John McGuire. What can we expect from these matchups heading into the November general

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