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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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Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2024/11/14

Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.Topics: Christopher makes a compelling argument on why he feels the 2024 election was not rigged; Chris also talks about what went wrong with his (and others') optimistic electoral predictions): who can we trust to deliver the news; how we resist now; Xwitter is finally dying, and I share where I am emotionally. Today's show is a bit

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Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton

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2024/11/04

Steph is BACK for Election EveSteph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and we had an incredibly uplifting conversation about why there's so much to be optimistic about. She knocked on doors in Nevada and what she experienced was very positive. I detail why Florida is in play, and we both talk about how effective the DNC and the Harris campaign have been. If you're freaking out, listen to us. I promise you will feel better. Plus, we ALWAYS have fun!Advertising

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2024/10/24

D. Earl Stephens is the author of "Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump's Very Important Letters." He's the former managing editor of Stars & Stripes, a Navy vet, and a prolific writer.Topics: With a little over a week away from Election Day, Earl and I weigh in on what we think the results will be and we specifically talk about Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin; will Gen Z show up this year; Trump and MAGA Republicans are embracing Hitler's ideology; Trump is

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57:27

Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner

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2024/10/17

Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator & host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world's biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.Topics: Trump's campaign is in freefall, he had a disastrous Town Hall in PA earlier this week and a disastrous Univision Town Hall with Latino voters while Harris is nailing every media appearance, including an

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72:55

Start Me Up: D. Knight

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2024/10/10

D. Knight is the host of the Pardon the Insurrection Podcast.Topics: We discuss the idea of a possible silent majority: will there be massive support for Harris that isn't being measured, or is the race as close as legacy media tells us? Independent media is on the rise; The Harris campaign messaging is what Democratic voters have been waiting to see; talking with MAGA relatives and much more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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27:28

Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer

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2024/10/03

Democratic Strategist Rachel Bitocofer is back. She's the author of Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game.Topics: What Democrats are getting right in their messaging and how they can improve; the importance of down-ballot voting AND messaging; how the latest Jack Smith filing could affect the election; Donald Trump's rhetoric is increasingly more dangerous as Harris rises in the polls; how important the VP debate was and what you can do

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53:18

Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem

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2024/09/26

Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He's a political analyst for Salon and hosts the "Just Ask The Question" podcast.Topics: Brian weighs in on Harris doing more interviews; the Harris campaign has the momentum, Trump is desperate and begging for money; the Olivia Nuzzi scandal is about journalistic integrity and not about an affair; the Walz/Vance debate will be entertaining but will

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Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2024/09/12

Writer Sarah Wood is back!That wonderful, fabulous, historic presidential debate! We're still on a high and we celebrate all of the Harris goodness; Trump was humiliated on the world stage--in a way we've never witnessed--and from what we've seen of him to date, it's a good guess he'll spiral into an even more deplorable version of himself before this is all over; the Haitian pet rumor is already causing real-world damage; Sarah and I did our best to navigate what's happening

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70:56

Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton

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2024/09/03

Steph is BACK and we had SO MUCH FUN!Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and had the opportunity to go to the DNC this year. We had such an optimistic and hilarious conversation about Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, the future of American democracy and how good it feels to get back to hope and joy. I spill a little tea at the end...Such a fun show.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy

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2024/08/29

Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.Topics: Christopher has been accurately predicting elections for years--we discuss his latest electoral map, why he says Florida will flip, and why he believes Iowa and Ohio are in play; Trump's upcoming sentencing will likely do even more damage to his campaign; Democrats must win big because Republicans will challenge the close races--but Dems

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53:43

Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner

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2024/08/22

Ann Werner is my mom and the author of many books. Today, we discuss her trilogy about a global pandemic. Book one: The Melt. Book two The Augurs, and book three The Adepts was just released.After we chatted about her books, we dove right into politics; the amazing and very entertaining Democratic National Convention; Tim Walz is our real-life Ted Lasso; if we all vote, we will see a blue wave--maybe even a blue tsunami and why MAGA will likely fail at cheating--but don't get happy!Advertising

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Start Me Up: David Pepper

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2024/08/15

David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party between 2015 and 2021. He's the author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy. Topics: David shares ways you can help save democracy and elect Harris/Walz in the next 80+ days; why State Houses are so important and why voters must vote blue down ballot; Ohio may be in play for Democrats; the Ohio Supreme Court is also in play

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69:15

Start Me Up: Frederic Poag

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2024/08/08

Frederic is a former political organizer who now works in the entertainment industry.Topics: The Democratic ticket is enthusiastic and joyful and they are FIRE; Kamala mom'd a heckler and it was glorious, why Tim Walz was a great choice for VP; Trump has no more field offices and ads have slowed--and now Eric Trump is promoting cryptocurrency, hmmmmm; Trump enticing coming up in September; how to deal with election deniers who refuse to certify if/when Trump loses. All that and much

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Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter

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2024/08/01

Topics: Kamala Harris will announce her VP pick next Tuesday and we talked about who's in play; the "weird" moniker has taken off and Democrats are finally in an offensive messaging position; Donald Trump behaved like a racist Buffon at the NABJ event, shocking but not surprising, saying Harris only recently "became black"; corporate media continues to fail us and MAGA is gloriously melting down over White Dudes for Kamala. All that and more.Advertising Inquiries:

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Start Me Up: Jennifer Taylor-Skinner

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2024/07/25

Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator & host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world's biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women.Topics: After three weeks of bullying by the press, celebrities, and some Democratic leaders, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Jen and I talk about the

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Start Me Up: Writer/Director Jay Arnold

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2024/07/11

Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Check out his latest film: Shoulder Dance.Topics: Optimism is the theme of this podcast. We cover the media-manufactured debate scandal--and how it's biting them in the ass; Gay hackers hacked into the Heritage Foundation and found a video of Trump talking about his Project 2025; Biden has made it clear HE'S NOT STEPPING DOWN; AOC drew up articles of impeachment for two Justices and Jay tells us about the wonderful documentary he's working on. All that

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Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy

Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson ·

2024/06/27

Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.Topics: Christopher and I discuss the 2024 election possibilities--there will be chaos and litigation after the fact and Chris shares which red/purple states he thinks will flip for Biden--and he also makes a bold electoral prediction; we must spread the word about Project 2025; the possibility of Trump getting jail time and how Chris has changed his

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51:59

Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood

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2024/06/20

Writer Sarah Wood of VoteVets is back!Topics: New Fox poll has Biden leading with Independents by NINE points; Sarah and I go over some of what's in Project 2025--the Republican plan if Trump wins and it's horrific; why Trump's idea of getting rid of income tax and replacing with tariffs would be an economic disaster and would drastically increase inflation; corrupt SCOTUS continues to delay the immunity ruling, and will Donald Trump flee the country? All that and more! Advertising

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Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus

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2024/06/13

Cheri is back!Topics: Why the mifepristone ruling may not be the great news some think it is; why the undercover recordings of Justices are important and how they can affect what happens now; Alito/Roberts Martha-Ann Alito outed herself as a German fascist in a secret recording; re-programming MAGA is not realistic, we have to vote them out and make racists/bigots/misogynists uncomfortable; Joe Biden is kicking ass and more Americans need to understand why! All that and more. Advertising Inquiries:

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Start Me Up: Frank Figliuzzi

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2024/06/06

Frank Figliuzzi was the Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. In his current role as a respected national security analyst, he is a regular contributor to NBC News and MSNBC and a sought-after speaker on violence prevention and the threats, both external and internal, facing the United States. His latest book is LONG HAUL: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers.Topics: After

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