The Delta, Ep. 8: Survival of the Fittest: COVID or Politics

The Flyover View, September 3, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: Hurricane Ida Death Toll Keeps Rising | MO Attorney General Eric Schmitt vs. an Innocent Citizen | TX Legislature Passes Near Total Ban on Abortion | COVID Booster Coming to an Arm Near You | AG Schmitt Learns Federal is the Bigger One | Ohio Legislature Passes Additional Domestic Violence Funds | KS Gov Laura Kelly Executive Order on Drought | QAnon Shaman Pleading Guilty in Federal Court by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, August 27, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: White House slams MO AG Schmitt on masks | Missouri CAFO lawsuit update | Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot requires vaccine for city employees | Rent Relief Funds Not Flowing | Rep Sharice Davids presses Dem leaders on Health Care | Nationwide Nurse Shortage | IL Gov Pritzker Indoor Mask Mandate | Ivermectin is not a COVID cure by The Heartland POD

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The Delta, Ep. 8: Survival of the Fittest: COVID or Politics: Nicholas Linke (host) is joined by his father, Tim Linke (guest), to talk about: how pseudo-science solutions to not being vaccinated result in natural selection when the biological forces of survival of the fittest and altruism are expressed within our political system.First, an opening statement about the heliocentric model of the universe caused a paradigm shift in the image we have of ourselves.Second, Nicholas discusses with his father how conversations about science and politics lead to interesting overlap when you allow for the grey area and not let labels polarize the conversation. by The Heartland POD

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An Open Letter To Franklin Graham: Adam Sommer recalls the teachings of youth, comparing them to the statements of Franklin Graham. Heartland POD shop - https://www.heartlandpod.shop/shop by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, November 12, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: Kansas GOP forces special session on Pres Biden vaccine mandates | Austin Texas Congressional candidates declare | Western U.S. looking to reuse wastewater | Infrastructure Law will fund EV charging on Reservations | Missouri GOP-aligned PAC operative in hot water over finance filings | Federal Judge throws out Texas Gov Abbott's anti-mask order by The Heartland POD

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Surviving The Cycle: A True Story Of Murder, Addiction, & Mental Health w/ Author, Betty Jane Frizzell: Adam Sommer is joined by former law enforcement officer turned reformer, professor, investigator, and author - Betty Jane Frizzell - to discuss her recent book "If You Can't Quit Cryin' You Can't Come Here No More." The book follows Betty's experience of getting the phone call that her sister, Vicky, is in prison for murdering her husband, Chris Isaac, in 800 person Puxico, MO. Betty's book recalls a childhood of abuse, poverty, and violence stretching generations and the failures of every part of the system leading to this tragedy. by The Heartland POD

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High Country - October 27, 2021 - Politics from the American West: Colorado State Sen Chris Hansen wants to triple property taxes on Airbnbs | Colorado Governor Jared Polis voting against Dem party line on ballot initiative by The Heartland POD

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Pick Your Voters - w/ MO League of Women Voters President: Opening statement - Pick Your Voters!Chat with Marilyn McLeod, President and Nancy Price of Missouri’s League of Women Voters, about redistrictingTalking Politics with Rachel Parker and Sean DillerParson Admin new Director of Health and Senior Services: Donald G. Kaueraufhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/09/16/missouris-new-health-director-says-masks-work-as-covid-cases-rise-school-in-session/He said words that were not bonkers nutsAs of yet has not been sued by AG Schmitt Biden vaccination & testing policy is fairly popular https://twitter.com/natesilver538/status/1439605560412934151?s=21PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA QUESTION Redistricting Is HappeningClean Missouri - We voted for a new plan that would use a non-partisan demographer, that was then changed again last fall and we are back to a political processMO 1, MO 2, MO 5 - All look to be in play herehttps://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article253786858.htmlSplit by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, October 22, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: EVs and Fleet Sustainability in Wisconsin | First Responders in Austin TX worry about impact of Prop A | Iowa State Auditor slams privatized Medicaid contractors | Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex is only making things worse | AZ Senator Kyrsten Sinema bleeding supporters by not backing Biden | TX Universities expand free tuition programs | Ohio Senate passes one of the dumber gun rights bills in the country | Missourians can finally apply for Medicaid | Trump Social poops the bed by The Heartland POD

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Polarization Nation: Episode GuideOpening Statement - 4minChat with Jeff Smith - 9min 10 secTalkin' Politics - 37 minLast Call - 1hr 13 minAdditional Suggested Readings: Biden’s handling of Afghanistan - media coverage, general leadership questions 538 tracking has it now to basically even at 46 or 47% approve and disapprovehttps://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/?ex_cid=rrpromoLeaves about an 8% undecided grouphttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/27/biden-is-facing-his-biggest-crisis-yet-and-he-will-survive-ithttps://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/politics/supreme-court-eviction-moratorium/index.htmlhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/08/23/is-america-experiencing-a-different-kind-of-civil-war/Weak parties to blame? https://news.yale.edu/2020/11/17/polarization-us-politics-starts-weak-political-partieshttps://www.jsonline.com/story/news/solutions/2021/07/21/extreme-political-polarization-tearing-united-states-apart/8033549002/https://www.berkshirehathaway.co by The Heartland POD

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No MO Mask Mandates?: Adam Sommer gets into the mid-week stories: 1. Eric Schmitt sues schools to help his Senate bid. 2. Afghanistan media framing. 3. Jan. 6th select committee by The Heartland POD

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"I Need To Catch My Breath..." a COVID-19 Delta Experience, with Nicholas Linke: Host Adam Sommer is joined by friend and fellow Heartland POD family host, Nicholas Linke (The Delta) to discuss Nicholas' recent contracting and diagnosis of COVID-19, what he's been dealing with, and the realities of his illness v. the unvaccinated. by The Heartland POD

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The Delta, Ep. 7: COVID Charades & Heartland Hurricanes: Three-Point Episode:1. Nicholas encourages us to use the benefits of peer pressure for vaccination.2. Kristina and Nicholas use a game of Charades as a comparison for persisting during COVID to protect our friends and family with our actions.3. Sean and Nicholas talk about the upcoming results of Ida for the inland of America as well as policies and strategies to mitigate future disasters. by The Heartland POD

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Mandates, Tailgates, and Domestic Terror: With guest Dr. Gena Ross: Adam Sommer shares thoughts on the 20th Aniv. of the 9-11 attacks followed by an opening statement about the 10th Amendment and vaccine mandates; Dr. Gena Ross - Dem. Primary Candidate for Senate in Missouri joins Adam for Let's Have A Chat; Rachel Parker and Sean Diller join Adam for Talkin' Politics to discuss the Biden Mandate, 20 years after 9-11, and Domestic Terrorism by The Heartland POD

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Gerry & The Manderers w/ Guest Brianna Lennon (D) MO - Boone Co. Clerk & Special Guest for Talkin' Politics, Joe Shepard of United Rural Democrats: Patreon Info - 1 min 30 sechttps://www.patreon.com/heartlandpod?fan_landing=trueOpening Statement - 8 mins. Let's Have a Chat w/ Brianna Lennon - 15 minTalkin' Politics - 43 min 30 secTalkin’ Politics - WITH JOE SHEPARD OF URD!3 min - TRUE OR FALSE: 5.9% increase in Social Security amount will help Biden with senior votersJoeRachelSean4 min — Americans Quit Jobs After Unemployment Goes DownA record number of Americans are quitting their jobshttps://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/economy/jolts-job-openings/index.html5 min — Nothing strikes like a Deere … John Deere Strike of 10,000 workersOffer of a 6% raise, so same as SSI payments5 min — Gov. Parson is a hack… sorry catches a hacker The goldfish gov jumped out of the bowl and flopped onto the keyboard and tweets out some duuuuumb shit8 min — 2020 Redistricting, hits for 2022 cycle Redistricting Ma by The Heartland POD

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The Delta, Ep.9: That Music Teacher: Nicholas Linke (host) asks music teacher Chelsea Otten (guest) to share her story about the argument she made at a school board meeting about masks to keep students out of quarantine... and the shaming response she received from her own Missouri representative.1. Nicholas gives his reaction to how scientific arguments in papers that require citations compare to attacks on the disregarded anonymous.2. Chelsea Otten tells her story about how being "That Music Teacher" to her own representative made her want to speak out. by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, September 17, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: Missouri Health Director refutes AG Eric Schmitt, says masks work | Funding for early child care in Kansas | Colorado Gov Jared Polis aggressively pushes boosters | Texas docs advise pregnant women to get vaccinated | COVID-19 has killed 1 in 500 Americans | Mu Variant spreading in U.S. | 10 fatalities in New Orleans from excessive heat during power failure | Anti-Vaxxers are gargling Iodine now by The Heartland POD

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Chat with Jim Hogan (D) MO Rep Candidate - Bannon Behind Bars? - Rittenhouse "Crys" - One Religion America - 2024 Way Too Early - GOP Elitism - Last Call Preview: Co-Hosts: Adam Sommer, Rachel Parker, & Sean DillerJOIN NOW!https://www.patreon.com/join/heartlandpod/checkout?rid=7758306Opening Statement - 6 min 30 secChat w/ Jim Hogan - 11 min 50 secTalkin Politics - 42 min 35 secTrue or False: Steve Bannon will see the inside of a federal prison cellhttps://twitter.com/ericgreitens/status/1459286413418057739?s=21Yeah…No: Kyle Rittenhouse trial and media narrative on his “breakdown” on the standBuy or sell: The push for “One religion” will be the one step too far for national GOP?Mike Flynn speaking to a group for American Faith.comIf we are going to have one nation under god, which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under god and one religion under god https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1459658826425249798?s=21Washington talked about America as a religious open soc by The Heartland POD

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19th Century Roller Coasters, Education, & Turtles: Heartland POD for October 11, 2021 Opening Statement - 1 min 49 secLet's Have a Chat - 5 min 40 secTalkin' Politics - 41 min 30 sec by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, September 10, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: President Biden COVID Vaccine Mandate | $50 Million in COVID relief funds going to Kansas nurses | US Dept of Energy wants solar and wind powered clean energy grid by 2035 | FEMA ends policy that kept Black families from receiving disaster relief funds | Ohio Republican and Democratic State Senators want to cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month | Researchers predicting bad flu season | Missouri teacher embroiled in Pride flag controversy | Howard Stern has no sympathy for unvaccinated COVID patients by The Heartland POD

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Labor Day Catch Up: Missouri Democratic Senate Primary - Full Interviews: Tim Shepard - 2 minJewel Kelly - 33 minSpencer Toder - 1 hr 15 minScott Sifton - 1 hr 40 minLucas Kunce - 2 hr 7 min by The Heartland POD

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Stuck In The Middle With Blue - w/ @JennaForMO (twitter)Jenna Roberson, Dem. candidate for MO State Senate, Dist. 2: Opening Statement - 4min 15 secLet’s Have A Chat: Jenna Roberson, Dem. candidate for MO State Senate, 2nd Dist. - 8min 50 secTalkin’ Politics -40 minTrue or False: Liz Cheney will run for President, in 2024?ACLU of MO steps in on law suit against MO AGArizona “Audit” results are inColorado 3rd Dist. is interesting with Boebert at riskAn interesting Jan. 6th charge comes outDemocratic turmoil on capitol hill with $3.5 Trillion plan and bipartisan bill fightLast Call - 1hr 15 minTrumpism moving forward, good for the GOP or nah?NOTESACLU Steps In On Schmitt Vanity Suithttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/09/24/columbia-schools-ask-judge-to-dismiss-missouri-ag-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-mask-rule/Arizona “audit” results are in - for some reason they were not covered on Foxhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/24/republican-audit-arizona-bigger-lead-bidenhttps://missour by The Heartland POD

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The Delta, Ep. 10: Quarantine & A Piece of Cake: Nicholas (host) goes back to school and shares his return to school after quarantine and being diagnosed with COVID. Initial thoughts from his Quarantine time on the couch:- Privatization of public schools produces isolation-like quarantine of students from exposure to ideas and diversity- Returning to the classroom reveals that school has changed due to the pandemic beyond the "good old days" of lecture and obvious solutionsDNA Cookbook:Nicholas gives a short "science cocktail party" lecture story about his grandmother's favorite cake compared to how proteins like antibodies are made from mRNA vaccines. by The Heartland POD

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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? w/ Steven Reigns, poet & author of "A Quilt For David": Host, Adam Sommer, is joined by Steven Reigns, a poet & author to discuss Steven's latest project "A Quilt For David" - a sincere attempt to tell the full story surrounding David Acer, a dentist in Florida accused of infecting his patients with HIV in the early 1990's, the first allegation coming while David lay dying of his own AIDS related illness. As a gay man at the time, David's illness made him an obvious target for blame. David didn't get a chance to complete his own defense, to tell his own story. Steven's decade of work attempts to do just that. Amazon link for book: https://www.amazon.com/Quilt-David-Steven-Reigns/dp/0872868818/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+quilt+for+david&qid=1633487963&sr=8-1David Acer - Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Acer by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, September 24, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: Ohio School Bus Driver Shortage | Education and Climate-focused Branson MO Republican joins primary for Billy Long's open Congressional seat | Missouri Director of Public Health at odds with state GOP leaders on local mask mandates | Arkansas and MO Doctors predict surge of flu and COVID cases | North Carolina court strikes down racist Voter ID law | Missouri utility scales down plans to add solar | Ft Campbell hospital overrun with COVID patients | Kroenke facing huge fines in St Louis-LA Rams fraud case by The Heartland POD

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What A Month Of A Week It's Been: 5 min 20 sec - Opening Statement - The Nature of Progress 10 min 15 sec - Talkin' PoliticsYeah, NO… Facebook Failing and Trump starts a media companyZuck was hands on with Cambridge Analyticahttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/business/media/trump-spac-social-media-venture.htmlNew names for Facebook?The Boomer Meme MachineThe MetaverseJust straight up “The Matrix”True or False: Bannon In Contempthttps://thehill.com/homenews/house/577894-the-9-republicans-who-voted-to-hold-bannon-in-contempt-of-congressFilibuster Parfait Strikes Again - Biden entertains changes during his “Town Hall” on CNNfilibuster on voting rights Nuke it, or at least make it speaking stylehttps://trib.al/eNyDOI6Joe Manchin The Type Of Dude that… Adam Takes a Reluctant Victory Lap on Bipartisan plan v BBB planhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/senator-joe-manchin-democratic-party-exit-plan-biden-infrastructure-deal-exclusive/Manchin says he’s not leaving(50 Min) CHARTER SC by The Heartland POD

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Build Back Bet... Well... At Least Some w/ Trish Gunby (D) MO 2nd District: Talkin’ PoliticsOpening Statement - 7 min 30 secChat w/ Trish Gunby - 9min 50 secTalkin' Politics - 41 minTrue OR FalseCutting paid family leave will cost Dems the support of their own voters for 2022https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/oct/27/joe-biden-spending-package-democrats-manchin-climate-us-politics-livehttps://twitter.com/RashidaTlaib/status/1453518971945242626?s=20Progressive caucus ready to jump shipYeah, No… Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds turned down $95 million in funding for COVID relief but just signed a bill to give unemployment benefits to people who lose their job for refusing to get a Covid vaccine - this is realhttps://twitter.com/idaveprice/status/1454606186087686147?s=21Buy or Sell - Kristen Sinema is just misunderstood & Is Outsmarting All of Ushttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/10/27/kyrsten-sinema-ambition-loyalty-517224It’s Snowing In Texas - Texas GOP member wants to ban boo by The Heartland POD

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The Road To Referendum Goes Through Virginia, Josh Hawley's Masculinity, & Looking Forward to 2022 w/Guest C.W. Gardner "Gardner For Missourah": www.heartlandpod.comOpening Statement - 3min 30 secChat - 7 min 40 secC.W. Gardner - Senate “Candidate” Missouri -ROn Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwg18?s=20Talkin’ Politics - 56 minTrue or False: Pelosi gets more credit than Biden for the BP Infrastructure passing Yeah, no… Josh Hawley’s Masculinityhttps://www.axios.com/josh-hawley-masculinity-porn-video-games-c32d4575-13de-4f28-b26b-99aa21bcdae7.htmlhttps://twitter.com/axios/status/1457488072220807169?s=21Buy or Sell: Last week’s GOP wins were a roadmap to the referendum on Biden’s Presidency and a roadmap to how the GOP will win in 2022 Twitter poll resultshttps://twitter.com/TheHeartlandPOD/status/1456419488455438339?s=20Way more races than VA Governor’s raceDems seem split on being more of a progressive party or relying on the more neoliberal centrist portions to court the illusive swing by The Heartland POD

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The Delta, E12 - COVID Sitcoms: Is School Babysitting?: Hidden Curriculum 1:Nicholas is joined by Kristina to draw a parallel between their son binge-watching shows during quarantine and public education being compared to babysitting. If the pandemic affects attendance, which affects performance, then how many seasons of the COVID Sitcom can public education provide? by The Heartland POD

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The Flyover View, October 15, 2021 - Heartland News & Views: FBI to prosecute people threatening teachers and school board members | North Carolina poultry CAFOs produce outrageous amounts of chicken shit | Biden and Democrats legislative majorities may depend on factory towns | Donald Trump continues to assert dominance over Republican Party | Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tells anti-vax FOP head to bring it on | Huge new solar array to power new Pueblo, CO steel mill | Missouri Gov Mike Parson is absolutely clueless by The Heartland POD

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