WCPT 820 Interview: "Politics Bar" hosts Shawn “Smith” Peirce and Jody Hamilton

Patti is joined by Shawn “Smith” Peirce and Jody Hamilton, co-hosts of “The Politics Bar,” now airing weeknights from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Central on WCPT.

Jody Hamilton is an award-winning producer, actress, and radio show host, who’s produced and worked with some of the best-known names in progressive talk over the past decade, including Bob Cesca and Stephanie Miller. You might also know her parents, Emmy-winning producer Joe Hamilton and award-winning comedy legend Carol Burnett.

Shawn “Smith” Peirce has been in radio and other media, professionally, for more than 30 years, spending most of 15 years, on and off, as the producer for "The Randi Rhodes Show." He’s also been a producer for Stephanie Miller, Bill Press, "The Steele & Ungar Show," and is one of the few producers in national talk media who has crossed the political divide, having also produced for Laura Ingraham & EWTN.

The concept of "The Politics Bar" is simple: Americans used to have spaces like the neighborhood bar, where everyone in our personal community would gather to talk about entertainment, sports, the news of the day, and often how politics was part of it. But now our personal communities are spread out across the nation and world. "The Politics Bar" is a space where we can get together, have fun and be honest -- even disagree, without throwing chairs at one another. We’re not looking for mushy kumbaya with monsters, just direct talk without unnecessary rancor. And that’s what most people want: Honest talk about issues the majority of us agree on.

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