Hold 'em Accountable

Brad Meyer, Democratic nominee for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, returns to Hold ’em Accountable for a conversation about Southern Indiana, economic anxiety, healthcare, Social Security, rural hospitals, medical debt, disability policy, food insecurity, and the fight between exploitation and opportunity.

District 9 stretches across one of Indiana’s largest and most diverse congressional districts, including...

Sharon Wight, Democratic nominee for Indiana House District 81, returns to Hold ’em Accountable for a conversation about empathy, accountability, healthcare, public education, infrastructure, data centers, and what it means to actually listen before making decisions at the Statehouse.

District 81 includes parts of Northwest Fort Wayne, Huntertown, Arcola, and surrounding Allen County communities. It is a district facing real q...

Floyd Taylor, independent candidate for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, returns to Hold ’em Accountable with one of the most unconventional campaign ideas in Indiana politics: what if voters directly controlled how their member of Congress voted?

Floyd is not running as a Democrat, Republican, or Libertarian. His campaign is built around direct representation, radical transparency, rejecting PAC money, and using te...

Kirsten Root, Democratic nominee for Indiana State Senate District 21, returns to Hold ’em Accountable for a conversation about change, public service, healthcare, affordability, working families, public safety, and why Indiana needs people in the Statehouse who understand broken systems from the inside.

For the first time since 2008, District 21 will have a new state senator. Longtime incumbent Jim Buck is out, and the race i...

Candy Greer, Democratic nominee for Indiana House District 64, returns to Hold ’em Accountable for a conversation about what voters in southwestern Indiana are actually feeling: rising electric bills, healthcare desperation, public school funding, data centers, tax abatements, legal cannabis, public transportation, and the feeling that rural communities are being forgotten.

Candy is not running like a polished political produc...

Gabrianna Gratzol, Democratic candidate for Indiana State Senate District 11, joins Hold ’em Accountable for a conversation about working families, public education, healthcare, childcare, labor rights, manufacturing, Medicaid, and why Indiana needs more regular people in the room where decisions are made.

District 11 includes parts of Elkhart and St. Joseph counties, including Elkhart, Mishawaka, Granger, Bristol, and surroun...

Travis Gearhart, Libertarian candidate for Indiana House District 4, joins Hold ’em Accountable for a wide-ranging conversation about NIPSCO bills, utility accountability, cannabis legalization, right-to-work, labor rights, taxes, toll roads, civil liberties, and why he believes Northwest Indiana voters deserve more than the same two-party machinery.

District 4 covers much of northwestern Indiana, including communities across ...

Indiana’s Department of Child Services is one of the hardest systems to talk about honestly.

Some people see DCS as the agency that removes children. Others see it as the last line of defense for kids who are not safe at home. The truth is more complicated.

In this special episode of Hold ’em Accountable, Derrick Holder sits down with Kristie Holder, Kacey Blundell, and Kirsten Root for a raw conversation about Indiana DC...

Most healthcare debates focus on insurance.

Premiums. Deductibles. Copays. Coverage.

But what happens when there isn't a doctor available to see you? What happens when the nearest emergency room is an hour away? What happens when the maternity ward closes, the mental health provider retires, or the local hospital shuts its doors?

In this episode of Hold 'em Accountable, Derrick Holder examines the growing crisis of healthcare deserts ...

Being poor is difficult.

But in America, it is often expensive too.

In this episode of Hold 'em Accountable, we break down the poverty premium: the hidden surcharge attached to financial instability.

The basic idea is simple.

People with more money often get better terms, lower interest rates, better financing, stronger rewards, lower fees, and more flexibility.

People with less money often pay more.

More in interest.

More in fees.

More in...

Every June, America has the same conversation.

Why do we still have Pride Month?

Haven't we already achieved equality?

Why is it still necessary?

In this special mini-sode of Hold 'em Accountable, Derrick Holder steps away from politics, utility monopolies, healthcare systems, and economic policy to explore a different question:

Why does Pride Month still matter in 2026?

The answer isn't about politics.

It's about history.

For many younger...

For generations, Americans were promised a simple bargain:

Work hard. Get an education. Stay out of trouble. Show up every day.

In return, you could build a stable life.

Not a mansion.

Not a yacht.

Just stability.

A home. Reliable transportation. Food on the table. A retirement you could count on. The confidence that one unexpected expense wouldn't destroy everything you've worked for.

So what happened?

In this episode of Hold 'em Accounta...

You can vote for President.

You can vote for Governor.

You can vote for Congress.

You can even vote for the person deciding whether your county installs another stop sign nobody asked for.

But the company deciding whether your electric bill jumps another $40 this summer?

That decision was largely made long before you moved in.

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we take a deep dive into one of the most powerful systems most Am...

Indiana trusts you to choose the President of the United States.

Governor.
Congress.
State House.
State Senate.

But apparently, you are too fragile to choose your own Attorney General.

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we break down one of the least understood systems in Indiana politics:

The convention delegate system.

For some of Indiana’s most important statewide offices—including Attorney General, S...

The votes are in. The signs are coming down. The consultants are sending invoices. And somewhere in Indiana right now, a candidate who spent six straight months posting pancake breakfast selfies is asking the most painful question in politics:

How did I lose?

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we break down the May 5 Indiana primary elections and what they actually mean heading into November.

No spin. No campaign brochure ...

Most people see politics on election day.

The signs.
The speeches.
The victory parties.
The concession speeches.

But the real work?

That happens long before the cameras show up.

It happens in donor spreadsheets.
In field plans.
In fundraising call time.
In the quiet panic of first-time candidates wondering if they’re about to lose everything.

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we sit down with Eva Pos...

Indiana’s 19th Senate District covers the kind of places that built this state.

Bluffton. Hartford City. Portland. Decatur. Southwest Fort Wayne.

Factory towns. Family farms. Friday night football. Church parking lots. Working families trying to hold the line while costs keep rising and opportunities keep shrinking.

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we sit down with Timothy Murphy, Democratic candidate for Indiana S...

Indiana’s 70th District values tradition, trust, and results.

From Corydon to Borden, from Fredericksburg to the rural communities in between, voters here care about affordability, small business survival, family farms, public safety, and whether government is actually helping—or just getting bigger.

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we sit down with John Colburn, Republican candidate for Indiana State House ...

Indiana’s 70th District carries history—and right now, a whole lot of pressure.

From Corydon to Borden, from Fredericksburg to Palmyra, families across southern Indiana are dealing with rising costs, shrinking healthcare access, underfunded public schools, and a growing feeling that government has stopped listening.

In this episode of Hold ’em Accountable, we sit down with Sarah Blessing, Democratic candidate for In...