For the Sake of the Argument with Lori Goldman
On For the Sake of the Argument, Lori Goldman sits down with Michigan’s elected officials to talk policy, real life, and ask the kinds of questions that make press secretaries sweat. For the Sake of the Argument is a Distill Social production.
Episodes
Katrina Manetta joins the show to discuss her campaign in HD-58, the necessity of retaking the Michigan legislature, and more.
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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, and Attorney General Dana Nessel sit down with Lori to discuss their areas of common ground, their disagreements, divisions within the Democratic Party, how we can come together to defeat Mike Rogers, and more.
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Aastha Singh, President of the MSU College Democrats, joins the show to talk about how her organization is energizing young people to vote this year, what Democrats need to do to excite young voters again, Will Lawrence's race in MI-7, and much more.Support the show: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargumentSupport MSU College Dems: https://linktr.ee/collegedemsatmsu
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist joins Lori to talk about his current bid for Secretary of State, his Trump crazy opponent, and what he will do to build on current Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s improvements.
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Ruby, Amanda, and Justin from We the People Action Fund join Lori to talk about election defense. Trump and his cronies are already setting the stage to claim the midterms will be stolen if they don't go his way. What can we learn from what happened in 2020 to prepare for 2026, and how can we do it by centering community?
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Donovan McKinney, candidate for Michigan's 13th Congressional district, discusses his primary challenge against Rep. Shri Thanedar, his views on foreign policy and ICE, democratic socialism, and more.
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Michigan State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (HD-17) joins the show to discuss the various betrayals from Whitmer in the last few months, from the closure of Planned Parenthoods, to AI data centers, to Line 5 and more. Rep. Pohutsky also discusses her view of the recent progressive wins in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed and others, and what gives her hope for the future of Michigan politics.Support the show: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargum...
Social media star Kay (@HearMeOutOnThis) Joins Lori today to talk about the state of the democratic party; from their various disappointments to the idea that they seem to fight harder against Progressives in their own party than MAGA republicans. They also talk about what its like to be an activist on social media and so much more!
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On todays episode Lori is joined by the Vice President of the Michigan College Democrats to discuss the current Michigan Senate Primary, organizing on college campuses and what the Democrats need to do to appeal to young voters.
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State Rep. Dylan Wegela (HD-26) joins the show to discuss the newest budget passed by the Michigan legislature, the bills Governor Whitmer recently vetoed, his hopes for the DSA left moving forward, and much more.
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Taya, the creator behind Debate Her ( @debateher ), and Jenna (@thearcherdispatch) joins the show to discuss the danger of Flock "Safety" surveillance, the fight against data centers, the recall election of Dave Woodward, and many more troubling developments in our neighborhoods.
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Eboni Taylor, candidate for Michigan's 3rd Senate District, joins the show to discuss her campaign for state government, how she intends to stand up to DTE, how we should deal with Michigan's growing data center troubles, and her hopes for the progressive movement moving forward.Support the show: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargument
Today, Lori is joined by Andy Buchsbaum of Oil and Water Don't Mix to talk about the devastating environmental impacts that Embridge's line 5 could have on our great lakes if it is allowed to continue piping crude oil. Andy dismantles common misconceptions about the Union job outlook if teh Pipeline was shut down, goes through a brief history of the general publics discovery of line 5, and ways that we can reach out to our elected ...
Michigan State Representative Samantha Steckloff (HD-19) joins the show to discuss how her cancer diagnoses informs her politics, what she has done to protect reproductive rights, confronting both antisemitism and islamophobia, and lowering costs for Michiganders. Support the show: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargument
Katrina Manetta, candidate for State House district 58 in Michigan, joins the show to discuss her history as an organizer and her current candidacy, making life more affordable, combating the Trump administration, and more.Support the show: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargument
Candidate for Michigan State House district 55 Alex Hawkins joins Lori to talk about his time in the bomb squad, DTE's influence on the MI legislature, how to fix Michigans broken education system , and what changes he wants to see should he win his race this November.
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Donovan McKinney, candidate for Michigan's 13th Congressional district, discusses his primary challenge against Rep. Shri Thanedar, his views on foreign policy and ICE, democratic socialism, and more.Support the show: www.linktr.ee/forthesakeoftheargument
Chris Gilmer-Hill joins Lori to discuss problems facing Michigans 8th state house district, Him and Lori discuss DTE's corrupt influence, MICARE, and a vision for a better Democratic party
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Don Ufford, candidate for Michigan's 11th House District, joins the show to discuss his campaign for Congress, his critique of the Trump administration, his rejection of corporate PAC money, and more.
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Shadia Martini joins Lori to discuss and compare whats happening in the US to her childhood home in Syria under Assad. Martini is running for State Senate and has ideas for how we combat Michigans growing data center problem, DTE, and the housing crisis.
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