Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast

Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast

The Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast is a weekly podcast, hosted by musician, actor, writer, and business owner, Mary Lemanski, where she talks about news, society, politics, pop culture, sports, philosophy & religion, and pretty much whatever she wants. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support.

Episodes

Episode 11 - Is Downers Grove Candidate Paul Drabik a Proud Boy?

March 16, 2025 • 58 mins
Paul Drabik is running for Downers Grove Village Commission in the election on April 1, 2025, and residents question his Proud Boys connections. Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast host & Downers Grove resident, Mary Lemanski takes a look at what the candidate has had to say about his Proud Boy associates, as well as what others have had to say...and of course, as always, Mary brings receipts to back up her findings.

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Episode 10 - I Was Targeted By Proud Boys & the Far Right After Speaking at a School Board Meeting and You're Next - Part 3 of 3

November 19, 2024 • 60 mins
On Election Day 2024, Mary Lemanski is hanging out live on Facebook and sharing some of the things she has been through for the past 3 years after speaking at a school board meeting with Proud Boys present and being targeted by them afterwards. Part 3 of 3.

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Episode 9 - I Was Targeted By Proud Boys & the Far Right After Speaking at a School Board Meeting and You're Next - Part 2 of 3

November 16, 2024 • 86 mins
On Election Day 2024, Mary Lemanski is hanging out live on Facebook and sharing some of the things she has been through for the past 3 years after speaking at a school board meeting with Proud Boys present and being targeted by them afterwards. Part 2 of 3.

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Episode 8 - I Was Targeted By Proud Boys & the Far Right After Speaking at a School Board Meeting and You're Next - Part 1 of 3

November 13, 2024 • 104 mins
On Election Day 2024, Mary Lemanski is hanging out live on Facebook and sharing some of the things she has been through for the past 3 years after speaking at a school board meeting with Proud Boys present and being targeted by them afterwards. Part 1 of 3.

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Episode 7 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2020-2021: Thank God Its Over!

November 4, 2024 • 78 mins
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the final year of his administration.

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Episode 6 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2019: Will It Ever End?

November 4, 2024 • 74 mins
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the third year of his administration. One more year to go in this four part series!

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Episode 5 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2018: More Chaos & The Birth of a Theocracy

April 28, 2023 • 64 mins
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the second year of his administration. More episodes to come covering all four years!

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Episode 4 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2017: Just Getting Started

March 6, 2023 • 61 mins
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the first year of his administration. More episodes to come covering all four years!

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Episode 3 - My First Trip to the Grammys

February 5, 2023 • 44 mins
Mary Lemanski talks about her first trip to the Grammys in 2022 for the 64th Grammy Awards.

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Episode 2 - The RNC Hack, Racial Holy War, and the Erosion of Our Civil Liberties by the Far Right

April 29, 2022 • 45 mins
In this episode of the Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast, Mary Lemanski talks about the Russian hack of the Republican National Committee (RNC) that nobody talks about, explains the dangerous, white supremacist concept of Racial Holy War (RaHoWa), and explains how politicians on the far right, like Ron DeSantis, are diluting our "right to privacy" and the First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech.

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Episode 1 - Apology and White Supremacy

April 14, 2022 • 109 mins
In this premiere episode of the Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast, Mary Lemanski apologizes for her tweets regarding the Waukesha tragedy, talks about her experiences with racism and white supremacists, and discusses her latest single, "K.A.R.M.A.: Klansmen Are Ruining My America."

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