WTF Jeff Kaufmann
Trump holds court, forgetting to remember, Iowa loses a hero, and WTF Jeff Kaufmann. – what a week.
What a Week
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We get it. The news can be a bit much these days. Thankfully, Matt and Lauren from Progress Iowa break down the big headlines of the week so you don't have to.
Episodes
The Boyfriend Loophole is Heteronormative
Joni Ernst refuses to reauthorize VAWA, DREAMers get their day in court, and Trump is in big trouble – what a week.
Rockin’ the Suburbs
A big election - we’re rocking the suburbs, Ernst makes excuses, and Grassley sucks up to Trump at the White House. What a week!
Labor Strikes Back
Barbara Jordan was a swell gal.
Quid Pro QuOMG
Live from the Progress Iowa SCIF. Sadly, we have no pizza.
They Just Do Crimes on TV Now, We Guess
Rest in Power, Congressman Elijah Cummings.
You blew it, Joni!
Fat Bear Week isn't the only hairy situation Matt and Lauren talk about this week.
What Happened to Voting Rights This Week?
Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald explains the good and bad of this week's big court ruling on voting rights in our state.
The Power of Your Story
Lauren and Emily put Imposter Syndrome on blast.
Strikes, Drugs, and Taxes
Three issues, three guests, one big happy progressive family.
ABC… Are you OK?
10 candidates, 3 hours, 0 discussion of reproductive justice.
Joni Ernst Grabs the Third Rail
"Congressman says he enjoyed drinking toilet water" isn't a sentence you thought you'd ever read... but here we are. What a week.
Thank a Union
If you're looking forward to the three day weekend and you appreciate paid sick leave, vacation days, minimum wage, overtime pay or simple things like child labor laws... thank a union!
“Swiss Cheese Gun Laws” with Amber Gustafson
"The greatest predictor of gun violence in this country is access to a gun."
Dear America, Sorry About Steve King
Iowa's 4th District Congressman shot his mouth off again and the national press took notice.
A conversation with Ed Espinoza
Matt and Lauren discuss State Rep. Steve Holt’s gun range fundraiser held just days after the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, and talk with Progress Texas’s Executive Director Ed Espinoza on what life has been like over the past week in Texas.
Sound of Progress
The hillllllllls are aliiiiiiiive with the sound of progress!
Thumbsdownniversary
I'm going in2 this not knowing what I'll find but I've decided 2 follow my heart and abandon my mind