Best Upthegrove Podcasts (2024)

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Joshua Collins’ Campaign doxxed a voter and... covered it up? 33:34

4+ y ago33:34

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Content Warning: This episode covers topics including bullying, sexual assault and doxing. In this week's episode, Corn and Jay discuss a follow-up to our last episode where we discussed the Joshua Collins doxxing scandal where Joshua Collins, a candidate for Washington's 10th Congressional District, got wrapped up in drama where a voter in his dis…

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The Joshua Collins Campaign doxing scandal, bullies, and how to be the Better Left 1:00:04

4+ y ago1:00:04

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Content Warning: This episode covers topics including bullying, sexual assault and doxing. In this week's episode, Corn and Jay discuss bullying and the misuse of positions of power from those on the left. Join us as we examine a complaint filed with the Thurston County Democrats regarding Washington's 10th Congressional Candidate Joshua Collins wh…

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The AFSCME Council 28/WFSE Frontline Heroes Fighting for Our Lives Against COVID-19 1:45:11

4+ y ago1:45:11

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We apologize for the quality of our audio. We're getting settled with our respective home studios during quarantine, and we are eternally thankful to Jay for his superlative editing skills and patience. We'll get better! Don't forget to give us some stars and subscribe! We hope you are all staying safe, sane, and healthy. Want to talk about it? Sen…

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Councilman Upthegrove talks Taxes, Transit, & Archdiocese Fires Gay Teachers 1:17:40

4+ y ago1:17:40

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Right now Team Better Left are sequestered in our respective homes and preparing to coordinate our all-remote call-in podcast, the first time we've done that, so it should be both technically challenging and entirely frustrating- for everyone! We'll keep you posted! In the meantime, here's the latest episode: The Next Episode! We sit down with King…

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BHM/365: Blackness, Hip-hop, and Nanny of the Maroons 1:28:22

4+ y ago1:28:22

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Ash sits down with local community activists/poets; Kamali, Maven and Seneca “Rosie Rocket” Rose to celebrate Black History Month and discuss a wide range of related topics spanning from Racial and Gender Identity to Youth Culture and Voting. They do it all through the sociopolitical lens they colloquially refer to as “Blackness”. Join us for this …

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Corn Goes to Iowa: What Went Down in Caucus Town 1:25:31

4+ y ago1:25:31

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Jay and Troy talk with Cassidy "Corn" Butler and Mark "Krouton" Routon, who were in Iowa working the caucus, Corn was there as Field Director, and Krouton as a volunteer in the field, both called to Iowa by their commitment to a Bernie Sander's Presidency, they're back to tell their stories from the field! Run-ins with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mic…

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Boys Talk Star Wars, Justice v Kobe, SEIU v Providence, & Remembering Bacca 1:12:47

4+ y ago1:12:47

1:12:47

Discussed in this show: Greetings friends. We had some concerns about this week's show. The topics of race, gender, violence against marginalized communities, pervasive, systemic racism with tendrils so deep into the foundation of the systems we've built that places ostensibly created to mete out justice with impartiality have instead reinforced in…

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Special Episode: Sitting with the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club 1:17:55

4+ y ago1:17:55

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Brothers Michael and Brian and special contributors to the Better Left Network, sit down for an in-depth conversation with Shannon and Jazz from the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club. John What is The Three Percenter Militia? The four discuss The Three Percenters (also styled 3 Percenters, 3%ers and III%ers[1]) are an American far-right militia movem…

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Allison M F Taylor: Community Leader, LGBTQ Advocate, Courageous Survivor 1:45:02

4+ y ago1:45:02

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Warning: This episode contains vivid descriptions of a brutal knife attack from the perspective of a survivor. It's powerful, it's heartwrenching, and we were honored that our guest chose to share her story with us. You may want to skip this episode, or at least jump over the 1:22:00 through 1:30:00 to the end. Welcome to the Better Left Podcast! W…

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The Groaning Creation Volume 2 1:01:22

4+ y ago1:01:22

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The Second Volume of this teaching where Evangelist Brenda Price Further expounds on this subject. Creation is waiting and Groaning for the manifestation of the Sons and Daughters of God.

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Titanic Types and Shadows 1:07:40

4+ y ago1:07:40

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Lessons derived from one of History's most well known tragedies.

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It is Written 1:06:25

4+ y ago1:06:25

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Proceeding the death of her 21 year old daughter, the Lord forewarned Evangelist Brenda Price of her daughter's soon passing. When she began to ask the Lord if somehow this could be changed through prayer or fasting, as she had experienced in the past. The Lord said something that cemented in her spirit- "It Is Written". This is the revelatory stud…

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The Groaning Creation Vol I 1:01:50

4+ y ago1:01:50

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Creation is waiting and Groaning for the manifestation of the Sons and Daughters of God. And there is a deep groan in us as well until Jesus is brought forth in us!

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Grace Beneath You Mercy Above 45:22

4+ y ago45:22

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It is by God's grace we stand and it is His mercy that reaches down to lift us up.

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God's Process for Greatness 47:38

4+ y ago47:38

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God has put in each of us a desire to succeed and grow, but from an eternal perspective- what is the meaning of success and what is God's process that He uses to bring us into it? Be encouraged to come out as gold refined in the fire.

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Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies Author: Cancel Culture, Fundamentalism, and Meaning. 1:13:49

4+ y ago1:13:49

1:13:49

Wow. You are going to love this. Jay and Sarah bring on a very special guest, and we talk about losing your religion, having a best selling book turned into a hit Hollywood movie, unwittingly picking a fight with The Internet, moving to a remote island cabin in the woods in order to turn off distraction and focus on his work and the fans of it. Sea…

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Hip-Hop Artist Ash Leon at the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Activism in Seattle 1:07:50

4+ y ago1:07:50

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In this episode, Ash leone is back in the studio for the prequel to our conversations from episode #26, with your hosts Sarah and Troy, and Producer Jay at the helm. This episode we talk about: Gender identity and its impacts on the creation of music, and how it influences the creative process. We talk about what it means to not fit into the gender…

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Bless Our Corn Down in Iowa, Holiday Survival, and Support Sybrina Fulton! 1:32:06

4+ y ago1:32:06

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Wow! A man named Bernard came and stole our Corn and took her all the way to Iowa! Oh whyyyowa!? Because she's a badass political organizer and Bernie knows what's up. So this episode we send Corn away with some: What the shit?! We talk about the human-shaped garbage pile responsible for the murder of Treyvon Martin. Trayvon's attacker has taken an…

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Guests Kamali Senior & Ash León: Seattle IS NOT Dying, We're Just Racist AF! 1:02:33

4+ y ago1:02:33

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Our guests on this episode: Kamali Senior, Writer, community activist, and organizing director for Seattle Against Foreclosure and Eviction (S.A.F.E.), and Ash León, activist for S.A.F.E., hip hop artist, and public speaker on the intersectionality of queer black culture and hip hop. We explore the issue of housing insecurity and affordability in S…

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Bezos, Biden, & ICE All Suck, So We Rallied! Troy Survived Congress Camp 1:30:34

5y ago1:30:34

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You've worked hard, now play hard! Listen to the show and let us know what you think about it. Like us! Subscribe to us! Share a thought with us! Have a topic idea? Want to be a guest? Know a great guest? Want to come hang out when we record? You can! Just reach out to us after listening to the show and let us know what's on your mind. What the Shi…

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Seattle Jesus, Take the Wheel: Jamil Suleman of Jesus In Seattle Fame 1:51:21

5y ago1:51:21

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Shout-out to Abraham! It's Jesus, and he's in Seattle - he's leading the Pride parade, he's marching in the Women's March, he's testifying in front of Seattle City Council, and he is hanging out with the Better Left crew as our special guest this episode. Why is this Muslim man dressed as Jesus leading Pride Parades and engaging directly with the b…

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Peter Khalil & Nicolette Horaites: Khalil for Congress 1:03:15

5y ago1:03:15

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Our guest is a Congressional candidate Peter Khalil and his campaign manager Nicolette Horaites joins Sarah and Jay Smith to talk about why he is running for office in Washington State's 3rd Congressional District. This from the Khalil for Congress campaign Facebook Page: "My name is Peter Khalil. I am the child of immigrants. My father grew up a C…

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Shaun Scott for City Council, Orion is the WOR(st), & Our Horrors! 1:48:04

5y ago1:48:04

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In this episode, we talk with Shaun Scott! Shaun Scott is a candidate for Seattle City Council District 4, the area comprising the U-District, Wallingford, Eastlake, Roosevelt, and NE Seattle, and we like him! It's a great conversation - listen to learn more about Shaun Scott's race for Seattle City Council, his vision for Seattle, and the quality …

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Love for City Council, Synagogue Attack, Blizzard Nerfs Hong Kong 2:29:45

5y ago2:29:45

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Our friend Kiesha stops by at the end of our show to help celebrate Jay's birthday. Kiesha started a non-profit called Opportunities in Our Communities, and we hang out to do the Palate Cleanser! Also in this epi: Sarah Smith, Jay Smith, Corn Smith, & Atom Smith. Failed Attack on Synagogue Atom speaks to the terrorist attack on a German Synagogue d…

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Mike Yestramski of AFSCME/WFSE, Jay Forms Progressive Voltron 2:18:33

5y ago2:18:33

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Spoiler Alert! Mike Yestramski Jr. came to visit to talk about his run for President of the AFSCME Council 28 WFSE, then Jay slipped into something more comfortable (a giant Penguin suit), and Yestramski won his race! So if you are running, you might want to hire Jay for your campaign, your children's birthday party, and bat mitzvahs. Jay Inslee ig…

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Politics with Franc & Adam & Wally Wankings Drops a Doopidy-Doo 1:43:55

5y ago1:43:55

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Sarah is joined by hosts Troy, Corn, and Atom, with producer Jay on the dials. In this episode, we visit with our old friend Franciose and Adam and talk their political activism via their roles with ASUCD, or Associated Students of the University of California Davis. We also talk Facebook dating, Aliens, What the ^? Blink 182 invented UFOs. I beg…

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Special Episode: The End of Ice Author Dahr Jamail 1:03:51

5y ago1:03:51

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“I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news” From ― John Muir In this interview, journalist and author Dahr Jamail sits with hosts Jason Stephens, Michael Graham, and Troy Hewitt to explore aspect…

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Sarah is Back! Thoughts & Prayers for Michael Bolton, 9/11 1:16:12

5y ago1:16:12

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Sarah is back, as is our friend Pun Master Atom! Bill has moved himself to the South in order to bring some Better Left love to our Southern brothers and sisters. So, our old pal Atom joins us! He's a teacher, he competes in pun competitions, and he's Jewish! You've also got Jay and Troy on the mic, which makes this a very special episode for all i…

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Andrew Hong, Warren In Seattle, & Riddle Me This! 1:30:50

5y ago1:30:50

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The team is together again, and this time it's for the last time for one of, just like the first time again. High school community organizer Andrew Hong talks mobilizing yourself and your community, we talk about all the crazy stuff going on inside our President's mind, and subsequently his tweets, and win riddles. What the Shit: Here I am, Nuking …

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Seattle Primaries, Candidate Survivor, Clowns: Clothes or Face? 1:30:40

5y ago1:30:40

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Troy sits in for Sarah this week, hanging out with Jay, Bill, and Corn for the biggest lil' podcast in the nation! It's a fun show? We're all a little sad because this is one of Bill's last shows in person because he's moving to "somewhere" with "grass" and that sounds super suspicious. What the Shit?! Music is for the dogs Trump does something nic…

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An Order of Ben Shapiro & Epstein Drama with a Side of Catch-Up 1:18:24

5y ago1:18:24

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Troy and Jay are back in Seattle so we're rushing to catch up on all the news we missed! Bill, Troy, Sarah, and Jay sit down to talk about the latest events including the Epstein drama, the awful shootings that happened across the United States, and why leftists keep challenging Shapiro to a debate. Hot take, fellow leftists: Stop wasting time on t…

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Better Left To Church 1:13:11

5y ago1:13:11

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An agnostic, a pentecostal evangelical, a Methodist, and a Jew walk into a bar and make a podcast episode. Join Sarah as she sits with Adam, Jay, and Joyanne to talk about what it's like being a person of faith on the far left. What does being a person of faith have to do with politics? How does it shape your worldview? What has it been like to be …

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Guest Tammy Morales, Many Meth'd Animals, & Let's Get Familiar! 1:30:46

5y ago1:30:46

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Seriously this time, what the @#!*? Someone made a bit ol' meth of some live gators, but suddenly Deez Nutz! Listen as we spin a concerning tale of spun animals and well, humans are just pretty much the worst. Then, we talk about how the Seattle Times compares City Council Candidates to Trump and we call out the ongoing false equivalencies of the l…

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Full: Elect Tammy Morales for Seattle City Council District 2 1:10:51

5y ago1:10:51

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Here's the full, unedited interview with Seattle City Council candidate Tammy Morales, running in District 2. We talk DSA, concentration camps, municipal broadband, chonky animals, rent control and more. We were impressed with what she had to say, her experience, her passion for the people in District 2, and most of all? Her understanding of our pr…

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Hall4six, Who's That White Guy, and a Spelling Boo. 1:16:08

5y ago1:16:08

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Hey! It's Episode 9! In this weeks what the shit, we are seriously disturbed to hear about a woman who wiped many personal fluids in some delicious ice cream. Just as disturbing, we talk about the voter suppression efforts happening at the hands of the Queens Machine who have invalidated affidavit votes for Tiffany Caban in the Queens DA race. For …

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Seattle City Council Candidate Melissa Hall: Full Interview 1:32:42

5y ago1:32:42

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Enjoy the complete, unedited interview with Seattle City Council candidate for District 6, Melissa Hall. While you listen to the conversation, check out her website here: https://www.hall4six.com/ Questions for Melissa? Find her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Hall4Six Hosts: Sarah Smith, Bill Ryan, Troy Hewitt, Corn, Mark Routon Production: J…

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Proud Boys Junk Up Seattle, Concentration Camps, & Vomit Candy! 1:24:43

5y ago1:24:43

1:24:43

It's Episode 8! We've got PunMaster General and friend to the show Atom as a special guest, and the usual crew too! Follow us on @BetterLeftCast. What the &!%#? The Influencers, the internet is lousy with them. Speaking of lousy, how about the couple that has mom pay for them to tandem bike (srsly?) from Germany to Africa. What could go wrong? Make…

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The Ari Hoffman Extended Interview 1:32:04

5y ago1:32:04

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Sarah and Jay Smith dig into the big topics with Seattle District 2 City Council candidate Ari Hoffman. We talk about climate change, taxes, equality versus equity, criminal justice reform, the Rainier Beach Youth Jail, first and second amendment, Star Wars, Marvel, and bouncy houses. It's quite an episode, so do listen, and enjoy- and let us know …

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Ari Hoffman, Rainbow Marketing, & Hate Crimes Up 400% 1:14:56

5y ago1:14:56

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Content Warning: It's an emotionally heavy conversation this episode, with discussions around the rise in hate crimes, personal stories related to hate crimes, and tough discussions around the discrimination that LGBTQ+ communities face from their families, and the community at large. What the @&$!? Pride Edition Rainbow Washing: are Bud Light rain…

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Whole Washington's Single Payer Universal Care! Corn Shucks Lil' Dicky Palumboo 1:24:31

5y ago1:24:31

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Welcome to Episode 6! We've got quite a show this week. Are you familiar with Whole Washington? You should be because they are working hard to bring single-payer healthcare to Washington State. They are our guests on this episode, where we talk about a lot of stuff - including information about why you need to tweet, call and email in support of se…

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Guest Tae Phoenix, We Talk Iran, & Mad Libs! 1:10:24

5+ y ago1:10:24

1:10:24

What the %@&$? Seth Rogan gets sexy on the cover of GQ inspires talk about body positivity for men, the people behind the Noah's Ark replica in Kentucky are suing God (not really, but the Bible suggests you can?) for an act of God that damaged their ark. Then we settled in with some religious discussion. To lighten the load, we dive into a discussi…

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Spoilers, Abortion rights, Guest Sherae Lascelles 1:20:31

5+ y ago1:20:31

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Warning: Game of Thrones Spoilers! This Episode: Warning: Game of Thrones Spoilers! This One Weird Trick Lowers Suicide Rates: Spoiler, it's higher wages Fight Abortion Prohibition: We have an emotional discussion about the right wing's big play to outlaw abortion and what you can do to fight them. Sherae Lascelles: Powerhouse activist from Seattle…

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Bezos in Spazos? Crosscut Fest! Riot Walkout! 1:12:09

5+ y ago1:12:09

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We're getting the hang of this, maybe? Check out the breakdown for this show below, and check out the links! Questions? Send a note to BetterLeftmedia@gmail.com, or reach out to @Meta_Troy on Twitter. Happy to answer your questions or correct the record if something didn't sit right. WHAT THE BLEEP Yeti and/or dog-bear hybrid tracks spotted in Indi…

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Riot Sounds, Fun! Our Primary Picks, and the Butter Judge. 1:11:33

5+ y ago1:11:33

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This is our second episode! We decry Riot games' policy of forced arbitration and forced flatulent inhalation, talk a change of heart on Joe Biden, get real judgey with the Democratic primary picks, and we face off in a buttery battle royale! There can only be one winner, and it falls to the notoriously lack toast and tolerant Butterjudge Bill to c…

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Better Left Podcast: The Maiden Voyage 1:04:00

5+ y ago1:04:00

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Join us for the very first episode of the very first season of the Better Left Podcast. In this episode, former Washington State Congressional candidate for the 2018 midterm elections, Sarah Smith, is joined by her super-pals and campaign compatriots Cassidy AKA "Corn", Bill AKA "Bill", and Troy AKA "Troy". Together, with our production team, Jay S…