# 434: Kasey Helton--Progressives Win In Michigan, But Now What?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/434-kasey-helton-progressives-win-in-michigan-but-now-what
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/434-kasey-helton-progressives-win-in-michigan-but-now-what.md
Podcast: [Left of Lansing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278)
Published: 2026-08-13T10:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8939169
Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8939169.mp3?modified=1786591313&sid=4988141&source=rss
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/left-of-lansing-718278/episodes/434-kasey-helton-progressives-win-in-michigan-but-now-what
Duration seconds: 3340

## Resource

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #191 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-18:08: M4A Works/Senate Race LOL's Pat Johnston highlights a new Yale study showing that a Medicare For All system in the United States would save both money and lives by even larger numbers than previously thought. With Michigan's U.S. Senate race officially starting, MAGA Republican candidate "Florida Mike Rogers" would rather talk about anything other than policies, or how he supports The Trump Economy. 18:19-44:00: Kasey Helton on Senate & House Races Kasey Helton, our good friend and union and progressive activist from Livingston County, joins the show to talk about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's AND progressive congressional candidate William Lawrence's victories in Livingston County. Kasey gives her thoughts on not only WHY progressives scored victories across the state, but how they'll be able to carry their pro-American, and pro-working class, messages to win in November. Visit Kasey on X Visit Kasey on The Gram 44:01-52:23: Last Call-TV Ads In the "Last Call," Pat shares his thoughts, and sadness, that political TV ads still seem to move the needle somewhat. 52:24-55:40: Ending Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can! leftoflansing@gmail.com Left of Lansing is now on YouTube as well ! Click here to vote on this week's LOL Poll on TV ads! Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join NOTES: " Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/left-of-lansing-718278/episodes/434-kasey-helton-progressives-win-in-michigan-but-now-what/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/434-kasey-helton-progressives-win-in-michigan-but-now-what.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.