# Nick Reed 07.30.26 - Quick Stories

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Podcast: [Nick Reed Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nick-reed-podcast-7025838)
Published: 2026-07-30T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Hour 3 - Happy Thursday! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: Nick interviews our ABC Books author of the week. Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is spearheading an effort to elect independent candidates through his Independent Leadership Council. The target that's been put on Sophie Cunningham. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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