{"podcast":{"title":"Left of Lansing","slug":"left-of-lansing-718278","podcast_index_feed_id":718278,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/34417571.jpg","author":"Left of Lansing","episode_count":444,"summary":"An insight into Michigan's progressive political and pop cultural scene. Pat Johnston highlights how the progressive movement is helping shape Michigan's political landscape with opinion and interviews. It's time to make Michigan's political machine work for the people!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T08:20:48.637234+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278"},"episode":{"title":"425: Pat Johnston w/ The LOL \"Show Voice\" Jessica Shepherd!","slug":"425-pat-johnston-w-the-lol-show-voice-jessica-shepherd","published_at":"2026-07-23T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/425-pat-johnston-w-the-lol-show-voice-jessica-shepherd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8931343","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8931343.mp3?modified=1784751102&sid=4988141&source=rss","summary":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #188 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-9:48: Low \"T\" MAGA/MI Dem Won't Back Nominee Left of Lansing's Pat Johnston opens the show with Secretary of Defense...er... sorry... Secretary of WAR, Pete Hegseth, wants more testosterone in the military. But Pat thought we were against gender-affirming care? Also, Pat laments how a member of the Michigan Democratic Party Establishment refuses to endorse a Democrat! Karen McDonald lost against the more progressive Eli Savit in the Michigan Democratic Party's Attorney General nominee. But McDonald refuses to support Savit's campaign. What happened to Vote Blue No Matter Who? 9:49-47:00: Show Voice Jessica Shepherd Left of Lansing's \"Show Voice,\" Jessica Shepherd, is in Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast's luxurious studio in Pat's mid-Michigan attic! Jessica and Pat talk about her decision to volunteer for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan's Democratic Primary race. They talk about what led to her decision to lend her hand in the campaign, why she believes Dr. Abdul could truly represent the working class in the Senate, and why he is the more electable choice to take on MAGA Republican \"Florida\" Mike Rogers in the general election. https://abdulforsenate.com/ 48:30-53:35: Last Call--Whitmer's Line 5 Betrayal Pat goes-off on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer's latest betrayal, which is allowing a tunnel to be constructed around the Line 5 oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. 53:36-55:54: 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 ! Music provided by Wand…","meta_description":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #188 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/left-of-lansing-718278/episodes/425-pat-johnston-w-the-lol-show-voice-jessica-shepherd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/425-pat-johnston-w-the-lol-show-voice-jessica-shepherd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}