{"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":"437: Progressive Economic Populism Is Winning w/ Michigan-WFP's Branden Snyder","slug":"437-progressive-economic-populism-is-winning-w-michigan-wfp-s-branden-snyder","published_at":"2026-08-20T14:15:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/437-progressive-economic-populism-is-winning-w-michigan-wfp-s-branden-snyder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8943418","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8943418.mp3?modified=1787235403&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 #192 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-17:54: Trump Poll Numbers/Mop Up MI LOL's Pat Johnston reports on Dear Leader Trump's cratering poll numbers, and how it's easy to understand considering how The Trump Regime is mired in its War on Iran, not to mention how the economy is failing the working class. Progressives & Democratic Socialists continue winning primary races across the country, and this week it happened in Florida. The Mop Up Michigan ballot proposal will indeed be on the ballot this November as it aims to ban DTE & Consumers Energy from donating to candidates. Michigan's progressive Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, supports Mop Up Michigan, but MAGA Republican candidate, Florida Mike Rogers, hasn't said yet if he does support it. Pat explains why that is. And will Rogers denounce some of his \"faith leaders\" who met with an anti-Muslim bigot this week? 17:55-42:58: MI-WFP's Branden Snyder Branden Snyder, Executive Director of Michigan's Working Families Party, talks with Pat about the WFP, its goals to bring a working class agenda to the Democratic Party, and why its agenda is resonating with millions of working class voters in Michigan. The WFP endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign, William Lawrence's run for the 7th congressional district, and Donovan McKinney's victorious campaign against sitting Democratic Congressman Shri Thanedar. To learn more: Michigan Working Families Party 42:59-49:08: Last Call-Win First, Next Battle Later In this week's \"Last Call,\" Pat gives his take on progressives who choose to either work with, or seek the endorsements, of some establishment Democrats. 49:09-51:20: End…","meta_description":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #192 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3079,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/left-of-lansing-718278/episodes/437-progressive-economic-populism-is-winning-w-michigan-wfp-s-branden-snyder/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-718278/437-progressive-economic-populism-is-winning-w-michigan-wfp-s-branden-snyder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}