{"podcast":{"title":"The State of Freedom","slug":"the-state-of-freedom-6330268","podcast_index_feed_id":6330268,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/469716/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/469716","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/b/8/e/fb8ebbb9d744202fd959afa2a1bf1c87/LIBSYN_Profile-20260211-3sirllud9t.png","author":"Danielle Walker","episode_count":297,"summary":"Co-hosts Chris Alexander and Danielle Walker discuss the pressing policy issues in the Louisiana state legislature that stand to impact our ability to live in freedom. The aim of the show is to ensure the liberties granted to the citizens of Louisiana by the U.S. and Louisiana state Constitutions are upheld and protected. We will spotlight the LA State legislators who are working on behalf of freedom and those who are actively working against it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T06:17:28.315478+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-freedom-6330268"},"episode":{"title":"Louisiana Elections: How Did We Get Here? The Laws, The Power & The Fight for Trust | Ep. 416","slug":"louisiana-elections-how-did-we-get-here-the-laws-the-power-the-fight-for-trust-ep-416","published_at":"2026-07-24T16:54:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-freedom-6330268/louisiana-elections-how-did-we-get-here-the-laws-the-power-the-fight-for-trust-ep-416","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-freedom-6330268","url":"https://1686f498-547b-4d0e-8dd3-3730f246a9f4.libsyn.com/louisiana-elections-how-did-we-get-here-the-laws-the-power-the-fight-for-trust-ep-416","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/1686f498-547b-4d0e-8dd3-3730f246a9f4/riverside_magic_episode_02_the_state_of_freedom416.mp3?dest-id=3976332","summary":"Danielle Walker and Chris Alexander examine Louisiana's election system — its history, the current $100 million voting contract process, and the legislative pressure points that will decide whether citizens keep real oversight. They dig into vendor vetting failures, the risks of private control over voter rolls and ballots, restrictions on citizen exit polls, and why companies with serious federal allegations remain in the conversation. This is the structural fight over who counts the votes and who gets locked out of verifying them. SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Hebrews 12:25-26 TPT \"Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when he speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard him speak his living Word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refuse to hear his warnings as he speaks from heaven? The earth was rocked at the sound of his voice from the mountain, but now he has promised, \"Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world, but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm!\"\" ACTION & INFO FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: If you can get there, plan to attend the Secretary of State's demonstration of Smartmatic Voting Machines on Wednesday, July 29th from 9am-noon at the Louisiana State Archives, located at 3851 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge Join the Warriors' Circle: https://join.freedomstate.us/ for exclusive content and to have a voice in the topics of conversation we have here on TSOF. Keep up with policy calls to action at: www.lacag.org/action-center Follow more from The State of Freedom at: https://substack.com/@freedomstateus ANNOUNCEMENTS: UnAuthorized is hosting the Storm Summit - Sept. 10-13 in Las Vegas: https://storm…","meta_description":"Danielle Walker and Chris Alexander examine Louisiana's election system — its history, the current $100 million voting contract process, and the legislati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5130,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-state-of-freedom-6330268/episodes/louisiana-elections-how-did-we-get-here-the-laws-the-power-the-fight-for-trust-ep-416/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-state-of-freedom-6330268/louisiana-elections-how-did-we-get-here-the-laws-the-power-the-fight-for-trust-ep-416.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}