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Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Hosted by blogger and author Kimberley A. Johnson.'Start Me Up' isn't just any other podcast. I'm willing to call BS when I see it and I don't care if it's coming from a rightwinger or a self-professed bleedingheart liberal. I'm not always politically correct and I'm a huge fan of loose talk and salty language. Sarcasm is guaranteed and political correctness will be at a minimum. This podcast is for anyone who wants to listen to compelling conversations with a variety of guests about current…
Episodes
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back. Her social media company: Relevate Strategies Topics: It's looking good for Dems (VOTE!); Senate has a shot at going blue (VOTE!); expect…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus
Cheri is back! Topics: Lindsey Graham has been outed, and no one is surprised; Megyn Kelly sinks to new low; blue wave or blue high tide; are the midterm…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Topics: Katie Zacharia’s failed bar exam, Trump’s dodged deposition, cognitive test claims, a halted execution…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Comedian Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler is back! Topics: life in general; the Sebastian Maniscalco controversy; a little humor, a little politics and lots of laughs. Advertising…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem
Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He's a documentary…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody Hamilton, co-host of The Politics Bar podcast, is back. Topics: Press ban, Ossoff's rise, midterms, Talarico/Texas & donald's embarrassing approval…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Steph is back! We talked about politics and then, we were just us--blabbing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. In this episode, Sarah and I dig into Trump’s gas price claims, Missouri’s gerrymandered voting maps, and the ongoing…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back. Her social media company: Relevate Strategies We talk about the generational shift happening in the Democratic Party, Sarah’s experience…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back! He's the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube. Topics: Greg and I talk about what…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Political Strategist Maya Rupert
Maya Rupert is a political strategist, author, and former presidential campaign manager. She joins us to discuss her new book, The Real Ones, and what we get…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Topics: The Todd Blanche nomination; support for donald is circling the drain; GOP Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back. Her social media company: Relevate Strategies Talarico leads Paxton in Texas, Democrats are winning by large margins, and Republican…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus
Cheri is back! This week, Cheri and I dig into the Supreme Court and the Alito situation, the possibility of another Trump appointment, and what it could mean…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Topics: Sarah visited The Reflecting Pool, and she's here to tell us everything she experienced. We also discussed…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Steph is back! Topics: Trump's rapidly declining health; concerns about Graham Platner; holding elected officials accountable; and we talked about fun stuff…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Mamaw's Porch n Politics
My guest is Lisa Parker, AKA Mamaw's Porch Politics. She's a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back. Her social media company: Relevate Strategies Sarah and I got into a lot this episode — Ken Paxton's win in Texas, a wild bill in North…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Topics: Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race, which left senators like Susan…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Qasim Rashid, Esq.
My guest: Qasim Rashid, Esq. Human Rights Lawyer; Author; SiriusXM Host; Creator of Let's Address This Substack We discussed Qasim’s brilliant and necessary…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Topics focused on current headlines, nighttime routines, AI regulation, and citizenship. We're besties, so, as per usual, we did our thing. Advertising…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Buzz Burbank
Buzz Burbank is back! Topics: Gas prices, Louisiana Governor wants to cancel the primaries; Voting Rights Act killed by SCOTUS; 86'd meaning; and men's…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody Hamilton, co-host of The Politics Bar podcast, is back! TOPICS: Swalwell Allegations Red state voter registration strategy donald's visible failing health…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back, and she's started a new social media consulting business! Relevate Strategies Topics: TACO taco'd out on destroying an entire civilization…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Topics: No Kings protests on 3/28; when democracy prevails and Democrats win back power, they cannot simply "move…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Steph is back! Two chatty best friends talking about politics, ways to cope with life and stress and shows we're watching as democracy hangs in the balance…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Knitting Cult Lady
Born into the Children of God cult and trafficked as a child, Daniella escaped to the U.S. at 15, put herself through school to become a U.S. Army intelligence…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back, and she's started a new social media consulting business! Relevate Strategies Topics: Democratic primaries look good for Dems; donald wants…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Mamaw's Porch 'n Politics
My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw's Porch n Politics. She's a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy
Topics: The Texas Senate race (with emphasis on Jasmine Crockett); Dems are winning special elections and primaries with big percentage points--good news for…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back! He's the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube. Topics: Sh*ts f*ucked up and we talk…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Alternet. Former: Raw Story, AlterNet and Salon. Topics: The repercussions of ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good; the resignation of…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah and I discuss the aftermath of the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good. We emphasized that the current regime will escalate their cruelty and that voters…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody Hamilton, co-host of The Politics Bar podcast, is back for the last Start Me Up of 2025! We talked about the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, and…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
We chatted about aging--the good, the bad and the ugly. We shared personal stories and then we talked about how democracy will be restored. It's a fun, hopeful…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem
Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He's a political…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Comedian Andy Kindler
Comedian Andy Kindler is back. Topics: We talked some shit about Bill Maher's whining; both of us seeing a democracy light at the end of the fascist tunnel…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
Elizabeth is the CEO/Founder at The Gaia Leadership Project; Author of Becoming Heroines: Unleashing Our Power for Revolution and Rebirth and the host of…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon. Topics: The beautiful big blue wave means DEMOCRACY IS NOT DEAD!!! The government shutdown may be…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Mamaw's Porch Politics
My guest is Lisa Parker AKA Mamaw's Porch Politics. She's a liberal woman who lives in rural Ohio and was raised in Appalachia, and her political commentary…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: David Pepper
David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter
Cliff is back! Topics: Cliff offers advice on the best kind of messaging for No Kings rally attendees; Vance does not have the charisma donald has, and Cliff…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton
Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, author of The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis, Co-Host Muckrake Podcast…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back, and she's started a new social media consulting business! Relevate Strategies Topics: Capitalism trumped fascism; the Epstein scandal isn't…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, The Politics Bar…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Topics: Jody had brunch with Martin Sheen and that got us talking about the Charlie Sheen documentary. We also talked about her new podcast, The Politics Bar…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Steph is back! Just two best friends talking about politics and life: The latest COVID vaccine; weight loss/menopause; Newsom is killing it; donald's poor…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Actor Jon Cryer
Actor Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men & Pretty In Pink joins me to talk about acting, politics and Hollywood parties! Oh my! Topics: We chatted a little about…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem
Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He's a political…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Brian J. Karem
Brian Karem is a White House Columnist and his latest book is titled Free the Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. He's a political…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back! He's the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube. Topics: We talked about Gavin Newsom's…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Writer, Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back! Topics: Sarah shares whether or not she thinks fascism will take hold; misogyny is on the rise; the Epstein files--are they a threat to…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Rachel Bitecofer
Rachel is back and her new book is titled Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game, and she's the co-host of This…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jess Craven
Jess Craven is a political content creator—she’s @jesscraven101 on all platforms-- the author of "Chop Wood, Carry Water Daily Actions” on Substack, and…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Stephanie Dominguez Walton
Steph is back! We had an in-depth chat about how the current fascist regime is affecting us-- us meaning all of us--and why it's so important to engage. Steph…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Reporter Sarah Burris
Sarah Burris is a reporter at Raw Story, Alternet and Salon. Topics: Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus
Cheri is back for another rousing conversation. We start the show with our critiques of "And Just Like That," and then we dive into politics. Topics…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton
Jared Yates Sexton: Political Analyst, The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis, Co-Host Muckrake Podcast, newsletter…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Wajahat Ali
Wajahat Ali is the editor of The Left Hook Substack & Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast. Topics: Wajahat talked about the challenges of maintaining hope and…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: David Pepper
David Pepper is a lawyer, writer, political activist, former elected official, and adjunct professor, and served as the Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party…