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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: Rick Shew
The last Start Me Up podcast of the year! Rick Shew is my guest. He's a podcaster, an actor, a liberal, and a cool dude! His pods: @FriendsWorkPod &…
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Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody is back and we do our thing! Politics, of course, and fun stuff, too! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out…
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Start Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back and we talked about all the things: DeSantis has no charisma, Rupert Murdoch has turned on Trump; Trump is the GOP's biggest loser; Greg…
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Start Me Up: Fred Wellman
Fred Wellman is a Pro-Democracy advocate and a political consultant. He's an Army combat veteran. Host of the On Democracy podcast He's the co-founder of the…
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Start Me Up: Jared Yates Sexton
Jared is a political analyst and author. His latest book, THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS, comes out in January…
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Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood returns! Topics: GOP is doubling down on hate; Trump is running for POTUS but GOP is rejecting him; the infighting on the right is something to…
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Start Me Up: Gen Z Activist Victor Shi
Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, former White House Intern, Strategy Director for Voters Tomorrow, and co-host of the iGen…
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Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy
Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed…
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Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter - Election Day
It's Election Day and Cliff Schecter joins me again! Topics: GOP is threatening Civil War if they lose, Elon continues to kill Twitter, Mastodon; more the new…
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Start Me Up: Jay Arnold
Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! Topics: early voting numbers are good for Democrats; Elon is a jerk; the blue check scandal rages on -- and why those…
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Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote
Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She's a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a…
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Start Me Up: The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine
Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine is a woman of many talents. Her memoir "All I Ever Wanted" is a fantastic view into her life as a young girl who…
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Start Me Up: Scully - Iranian/American Attorney
She goes by "Scully" on Twitter and her bio reads "Passionate lawyer focused on the Rule of Law & stopping the authoritarianization of the United…
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Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg
Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New…
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Start Me Up: Democrats Abroad - Kat Cary
Kat Cary is an American ex-pat who lives in Scotland and she's part of Democrats Abroad. We talked about the importance of ex-pats participating in American…
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Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood
The lovely and talented Sarah Wood returns! Sarah explains why she's optimistic about November; we discussed the docudrama: Dahmer, and then we talked about…
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Start Me Up: Documentary Filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier
Melissa Jo Peltier's latest documentary The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories is a fascinating look at the folks who voted for Trump…
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Start Me Up: Santiago Mayer
Voters of Tomorrow was founded in 2019 by then 17-year-old Santiago Mayer, an immigrant from Mexico. Santiago noticed a lack of political engagement at his…
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Start Me Up: Maine Candidate Tiffany Bond
Tiffany Bond is a family law attorney who's running as a House Rep in Maine's second district. Her strategy is unique, she doesn't take contributions. She has…
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Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy
Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed…
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Start Me Up: Glenn Kirschner
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner is back to break down yesterday's NYAG announcement! Glenn weighs in on what this latest civil lawsuit against Trump…
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Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer
Rachel Bitecofer is back to talk about messaging and the midterms. Topics: the House is competitive; why is Herschel Walker slightly ahead of Warnock; Rachel…
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Start Me Up: Jeremy Newberger
Jeremy Newberger is the CEO of Ironbound Films, a documentary, and new media production company. He's a Twitter Political Satirist, Emmy-nominated documentary…
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Start Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back and he has a new book coming out. We talked about that then we discussed current headlines: The Leonard Leo threat to democracy; Greg wants…
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Start Me Up: Nick Knudsen - DemCast
Nick Knudsen returns! He's the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a grassroots organization created to help Democratic down-ballot candidates win. It's a great…
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Start Me Up: Funk Artist Freekbass
Freekbass is back! He's a funk artist based in Ohio and one of the nicest humans on the planet. We went back and forth over politics, music, and film/TV…
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Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote
Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She's a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a…
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Start Me Up: Law Professor Jennifer Taub
Jennifer Taub is a Law Professor at Western New England University and the author of Big Dirty Money. Her focus is on corporate governance, financial market…
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Start Me Up: Andy Kindler
Comedian Andy Kindler is my guest! He played the character "Andy", a fellow sportswriter on the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond, was a regular guest on…
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Start Me Up: David TRex Ferguson
David is BACK! It's been a while and we pick up where we left off. We talk about, and listen to, David's amazing new son Higher Ground and then we shoot the…
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Start Me Up: Brian 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…
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Start Me Up: Andy Parker
Andy Parker's life changed when his daughter, journalist Alison Parker, was shot and killed on live television in 2015. Google, Facebook, and YouTube allow the…
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Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter
We love Cliff and he's back with more biting political commentary. Topics: How mainstream media is failing us; the Mara-a-Lago plot thickens; How GOP fascism…
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Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody and I do our thing--a mix of politics and fun conversation. We discussed all the good news for Democrats as well as her mom, Carol Burnett, on the last…
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Start Me Up: Author Ann Werner
My mother Ann Werner's latest book, The Augurs, is the second in a series of dystopian thrillers. Book one, The Melt, was released in 2020 and it's about a…
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Start Me Up: Joe Dempsey
Joe Dempsey is an average American who can take complicated news stories and break them down into easy-to-understand sound bites. Joe breaks down one of his…
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Start Me Up: Democratic Strategist Simon Rosenberg
Simon Rosenberg was the lead strategist for the DCCC when Democrats flipped the House in 2018. He is the founder of New Democrat Network (NDN.org) and the New…
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Start Me Up: Elgin Charles
ELGIN CHARLES, known the world over as the “Emperor of Hair”, has been the proprietor of his upscale beauty salon in the heart of Beverly Hills for more than…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Criminal Justice Reporter Keri Blakinger
Keri Blakinger is an investigative journalist and her memoir Corrections In Ink is a fascinating look at her life as a figure skate, addict, inmate, and…
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Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood
I'm back from vacation and ready to start talking shoo with my writer friend Sarah Wood! Topics: We talk about the Garland/DoJ announcement that there will be…
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Start Me Up: Democratic Candidate Marcus Flowers
Marcus Flowers is a Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the United…
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Start Me Up: Steph Walton
Today's show was recorded before the impromptu 1/6 hearing. Steph and I wonder what the hearing will focus on and then we talk about how Roe and SCOTUS are…
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Start Me Up: D. Earl Stephens
D. Earl Stephens is the author of "Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump's Very Important Letters." He's the former managing editor of…
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Start Me Up: Chris Hahn
Chris Hahn is a progressive pundit and the host of the Aggressive Progressive. He also hosts a syndicated radio show and works as a political consultant and…
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Start Me Up: Cliff Schecter
Cliff Schecter is back! Topics: Cliff shares his takeaways from the 1/6 public hearings thus far; Boebert's going through some things, what will it take for…
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Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern
USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topis: the 1/6 hearings, Michael reminds us of his column where…
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Start Me Up: Kiersten Warren
Actress Kiersten Warren has worked in film and television. Films include Bicentennial Man, Independence Day, and Divine Secrets of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and…
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Start Me Up: Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back again! We discussed gun violence and what we can expect from lawmakers moving forward. We then switched gears to talk about teen sex: what…
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Start Me Up: Steph Walton
Steph and I are best friends. Today we talked about whatever came up. Some fun, some politics. It's always fun with Steph. Advertising Inquiries…
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Start Me Up: Mariah Craven
Mariah Craven is the co-host of the How We Win podcast, along with Steve Pierson. Mariah is a campaign communications consultant who has worked with Kamala…
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Start Me Up: Kirk Acevedo
Kirk is back! First, we talked about his career and how "liberal" Hollywood isn't always so liberal. WE had some fun talking about the "biz"…
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Start Me Up: Cheri Jacobus
Cheri is back and we had a lot to talk about! Topics: Steve Schmidt's unhinged breakdown on Twitter; why you should never give money to the Lincoln Project…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Christopher Bouzy
Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Election Analyst Rachel Bitecofer
Rachel Bitecofer joined me again to talk about how Democrats can use the firehose of news and GOP fascism to win this November. Topics: How the Roe decision…
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Start Me Up: Julie Lynn
Julie and I went to high school together but didn't know each other. In recent years, we connected through social media and there are more than a few…
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Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood
Topics: GOP likely leaked the Roe story as a distraction from abortion bans and MAGA insurrectionists; GOP released a new embarrassing sex tape of Madison…
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Start Me Up: Steph Walton
Steph Walton and I are raged up, fired up and ready to FIGHT! They are overturning Roe v Wade and we're not going to assume defeat. Sure, we talked about Putin…
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Start Me Up: John Fugelsang
Comedian John Fugelsang hosts the acclaimed "Tell Me Everything" series on SiriusXM Progress. He's debated David Duke on Bill Maher, been murdered on…
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Start Me Up: Jody Hamilton
So grateful to have Jody back on. She was my light on a dark day--the day Elon Musk started the process to buy Twitter. We talked about politics but we also…
- Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson
Start Me Up: Allison Gill of Mueller, She Wrote
Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She's a veteran, Ph.D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a…