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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: Brooklyn Dad Defiant
Majid M. Padelan A.K.A. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back!. He's the author of The Liddle'est President and he's funny, authentic, and a great conversationalist…
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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: Steph Walton
Steph Walton is back and she has COVID! It's mild. We did what we do best: TALKED! Drop in on two friends talking about COVID, life, politics and there's a…
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Start Me Up: John Pavlovitz
John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. In the past four years, his blog Stuff That Needs To Be Said has reached a…
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Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern
USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We had a little fun and we talked about politics. Topics…
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Start Me Up: Amanda Sowards
My friend, write Amanda Sowards joins me again for an easy conversation. I think I may have COVID but testing negative. We spend the first part of the show…
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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: Ben Cohen
Ben Cohen of The Banter Substack is back. We talked about COVID protocols, what we're comfortable with and the news on the Omicron variant; Putin's invasion…
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Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood is back for more! Topics: Putin overestimated his invasion of Ukraine; how the "Don't say gay" bill might affect LGBTQ youth; Mandates are…
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Start Me Up: Jay Arnold
Jay Arnold is an American writer, director and filmmaker. He has written and directed more than 200 television commercials for national brands. Jay’s work has…
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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: 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: Jody Hamilton
Jody is back for the first time in 2022. We had some fun before we jumped into the conversation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It's always a good show…
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Start Me Up: Michael "TizzyEnt" Mcwhorter
TizzyEnt is a filmmaker and an activist and he uses his large online platform to combat racism, misogyny, and bigotry. We talked about what inspired him to be…
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Start Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear returns! First, we had some fun (Greg wanted to know why I'm posting old photos on Twitter), and then we launched into the political part of the…
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Start Me Up: Michael J. Stern
USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! We talked about aging and what it's like to lose youth; Michael…
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Start Me Up: Khary Penebaker
Khary is back! He's a gun violence survivor, a DNC member, and a Biden Elector. He shared his frightening experience of being a Biden Elector and how it caused…
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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: Mary Trump
Marl Trump is back and we talked about her new kitten, her new writing project, her new podcast, and of course, the latest headlines. Topics: Mary gave her…
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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. We talked about the growing…
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Start Me Up: Jo From Jersey
Jo from Jersey joined me today. She's the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and…
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Start Me Up: Writer Sarah Wood
Writer Sarah Wood joins me again! Topics: GOP may be sabotaging itself with the restrictive and authoritarian stances they're taking on social issues like…
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Start Me Up: Funk Artist Freekbass
Freekbass is a funk musician from Ohio. He's a delightful human with an intelligent perspective on life and politics. We talked about his career, how it's been…
- 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…
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Start Me Up: Actress Amanda Wyss
You've seen Amanda Wyss in just about everything. Some of her notable films include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Silverado, and…
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Start Me Up: Jaime Harrison
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins me to discuss the importance of voting, the power of messaging, and how Democrats can win next November. Chair Harrison offered…
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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…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Ben Cohen
Ben Cohen of The Banter substack is here again and after we hear about his brand new baby and a bit of drama that followed the birth, we jump into politics for…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Noel Casler
Comedian Noel Casler is back! he worked on Celebrity Apprentice with the trump family for six seasons and his first appearance on this podcast was explosive!…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Sarah Wood
Writer Sarah Wood is back! We talked about the most current political events: Omicron; Dem strengths & weaknesses; we're up against fascists, and white…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Laura Packard (Healthcare Advocate)
Laura Packard is an award-winning progressive digital/new media and communications strategist and a health care advocate who is also a cancer ((stage 4…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Jody Hamilton
We love Jody Hamilton! Topics: Trump tested positive for COVID three days before his 2020 debate with Biden; Roe on the chopping block; Omicron is in the US…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Steve Hofstetter
Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins me to talk about politics and comedy. After learning about Steve and his life in comedy, we talked politics: the rise of white…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: David Pepper
David Pepper returns! He's an author and the former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. We discussed his latest book, Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Democratic Candidate Josh Remillard
Veteran Josh Remillard is a Democrat running against Republican Madison Cawthorn in North Carolina. Josh has described Cawthorn as "uniquely…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back again for another rousing political conversation. We spent a lot of time talking about Merrick Garland, Steve Bannon; possible federal…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart 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…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Buzz Burbank
You all know Buzz Burbank from the Bob Cesca podcast. Today, he's all mine!! Topics: The VA & NJ elections last week; Buzz runs down the long list of Biden…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Marcus Flowers
Marcus Flowers is the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th District. Flowers has spent his entire career defending the…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Sarah Wood
Show Topics: Sinema is hostile towards her own party; Democrats need to find the enthusiasm to vote; Merrick Garland gave us some hope today and Dave…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody Hamilton is back! For those not aware, Jody is Carol Burnett's daughter, I was an actress in Los Angeles and was on Days Of Our Lives for seven years. We…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Jo From Jersey
Jo from Jersey joined me today. She's the co-host of the Shut Up Tabbouleh podcast with publicist and all-around nice man, Danny Derany! Jo is a lot of fun and…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Cheri Jacobus
Cheri Jacobus is back after a long break! We discussed the good health news she recently got and then we talked politics: Colin Powell died from COVID and how…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Democratic Candidate Bruno Amato
Bruno Amato has been a working actor for the past 20 years and is a proud member of the SAG/AFTRA union. He's a Democrat running against Kevin McCarthy in…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Amanda Sowards
Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back! Topics: cashing in on being a Never-Trumper; impatient voters & 1/6 subpoenas; general current events and a bit of…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Mary Trump
Mary Trump is back to talk about her latest book The Reckoning as well as other current events. We discussed how racism has shaped this country and how it…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back! We discussed where national and global politics are headed; Facebook is eroding public discourse and it MUST be regulated; there is hope…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody Hamilton is back! Topics: The new R1 COVID variant; Republicans are creating a new crop of candidates who actually believe the lies and right-wing…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Lincolns Bible
Stephanie A.K.A. Lincoln's Bible (on Twitter) is the host of The World Beneath podcast. She's a fascinating guest and our conversation centered around Russia…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Steph Walton
Steph Walton returns! We're good friends, so when we chat, we have fun and go all over. Today we talked about COVID, the Oct 2 women's march, 2022 and so many…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Sex Positive OB/GYN Dr. Leah Torres
Topics: Dr. Torres talked about the dangers of misinformation surrounding the "abortion reversal pill"; the Texas reproductive coercion law that…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Billy Baldwin
Actor and Democrat Billy Baldwin joined me to discuss politics. We had some fun at the start of the show talking about his wife Chynna and her YouTube show…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart 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. JohnsonStart Me Up: Michael J. Stern
USA Today opinion columnist and former Justice Department prosecutor Michael J. Stern is back! Topics: The dreadful SCOTUS decision to allow Texas to ban…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Greg Olear
Greg Olear is back! Topics: Biden is doing the right thing re: Afghanistan and COVID and he's not concerned with what the GOP fascists are saying about him…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Scott Dworkin
Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition. Scott offered up a realistic and hopeful narrative about what to expect from Democrats as well as voters. Topics…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Jody Hamilton
Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: The California recall election (vote no); homelessness problem in Los Angeles has gotten much worse in the last few…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Cliff Schecter
Cliff Schecter, along with John Aravosis, is the co-host of the UnPresidented Podcast. Topics: Taliban and GOP are not so different; Biden's decision to pull…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Author Mia Bloom
Author Mia Bloom's latest book Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon was the main topic of discussion. We talked about: The women of Q, Q in the…
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. JohnsonStart Me Up: Justin Rosario - The Banter
Justin Rosario is a die-hard Democrat and he writes for The Banter. Today we talked about the shameful Republican response to COVID...it's sheer lunacy and…