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Blue Dog Radio
Welcome to Blue Dog Radio, a podcast that cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of what really matters. Across the country, one honest conversation at a time.
This show is a traveling exploration of American values. Recorded in D.C. living rooms, front porches, union halls, and small-town diners with the people who still believe in doing what’s right, even when it’s hard.
We sit down with current members of Congress, emerging candidates, and everyday Americans who carry the burden of…
Episodes
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Be of Your Place: Phil Gardner on the Blue Dog Revival
What does it mean to be a Blue Dog in the year 2026? Blue Dog Action co-founder and senior advisor Phil Gardner joins Blue Dog Radio for a conversation about a…
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The Incumbents: Four Blue Dog Races That Could Decide the House
Four races in four very different corners of America and one Congress hanging in the balance. In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we take a trip through four of…
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Write a Better Song: Bobby Pulido on South Texas and Public Service
For more than 30 years, Bobby Pulido has been one of the defining voices of Tejano music. Now the Edinburg native, small-business owner and father of four is a…
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770,000 Bosses
Zach Dembo is a Blue Dog endorsed for Congress in Kentucky’s 6th District. His path to the race has taken him from an eighth-grade classroom in the Mississippi…
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The People Who Show Up
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has spent decades adapting to change. Bethlehem Steel once occupied a quarter of the city and drew generations of working families…
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Bale Dalton Knows the Mission
Florida’s 7th Congressional District is the kind of race that will take roots, credibility, service, and a candidate who actually fits the place. On this…
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Water, Work, and the Man From Merced
For this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we spent several days on the road with Rep. Adam Gray in California’s Central Valley. Gray represents California’s 13th…
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Earn This
Sacramento County District Attorney and congressional candidate Thien Ho joins Blue Dog Radio for a conversation about immigration, justice, public safety…
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Fight Like Hell
Raised by a single mother and a grandmother dealing cards in Nevada casinos, Shannon Bird learned early that opportunity rarely arrives without a fight. In…
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Dairy Breakfasts and Double Shifts
“When you overperform like that… you do it again.” Rebecca Cooke came within two points of flipping Wisconsin’s 3rd District in 2024. Now she’s back. A…
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The Doctor Will See You Now
The Central Valley has a healthcare problem and Washington keeps sending politicians. In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we sit down with Dr. Jasmeet Bains, a…
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Hickory Nut Gap
Jamie Ager-North Carolina 11 This week on Blue Dog Radio, we sit down with Jamie Ager: fourth generation farmer at Hickory Nut Gap Farm and candidate for…
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Barbacoa, Big Red, & Protecting the American Dream
Johnny Garcia-Texas 35 In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we sit down with Johnny Garcia, a deputy sheriff from Bexar County who’s running for Congress in…
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Loyal to the Soil: Work, Place, and the People Who Stay
What does loyalty to a place really mean? In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we explore what it looks like when work, community, and identity are rooted in the…
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Deciding to Listen: What Voters Actually Want
Politics spends a lot of time talking about voters and not nearly enough time listening to them. In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we talk with political…
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Episode 4: The Hours That Hold Us Together
There’s a kind of wealth that doesn’t show up on Wall Street. It’s measured in sleep, sanity, and the time we give to one another. It’s the real economy of…
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Episode 3: Faith and the Common Good
In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden sit down for a candid conversation about faith. Where it comes…
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Episode 2: Back to the Land — The Wendell Berry Episode
In Episode 2 of Blue Dog Radio, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden go Back to the Land — a conversation inspired by the writings of Wendell Berry. They…
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Episode 1: What It Really Means to Represent Home
Welcome to Blue Dog Radio, where we cut through the noise and talk about what really matters to Americans in every corner of this country. This show is about…