Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson
Saturday at 12:30 pm on WVIK News 90.3 FM and 90.3 HD1.
Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressman, governors, and other political elite. Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government.
Latest Episodes
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EconomyWhat are the implications of the shift from manufacturing to health care jobs in the US?
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GovernmentPeter Slevin, a contributing writer with The New Yorker magazine, talks about his recent reporting from Iowa and the Carolinas on the future of the…
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GovernmentIs Iowa going the way of Nebraska politically? Ross Benes, author of Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became A Republican Stronghold, discusses his book and…
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GovernmentBill Ruthhart, Rock Island native and Chicago Tribune political reporter, talks about the fall of former House Speaker Mike Madigan and the demise of the…
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GovernmentJessica Bruder discusses her book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-first Century and her trek from research to living and working with…
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GovernmentMadeleine Doubek, executive director of CHANGE Illinois, provides an update on the push for Fair Maps in Illinois and the chances for success with new…
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GovernmentTerry Teachout, drama critic of the Wall Street Journal, talks about his book Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong. He describes Armstrong’s significant impact…
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GovernmentPaul Kendrick will discuss his latest book, Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Win the 1960 Election, that he co-authored with…
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GovernmentDale Maharidge, Pulitzer Prize winner, author, journalist and academic, talks about his latest book F**cked at Birth: Recalibrating the American Dream for…
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GovernmentMichael Lind talks about his latest book, The New Class War: Saving Democracy From the Managerial Elite. He shows how the decline of trade unions,…