Feeling Blue In A Red State

Addressing the issue of wokeness and how it is just as prominant on the right as it is on the left. Talking about just living your best life and stop being so offended about every little thing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/support

This episode I talk about the lack of representation we get from our very own representatives. The cost to keep them in the job they have grown so accustomed to and the absurdity of some of them. This episode hits on a lot of issues that are close in everyones hearts and minds. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/support

In this episode we talk about police accountability.. What do we want our police to do and what do we want them not to do. Its about setting the expectation and holding them accountable to said expectation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/support

This is a discussion about the second amendment and the way it is enforced. I go over both sides of the arguments and discuss where I think theyre right and where I believe they are flawed. Then after considering both arguments, I come up with a suggestion that should make most people on both sides happy. I really hope you listen and enjoy this episode as a lot of thought went into it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-garretson/support

First episode back for the year. We outline the future episodes as well as tackle several issues in an abbreviated capacity. New theme song new digs and new energy for 2023. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Revisiting the gun discussion. Discussion over the United States not being able to catch up to the rest of the world when it comes to gun laws. Why do we keep doing the same things when they are clearly not working. Finally a plead to those hanging us up to dig deep within your concious and vote in some meaningful gun legislation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

All about the Biden administration cancelling student debt for low income Americans. Weighing in on the Pros and Cons and the political climate after the landmark legislation was signed. Considering the right wing outrage and calling out the hypocricy of it all. The second part of the episode discusses the GOP and their striking resemblence of the Nazi party in 1920s Germany. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Taking a dive into the FBI and the search warrant performed on former President Trumps beach house. What does this mean for the former President from a political standpoint and criminal standpoint? Picking through the misinformation that seems to constantly surround Trump. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about the need for meaningful gun legislation and our governments inability to pass any? Why is it so damn hard and what can we do to fix it? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

In this episode I talk about mass incarceration and the issues that lead to it. Whether it be aggressive policing tactics, or prosecutory misconduct, we go over it and talk about possible solutions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

This is an episode talking about polarization and how close our democracy came to dying. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Taking a look at just the numbers and statistics on a lot of divisive hot button issues. With these numbers taking a stab at what on earth we should be doing in this country I'd we are to move forward. Issues like the pandemic, gun control, abortion, etc. Looking at these issues with an objective mind and truly trying to come up with some common sense solutions. This was recorded in my truck so I apologize the quality isn't as good as the others but the content more than makes up for that. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about the unconstitutional abortion law in Texas. Also covid 19 and masking and or not masking. Vaccination vs. Anti-vaccination. The border and whether or not it really is a crisis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about Texas and their grand Ole abortion laws that seem to be steering us back in time before women had rights. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about the evacuation of the nations longest war and whether or not it was done correctly. Then the latest covid news --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about the racial inequities in the judicial system. The unfair practices of the entire system. Police brutality compared to other countries. Ideas on how to change it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Fresh off of a break there was a lot to cover in a short amount of time. Most of this episode is spent on the facts about the vaccines and the breakthrough cases happening across the country right now. I stuck to straight up facts and checked opinions at the door. Also touched on the Jan 6th investigation and committee. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

This episode is a little bit all over the place. Goes over the hop button issues and differences in the left and the gop. Also I talk about medicare for all and how to pay for it. We talk about taxes and the possiblilty of tuition free schools. There is a lot of information in this episode so you are not going to want to miss it --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

An episode that pleads to an audience to release the burdens of Donald Trump controlling the news cycle. I discuss the problems of trumpism and the things that led to it and transpired afterward. I also go over the role of the government and the role that is playing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

In this episode, we take you on a couple of hypothetical rides to see if you believe it is justice that we really are after. Is the justice system really interested in justice itself? Or are they interested in things like conviction rate and cases solved? The answer along with many more answers are right here. Enjoy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Grappling with one of the oldest arguments in this countries history. What does the second amendment really mean? Do gun laws really work? In this episode, I go over the statistics. What can we do to deter the rising gun violence? Is our right to keep and bear arms more important than the safety of our children? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about the Pipeline and the pros and cons to shutting down construction. Also going over the impact of immigration and the impact a wall would have on it. Digging into the issues of illegal immigration and asylum seekers and our treatment of them. Finally, I address the basic stance on issues of the Republican Party and the real life consequences of their beliefs as far as policy goes. You are not going to want to miss this --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Going over final thoughts on the outgoing administration. The hopes for our new administration and how I feel Biden will be as far as a good fit as the new president. The challenges and how i think he stacks up against these challenges. The uplifting feel that this moment has as opposed the the feeling of such despair that I have had the last four years. A positive tone of hope and promise yet to be heard here. Maybe a new chapter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

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Talking about the lies and untruths the President and his supporters are spreading. The link between crime and poverty, and the desire to want to see your fellow Americans thrive rather than looking at them with contempt. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Taking a look at prison statistics and crime statistics and talking it out until a real solution is discovered. You're not going to want to miss this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

The counts are certified. The discussion on what it is we should expect out of a Joe Biden presidency. How the anti socialist talks don't really apply to Biden and why he is more a centrist than a progressive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

The latest news on the election and the president's refusal to concede. The spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Dive into the election saga and results. Listen to the reaction on both sides and talk about the problems we face as a nation moving forward. A little bit of everything in this episode. Hope you enjoy it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Going over polling and who has the lead in what states and why its necessary to get out and vote. This is a must listen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

The RBG issue and the hypocrisy of the right. Trump and his taxes are in the headlines again. And the divide between the two parties that is tearing the country apart. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

With so many things happening right now it was hard to get all the issues covered. Whether it was the police brutality plague or the actual plague we are going through we covered it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Taking a drive and talking about the current events. Unscripted and raw. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Talking about the Trump administration and their handling of the key issues as the election approaches. An interview with economics and political expert Jason Paters. A lot of great insight in this episode that you are not going to want to miss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

All about the recent police shooting and the riots that followed. A 17 year old gets dropped off to commit murder and gets to go home. An episode that I didn't filter because i want my rage to be apparent --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Giving analysis on the choice of vice president and also on the speeches in the DNC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Going over the differences of the two parties and the common misconceptions. Talk about yet another police mishap. Blue lives matter. And going over economic relief and trickle down economics --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

Thoughts on how to solve the ever looming gun crisis. Outrage culture winning out. How the media can make it better. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

I talk about how celebrating the 4th of July is not about race. I talk about the injustices that we face regarding the Justice system. Provide statistics on prison populations and offer up a solution that could dramatically reduce these outlandish numbers. Plenty of energy and plenty of passion in this one. You are not going to want to miss this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support

I dive into the types of racism that we face as a society. In this episode, I talk about the way we combat racism and suggest an alternative. You don't want to miss this episode. It provides a detailed blueprint for the modern warfare we need to use to neutralize racism and stop its spread to future generations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-garretson/support