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Adam and Sean, two Iowans from flyover country, attempt to get a grasp on the left-right divide in the United States.

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    • Oct 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 54 EPISODES


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    Episode #28 (It's the economy, stupid)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 117:47


    Adam and Sean discuss the 2022 midterms that are only two weeks away and why the economy looks to be a driving factor for votes despite Roe v. Wade. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #27 (Iowa Caucus Doomed in 2024?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 103:02


    Adam and Sean discuss a sudden rebound for President Biden, FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago and looking at if the Iowa Caucus is doomed in 2024. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #26 (Defund The Police Messaging)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 61:12


    Sean returns to the podcast to debate Adam about discussion on Episode 25 about the "Defund The Police" messaging that was very prominent in 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #25 (President Biden is deeply unpopular)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 80:30


    Adam is joined by special guest Todd Vincent (formerly of the "Monday Night Mayhem" show) to discuss some troubling polling numbers for President Joe Biden. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #24 (January 6th Hearings Reaction)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 100:25


    Adam and Sean return to discuss the January 6th hearings in recent weeks including testimony by Bill Barr and debate on Mike Pence "doing the right thing." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #12: Religious Zealots vs. Lib Losers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 73:42


    Adam and Sean return to discuss Roe v. Wade in the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #11: SOTU, Russia/Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 131:11


    Adam and Sean return to discuss Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacting to the SOTU and the latest with Russia and Ukraine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #10: Plagiarism in the Heartland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 125:59


    Adam and Sean are back to discuss Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, angry GOP in Iowa, Senate filibuster and rapid fire current events! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #9: Naughty and Nice Lists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 75:53


    Adam and Sean are back just before the Christmas holiday to provide Naughty and Nice lists and catching up on some headlines during our brief break. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #8: Current Events, Independent Contractors Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 98:55


    After a lengthy break, Adam and Sean are back to catch up on some political current events. Plus, part one of our look at Independent Contractors and Johnson County Supervisor Jon Green stops by to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #7: Stick This Bag of Cash In Your Shell Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 102:20


    Adam and Sean are back to discuss the Pandora Papers and the politicians involved, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the American Rescue Plan and Trump remains popular in Iowa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #6: Who Runs the Nukes Around Here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 102:03


    Adam and Sean return live to review some recent headlines including treason allegations involving a former General involving former President Trump, a weird Tulsi Gabbard hot take about "open borders" and Sean rants about Democrats. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #5: Tough Times for Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 98:33


    Adam and Sean are back live to discuss a tough last few weeks for President Biden including the continued battle with COVID and the media coverage of the Afghanistan withdrawal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #4: Derecho Anniversary, Councilmember Ashley Vanorny

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 120:05


    Adam and Sean are joined by Cedar Rapids Councilmember Ashley Vanorny to discuss the derecho storm one year later. Ashley talks about the struggles with communication when the storm hit the city, getting supplies to residents and the community coming together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #3: Johnson County Supervisor Jon Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 117:50


    Adam and Sean are joined by special guest Jon Green, newly elected Supervisor of Johnson County, Iowa. Jon talks about his experience running for office locally, being mistaken for a GOP plant and the importance of interacting with your local elected officials. For more information about Johnson County, visit www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #2: COVID making a comeback, Mortgage crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 102:54


    Adam and Sean are back in record time to discuss the very likely possibility of returning to mask wearing, Sean examines the current mortgage crisis in the United States, your live comments and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Flyover Live #1: Move to YouTube, Iowa hates Joe Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 84:10


    Adam and Sean go live for the first time since last November to talk about the move to YouTube, Joe Biden in the media, Iowa politics and reading your live comments. Subscribe and watch the show on YouTube at flyoverpolitics.live. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #23 (New CDC Guidelines, COVID in Iowa)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 92:42


    Adam and Sean return to discuss the new CDC guidelines as it applies to those who have received vaccinations for COVID-19. Plus, reactions to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds officially ending the mask mandate in the state of Iowa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #22 (Texas, COVID and Current Events)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 111:32


    Following another unplanned break, Adam and Sean return with a new episode to discuss Sean's recent trip to Texas, politics in Texas, COVID-19 vaccinations and a quick look at current headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #21 (Defining Antifa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 76:53


    Adam and Sean are back to tackle a topic they've wanted to revisit since reviving the podcast: Antifa. In this episode, Sean defines what Antifa is, while Adam explores some of the media portrayal of the movement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #20 (COVID, Stimmy Checks and Rapid Fire)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 75:36


    Adam and Sean return after taking the last few weeks off to catch up on all the political headlines since mid-February including COVID-19 numbers declining globally, how the recovery is looking in our state of Iowa, stimulus checks going out again and rapid fire headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Sean riles up Twitter with wind turbines

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 0:54


    Clip from Episode #19 of Flyover Politics discussing Sean's tweet about wind turbines operating fine in below zero temperatures in Iowa and the issues with infrastructure down in Texas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #19 (Wind Turbines and Texas)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 58:05


    Adam and Sean are back to discuss the weather issues in Texas, how the state got into this mess and Sean's tweet blows up on Twitter regarding wind turbines holding up in freezing temperatures. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Third-party votes drop in 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 0:50


    Clip from Episode 18 where Ken from Michigan discusses third-party votes dropping in his state and dropping across the nation from 5% in 2016 to only 1.5% in 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #18 (Ken from Michigan Returns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 99:31


    Adam and Sean are back and joined this week by returning guest Ken from Michigan to discuss the 2016 vs. 2020 Presidential Election results in his state, similarities between the U.S. Capitol siege/Gov. Whitmer situation, trying to make sense of the GameStop stock situation and how the state of Michigan is handling COVID-19 response. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #17 (Guns and Rep. Lauren Boebert)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 50:13


    Adam and Sean check in with a shorter episode exploring the topic of weapons being allowed inside the U.S. Capitol and how Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is using guns as part of her main platform in Washington, D.C. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #16 (President Joe Biden Inauguration)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 94:03


    Adam and Sean return to discuss the President Donald Trump's final days in the White House, the inauguration of President Joe Biden this week and if we will see a rise of a "Patriot Party" in the next few years. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #15 (U.S. Capitol Siege Fallout)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 98:48


    Adam and Sean are joined by special guest Cedar Rapids Councilmember Ashley Vanorny to discuss the incident at the U.S. Capitol this past week and the potential for violence as we head into the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Joe Biden will be a one-term President

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 0:51


    Check out this clip from Episode #14 where Sean predicts Joe Biden will be a one-term President. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #14 (Trump, Biden and Guns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 99:57


    Adam and Sean are back after a Christmas break to discuss Biden's inauguration, Trump's next move, some Republicans still rejecting Biden's win, gun ownership in America and COVID-19 relief. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #13 (Supreme Court, Joe Rogan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 155:00


    Adam and Sean return with a new episode to discuss the latest involving the COVID-19 vaccine, Trump's latest run at the Supreme Court with help from Texas, "Defund the Police" messaging, listener feedback and a fresh debate involving Joe Rogan's podcast platform. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Tilting At Windmills #3: Christmas Solidarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 12:05


    Today's episode stems from a twitter thread from @CAFinUS discussing the bond of friendship between Halifax and Massachusetts. Solidarity forever! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #12 (COVID Kim)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 120:20


    Adam and Sean are back with Episode #12 discussing post-Thanksgiving issues with COVID-19 in the state of Iowa still continuing, the transition from Trump to Biden, still wondering if Trump will actually leave and Presidential pardons. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Stay At Home for Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 0:56


    Episode #11 of Flyover Politics is now available. Adam and Sean have a message this Thanksgiving week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #11 (Thanksgiving in COVID Times)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 126:11


    Adam and Sean check in during this Thanksgiving week to discuss adjusting to the holidays with COVID, the latest on the vaccine situation in the United States, theories on inauguration day 2021, what happens if Trump won't leave and modern day protests. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    COVID-19 Response in Cedar Rapids

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 0:54


    Clip from Episode #10 of Flyover Politics featuring Councilmember Ashley Vanorny talking about the response to COVID-19 locally in Cedar Rapids and in the state of Iowa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #10 (Councilmember Ashley Vanorny)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 63:42


    Adam and Sean are back with special guest Ashley Vanorny, Cedar Rapids (District 5) Councilmember. Ashley is the second youngest to serve the second largest city in Iowa. Topics include running for office in local politics, what role a Councilmember plays, taking part in the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trial and concerns with how the state of Iowa is handling COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Left vs. Right Ideology

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 0:39


    Clip from Episode #9 featuring Adam and Sean discussing the left vs. right ideology and why Sean can't get a read on Adam. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #9 (Biden defeats Trump)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 167:07


    Adam and Sean are back to react to the "official" news that Joe Biden has defeated Donald Trump to become the President-elect of the United States. Plus, examining the fallout among the media, issues for Democrats going forward, why COVID-19 is still scary and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #8 (2020 Election Results Live)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 239:58


    Adam and Sean go live on election night to breakdown the results between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Check out the video version of the podcast at: twitch.tv/flyoverpolitics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Throwback: Flyover Politics 2016 Election Night Coverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 174:20


    Take a listen back to the early days of Flyover Politics as Adam and Sean cover the results of the 2016 Presidential Election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump live on Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #7 (Final Election Day Predictions)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 107:07


    Adam and Sean are back to give final predictions for Election Day this Tuesday night. Plus, details on our live stream coming to Twitch! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Tilting At Windmills #2: Final Presidential Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 31:11


    Sean checks in solo to review the final Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden with the election days away. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #6 (Ken from Michigan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 157:49


    Adam and Sean are back with a new episode with thoughts on the Town Hall debates last week, Ken from Michigan joins us to talk about politics in his state including the upcoming election and another look at angry Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Should we trust the poll numbers favoring Biden?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 0:56


    Clip from Episode #5 of Flyover Politics featuring Adam and Sean reacting to the latest poll numbers and if we should trust them 19 days out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #5 (19 Days from Election Day)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 132:36


    Adam and Sean are back with election day just a little over two weeks away discussing the latest poll numbers, how realistic a landslide could be and discussion on "Woke Twitter." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    How did we arrive at Biden/Harris?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 0:41


    Adam and Sean react to the Vice Presidential Debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Kamala Harris and wonder how we even got here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #4 (VP Debate Reaction)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 114:41


    Adam and Sean return to react to the Vice Presidential Debate between VP Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. Plus, discussion on early predictions for the election in four weeks. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Tilting at Windmills #1: Baggage Fees, Buybacks, and Bailouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 11:07


    The House of Representatives is working on a $25B bailout for an airline industry that has allowed wall street and airline executives to impoverish their companies by skimming profits off into stock buybacks and dividends, leaving the American public to foot the bill. Background Reading: Pelosi says airline deal worth $25B imminent. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-idUSKBN26O05L $8.6B in baggage fees https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/05/04/us-airline-fees-8-billion-bag-ticket-change-fees-2019/3076655001/ Buybacks: https://www.forbes.com/sites/aalsin/2020/04/24/stock-buybacks-made-corporations-vulnerable-then-the-coronavirus-struck/ 96% of free cash flow on buybacks: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-16/u-s-airlines-spent-96-of-free-cash-flow-on-buybacks-chart https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/18/america-airlines-bailout-shareholders-coronavirus seven out of every eight dollars the four airlines sent Wall Street from 2015 through 2019--$39.1 billion out of $44.7 billion — went for share buybacks. The rest went for dividends https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/06/bailout-coronavirus-airlines/ Stock buybacks have been legal since 1982 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/22/17144870/stock-buybacks-republican-tax-cuts --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Episode #3 (Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 8:38


    Trump and Company gets COVID-19, and Sean reacts.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

    Negative Feedback to Trump/Biden Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 0:53


    Adam and Sean react to the first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night and why the overwhelming feedback was negative. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/flyoverpolitics/message

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