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Todd Stacy and the team at Alabama Daily News run through the top stories in Alabama politics explaining what happened, why it matters, and what's next. Go "in the weeds" to get a more in-depth understanding of what drives Alabama politicians and policymakers from Montgomery to Washington, D.C. Foll…

Todd Stacy


    • Jan 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES

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    In the Weeds: We’re Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 53:11


    As promised, we are bringing back the podcast. A new episode of "In the Weeds with Alabama Daily News" is now available wherever you get your podcasts.

    In the Weeds with Mo Brooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 42:15


    Today we are talking with Mo Brooks, the North Alabama Congressman who just this week threw his hat in the ring for the contest to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. The post In the Weeds with Mo Brooks appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds with Greg Reed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 28:27


    Today I've visiting withe Greg Reed, the new President Pro Tem of the Alabama Senate. I

    In the Weeds with Greg Reed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 28:27


    Today I've visiting withe Greg Reed, the new President Pro Tem of the Alabama Senate. I The post In the Weeds with Greg Reed appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds with Cam Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 40:45


    For today’s In the Weeds episode, I am talking with the newly appointed director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Cam Ward. I spoke with Ward on his vision for the agency amidst the concerns over Alabama's crowded prison system and the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against the state over the conditions of its men's prisons.

    In the Weeds with Cam Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 40:45


    For today’s In the Weeds episode, I am talking with the newly appointed director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Cam Ward. I spoke with Ward on his vision for the agency amidst the concerns over Alabama's crowded prison system and the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against the state over the conditions of its men's prisons. The post In the Weeds with Cam Ward appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds: Exit interview with Bradley Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 53:51


    It's important in Congress to have a healthy respect for the institution but to also never be intimidated by your surroundings, and I'd say that described Bradley.

    In the Weeds: Exit interview with Bradley Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020


    It's important in Congress to have a healthy respect for the institution but to also never be intimidated by your surroundings, and I'd say that described Bradley. The post In the Weeds: Exit interview with Bradley Byrne appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds w/ Steven Reed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


    Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed talks about his first year in office, the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and his push to pass a property tax referendum to benefit public schools.

    In the Weeds w/ Steven Reed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020


    Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed talks about his first year in office, the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and his push to pass a property tax referendum to benefit public schools. The post In the Weeds w/ Steven Reed appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds with Sen. Doug Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 35:37


    U.S. Sen. Doug Jones discusses his reelextion efforts, his vote against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other issues on the "In the Weeds" podcast"

    In the Weeds with Sen. Doug Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 35:37


    U.S. Sen. Doug Jones discusses his reelextion efforts, his vote against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other issues on the "In the Weeds" podcast" The post In the Weeds with Sen. Doug Jones appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds: Runoff Election Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 68:59


    If you need something to whet your political whistle on this Election Day, listen to our little show.

    In the Weeds: Runoff Election Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 68:59


    If you need something to whet your political whistle on this Election Day, listen to our little show. The post In the Weeds: Runoff Election Day appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds on Workforce Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 42:23


    We spoke to Tim for this Week’s In the Weeds interview, and I found our conversation enlightening.  He said the council’s “AlabamaWorks!” campaign is more important than ever amid high unemployment. 

    In the Weeds on Workforce Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 42:23


    We spoke to Tim for this Week’s In the Weeds interview, and I found our conversation enlightening.  He said the council’s “AlabamaWorks!” campaign is more important than ever amid high unemployment.  The post In the Weeds on Workforce Development appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In The Weeds with State Finance Director Kelly Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 38:01


    This week we are diving into the CARES Act and specifically how much federal money the state is receiving, where it is going and how it is being spent. The post In The Weeds with State Finance Director Kelly Butler appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In The Weeds with State Finance Director Kelly Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 38:01


    This week we are diving into the CARES Act and specifically how much federal money the state is receiving, where it is going and how it is being spent.

    In the Weeds with Dr. Eric Mackey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 45:43


    It has been a while since our last podcast, two months in fact. I sincerely apologize for that and I appreciate so many folks saying they missed the program. As always, the point of this podcast is to talk about politics at an in-depth level, including from interviews with various politicians and officials. This week we... The post In the Weeds with Dr. Eric Mackey appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds with Dr. Eric Mackey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 45:43


    It has been a while since our last podcast, two months in fact. I sincerely apologize for that and I appreciate so many folks saying they missed the program. As always, the point of this podcast is to talk about politics at an in-depth level, including from interviews with various politicians and officials. This week we...

    In the Weeds: Super Tuesday 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 61:55


    Despite all the anticipation in brings, sometimes Election Day is boring with little actually happening during the daylight hours. Alabama Daily News Publisher Todd Stacy and award-winning political consultant David Mowery have you covered with a new "In the Weeds" podcast full of commentary about all the races on the ballot, plus the constitutional amendment on education governance. The post In the Weeds: Super Tuesday 2020 appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

    In the Weeds: Super Tuesday 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 61:55


    Despite all the anticipation in brings, sometimes Election Day is boring with little actually happening during the daylight hours. Alabama Daily News Publisher Todd Stacy and award-winning political consultant David Mowery have you covered with a new "In the Weeds" podcast full of commentary about all the races on the ballot, plus the constitutional amendment on education governance.

    In the Weeds: A career of fighting has led Byrne to Senate showdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 25:45


    Byrne finds himself in the middle of another high-profile fight as he seeks to win a U.S. Senate seat by first outmatching two better-known Republican rivals in former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville.

    In the Weeds: Tuberville disrupts Senate race as ‘outsider’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 26:55


    In a political landscape where tricky issues can sometimes cause politicians to split hairs on policy, the former football coach and current candidate for U.S. Senate candidate has found a winning formula: be blunt, keep it simple and always pivot back to Donald Trump.

    In the Weeds: Sessions campaigns as the consistent conservative he’s always been

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 46:59


    Jeff Sessions hasn't changed. That's his message to voters as he campaigns to be elected back to the Senate seat he held for 20 years before leaving it to become Attorney General of the United States.

    In the Weeds w/ Rep. Martha Roby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019


    For the latest episode of "In the Weeds" with Alabama Daily News, I sat down with my former boss for a more in depth conversation about her decision, how Congress has changed over the years, what accomplishments she's proudest of, and what's next for her career.

    In the Weeds w/ Frank Abagnale, Jr

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Frank Abagnale is one of the world's foremost security experts, taking that cunning and guile he learned on the street to help the FBI stay one step ahead of swindlers and identity thieves. His life was famously portrayed on the Silver Screen in Stephen Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can," in which Abagnale was played by Leonardo Decaprio. 

    In the Weeds with Attorney General Steve Marshall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019


    For this week's episode of "In the Weeds" with Alabama Daily News, I sat down with Attorney General Steve Marshall. During this episode, I unpack the Pardons and Paroles saga going back at least two years into the Jimmy O'Neal Spencer case to the recently-passed legislation to overhaul the system. Marshall talked about the situation in depth, and it's clear this is one of his biggest frustrations and highest priorities.

    In the Weeds w/ Sen. Del Marsh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019


    In this week's episode of "In the Weeds," we talk to Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh. He certainly had an interesting legislative session, both as the leader of the Senate and personally.

    In the Weeds w/ Speaker Mac McCutcheon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 69:59


    We're breaking down the recently-concluded Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature with House Speaker Mac McCutcheon in this week's episode of "In the Weeds w/ Alabama Daily News."

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