Podcast appearances and mentions of James B Weaver

Phil goes solo in this episode as he reviews the proper procedures for putting a winterized motorcycle back into service. The thought that we must keep in mind is being prepared physically and mentally for the new riding season...for the man/woman and the machine. Intro and outtro music by Jason Shaw provided under Creative Commons License at Audionautix.com Grand Tour of Georgia (GTGA) is an annual event in Georgia to raise money for The Dr. James B. Weaver, III Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund. It is hosted by Team Strange Airheads. Giant bicycles, mentioned in the podcast. Heavy's BBQ is a barbeque place near Crawfordsville, GA and one of the checkpoints one must visit in the GTGA in 2021.

On today's Annex, we talk to Adam Slez from the University of Virginia. Adam is the author of The Making of the Populist Movement: State, Market, and Party on the Western Frontier (2020, Oxford), and an expert on 19th century American political populism. Adam tells us the story of the original Populist movement in the late-19th century Dakotas, and reflects on what the history of populism can teach us about political populism today. Photo Credit. By James B. Weaver presidential campaign - http://sageamericanhistory.net/gildedage/documents/PopulistPlat1892.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79292807

You've probably never heard of James B. Weaver, but he's the first successful populist (leftist) candidate in American history. His 1896 third party run won five states and helped to change the landscape of politics from then on. In this episode, Thom Woodley tells you about his life, his politics, and maybe, just maybe, you'll come out a 'b.weaver'.