Podcast appearances and mentions of jeff bloodworth

On Monday, Election Eve, we were joined by Dr. Jeff Bloodworth, political science professor from Gannon University. He discussed his viewpoints about the election and political division, in the context of our bellwether community here in Erie.

A Family Life Interview: Political Strategies, in Changeable Times -- 7/29/2024 A week ago, Erie-based political scientist Jeff Bloodworth offered us analysis of how the Democratic Party is handling a quick conversion of its ticket for the presidential and vice-presidential campaign. During today's Family Life Noon Report, Professor Bloodworth surveys options and strategies available to the Republicans, in light of Joe Biden's withdrawal from seeking reelection. During this conversation, he says the GOP has immediate opportunities to allow the Democrats to publicly try to sort out its winning ticket. The political history professor at Gannon University also zooms in on three Pennsylvanians with prominent roles heading into the 2024 general elections: Governor Josh Shapiro, considered by many to be a likely candidate to run for his party nationally this fall Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey Junior, whose prospects for the U.S. Senate may be hampered by his vocal support for President Biden before and after the consequential June debate Republican Senate challenger Dave McCormick, whom Bloodworth says could campaign on whether Casey was telling the truth to his constituents or prioritizing his own political party's interests Dr. Bloodworth also gives us his current evaluation of how the 2024 results will shape up -- two options, subject to potentially more week-by-week swings in political trends as have happened every week so far this summer.   FOR FURTHER LISTENING: In addition to this interview about likely Republican strategies, a parallel conversation about Democratic strategies [online here] is also available from the "Family Life News" podcasts from the Family Life Now mobile app, most other podcast platforms, and on the NEWS tab at www.FamilyLife.org.      

A Family Life Interview - Local analysis of Democrats' next steps, post-Biden In these early days since President Biden released a statement that he was stepping away from his reelection campaign, attention has centered around Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. We get local analysis on these fast-changing political and governmental developments, with a Family Life Interview with Professor Jeff Bloodworth of Gannon University in Erie.  Bloodworth gives his initial reactions to Biden's withdrawal from the race, historical perspectives on this year's political machinations, and his observations about steps Democrats should take next to strengthen their electoral prospects. Among those considerations, recruiting Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to be the vice-presidential nominee -- or perhaps even the new presidential candidate. Dr. Jeff Bloodworth is one of our commentators for Family Life News on politics and history. He teaches both of those subjects at Gannon University.

Family Life Noon Report - July 4, 2024 "Freedom & Faith" On this special edition of the Family Life Noon Report: Actor Gary Sinise tells his story of how portraying Lieutenant Dan changed his life, and how he and his movie character has changed the lives of those in military service, their families, veterans, and -- especially -- disabled veterans. [Spoiler alert: Forrest Gump's commanding officer became a paraplegic because of his military service in Vietnam.]  The award-winning, generational-touchstone movie Forrest Gump entered America's consciousness -- and our national conscience -- when it debuted 30 years ago this weekend. Christian professor Caleb Verbois gives us insight into how the Christian faith shaped America's founding generation and their documents. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S Constitution are rooted in Biblical tradition and Christian priorities. Political History professor Jeff Bloodworth talks about the extreme personal risks taken by Colonists who chose to rebel against the British king. He also told us that modern-day political turmoil and divisiveness is nothing new. Debate, derision and name-calling are a quintessial aspect of being a democracy -- and has been throughout two and a half centuries of U.S. history. The "free exercise" and "establishment" clauses are the parallel protections of religious freedom in the First Amendment. But, as we hear from Biblical scholar Paul Kemeny, the United States might have come close to having one official religion for at least some colonies in the new nation, but it was stopped by protests in the decade between the Declaration and the Constitution. Without that early advocacy for full religious liberty without government entanglements, freedom of religion would have been shaped very differently.   Our guests for this Faith & Freedom-themed holiday special:         Dr. Caleb Verbois is Professor of Political Science at Grove City College (Erie, Pennsylvania) Dr. Jeff Bloodworth is Professor of History and Director of the Public Service and Global Studies Program at Gannon Dean Paul Kemeny leads the School of Arts and Letters, as well as teaching Bible and Religious studies at Grove City College Academy-award-winning actor Gary Sinise portrayed Forrest Gump's commanding officer (and First Mate on Gump's shrimp boat) in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump. His Gary Sinise Foundation is active in supporting current and previous American service personnel. The American Veterans Center conducted the Gary Sinise interview. You can listen to or watch his longer conversation about Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, his full acting and directing career, and how disabled veterans have given him spiritual renewal and a meaningful life purpose.   Family Life's News Producer Greg Gillispie hosts this July 4 half-hour special.

On this episode of Our American Stories, in the 1964 World Series the St. Louis Cardinals played the mighty NY Yankees. On the pitchers mound for the Cardinals was Bob Gibson and his catcher was Tim McCarver. Their story is told Jeff Bloodworth is a professor of American history at Gannon University and is a Jack Miller Center fellow. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Our American Stories, our next story comes to us from Jeff Bloodworth who is a professor of American history at Gannon University and is a Jack Miller Center fellow. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump is not sui generis. Populist impulses and political actors have been pulsating in the American soul since the nation’s founding. Timothy J.  Lombardo’s excellent book, Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) recounts one such example. Starting in the mid-1960s, Rizzo dominated Philadelphia’s political landscape for a generation. His brand of bare-knuckled “law and order” conservatism augured the coming Reagan revolution. Lombardo recounts the roots Rizzo’s rise and blue-collar conservatism that he embodied that remains a powerful political force. Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump is not sui generis. Populist impulses and political actors have been pulsating in the American soul since the nation’s founding. Timothy J.  Lombardo’s excellent book, Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) recounts one such example. Starting in the mid-1960s, Rizzo dominated Philadelphia’s political landscape for a generation. His brand of bare-knuckled “law and order” conservatism augured the coming Reagan revolution. Lombardo recounts the roots Rizzo’s rise and blue-collar conservatism that he embodied that remains a powerful political force. Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump is not sui generis. Populist impulses and political actors have been pulsating in the American soul since the nation’s founding. Timothy J.  Lombardo’s excellent book, Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) recounts one such example. Starting in the mid-1960s, Rizzo dominated Philadelphia’s political landscape for a generation. His brand of bare-knuckled “law and order” conservatism augured the coming Reagan revolution. Lombardo recounts the roots Rizzo’s rise and blue-collar conservatism that he embodied that remains a powerful political force. Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump is not sui generis. Populist impulses and political actors have been pulsating in the American soul since the nation’s founding. Timothy J.  Lombardo’s excellent book, Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) recounts one such example. Starting in the mid-1960s, Rizzo dominated Philadelphia’s political landscape for a generation. His brand of bare-knuckled “law and order” conservatism augured the coming Reagan revolution. Lombardo recounts the roots Rizzo’s rise and blue-collar conservatism that he embodied that remains a powerful political force. Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Donald Trump is not sui generis. Populist impulses and political actors have been pulsating in the American soul since the nation’s founding. Timothy J.  Lombardo’s excellent book, Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) recounts one such example. Starting in the mid-1960s, Rizzo dominated Philadelphia’s political landscape for a generation. His brand of bare-knuckled “law and order” conservatism augured the coming Reagan revolution. Lombardo recounts the roots Rizzo’s rise and blue-collar conservatism that he embodied that remains a powerful political force. Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[spp-playlist] Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University. A political historian who works on the history of contemporary American liberalism and genocide studies, he has published widely on the travails of the liberal project, the history of humanitarian intervention, and the American foreign policy impulse abroad. Watch Jeff's TEDx Talk HERE. LinkIn with Jeff HERE. BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at www.BeTheTalk.com !

[spp-playlist] Jeff Bloodworth is an associate professor of history at Gannon University. A political historian who works on the history of contemporary American liberalism and genocide studies, he has published widely on the travails of the liberal project, the history of humanitarian intervention, and the American foreign policy impulse abroad. Watch Jeff's TEDx Talk HERE. LinkIn with Jeff HERE. BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx and other branded events. Learn the tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at www.BeTheTalk.com !