Podcast appearances and mentions of Kathleen Williams

Senior Strategist Morgan Jackson & Campaign Manager Jeff Allen helped guide Democrat Josh Stein to a historic win in the 2024 open-seat North Carolina Governor's Race over GOP lighting rod Mark Robinson. In this conversation, they both discuss how Stein went from trailing in many of the early polls to winning on Election Day by a historic 15-point margin. They talk the initial phase of the race with Robinson leading the polls, the Stein strategy to define Robinson early, the power of using Robinson's own words against him, the infamous "Nude Africa" scandal, the impact of storms and massive damage in Western NC, what is replicable for other campaigns from Josh Stein's victory, & much more digging into the signature gubernatorial race of the 2024 election.IN THIS EPISODEThe political origin stories of both Morgan and Jeff...How NC politics has completely transformed over the past 20 years...The early machinations that led to a Josh Stein vs. Mark Robinson '24 campaign...What led to Jeff managing the '24 Stein campaign...The potential political strengths of Mark Robinson...The initial core strategy and approach of the Stein campaign...The story behind the impactful first TV ad showing voters Mark Robinson in his own words... (link to ad)The Stein strategy to prioritize communications to Black voters...The story & fallout of the "Nude Africa" disclosures that forced national GOP donors to cut Robinson loose...The impact of the Hurricane Helene storms that hit Western NC...How the big Stein margin helped NC Dems win other races downballot...Their expectations heading into Election Day and reactions from the 15-point Stein victory...Both Jeff and Morgan share some of their favorite spots around The Tarheel State...AND...Roy Cooper, crazy uncles, the DCCC, Scott Falmlen, Pete Giangreco, Bill Graham, Bill Hefner, Jesse Helms, Jim Hunt, I-95, Jesse-crats, Mt. Rushmore, Pat McCrory, Myspace, Trey Nix, Barack Obama, Stephanie Pigues, RLG Media, shithouse rats, storm machines, Thom Tillis, Trump-proofing, visceral reactions, Mark Warner, water jets, Kathleen Williams & more!

 USDA Rural Development in Montana State Director Kathleen Williams joined John & Robin to inform us about the Re Connect Grants & REAP- Rural Energy for America Program  

Peter is a pioneer in direct to consumer marketing and has sold over $3 billion of innovative products that provide real solutions to real consumer problems. His products have been so successful that they have also been best sellers at major retailers including Walmart, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond and Costco, making them accessible to everyone. In 2007, Peter decided to put his energy and resources exclusively towards manufacturing and selling products that positively impact the health and quality of life of his customers. On that principle, he started Ideal Living with his Co-CEO, Kathleen Williams, an ethical and socially responsible company with the mission to ensure everyone has access to affordable clean air and pure water, and a solid foundation to wellness. Ideal Living brands include Air Doctor air purifiers, AquaTru patented water purifiers and AromaTru, a waterless aromatherapy diffuser. Ideal Living brands are sold in the US and Canada through a vast network of dedicated Health Experts, Influencers & Affiliate Partners and on Amazon. They are also sold through distributors in the EU, UK and India. Peter received a degree in Human Development from the State University of New York. His interest in health and wellness began early when as part of his undergraduate studies he spent time working on an organic farm in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, studying traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in London and teaching meditation around the world. A person of great curiosity, he embarked on these studies long before they were in vogue. By integrating his solid foundation and passion for the wellness category with his extensive marketing skills, Peter is now able to pursue his mission of improving the health and quality of life of his customers. In today's episode, Peter Spiegel and I discuss all about the toxins in the air and in our home. He teaches us what VOC, phthalates, and formaldehyde's are and how toxic they can be for you and your body. He talks to us about your hvac system in your home and how beneficial the AirDoctor is. AirDoctor Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/airdoctorpro/ Get $280 off an AirDoctor at: https://www.airdoctorpro.com/?src=affiliate&aid=61546 For 10% off and free shipping at BIOptimizers Use Code JUSTINGREDIENTS at https://magbreakthrough.com/vip?v=5&gl=63d160653f5d60d86b8b4569&coupon=justingredients10&pi=karalynne

Several recent planning studies for Nashville, Davidson County have pointed to the hilly and forested portions of Western and Northwestern Davidson County as being an important natural resource worthy of being protected.  Indeed, several existing park areas already protect disjunct portions of  this forest (Radnor Lake, Warner Park and Beaman Park). Our guest today is … Continue reading "Davidson County Highland Rim Conservation, with Kathleen Williams, Episode 96" The post Davidson County Highland Rim Conservation, with Kathleen Williams, Episode 96 appeared first on Mark Fraley Podcast.

This week Clint and Dawson sat down with Alice Hudson Pell from TennGreen Land Conservancy. Alice is the Executive Director of TennGreen Land Conservancy. In her role, she oversees and directs the organization's day-to-day operations and provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure TennGreen's continued sustainability and success. Prior to her appointment as Interim Executive Director, Alice served as TennGreen's Associate Director for nearly four years, and its Director of Development for five years before that. Alice shares with us that TennGreen was founded by Kathleen Williams in 1998, TennGreen Land Conservancy (formerly the Tennessee Parks & Greenways Foundation) is the oldest accredited statewide land conservancy in Tennessee. Additionally, Alice shares with us TennGreen's biggest fundraising event, their Hike-A-Thon. TennGreen Land Conservancy's Hike-a-Thon is an event unlike any other in the Southeast! This month-long, virtually-managed fundraising event supports the protection of Tennessee's natural areas and encourages people of all ages and abilities to explore the outdoors through friendly competition. Registration open on March 1, 2023. Register here. Thanks for listening! Find all our episodes at dayfirepodcast.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

USDA, Rural Development State Director Kathleen Williams connected with John Hendricks and Robin Mitchell during the KGEZ Good Morning Show Glacier Bank Community Conversation on Friday, September 30th, 2022 to remark on National Cooperatives Month.  

Today we have a special treat for you! Our hosts, Drs. Dieker and Hines get to sit down with a friend of the show and mom, Kathleen Williams. Kathleen is not only a part of the UCF Exceptional Education family but also a mother to a son with special needs. In this episode, she shares her experiences as a mother to a social and lovable son with Autism and ADHD. She shares his journey from growing up and supporting him through therapy, his unique experiences, to being able to move out on his own. You'll want to tune in to this episode and learn more about her story as a mom. Don't forget we love to hear from our listeners! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. We look forward to receiving your questions on our Google Phone (407) 900- 9305, Facebook (Practical Access), Twitter (@AccessPractical), or Instagram (@Practical_Access).

USDA, Rural Development State Director Kathleen Williams joined the KGEZ Good Morning Show with John Hendricks and Robin Mitchell on Wednesday June 1, 2022 to talk about National Homeownership Month.

USDA, Rural Development State Director Kathleen Williams joined the KGEZ Good Morning Show with John Hendricks on Thursday April 21, 2022 to talk about the Rural Energy for America Program and ReConnect Program.

Thomas Jefferson said Patrick Henry “got the ball of revolution rolling.” Historian John Ragosta says Henry was five times elected governor of colonial Virginia, but it was his ability to electrify an audience that made him the idol of the common people. Plus: Before Patrick Henry died, he credited a Presbyterian minister named Samuel Davies with “teaching me what an orator should be.” Kelley Libby finds the story of Davies at a “ghost church” on a stretch of rural road. Also: Two hundred years ago this week the British burned Washington in the War of 1812. The man in the White House was our nation's fourth president, James Madison. Andrew Burstein says Madison was an intensely political man, but he wasn't slippery—you knew where you stood with him. Later in the show: More than 30 people spent three years immersed in transcribing and digitizing thousands of letters written by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Abigail Adams, and James Madison. Many of them said they experienced a sense of loss and sorrow when the massive project to proofread the letters and make them available online came to a close. Join us as Bill Kissell, Donna Carty, and Dena Radley share favorite letters that reveal the fascinating inner lives of the founders. Also: Project Director Sue Perdue and Kathleen Williams describe the scope of this remarkable project of the National Archives called “Founders Online”.

USDA, Rural Development State Director Kathleen Williams joined the KGEZ Good Morning Show with John Hendricks and Robin Mitchell on Wednesday March 23, 2022 to talk about how Rural Development is out in the Flathead valley supporting the economy.

The Biden administration has selected former Democratic state lawmaker and congressional candidate Kathleen Williams to lead a rural U.S Department of Agriculture program in Montana.

Mary Godwin Shelley had yet to reach her nineteenth birthday when she had the dream that gave rise to the classic Gothic horror tale Frankenstein. The daughter of a dissenting English clergyman and Britain’s first feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Godwin lost her mother not long after her birth. After an unconventional upbringing by the standards of late eighteenth-century Europe, followed by the arrival of a very conventional and far from accommodating stepmother, at the age of fourteen Mary fell madly in love with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Two years later, they eloped to Europe, leaving behind Percy’s wife and child but bringing along Mary’s stepsister, Claire. For the next decade, the trio traveled around the continent—especially France, Switzerland, and Italy—with occasional returns to London to secure funds. Through trips over the Alps by mule, sailing expeditions on Lake Como, and wild parties thrown by Lord Byron—a misogynist who belittles Mary’s talents even as he engages in a wild affair with Claire—Mary records in her journal the events and experiences that will blossom into her first and best-known novel. In Vindicated (Cuidono Press, 2020) Kathleen Williams Renk re-creates Mary’s inner world. Her crisp, utterly compelling prose brings to life a woman whose creation, as in the novel Frankenstein itself, has taken on a life of its own, eclipsing its creator. C. P. Lesley is the author of ten novels, including Legends of the Five Directions, a historical fiction series set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Her next book, Song of the Sisters, will appear in January 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Godwin Shelley had yet to reach her nineteenth birthday when she had the dream that gave rise to the classic Gothic horror tale Frankenstein. The daughter of a dissenting English clergyman and Britain’s first feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Godwin lost her mother not long after her birth. After an unconventional upbringing by the standards of late eighteenth-century Europe, followed by the arrival of a very conventional and far from accommodating stepmother, at the age of fourteen Mary fell madly in love with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Two years later, they eloped to Europe, leaving behind Percy’s wife and child but bringing along Mary’s stepsister, Claire. For the next decade, the trio traveled around the continent—especially France, Switzerland, and Italy—with occasional returns to London to secure funds. Through trips over the Alps by mule, sailing expeditions on Lake Como, and wild parties thrown by Lord Byron—a misogynist who belittles Mary’s talents even as he engages in a wild affair with Claire—Mary records in her journal the events and experiences that will blossom into her first and best-known novel. In Vindicated (Cuidono Press, 2020) Kathleen Williams Renk re-creates Mary’s inner world. Her crisp, utterly compelling prose brings to life a woman whose creation, as in the novel Frankenstein itself, has taken on a life of its own, eclipsing its creator. C. P. Lesley is the author of ten novels, including Legends of the Five Directions, a historical fiction series set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Her next book, Song of the Sisters, will appear in January 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Godwin Shelley had yet to reach her nineteenth birthday when she had the dream that gave rise to the classic Gothic horror tale Frankenstein. The daughter of a dissenting English clergyman and Britain’s first feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Godwin lost her mother not long after her birth. After an unconventional upbringing by the standards of late eighteenth-century Europe, followed by the arrival of a very conventional and far from accommodating stepmother, at the age of fourteen Mary fell madly in love with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Two years later, they eloped to Europe, leaving behind Percy’s wife and child but bringing along Mary’s stepsister, Claire. For the next decade, the trio traveled around the continent—especially France, Switzerland, and Italy—with occasional returns to London to secure funds. Through trips over the Alps by mule, sailing expeditions on Lake Como, and wild parties thrown by Lord Byron—a misogynist who belittles Mary’s talents even as he engages in a wild affair with Claire—Mary records in her journal the events and experiences that will blossom into her first and best-known novel. In Vindicated (Cuidono Press, 2020) Kathleen Williams Renk re-creates Mary’s inner world. Her crisp, utterly compelling prose brings to life a woman whose creation, as in the novel Frankenstein itself, has taken on a life of its own, eclipsing its creator. C. P. Lesley is the author of ten novels, including Legends of the Five Directions, a historical fiction series set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible. Her next book, Song of the Sisters, will appear in January 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

This is Part 5 of an 8 part series highlighting candidates seeking public office in Montana's 2020 General Election.Today's episode features Democratic Candidate Kathleen Williams, who gets deep when talking about her late husband... and then Taylor botches it. Megan Lewis joins to explain.

The Trump campaign attempt to derail all-mail voting in Montana is shut down in court. Montana's U.S. Senate candidate hold a spirited but civil debate. President Trump's widely denounced debate behavior — and his COVID diagnosis — may throw a wrench into down ballot races. AARP wishes candidates would stop using them in their campaign ads. House candidate Kathleen Williams tries to be coy about her pick for president. And former governor and lifelong Republican, Marc Racicot, says Biden is the right pick for president. Listen now on Campaign Beat with Sally Mauk, Rob Saldin and Holly Michels.

The Trump campaign attempt to derail all-mail voting in Montana is shut down in court. Montana's U.S. Senate candidate hold a spirited but civil debate. President Trump's widely denounced debate behavior — and his COVID diagnosis — may throw a wrench into down ballot races. AARP wishes candidates would stop using them in their campaign ads. House candidate Kathleen Williams tries to be coy about her pick for president. And former governor and lifelong Republican, Marc Racicot, says Biden is the right pick for president. Listen now on Campaign Beat with Sally Mauk, Rob Saldin and Holly Michels.

The Trump campaign attempt to derail all-mail voting in Montana is shut down in court. Montana's U.S. Senate candidate hold a spirited but civil debate. President Trump's widely denounced debate behavior — and his COVID diagnosis — may throw a wrench into down ballot races. AARP wishes candidates would stop using them in their campaign ads. House candidate Kathleen Williams tries to be coy about her pick for president. And former governor and lifelong Republican, Marc Racicot, says Biden is the right pick for president. Listen now on Campaign Beat with Sally Mauk, Rob Saldin and Holly Michels.

Candidates for Montana’s lone U.S. House of Representatives seat met in a debate Wednesday night hosted by MontanaPBS. MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar reports that in their first match up this election cycle, Matt Rosendale and Kathleen Williams traded barbed words as they pitched themselves as the best person for the job.

Candidates for Montana’s lone U.S. House of Representatives seat met in a debate Wednesday night hosted by MontanaPBS. MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar reports that in their first match up this election cycle, Matt Rosendale and Kathleen Williams traded barbed words as they pitched themselves as the best person for the job.

Kelly talks with Kathleen Williams, candidate for the at-large Congressional seat in Montana.

Kelly talks with Kathleen Williams, candidate for the at-large Congressional seat in Montana.

MCV's endorsed US House candidate, Kathleen Williams, joins Whitney Tawney. Aaron Murphy cold calls the treasurer of a mysterious new superPAC. And Jake Brown with some final tips as we near Election Day. LINKS: * Kathleen Williams's campaign website: https://kathleenformontana.com/ * Go Green Montana SuperPAC has ties to Montana GOP: https://bit.ly/2TPSCdo * Go Green Montana FEC information: https://bit.ly/2TOP2QS * TC Energy completes Alberta/Montana crossing: https://bit.ly/3cbVLKV * Judge Brian Morris strikes down 440 more leases: https://bit.ly/3gBfYgr * MCV's new website! https://mtvoters.org

Matt Rosendale points to his record as state auditor and his prior stint in the Montana Legislature as evidence that he’s the best Republican candidate in the race for Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I’ve shown that I can get conservative results while being fiscally responsible and a good steward of the taxpayers’ dollars, and I’d like to do the same thing in Congress,” Rosendale tells Montana Free Press editor-in-chief John S. Adams. “I think we have to restore some fiscal sanity to the federal government. I can do it.” As the state commissioner of securities and insurance, Rosendale regulates the insurance industry in Montana, and he says his actions during the coronavirus pandemic are an example of competent leadership during a crisis. He discusses his efforts to protect vulnerable seniors from exploitation scams and help consumers facing insurance gaps obtain new or continued coverage. Rosendale also talks about his stance on the Affordable Care Act and his support for President Donald Trump, whom he credits for national economic resiliency.  “I am so thrilled that the foundations of this economy were so strong going into this, or I can tell you something, we would be in a depression,” Rosendale says. “The only reason that we have $1.25 billion that’s being spent in the state right now to help our business is because of President Trump.” Rosendale also responds to criticisms, including one leveled by his Republican primary opponent Joe Dooling, that his campaign’s reliance on funding by out-of-state PACs like the Club For Growth puts him out of touch with everyday Montanans.  “My priorities are determined by the people of Montana, and what they elected me to do. And I’ve been very effective at it,” Rosendale says. Rosendale also responds to a 2018 Montana Free Press story that explores his role in dropping state charges against a bail bond and insurance company whose owners had contributed $13,000 to his prior campaigns. Rosendale says that, as auditor, he generally accepts the recommendations of his legal team.  “It’s just that simple,” Rosendale says. Rosendale has a wide fundraising lead in the crowded Republican primary, followed by Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. Democratic frontrunner Kathleen Williams has outraised Rosendale by about $300,000, according to the latest campaign finance filings. Rosendale’s interview is featured on the latest episode of the Montana Lowdown podcast, a weekly publication of Montana Free Press.

The title says it all... Kathleen performed this story at Queerstories: Hobart in 2019. Dr Kathleen Williams is a media studies academic. She publishes work on the social uses of media technologies, particularly in relation to screen cultures, materiality and memory. However she is most qualified at forensically dissecting pop culture. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The new Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

Simms rancher and U.S. House candidate Matt Rains says his military service, diverse career arc, and global travels give him a unique vantage from which to address challenges facing Montana and the country at large. As Rains tells Montana Free Press editor-in-chief John S. Adams, “I can speak for the agriculture, I can speak for the energy sector, I can speak for the military.” Asked whether he could work on those issues from a seat in the state Legislature, Rains — who has no prior legislative experience — says he was advised by state Democratic leadership that he would make a compelling candidate in the U.S. House race. “My voice, I feel, is absolutely best utilized at the national scale,” he says. A former West Point cadet who flew Black Hawk helicopters in South Korea and Iraq, Rains later traveled the world as a photographer, documenting humanitarian crises in Kenya, Afghanistan, and Myanmar. After returning to the U.S., he put his engineering degree to use inspecting coal and gas plants for a national energy company.  Rains returned to Montana in 2018 to help his mother run the family ranch. When Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte announced he would seek the governorship instead of running for re-election to Montana’s sole U.S. House seat, Rains said, he saw an opportunity to put his professional experiences to use in congress. As a Montana native who grew up watching his parents raise quarter horses and cattle, Rains says the primary reason he’s running for congress is to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable options for future generations of Montanans. “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish,” he tells Adams.  To that end, Rains stresses the need for rural broadband, statewide cellular coverage, and country-of-origin labeling to help make Montana farmers and ranchers globally competitive. “There hasn’t been somebody in the House that has really been a champion for agriculture, on either party, for a while,” Rains says. Republican House candidate Joe Dooling is also campaigning on an ag-centric platform.   Rains is in a three-way primary for the Democratic nomination with 2018 nominee Kathleen Williams and state Rep. Tom Winter of Missoula. Rains’ conversation with Adams, in which he also discusses energy, climate change, health care, and rural brain drain, is featured on this week’s Montana Lowdown podcast.      

Democratic state Rep. Tom Winter says his 2018 win in a historically conservative Montana House district resulted not from partisan appeals, but from knocking on doors, listening to constituents’ concerns, and promising to represent those concerns in the state Legislature. Winter now hopes to ride that same strategy all the way to Washington, D.C., where he wants to serve as Montana’s lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives. Winter recently interviewed on the Montana Lowdown podcast, where the candidate spoke with host John S. Adams about his belief that attempts to categorize Montana voters as urban or rural, liberal or conservative, serve only to benefit the powerful. Winter says his 2018 election suggests that Montana voters care more about issues than about ideology, asking Adams, “Does anyone think that the government’s doing very well right now? Do we feel that we’re in a position of strength as a state, or as Americans? Because I certainly don’t feel that way.” Winter unseated incumbent Republican Rep. Adam Hertz by 39 votes in the 2018 race for House District 96, which covers most of the Frenchtown area west of Missoula. Winter went on to introduce a relatively large list of 23 bills during his freshman session, addressing a variety of issues including health care, minimum wage, mobile home tenancy, and marijuana legalization, among others. He’s now set his sights on Montana’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he makes it clear that while he’s eager to weigh in on issues including public lands, corporate tax breaks, and the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, he sees the most pressing need for his voice in Congress in the formation of a plan to deliver health care to all Americans. “We need to have a champion for rural and underserved communities and make sure that they are involved in the health care decisions coming up,” Winter says. Winter also talks about his experience as an EMT, and watching his sister grapple with the health insurance system while navigating her diagnosis with a chronic medical condition. Winter is one of three Democrats vying for the party’s nomination. Three-term state representative and U.S. House candidate Kathleen Williams was a recent guest on the Montana Lowdown, and both candidates are competing with Simms rancher and political newcomer Matt Raines. The Republican primary includes Secretary of State Corey Stapleton, former state Republican Party chair Debra Lamm, State Auditor Matt Rosendale, rancher and Lewis and Clark County GOP Central Committee chairman Joe Dooling, and Corvallis School District Superintendent Tim Johnson. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte has opted not to stand for re-election, choosing instead to run for governor.

In an interview on the Montana Lowdown podcast this week, Democratic U.S. House candidate Kathleen Williams responded to charges by Republican House candidate Debra Lamm that Williams is “too extreme for Montana” and supports “Medicare for all.”  “I think what that says is that they’re very nervous,” Williams said. “If they want to paint me with labels into a box that I don’t fit in, it just shows that they’re concerned that I’m really the right fit for Montana.” Williams, a former three-term Montana state representative who began serving in 2011, is campaigning a second time for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She tried unsuccessfully to unseat incumbent (and current gubernatorial candidate) Greg Gianforte in 2018, after surprising many observers by winning the Democratic primary despite being significantly outspent by opponents Grant Kier and John Heenan. Her 24,000-vote general-election deficit against Gianforte was regarded by some as a success in its own right, as Williams came closer to unseating a Republican House incumbent than any Montana Democrat in nearly 20 years. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has put the current race for Montana’s U.S. House seat on its “Battleground Map,” meaning the committee considers the race competitive. Williams talked with Lowdown host John S. Adams about her career in natural resource management, her legislative accomplishments, and her hope of helping fill a policy-making void in a Congress she criticized as “showing no leadership on thorny issues, whether it’s health care, or immigration, or international economic policy.”  Williams also shared her top congressional priorities, including a health-care plan that would give people over the age of 55 the option of buying into Medicare, and spurring new economic growth via innovative agricultural activity in Montana. In addition to Williams, the Democratic primary includes Missoula state Rep. Tom Winter and rancher Matt Rains. The Republican primary includes former chair of the state Republican Party Lamm, Secretary of State Corey Stapleton, State Auditor Matt Rosendale, rancher and Lewis and Clark County GOP Central Committee chairman Joe Dooling, and Corvallis School District Superintendent Tim Johnson.

This week’s episode of the Montana Lowdown podcast features an interview with Republican candidate for the U.S. House and current Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. He and Montana Free Press editor-in-chief John S. Adams discuss topics including Stapleton’s path into politics, his work as secretary of state, elections security, and his vision for Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Stapleton grew up in the latter part of the Cold War era, and says he considered it his patriotic duty to enlist in the U.S. Navy — a duty that developed into political aspirations after campaigning for Republican presidential hopeful Bob Dole in the mid-1990s. Stapleton was elected to the Montana Senate in 2000, and was termed-out of office in 2008. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2012, and for the U.S. House in 2014, before being elected secretary of state in 2016, as elections security became a prominent national issue. Stapleton says that he’s proud of his work safeguarding Montana’s election systems, and shares an anecdote about receiving a report from Gov. Bullock’s office regarding a spike in activity on a backup power supply for the state’s elections system associated with IP addresses in Ukraine. He also sees a pressing need to address economic threats from China. Stapleton says the current trade wars are emblematic of a global shift toward protectionism, and adds that he thinks free-market capitalism is key to addressing global issues like the warming climate and poverty. Says Stapleton, “We’re trying to find a way to be a constitutional republic, keep our sovereignty, [and] at the same time, as a Republican, try to embrace free markets, which is kind of the opposite of that, right? You’re not supposed to tell people who to buy stuff from, and so it’s a balance.” He also posits a distinction between Republican and Democratic appeals to voters via populist sentiment, telling Adams, “We forget that it is capitalism, not socialism, that’s the most beneficial force in the history of the world. It’s the only system that brings the most people out of poverty, and so America should continue to be that beacon.” Elsewhere in the interview, Stapleton is critical of the current U.S. Congress, and makes his case for why he believes he’s the best candidate to represent Montanans in the House.  “I have never seen a more disappointing, dysfunctional United States Congress than exists now,” he says. “Montana still wants a common-sense conservative, fiscally conservative, congressman. We want someone who supports agriculture and energy, understands our way of life, shares our values, shows good judgment in dealing with leadership decisions, and I think that I’m that candidate.” Stapleton had previously announced his candidacy in the Montana governor’s race, but pivoted to the House race shortly after incumbent U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte announced he would not seek reelection, opting instead to enter the governor’s race.  Stapleton is now campaigning in a Republican primary that includes State Auditor Matt Rosendale, former state GOP party chair Debra Lamm, rancher and Lewis and Clark County GOP Central Committee chair Joe Dooling, and Corvallis School District Superintendent Tim Johnson. The Democatic primary candidates for the House seat are former state Rep. Kathleen Williams, Missoula state Rep. Tom Winter, and rancher Matt Rains.

Jeannette Rankin had a belief: That women were essential to the health of our democracy. She became the first woman elected to Congress over a century ago. Now, Kathleen Williams is vying to follow in her footsteps. Plus, what if we filled all 435 seats in the House with women? Would it make a difference? The United States of Anxiety is supported in part by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Additional support for WNYC’s election coverage is provided by Emerson Collective, The New York Community Trust, and New York Public Radio Trustee Dr. Mary White. Loading...

Hyper-bipartisanship dysfunction within our government motivated Kathleen Williams to run for US Congress. Hear her story and some ways we can collaborate together and do business better. Heart Stock Radio is a production of KBMF 102.5 and underwritten by Purse for the People.

Kathleen Williams, Chief of Archives at the National Gallery of Art, talks to An Archives Tale about her career primarily as a museum archivist, her important role in the creation of the Archives Leadership Institute, and her advocacy work for archives.

Kathleen Williams, Chief of Archives at the National Gallery of Art, talks to An Archives Tale about her career primarily as a museum archivist, her important role in the creation of the Archives Leadership Institute, and her advocacy work for archives.

Playlist: Harper And Midwest Kind, Show Your Love, Jay Willie Blues Band,Hitting On Nothing, Peter Kaukonen, (Drifting) Cozumel, Mike Howe, Speak Your Dreams, Dave Hunt feat Donna Shaw, Honeysuckle Rose, Jim Shaneberger Band, Ain’t Your Daddy’s Blues, Liza Ohlback, I’m Not Your Woman, Mama Spanx, Thinkin’, Johnny Tucker, Love And Appreciation (to Georgia), John Primer, Stuff You Got To Watch, Carolyn Gaines, I Want Your Money, Honey, The Reverend Shawn Amos, The Jean Genie, Victoria Ginty And Ladyhawke,Things Left Undone, Sugar Queen & The Straight Blues Band, Crab Boil, CJ Teffner feat Kathleen Williams, Behind Us, Allman Goldflies Band, Southern’s All I Ever Want To Be, Janiva Magness feat Cedric Burnside, Home, Sara Lee, 1-2-3 He’s Mine, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Shout It Out, Greg Sover, Jubilee, Chris Ruest, Henhouse To The Doghouse, Vince And The Sun Boppers, Got A Feeling For You, The Rex Granite Band, Stop Doing What You Want, Reverend Raven, Creature Of Habit, Lex Grey And The Urban Pioneers, Laurie Morvan, My Moderation, Peter Karp, Rolling On A Log, Chris Bergson Band, Pedal Tone, Mojomatics, Soy Baby Many Thanks To: We here at the Black-Eyed & Blues Show would like to thank all the PR and radio people that get us music including Frank Roszak, Rick Lusher ,Doug Deutsch Publicity Services,American Showplace Music, Alive Natural Sounds, Ruf Records, Vizztone Records,Blind Pig Records,Delta Groove Records, Electro-Groove Records,Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon Records, BratGirl Media, Mark Pucci Media and all of the Blues Societies both in the U.S. and abroad. All of you help make this show as good as it is weekly. We are proud to play your artists.Thank you all very much! Blues In The Area: WEDNESDAY 1/31/18 BALKUN BROTHERS - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. THE KEEPERS - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER - WESTERLY RI ALI KAT AND THE REVELATORS - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. JASON GISSER BAND with TOM "THE SUIT" FORST - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. DAN WATSON - ANGIE'S PIZZA, MYSTIC. COMMUNITY JAM feat TIM McDONALD, BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. FRIENDS DAY OPEN MIC - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA FREE FUNK WEDNESDAY - ARCH STREET TAVERN, HARTFORD. MAIN PUB OPEN MIC - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. DONAHUE'S OPEN MIC - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR & GRILL, MADISON. VICKY BORDONIS JAM feat JOHNNY MARINO - SLIM'S SPORTS BAR, WESTFIELD MA SIDEMEN: LONG ROAD TO GLORY - FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY (7:30 PM), FAIRFIELD Movie honoring influential Blues sidemen. THURSDAY 2/1/18 LIVIU INVITATIONAL - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. Liviu with Neal Vitullo and Steve Bigelow. BALKUN BROTHERS - THE ACOUSTIC, BRIDGEPORT. BARRETT ANDERSON - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. RICK HARRINGTON BAND - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. ROCKY LAWRENCE - THE CRAVE (6:30 TO 9:30 PM), ANSONIA. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - THE PUBLIC HOUSE (5 PM), OLD LYME THE CHOOS - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI KEN SAFETY OPEN MIC - CJ SPARROWS, CHESHIRE. JIMI PHOTON JAM - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. GREG SHERROD OPEN MIC - THE BLACK SHEEP, NIANTIC. WENDY MAY OPEN MIC - THE BLACK DUCK, WESTPORT. TAMARACK OPEN MIC - TAMARACK LODGE (6:30 TO 10 PM), VOLUNTOWN. FRIDAY 2/1/18 CARL RICCI AND 706 UNION AVE - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. Special guest Ryan Hartt. PAUL NELSON / TOM "THE SUIT" FORST - FACTORY UNDERGROUND STUDIO, NORWALK CT Guitar Festival Kick Off NEAL VITULLO AND THE VIPERS - NARRAGANSETT CAFE (9 PM), JAMESTOWN RI JOHNNY HOY AND THE BLUEFISH / PROF LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX - NARROWS, FALL RIVER MA CHRIS O'LEARY BAND with CHRIS VITARELLO - THE FALCON, MARLBORO NY. JOHNNY AND THE EAST COAST ROCKERS - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER, WESTERLY RI. KOSHER KID AND THE INCREDIBLE AMPLIFIRES - STEAK LOFT (7 PM), MYSTIC. JAKE KULAK AND LOW DOWN - THE NOTE (8 PM), BETHEL WHISKEY, WINE, AND COKE - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. DAVID FOSTER &THE MOHEGAN SUN ALL STARS - WOLF DEN MOHEGAN SUN CASINO. JEFF PITCHELL (Acoustic) - DIAMOND PUB, GLASTONBURY. ERAN TROY DANNER (Acoustic Solo) - HOWARD'S CAFE, WATERBURY. JEN DURKIN & THE BUSINESS / BOOGIE CHILLUN - THE ACOUSTIC, BRIDGEPORT STEVE POLEZONIS TRIO - BACI GRILL, CROMWELL. SHAWN TAYLOR - VANILLA BEAN, POMFRET. ROCK SOLID ALIBI - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. DYLAN DOYLE - COURTHOUSE CENTER (8 PM), WEST KINGSTON RI REDHEAD with DAVE SADLOSKI - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. SAVAGE BROTHERS (8:30 PM ) / MIKE RAU (5 PM) - TIPPING CHAIR TAVERN, MILLDALE. SATURDAY 2/3/18 CHRIS BERGSON - BLACK EYED SALLY'S, HARTFORD. NEAL VITULLO AND THE VIPERS - CHAN'S, WOONSOCKET RI. CHRIS LEIGH BAND - DADDY JACKS, NEW LONDON. MASTERS OF THE TELECASTER - KATHERINE HEPBURN ART CENTER, OLD SAYBROOK. Jim Weider, GE Smith, Jon Harington. TONI LYNN WASHINGTON - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. RAMBLIN DAN STEVENS - VERACIOUS BREWING COMPANY (6:30 PM), MONROE. JEFF PITCHELL AND TEXAS FLOOD - THE FALCON, MARLBORO NY. JAKE KULAK AND LOW DOWN - MANHATTAN'S (9 PM), BURLINGTON VT. THE ZOO - SHAMROCK PUB, WATERBURY. ROOT SHACK / HANNAH'S FIELD - ARCH STREET TAVERN, HARTFORD. SHAKEDOWN - IRON HORSE (10 PM), NORTHAMPTON MA. THE NIELDS - IRON HORSE (7 PM), NORTHAMPTON MA. DAN WATSON - HARBOUR HOUSE (7 PM), MYSTIC. DRIVING IRIS - MAPLE TREE CAFE, SIMSBURY. THE HICKUPS / THE BANDIDOS - CAFE NINE, NEW HAVEN. STEPHANE WRENBEL - KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER, WESTERLY RI. PRIME TIME - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR & GRILL, MADISON. ORB MELLON - STILL HILL BREWERY (3 PM), ROCKY HILL. SUNDAY 2/4/18 SUPER BOWL SUNDAY CTBS MONTHLY OPEN MIC - PINE LOFT (1 TO 5 PM), BERLIN CTBS ALL STARS with special guest LARRY WILLEY Jammers welcome, amps and mics provided. ALEXIS P SUTER & MINISTERS OF SOUL - DARYL'S HOUSE, PAWLING NY. Gospel Brunch starting at noon. BLUETONES with MONSTER MIKE WELCH - NARRAGANSETT CAFE (1 TO 4 PM), JAMESTOWN RI. RICH BADOWSKI BLUES BAND - BRASS HORSE (3 TO 7 PM), BARKHAMSTED. SHINEY LAPEL TRIO - DONAHUE'S BEACH BAR & GRILL (3 TO 6:30 PM), MADISON Shiny Lapel Trio also playing live during Super Bowl half time. BIG JOE FITZ &THE LO FI'S - THE FALCON (11 TO 2 PM), MARLBORO. STEVE PIPER OPEN MIC - THE STILL, AGAWAM MA. WHAMMER JAMMER OPEN MIC - VFW, PRESTON. STOMPING GROUND OPEN MIC - STOMPING GROUND, PUTNAM. ELECTIC OPEN MIC - SULLY'S PUB, HARTFORD ELECTRIC BLUES JAM - MOOSE LODGE (2 TO 6 PM), BOZRAH. MONDAY 2/5/18 GREG PICCOLO - STEAK LOFT (7 TO 9 PM), MYSTIC. TUXEDO JUNCTION - BILL'S SEAFOOD (7 TO 9 PM), WESTBROOK. JON PARIS ALL STAR BLUES JAM - BB KING CLUB (Lucille's at 8 PM), NEW YORK CITY. MARK PARADIS OPEN MIC - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - SULLY'S PUB (10 PM), HARTFORD. PERKS AND CORKS OPEN MIC - PERKS AND CORKS, WESTERLY RI. BILL'S ALL STAR GARAGE JAM - STRANGE BREW PUB, NORWICH. TUESDAY 2/6/18 TOMMY WHALEN & RAGGED EDGE - WATERFRONT, HOLYOKE MA. BB KING ALL STARS and the HARLEM BLUES PROJECT - BB KING CLUB, NEW YORK CITY Lucille's at 7:30 and again at 9:30 PM. CORKY LAING (Plays Mountain) - BB KING CLUB, NEW YORK CITY. ERIC FRENCH - THEODORE'S, SPRINGFIELD MA. JEFF BLANEY - MAIN PUB, MANCHESTER. DAVE SADLOSKI - HUNGRY TIGER, MANCHESTER. THE BUTTONDOWNS - CAFE NINE, NEW HAVEN. DAN STEVENS - MUSIC NOW SHOWCASE (4 PM), iCRV INTERNET RADIO DAN STEVENS - NIGHTINGALES CAFE (Pickin Party at 6 pm), OLD LYME.

In this episode, Luke visits with his friend, and the wife of one of our recurring YGS coaches, Kathleen Williams, to learn all about how to keep score in bowling!

More than 30 people who spent the last three years immersed in thousands of letters written by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Abigail Adams, and James Madison, are experiencing a sense of loss and sorrow now that the massive project to proofread the letters and make them available online has come to a close. Join us as Bill Kissell, Donna Carty, and Dena Radley share favorite letters that reveal the fascinating inner lives of the founders. Also: Project Director Sue Perdue and Kathleen Williams describe the scope of this remarkable project of the National Archives called Founders Online. Later in the show: When Jack Beck and Wendy Welch decided to move to the small mountain town of Big Stone Gap, they hadn't planned on opening a used bookstore. But a big Victorian house captured their imaginations and before they knew it they were setting up shop. Despite the growing popularity of e-readers and a downturn in the national economy, Jack and Wendy’s small-town bookstore is thriving—and fostering community. Wendy is writing a book about their experience, called The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: a memoir of friendship, community and the uncommon pleasure of a good book.

Ok...CANCER is getting out of control! With all of the awareness seminars, workshops, walkathons, etc, the number of Cancer patients have still increased in record numbers. What can we do, to stop this epidemic in its tracks? You'd be surprised at what you find out from Dr. Tracye, a 3-year cancer survivor and now a Naturopathic Doctor. Are the medical drugs the cause of the increase? Is stress the cause? What's really going on?