Southpaws

Nov 01 2024 291 ep. 58 mins 16

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Southpaws is a radio show where current events and political topics are explored from a progressive point of view. Started in 2012, Southpaws is hosted by Darren Gibson and Jack Prince from studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is syndicated nationally through Pacifica Radio and Global Community Radio.

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Southpaws 11-1-24 Pod

Nov 01 2024 58 mins

Darren briefly talked about covering the Kamala Harris campaign with special correspondent Katy J. He played clips from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) and First Lady Michelle Obama. Other topics:Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses for Spanish speaking voters.Nicky Jam withdrew his endorsement of Donald Trump over comedians

Southpaws 10-25-24 Pod

Oct 25 2024 58 mins

Darren spent most of the show covering an article in The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg about Donald Trump wishing his generals were more like Adolf Hitler's. Other topics:MAGA Inc., a Trump super-PAC, sent out fake Medicare cancellation notices to people in Arizona.A Georgia judge blocks a controversial ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results.A s

Southpaws 10-18-24 Pod

Oct 18 2024 58 mins

Southpaws 10-11-24 Pod

Oct 11 2024 57 mins

Darren has a special message for those undecided and third party voters. Other topics include:Donald Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee leaks JD Vance comments.Officials debunk Trump's truly dangerous Hurricane Helene lies.North Carolinas second-largest newspaper condemns Trump for ridiculous Helene response falsehoods.Horrified parents speak out after a Pennsy

Southpaws 10-4-24 Pod

Oct 04 2024 58 mins

Darren discussed these topics:Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz (D) and JD Vance (R) had a debate on Tuesday. We cover some of the big takeaways from it.Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have a few curveballs thrown at them in the form of a hurricane, a port strike, and Iran lobbing missiles at Israel.Coverage of Hurricane Helene and the damage it left behind.The Ot

Southpaws 9-27-24 Pod

Sep 27 2024 59 mins

Darren discussed these topics:Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are criss crossing the country to get their message out to swing state voters.New polling shows that Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz is more popular than Republican JD Vance. This new polling was released just before their upcoming debate.Vice President Kamala Harris is more popular among As

Southpaws 9-20-24 Pod

Sep 20 2024 58 mins

Darren discussed these topics:House Republicans have voted against a measure that would have funded the government for the next six months.Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order banning the use of "conversion therapy". That's good news for LGBTQ+ minors in the state.Mexican pop-rock band Maná removed a song they did with Nicky Jam because of his support of Do

Southpaws 9-13-24 Pod

Sep 13 2024 57 mins

Darren spent the entire hour discussing the Presidential Debate between Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Pundits believe Harris won the debate after Trump went off on several tirades through the 90 minutes.Trump repeated false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were "eating cats" and "eating dogs".We look at the fact checking the Associated Press did d

Southpaws 8-30-24 Pod

Aug 30 2024 59 mins

Darren discussed these topics:Barry County, Michigan Sheriff Dar Leaf is under fire for releasing damning allegations against a primary opponent just days before the August election.It's looking more and more like the assassination attempt against Donald Trump was a crime of opportunity rather than a political agenda.Trump took photos and video of graves inside Arlington National C

Southpaws 8-23-24 Pod

Aug 23 2024 58 mins

Darren starts this week's show with an impassioned discussion about a hidden aspect of Project 2025 that's not being talked about: the banning of porn and the trampling of the First Amendment. Yes, it's part of Project 2025. You don't want to miss Darren's rant of the week.Other topics discussed:A Detroit judge is being sued after he put a 15-year-old girl visiting the court in a j