On this 9th episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks welcomes special guest acclaimed comedian, actor, political commentator, writer, and podcaster John Fugelsang. This lively, in-depth conversation starts with John's insightful views on right wing Christian Nationalism, before a discussion about the historic September 10 Kamala Harris/Donald Trump debate, and culminates with John and Stephen commenting on the Trump and his supporters attacks on Haitian immigrants.

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On this 8th episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks goes solo with an hour-long monologue about various National and Arizona political issues. Among Stephen's go-to topics for this show are: the failures of the American mainstream media in covering the 2024 Presidential campaign, the mass shooting at a Georgia high school and what gun safety laws need to be passed in the U.S. to curb the violence, and how Republicans supporting Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris may be transforming the current political climate. Stephen also serves as his show's sponsor and talks about his GoFundMe fundraising campaign for a magazine publisher friend in Ukraine who prints educational books and magazines for the children--many of whom have been orphaned by Russian aggression. For more information, email patrioticprogressiveusa@gmail.com

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On this 7th episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks again recaps and analyzes the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, this time with three special guests who were delegates at the four-day event that nominated Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for President. Stephen's guests are Sedona, Arizona resident and President of the Democrats of the Red Rocks Ellen Ferreira; Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Joshua Polacheck, and Washington State political activist Ted Jones.

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On this 6th episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks hosts three special guests for recapping and analyzing what was an incredible and historic 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago that nominated the person who will America's First Woman President, Kamala Harris (and not a moment too soon). Stephen's in-studio guests are fellow passionate patriotic progressives: Sedona resident Diana Christensen, Vice-President of the Democrats of the Red Rocks; Michael Cosentino, for decades a Democratic political leader in and around Sedona and the Verde Valley; and Sedona resident Dev Ross-Reynolds, a screenwriter, director, and actor who has been a Democratic political activist for decades.

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On this 5th episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks welcomes special guest Andra Watkins, a New York Times Best Selling Author, who has been producing an outstanding series of essays on Substack called "How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life." Since early this year, Andra has been detailing how the right wing's draconian manifesto would negatively impact every aspect of American society should Donald Trump somehow get elected again. And much of Project 2025's proposed policies include a Christian Nationalist agenda.

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On this 4th episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks welcomes special guest Stephen Ujlaki, the writer/producer/director of the powerful new documentary BAD FAITH: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy. Stephen also offers his thoughts on the previous weeks developments in the 2024 Presidential campaign, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's selection as Kamala Harris' running mate as Vice-President.

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On this 3rd episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), Stephen Hanks assesses the results of the Arizona Federal, State, and local primaries, welcomes special guest Nikki Check (who in a huge upset won the Democratic Primary race for AZ District 2 Supervisor), analyzes the current state of the 2004 Presidential Campaign, and offers his thoughts on the "White Dudes for Harris" and the "weirdness" of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

On this 2nd episode of The Patriotic Progressive: For Truth, Justice and the Democratic Way on KAZM/Mellow Mountain Radio (106.5 FM and 780 AM out of Sedona), I talk briefly about Donald Trump's most recent unhinged comments about ending voting in America and the surreal national political developments of the past few weeks, I'll also be making endorsements for local and statewide Democratic candidates in Tuesday's primary. Three of those candidates who are running for seats on the very important but under appreciated Arizona Corporation Commission are my special guests on this episode--Joshua Polacheck, Ylenia Aguilar, and Jonathon Hill, who are running as a team to give Democrats a majority on this commission which, among other responsibilities, regulates public utilities.

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