Run, Tony, run! Photo credit: Anne C. Savage Progressive radio show host Tony Trupiano has been recovering from some recent surgery and during this time, I’ve heard whisperings that he is being courted to run for the Michigan House of Representatives in 13th district. This past weekend, I spoke with Tony and have confirmed that he has been approached about […]

Our very own LOLGOP recorded one of Tony Trupiano’s increasingly popular podcast series this past week. They talked about the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion among other things. Enjoy: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/123522106″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] These podcasts are so good that I will be posting all of them as we go forward. You can listen to Joe Disano’s […]

We covered the gamut from success stories to sabotage, shedding light on topics some media outlets are ignoring. I was delighted to be a guest on Tony Trupiano’s podcast series, which he’s running until he’s fully recovered from surgery and back to hosting the “Night Shift with Tony Trupiano” radio show. The initial focus was my Obamacare success story, which […]

Tony Trupiano’s “Night Shift with Tony Trupiano” radio show has been off the air for the past couple weeks as he recovers from some major surgery. He’s not fully back on his feet yet but is recording podcasts as he finishes healing up. It’s a delightful alternative to the constraints of a 30-minute segment which compresses our conversations into two […]

Empowering progressives across the state

I was on the Night Shift with Tony Trupiano radio show last night and we had more fun than usual. Tony was in rare form and incredibly flattering about the work we do here at Eclectablog. We covered a wide range of topics from the addition of Michigan Teacher of the Year Gary Abud to Team Eclectablog to Republicans in The Hypocrisy Zone with a little campaign finance reform activism and Tom McMillin grandstanding thrown in.

Enjoy (after the jump.)

Eclectablog represent!

As Amy mentioned yesterday, she and I both “appeared” on the Night Shift with Tony Trupiano Show last night. Both of us were pretty fired up about the egregious behavior of the Republican Party which can’t decide if its overlords are the libertarian Tea Partarians or the Corporatists.

Click through for Amy’s flagship “appearance” as well as mine.

Chris Savage — the man himself — and Amy Lynn Smith join ‘Night Shift with Tony Trupiano’ on Thursday night. A quick heads’ up that Chris and I will both be guests on ‘Night Shift with Tony Trupiano’ tonight, October 10. I’ll be on at 7:30ET to discuss my blog post from earlier this week, ‘I’m sick and tired of […]

A face for radio Last night I “appeared” on the Night Shift with Tony Trupiano radio show. We talked extensively about my interview with House Representative Ellen Cogen Lipton as well as our organizing efforts in Washtenaw County getting ready for victory in 2014. Enjoy: [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/112694766″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [Photo by Anne C. Savage.]

LOLGOP takes to the airwaves Our good friend Christine Barry from Blogging for Michigan has had to step down from participating in the Blog Role segment on the Night Shift with Tony Trupiano radio show on Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET. Taking her place is our very own LOLGOP. His first segment was last Thursday while I was camping. […]

A BFD for the D

Last night I “appeared” on the Night Shift with Tony Trupiano radio show to talk about Netroots Nation being held in Detroit in July of 2014. If you are unfamiliar with Netroots Nation, this segment will give you a better idea of just how big a deal this is.

Audio after the jump.

Hero of the Year more like it

The same day that my good friends Rochelle Noel and Betsy Coffia and their team were pulling off a highly successful rally to support public education in Michigan, Gary Abud was being crowned as the Michigan 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year. My interview with Gary last week has created what I think is an important conversation about merit pay and the use of Gary’s story and situation against his will to support an agenda he does not support.

Dale Hansen who blogs for the Detroit News wrote what I think is an important piece titled “Teacher of the Year: The merit pay disconnect” and was on Tony Trupiano’s Night Shift radio show to discuss it.

Last night, Gary Abud himself was on Tony’s show. It’s a fantastic interview and gives you real sense of just how eloquent, smart, and talented Mr. Abud is. Enjoy after the jump.