LGM Podcast: Learning on the Campaign Trail

LGM Podcast: Learning on the Campaign Trail

[https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_3280-1-768x1024.jpeg]https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_3280-1-scaled.jpeg On Monday I sat down with Friend of the Blog Erin Petrey to discuss her recent campaign for the Democratic nomination in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional district. That race was won by Zach Dembo (website here; [https://zachdembo.com/] this is one where we really do have a chance in a Blue Wave) but Erin nevertheless considered it to be a successful effort. In the pod we discuss her learning curve as a candidate, her approach to the various social media channels and what she was able to derive from each (surprisingly, Threads good and both Bluesky and X bad), her relationships with local, state, and national Democratic organizations, how she handled interactions with opposing candidates on both sides of the aisle, the struggles associated with having conversations with often extremely enthusiastic BlueAnon types, the challenges of running as a progressive in a marginal district, and the problem of vetting. We close with yet another discussion of the political and legal realities of the McConnell Situation, which I’m sure you have definitely not heard enough about. Transcript is here.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aJmNmuAfUx1nn_QuhnYyr8aJH2BcHCPU/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110044039807601178864&rtpof=true&sd=true] I have begun to take the liberty of running the transcripts through Co-Pilot, so it should be cleaner than usual and speakers are identified. I would not, however, quote directly from the transcript; if you need a quote it’s safest to find it in the audio. * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawyers-guns-money/id1332780055] * Android [https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVtqgIRZRPmkAlVStEZfPqRJBfpxiKIQ&si=n81CS_B5uRwKKh_Z] * Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/lawyers-guns-money-608162] * Podcast Index [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/961005] * Subscribe by E-mail [https://subscribebyemail.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K57B3RH?qid=1633990345&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=VYY47BX10FABQ5ENAGMG] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/07plahOlbTxlOQP4clDRxK] * Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/39a5de1e-be11-4b60-8ab4-23bbe6d52c54/lawyers-guns-money] The post LGM Podcast: Learning on the Campaign Trail [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/07/lgm-podcast-learning-on-the-campaign-trail] appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com].

Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 15: Majikthise

[https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-6.18.01-AM.png]https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-15-at-6.18.01-AM.png Our latest guest on the Oral History of the Blogosphere is long-time friend of LGM Lindsay Beyerstein [https://inthesetimes.com/authors/lindsay-beyerstein]. Lindsay’s blogging career began at Majikthise, which unfortunately seems to have been lost with the collapse of Typepad. Her work can also be found at In These Times [https://inthesetimes.com/authors/lindsay-beyerstein/p14], Salon [https://www.salon.com/writer/lindsay_beyerstein], Alternet [https://www.alternet.org/author/lindsay-beyerstein], and elsewhere [https://www.commondreams.org/author/lindsay-beyerstein]. We work through all of the regular questions, with slightly more than the standard number of digressions. Of particular note to this conversation is the collision between digital space and meat space, and how the Old Blogosphere existed in both places. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BzfUvlwerA04O---ilky4cNzCRYUfGsN_YV7XTO4f5Y/edit?usp=sharingTranscript is here.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ksKnRL24dYl_tNI9vQTezYseLIb7Do_ZZMjyUXelGNE/edit?usp=sharing] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawyers-guns-money/id1332780055] * Android [https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVtqgIRZRPmkAlVStEZfPqRJBfpxiKIQ&si=n81CS_B5uRwKKh_Z] * Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/lawyers-guns-money-608162] * Podcast Index [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/961005] * Subscribe by E-mail [https://subscribebyemail.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K57B3RH?qid=1633990345&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=VYY47BX10FABQ5ENAGMG] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/07plahOlbTxlOQP4clDRxK] * Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/39a5de1e-be11-4b60-8ab4-23bbe6d52c54/lawyers-guns-money] The post Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 15: Majikthise [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/07/oral-history-of-the-blogosphere-part-15-majikthise] appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com].

Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 14: In Media Res

[https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-29-at-8.26.52-PM-1024x218.png]https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-29-at-8.26.52-PM.png On the latest episode of LGM’s Oral History of the Blogosphere, Dave and I spoke with Russell Arben Fox of In Media Res [https://inmedias.blogspot.com/]. This was a wide-ranging conversation on what discourse in the early blogosphere was like, with special attention to what amounted to “niche” blogging spaces, although of course we find that “niche” depends to great extent on the beholder. We also talk a bit about a recurring theme to these pods, the relationship between academic careerism and the early blogosphere. See also Russell’s substack, On Wichita, the Mittelpolitan, and More [https://mittelpolitan.substack.com/]. Transcript is here.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BzfUvlwerA04O---ilky4cNzCRYUfGsN_YV7XTO4f5Y/edit?usp=sharing] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawyers-guns-money/id1332780055] * Android [https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVtqgIRZRPmkAlVStEZfPqRJBfpxiKIQ&si=n81CS_B5uRwKKh_Z] * Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/lawyers-guns-money-608162] * Podcast Index [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/961005] * Subscribe by E-mail [https://subscribebyemail.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K57B3RH?qid=1633990345&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=VYY47BX10FABQ5ENAGMG] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/07plahOlbTxlOQP4clDRxK] * Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/39a5de1e-be11-4b60-8ab4-23bbe6d52c54/lawyers-guns-money] The post Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 14: In Media Res [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/06/oral-history-of-the-blogosphere-part-14-in-media-res] appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com].

Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 13: Jacob Levy

[https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-27-at-5.34.34-PM-1024x215.png]https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-27-at-5.34.34-PM.png On the latest LGM podcast we return to our Oral History of the Blogosphere series! Joining Scott, Dan and myself in honor of our 22nd anniversary celebration was Dr. Jacob Levy, early blog pioneer and veteran of a great number of websites. Our discussion included his work at Jacob Levy [https://jacobtlevy.blogspot.com/] and Bleeding Heart Libertarians [https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/], the now defunct Open University, and the Niskanen Center. At the latter he penned two very well-known essays alongside an array of other work, The Weight of the Words [https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-weight-of-the-words/] and Authoritarianism and Post-Truth Politics [https://www.niskanencenter.org/authoritarianism-post-truth-politics/]. Over the course of the pod we discuss the impact that blogging had on his career and intellectual development, as well as all the friends he made along the way. Transcript is here.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjnbQVPDp-FtR6Pz8gXvhMiHk_O_sYIu7u6YjwcgcSk/edit?usp=sharing] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawyers-guns-money/id1332780055] * Android [https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVtqgIRZRPmkAlVStEZfPqRJBfpxiKIQ&si=n81CS_B5uRwKKh_Z] * Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/lawyers-guns-money-608162] * Podcast Index [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/961005] * Subscribe by E-mail [https://subscribebyemail.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K57B3RH?qid=1633990345&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=VYY47BX10FABQ5ENAGMG] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/07plahOlbTxlOQP4clDRxK] * Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/39a5de1e-be11-4b60-8ab4-23bbe6d52c54/lawyers-guns-money] The podcast is quite rewarding, but consumes a great deal of time and effort! Please donate if you have the chance! * Silent auction [https://www.32auctions.com/LGMauction2026] * Paypal [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/lawyersgunsmoney] * Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/lawyersgunsandmoney] * Merchandise [https://lawyers-guns-and-money.myspreadshop.com/] * Venmo [https://account.venmo.com/u/lefarkins] * Physical Address [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/lgm] The post Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 13: Jacob Levy [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/06/oral-history-of-the-blogosphere-part-13-jacob-levy] appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com].

LGM Podcast: The Starmer Endgame?

[https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/House_of_Commons_2010-1-1024x682.jpg]https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/House_of_Commons_2010-1.jpg On the latest LGM Podcast, I spoke with LGM alum Dave Brockington about the travails of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. We began with the heady days of July 2024, when Labour won a victory of historic magnitude and seemed to have clear sailing to build a new British politics. Dave pointed out that Labour’s victory was less substantial that it seemed, and that the stars and the selves have since conspired to produce a catastrophic drop in Labour’s popularity. Of the former, persistent economic difficulties and global anti-incumbent sentiment have served to restrict what appeared to be wide policy latitude. On the latter, Starmer and his core lieutenants have struggled with communication and have failed to establish either a political or a policy road forward. We then discuss the complexities of replacing Starmer, including the plausible candidates and how each might mount a challenge. Transcript is here. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Zsl3Nh4A_81QeqtgvAxd7IPMpO8xdIv-cU_d6n-7m8/edit?usp=sharing] The podcast is the most labor intensive component of Lawyers, Guns and Money, so Patreon support [https://www.patreon.com/c/lawyersgunsandmoney] is appreciated! * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawyers-guns-money/id1332780055] * Android [https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Youtube [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVtqgIRZRPmkAlVStEZfPqRJBfpxiKIQ&si=n81CS_B5uRwKKh_Z] * Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/lawyers-guns-money-608162] * Podcast Index [https://podcastindex.org/podcast/961005] * Subscribe by E-mail [https://subscribebyemail.com/www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/feed/podcast] * Audible [https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K57B3RH?qid=1633990345&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=VYY47BX10FABQ5ENAGMG] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/07plahOlbTxlOQP4clDRxK] * Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/39a5de1e-be11-4b60-8ab4-23bbe6d52c54/lawyers-guns-money] Photo Credit: By UK government – https://civilservicelocal.blog.gov.uk/2015/02/26/learning-about-the-workings-of-parliament/, OGL 3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61682470 The post LGM Podcast: The Starmer Endgame? [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/05/lgm-podcast-the-starmer-prophecy] appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money [https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com].