Cole Epley - KS 4th Congressional District - Job Corps Fallout

Cole Epley - KS 4th Congressional District - Job Corps Fallout

Cole Epley is running for Kansas’ 4th Congressional District in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Cole Epley here: https://www.epleyforcongress.com/ Epley and Helen discuss Job Corps and what it meant for young people who needed housing, structure, and a path into a trade. Epley says he saw kids moved out of Job Corps, and Helen reflects on people she knew whose lives were changed by the program. The section focuses especially on foster youth aging out without parents or support systems and how losing that option affects their future. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Democratic primary here: You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #Congress #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Cole Epley - KS 4th Congressional District - Education in the US

Cole Epley is running for Kansas’ 4th Congressional District in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Cole Epley here: https://www.epleyforcongress.com/ Epley and Helen discuss education as something that affects children across state lines and debate the role of federal standards with states allowed to exceed them. Epley talks about wanting stronger guidelines around school funding, more equitable support across districts and ZIP codes, and a public education system families can trust. The section also connects education to foster youth, young adults leaving care, homelessness, college, technical training, and the limited options some young people see when they are trying to build a stable future. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Democratic primary here: You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #Congress #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Cole Epley - KS 4th Congressional District - Foster Care Reform Blueprint

Cole Epley is running for Kansas’ 4th Congressional District in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Cole Epley here: https://www.epleyforcongress.com/ Epley discusses foster care reform in detail, especially the rights of foster youth, teenagers aging out of care, and the way children can be treated more like property than people. He explains that he wrote a proposed bill to create federal minimum guidelines for foster youth rights across states, drawing from existing state models and aiming for a child-welfare approach that could be bipartisan. The conversation also covers the limits of what a first-term member of Congress can lead, Tennessee’s approach to placing foster children in detention-like settings, cross-state placements, and how federal foster care policy is tied into the Social Security Act. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Democratic primary here: You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #Congress #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Cole Epley - KS 4th Congressional District - Grassroots Campaign Reality Check

Cole Epley is running for Kansas’ 4th Congressional District in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Cole Epley here: https://www.epleyforcongress.com/ This section focuses on what a grassroots progressive campaign looks like in practice. Helen and Epley discuss door knocking, talking directly with voters, the difference between corporate PACs and good-faith PACs such as unions or issue-based groups, and the basic costs of campaign materials like yard signs and shirts. Epley talks about the campaign being very in-house, while the conversation also connects his foster care background with other Kansas candidates focused on child welfare. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Democratic primary here: You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #Congress #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Cole Epley - KS 4th Congressional District - Why Universal Healthcare is Personal

Cole Epley is running for Kansas’ 4th Congressional District in the August 4th Democratic Primary. Learn more about Cole Epley here: https://www.epleyforcongress.com/ Epley shares a personal story about his father losing insurance for several months after retiring from the Army Reserve and later dying of a heart attack after struggling to get care. He describes the issue as personal and connects it to his lack of sympathy for insurance corporations. The conversation also includes his fiancée’s ICU work, families facing large medical bills, and the broader anger both he and Helen express about profit-driven healthcare. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Democratic primary here: You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify. #Kansas #2026elections #2026Primary #Congress #Vote Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]