Bryant Jacobs - Governor - Deescalation Failures and Training

Bryant Jacobs - Governor - Campaign Wrap and How to Help

Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election. Jacobs closes by restating that he is a non-affiliated applied anthropologist running for Kansas governor to push a systemic audit of state violence. He says winning does not stop or define the work. He asks people to help with petitioning if they want to support the campaign and says people who want to donate money should support ICT Tree Huggers and direct community work instead. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas Governor race here: https://kansashelen.substack.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify #kansas #ksleg #vote #2026elections #governor Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Bryant Jacobs - Governor - Policing as Domestic Terror

Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election. Jacobs describes policing as domestic terror and connects that view to police patrols, surveillance, impoverished neighborhoods, gun violence language, gang lists, constitutional rights, fines, fees, incarceration, and class. He argues that police violence should be discussed as a system rather than reduced only to the tool used in an incident. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas Governor race here: https://kansashelen.substack.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify #kansas #ksleg #vote #2026elections #governor Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Bryant Jacobs - Governor - Deescalation Failures and Training

Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election. The discussion focuses on deescalation, officer training, and the police response in the Deandre Hill case. Helen discusses questions about trainees, use of force training, hallway safety, backup, how officers knocked and announced themselves, and whether the officers followed their own deescalation policy. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas Governor race here: https://kansashelen.substack.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify #kansas #ksleg #vote #2026elections #governor Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Bryant Jacobs - Governor - FOIA Data and Public Records

Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election. This section discusses using public records requests to collect police data, including incidents where officers pulled guns, officer training records, body camera footage, demographics, and police reports. Helen explains why she wants to collect the data herself instead of relying only on outside summaries, and Jacobs discusses how statistics can be shaped by the narrative used to interpret them. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas Governor race here: https://kansashelen.substack.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify #kansas #ksleg #vote #2026elections #governor Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Bryant Jacobs - Governor - Michael Gonzalez Case

Bryant Jacobs is running for Governor of Kansas in the 2026 election. This section discusses using public records requests to collect police data, including incidents where officers pulled guns, officer training records, body camera footage, demographics, and police reports. Helen explains why she wants to collect the data herself instead of relying only on outside summaries, and Jacobs discusses how statistics can be shaped by the narrative used to interpret them. See the full interview on Kansas Helen Substack and learn more about the Kansas Governor race here: https://kansashelen.substack.com You can now also watch on Kansas Helen YouTube or listen on the Kansas Helen Podcast on Apple and Spotify #kansas #ksleg #vote #2026elections #governor Get full access to Kansas Helen at kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe [https://kansashelen.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]