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Building the Bench

Podcast door Glass House Media™

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Political interviews too often sound rehearsed and over-managed. Building the Bench breaks the mold. Each week, host Matt Staab sits down with the next generation of Democratic leaders for candid conversations about the experiences that shaped them, the mistakes that grounded them, and the ideas they’re eager to test in the years ahead. It’s a chance to see the people behind the podiums — and imagine the future of American politics with them leading the charge. Production/Film Location: Switch & Board Podcast Studio, Washington, D.C.

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aflevering "I Want to Rubber Stamp Michigan": Rep. Haley Stevens on Manufacturing, Running For Senate, and What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong artwork

"I Want to Rubber Stamp Michigan": Rep. Haley Stevens on Manufacturing, Running For Senate, and What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong

Rep. Haley Stevens was chief of staff on Obama's Auto Rescue Task Force when Michigan was at the bottom of the Great Recession. She took calls from workers and small business owners who were scared they were going to lose everything. That experience shapes everything about how she approaches her work in Congress. On this episode, the Michigan congresswoman talks about what tariffs are doing to small and midsize manufacturers that the national headlines aren't covering, why she thinks Democrats need to stop chasing viral moments and start getting specific about solutions, and why she's giving up her House seat to run for Senate against a candidate she says wants to rubber stamp Donald Trump.

31 mrt 2026 - 46 min
aflevering “All Hat, No Cattle”: Congresswoman Julie Johnson on GOP Cowardice and the Problem With Ideological Purity Tests artwork

“All Hat, No Cattle”: Congresswoman Julie Johnson on GOP Cowardice and the Problem With Ideological Purity Tests

Texas (and national) Republicans keep passing wildly harmful legislation legislation. Some of the lawmakers voting for it, Rep. Julie Johnson says, privately know it’s wrong. So why does it keep happening? Johnson, the first LGBTQ woman elected to Congress from the South, joins me to talk about cowardice in politics, the anger she feels watching rights get weaponized, and why she has zero patience for voters who opt out and then act shocked by the consequences. She’s also blunt: ideological purity tests don’t win majorities, red-state voices are missing from national messaging, and if you want governing power, you have to protect swing seats like your life depends on it.

17 feb 2026 - 47 min
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