In this live episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth break down the rapidly approaching midterms, shifting House and Senate races, Ken Paxton’s campaign troubles, the Trump administration’s jobs numbers, tariffs, political extremism, concerns surrounding the Insurrection Act, the developing Cornell Seven story, and America’s staggering wealth gap.

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• (00:00) - Live intro
• (01:25) - Midterm outlook
• (05:01) - Paxton hot mic
• (07:45) - Talarico momentum
• (09:12) - GOP retreats
• (10:01) - Karoline to Fox
• (11:55) - White House hire
• (16:40) - Jobs report
• (20:27) - Tariff fallout
• (22:00) - Swing races
• (26:45) - Extremist symbolism
• (31:30) - Insurrection Act
• (32:55) - Mass strike talk
• (35:00) - Cornell Seven
• (40:00) - New messages
• (45:00) - Campus accountability
• (50:37) - Wealth inequality
• (54:13) - The wealth gap
• (57:28) - Live wrap
• (58:25) - Make a vote plan
• (59:45) - Vote early
• (01:00:03) - Voter apathy
• (01:01:17) - Closing

Ally and Seth go live for the first time to break down key midterm races, voter registration issues, and top headlines from politics to campus scandals.

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In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Gabriel Jack, a California immigration attorney with 25 years of experience. The conversation breaks down the realities of ICE enforcement, detention, and deportation; common misconceptions about immigration; the economic role of immigrant labor; green cards and citizenship; America’s overwhelmed immigration courts; and what meaningful immigration reform could actually look like.

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In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Angela Wynn, a candidate for Tennessee State Senate District 13. Angela shares her journey from domestic violence advocacy and public school organizing to running for office, and discusses Tennessee redistricting, maternal health, rural healthcare deserts, the school-to-prison pipeline, marijuana policy, community resources, and why constituent accountability matters.

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• (00:00) - — Intro
• (01:02) - — Angela’s story
• (02:05) - — Domestic violence advocacy
• (03:20) - — School organizing
• (05:41) - — Tennessee redistricting
• (08:41) - — Women’s health
• (10:00) - — Maternal mortality
• (12:00) - — Rural healthcare
• (14:45) - — Justice and safety
• (16:00) - — Youth resources
• (18:00) - — Prison pipeline
• (20:00) - — Marijuana policy
• (22:00) - — Lobbyist influence
• (24:20) - — Why Angela is ready
• (26:00) - — Constituent accountability
• (28:00) - — Final campaign push
• (30:00) - — Progressive scale
• (32:00) - — Closing with Angela
• (34:00) - — Post-interview thoughts
• (36:00) - — Midterm interviews
• (38:00) - — Final wrap

On this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth talk with Suzanna Karatassos, a candidate running in Georgia's State House District 120. The discussion covers flipping a district that has usually been held by the Republican Party, Medicaid expansion, voting rights, data centers, reproductive freedom, corporate influence, Democratic voter turnout, and why state-level elections can play a crucial role in checking federal policy.

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• (00:00) - — Intro
• (00:48) - — Georgia politics
• (01:37) - — Flipping District 120
• (03:05) - — Federal cuts
• (04:00) - — Medicaid expansion
• (05:30) - — Voting rights
• (06:20) - — Election concerns
• (07:55) - — Conservative voters
• (08:20) - — Data centers
• (09:45) - — Women’s rights
• (11:30) - — Abortion laws
• (12:25) - — 30,000 doors
• (13:00) - — IVF
• (14:10) - — Church and state
• (15:00) - — Debate challenge
• (16:00) - — Farm tariffs
• (17:00) - — Political connections
• (17:30) - — Corporate money
• (19:50) - — First policy priority
• (20:00) - — Medicaid first
• (21:00) - — Progressive scale
• (22:30) - — Campaign support
• (24:15) - — Post-interview
• (25:00) - — Georgia turnout
• (26:00) - — Democratic socialism
• (27:00) - — Why local races matter
• (29:00) - — Find more candidates
• (30:00) - — Midterm push
• (31:00) - — Closing

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Zachary Foust, a Delaware realtor and host of The Zach Foust Show. The conversation digs into America’s housing affordability crisis, investor-owned homes, rising costs, the K-shaped economy, political corruption, congressional insider trading, and how economic policy is reshaping the American middle class.

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• (00:00) - — Intro
• (02:00) - — Housing then vs. now
• (03:20) - — The American Dream
• (05:10) - — Locked out
• (06:15) - — Housing today
• (07:00) - — Regional markets
• (08:00) - — Florida and Texas
• (09:05) - — Will housing crash?
• (10:05) - — Supply problem
• (10:45) - — Rate lock-in
• (11:35) - — Investor buyers
• (13:00) - — Housing demand
• (16:00) - — Building more homes
• (19:00) - — Wall Street housing
• (22:00) - — Economic divide
• (25:00) - — K-shaped economy
• (28:00) - — Middle class squeeze
• (31:00) - — Wealth inequality
• (34:00) - — Economic history
• (38:00) - — Political corruption
• (42:00) - — Money and power
• (46:00) - — Congressional trading
• (50:00) - — Changing the rules
• (54:00) - — Political incentives
• (58:10) - — American Hero bill
• (59:25) - — Exposing corruption
• (01:00:30) - — Ethics and law
• (01:01:05) - — The Zach Foust Show
• (01:03:10) - — Post-interview
• (01:05:40) - — Where to find Zach
• (01:06:45) - — Closing

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Jerrad Christian, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 12th District. A Navy veteran and software engineer raised in Appalachian Ohio, Jerrad discusses growing up in poverty, the difficult transition from military to civilian life, abandoned gas wells, climate change, cuts to NOAA, government spending, and his campaign to unseat a longtime Republican incumbent.

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• (00:00) - — Intro
• (01:07) - — Meet Jerrad
• (01:49) - — Appalachian roots
• (03:49) - — Life after the Navy
• (06:02) - — Software engineering
• (08:00) - — Why Congress
• (10:00) - — Ohio’s 12th
• (11:00) - — Abandoned gas wells
• (13:18) - — Climate policy
• (14:45) - — NOAA cuts
• (16:53) - — Government competence
• (18:01) - — Pentagon spending
• (20:00) - — Budget priorities
• (22:00) - — Serving the public
• (24:02) - — Corporate power
• (27:00) - — Political violence
• (30:00) - — Heated rhetoric
• (33:01) - — Supporting Jerrad
• (35:00) - — Post-interview
• (36:01) - — Candidate experience
• (39:01) - — Closing

In this episode of Left Out Loud, Ally and Seth speak with Aidan Salas, a 20-year-old activist, former campaign manager for Hunter Miranda, and aspiring candidate for California State Assembly District 5. Aidan discusses getting involved in politics at a young age, lessons from the campaign trail, his plans to run in 2028, challenging Republican incumbent Joe Patterson, economic inequality, education, ICE, and why he believes a new generation can change politics.

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