Blue Dog Radio
Welcome to Blue Dog Radio, a podcast that cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of what really matters. Across the country, one honest conversation at a time.
This show is a traveling exploration of American values. Recorded in D.C. living rooms, front porches, union halls, and small-town diners with the people who still believe in doing what’s right, even when it’s hard.
We sit down with current members of Congress, emerging candidates, and everyday Americans who carry the burden of common sense in an age of dysfunction.
At its core, Blue Dog Radio is about community, character, and commitment.
We are rooted in the belief that politics should serve real people in real places, and that truth, decency, and good faith still matter.
Whether you're from the Gulf Coast, the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest plains or the Maine woods, this is a show about finding common ground and reminding ourselves what we’re trying to build, together.
Episodes
12 episodes
Earn This
Sacramento County District Attorney and congressional candidate Thien Ho joins Blue Dog Radio for a conversation about immigration, justice, public safety, redemption, and the long journey from a refugee boat in the South China Sea to a ...
Fight Like Hell
Raised by a single mother and a grandmother dealing cards in Nevada casinos, Shannon Bird learned early that opportunity rarely arrives without a fight.In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, Bird's story ranges from a Reno trailer park to th...
Dairy Breakfasts and Double Shifts
“When you overperform like that… you do it again.”Rebecca Cooke came within two points of flipping Wisconsin’s 3rd District in 2024.Now she’s back.A waitress, small business owner, and daughter of a dairy farm family, Cooke...
The Doctor Will See You Now
The Central Valley has a healthcare problem and Washington keeps sending politicians.In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we sit down with Dr. Jasmeet Bains, a practicing family physician, current California State Assemblymember, and Blue ...
Hickory Nut Gap
Jamie Ager-North Carolina 11This week on Blue Dog Radio, we sit down with Jamie Ager: fourth generation farmer at Hickory Nut Gap Farm and candidate for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th District.We spent a week with Jamie ...
Barbacoa, Big Red, & Protecting the American Dream
Johnny Garcia-Texas 35In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we sit down with Johnny Garcia, a deputy sheriff from Bexar County who’s running for Congress in Texas’s 35th District.Johnny talks about growing up on the west side ...
Loyal to the Soil: Work, Place, and the People Who Stay
What does loyalty to a place really mean?In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we explore what it looks like when work, community, and identity are rooted in the same soil. You’ll hear from Virginia Olsen, a fift...
Deciding to Listen: What Voters Actually Want
Politics spends a lot of time talking about voters and not nearly enough time listening to them.In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, we talk with political analyst Simon Bazelon about the people who actually decide elections. Not th...
Episode 4: The Hours That Hold Us Together
There’s a kind of wealth that doesn’t show up on Wall Street. It’s measured in sleep, sanity, and the time we give to one another. It’s the real economy of American life.In this episode we explore what’s called the non-market economy...
Episode 3: Faith and the Common Good
In this episode of Blue Dog Radio, Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden sit down for a candid conversation about faith. Where it comes from, how it anchors their work, and what it means to hold belief in someth...
Episode 2: Back to the Land — The Wendell Berry Episode
In Episode 2 of Blue Dog Radio, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden go Back to the Land — a conversation inspired by the writings of Wendell Berry. They explore the difference between knowledge and wisdom, the value of ge...
Episode 1: What It Really Means to Represent Home
Welcome to Blue Dog Radio, where we cut through the noise and talk about what really matters to Americans in every corner of this country.This show is about common sense, community, and making politics work the way it's supposed t...