Me & The Gov
Hosted by Nick Collado, Me and the Gov features in-depth, first-person conversations with former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman — one of the most consequential and controversial figures in modern American political history.
Episodes
9 episodes
Welcome To The Jungle: A Fired U.S. Attorney Tells His Story
Welcome To The Jungle: A Fired U.S. Attorney Tells His Story | Me and The Gov Episode 9In 2001, David Iglesias was everything the Republican Party said it wanted in a future leader — a Navy JAG officer, an evangelical, a combat ve...
Devil In Disguise
Devil in Disguise | Me and The Gov Episode 8For the first time in this series, we bring on a guest who isn't Governor Siegelman himself. Tommy Gallion is a lifelong Republican, a senior Montgomery attorney, and one of the most con...
Alabama Executed Jeffery Lee
Alabama Executed Jeffery Lee. His Own Jury Voted for Life. | Me and The Gov Episode 7On September 17, 2026, Alabama executed Jeffery Lee — known to guards and fellow inmates as "J-Love" for the calm he brought to death row. His ju...
Just Christmas Cards
Karl Rove Said They Just Exchanged Christmas Cards. The Record Says Otherwise. | Me and The Gov Episode 6This entire episode lives inside one exchange from Karl Rove's actual July 30, 2009 congressional interview. Governor Don Sie...
No Oath. No Cameras. No Consequences. — The Karl Rove Deal
Eight months after his release on appeal, Governor Don Siegelman watched Karl Rove spend two years fighting a congressional subpoena — until Rove finally cut a deal. In this episode, Siegelman and host Nick Collado break down what actually happ...
60 Minutes Comes to Prison
Eight months into an 88-month federal sentence, Governor Don Siegelman got word that CBS's 60 Minutes had built a national segment around his case. In this episode, Siegelman and host Nick Collado watch it together — pausing throughout...
You Don't Have a Right Not to Be Framed
Episode 3: "You Don't Have a Right Not to Be Framed" | Me and the GovHow does a rising Democratic star with national ambitions end up in federal prison? In this episode, Governor Don Siegelman connects the dots — from a first indi...
Stolen Election
In 2002, Governor Don Siegelman won re-election. Every major network called it. He went to bed a winner — and by four the next morning, he was told they were trying to steal the election. Over 6,000 of his votes had vanished overnight.In...
The Stolen Election & Trial of Governor Don Siegelman
The Stolen Election & Trial of Governor Don Siegelman. He was the only person in Alabama history elected to all four top statewide offices — Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor. A progressive Democr...