Left On Red

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Jennifer puts a "Left on Red" spin on the classic Christmas poem in this bonus minisode. 

 

From all of us at Left on Red, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

BONUS - Impeachment

Hours after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump, hosts Jennifer and Drew discuss the case as it was presented by both sides and ask what impact impeachment had -- or didn't. 

BONUS - One Time I Met...

The Daily Mountain Eagle's Publisher James Phillips joins the podcast to tell us about super awkward moments he had with Gov. Bob Riley and heaven-sent Dolly Parton.

BONUS - Democratic Debate Wrap-Up

There were zingers and some substance (but sadly no Madea) when 10 candidates took the stage at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. Jennifer and Drew discuss who had a good night, who performed to expectations and who has a crafty plan to blow up the Democratic Party from within the field of prospective nominees.

Rise of the GOP Tide

Linda Ensor identified as a Republican years before it was popular to do so and served as chairwoman of the local GOP during a time of unprecedented growth. Ensor explains how much work went into taking the party from a few booths in a local eatery to its current peak.

One For The Birds

Steve Flowers, a former legislator and longtime political columnist, has forgotten more about Alabama politics than Jennifer and Drew will ever learn. This week, Flowers shares some funny stories about Gov. George Wallace’s passing interest in snowbirds and Big Jim Folsom’s imitation of a cuckoo bird for a statewide television audience.

Note - The interview with Steve Flowers took place prior to Jeff Sessions announcing his bid for his old Senate seat.

Return To Sender

Attorney Ken Guin was once described as “the man Republicans love to hate in the Alabama House." Guin, who served 16-years in the Alabama Legislature before being swept out of office in the GOP takeover of 2010, talks about playing bad cop to former Speaker of the House Seth Hammett’s good cop and explains why he owns a Make America Great Again coffee mug.

Birth of a Yellow Dog Democrat

After years of considering herself an independent voter, Marcia Adkins embraced the Democratic label when the war in Iraq began in 2003. Adkins shares how personal loss during the Vietnam War shaped her perspective on America's ongoing wars. She also talks about what it is like to be the mother of a candidate in an age of social media attacks. 

Ice cream, pirates and Senate candidates…oh, my!

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones and Tommy Tuberville, the GOP candidate currently having the most success trying to unseat him, stopped by the Left on Red studio during their respective travels through Walker County. In today’s dual interview, Jones explains how Alabama’s Congressional delegation works together in spite of party differences and gives his reaction to confounding a political tracker with ice cream. Tuberville tells us why he is a career politician’s worst nightmare and gives his thoughts on which SEC mascot would win in a head-to-head brawl.

The Nicks

Come to hear Sheriff Nick Smith and his political guru Nick Key discuss the strategies that won the 2018 Sheriff's election. Stay for Drew’s anti-political sign rant. Today we’re talking about how Sheriff Smith used old-school tactics while also bombarding social media users with content to beat an incumbent in his first political race.