{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Pat Johnston w/ The LOL \"Show Voice\" Jessica Shepherd!","description":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join)\nhttps://www.patreon.com/15494297/join\n\nHere's Episode #188 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast!\n\n00:00-9:48: Low \"T\" MAGA/MI Dem Won't Back Nominee\n\nLeft of Lansing's Pat Johnston opens the show with Secretary of Defense...er... sorry... Secretary of WAR, Pete Hegseth, wants more testosterone in the military. But Pat thought we were against gender-affirming care? Also, Pat laments how a member of the Michigan Democratic Party Establishment refuses to endorse a Democrat! Karen McDonald lost against the more progressive Eli Savit in the Michigan Democratic Party's Attorney General nominee. But McDonald refuses to support Savit's campaign. What happened to Vote Blue No Matter Who?\n\n9:49-47:00: Show Voice Jessica Shepherd\n\nLeft of Lansing's \"Show Voice,\" Jessica Shepherd, is in Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast's luxurious studio in Pat's mid-Michigan attic! Jessica and Pat talk about her decision to volunteer for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's U.S. Senate campaign (https://abdulforsenate.com/) in Michigan's Democratic Primary race. They talk about what led to her decision to lend her hand in the campaign, why she believes Dr. Abdul could truly represent the working class in the Senate, and why he is the more electable choice to take on MAGA Republican \"Florida\" Mike Rogers in the general election.\nhttps://abdulforsenate.com/\n\n48:30-53:35: Last Call--Whitmer's Line 5 Betrayal\n\nPat goes-off on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer's latest betrayal, which is allowing a tunnel to be constructed around the Line 5 oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.\n\n53:36-55:54: Ending\n\nPlease, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!\n\nleftoflansing@gmail.com\n\nLeft of Lansing is now on YouTube as well (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQWjoUxWJCQwSDv-7jKpqQ) !\n\nMusic provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard\nClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join)\nhttps://www.patreon.com/15494297/join\n\nNOTES:\n\n\"Three licks and a question: Who is Gretchen Whitmer governing for? (https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/20/three-licks-and-a-question-who-is-gretchen-whitmer-governing-for/) \" By Jon King of Michigan Advance\n\n\"Tribes, environmental advocates decry Michigan’s approval of Line 5 permits (https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/16/tribes-environmental-advocates-decry-michigans-approval-of-line-5-permits/) .\" By Kyle Davidson of Michigan Advance\n\n\"Canadian hockey sticks, wine and cement subject to new Trump tariffs (https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/20/repub/canadian-hockey-sticks-wine-and-cement-subject-to-new-trump-tariffs/) .\" By Ashley Murray of Michigan Advance\n\n\"Hegseth directs troops over 30 to have testosterone checked (https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseth-directs-troops-30-testosterone-checked/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&id=134793096&fbclid=IwY2xjawTNvXpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeVseUXR9N1AOeO8dsW0lgT1IFDRNzqtDB6OEpEruSAKrj1p1NU_85hFtsv9s_aem_LZfTOm_Na-M00Dag3bpVkg) .\" By Steven Beynon & Sony Salzman of ABC News\n\n\"Karen McDonald sounds off state Democratic Party, needs clearer understanding of where party is heading. (https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/karen-mcdonald-sounds-off-state-democratic-party-wont-publicly-support-ag-nominee?taid=6a5fec0122b42c00015254e7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter) \" By Charlie Langton & Jack Nisson of Fox 2 Detroit News\n\n#podcast #politics #progressive #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #PeteHegseth #Election #Senate #AbdulElSayed #WorkingClass #unions #JessicaShepherd #HaleyStevens #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #AIPAC #IranWar #Israel #EliSavit#CitizensUnited #Line5 #FossilFuels #GretchenWhitmer #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing","author_name":"Left of Lansing","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141-left-of-lansing","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43755795/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}