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Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

E205. Jennifer Briney Believes We Don't Have A Party For The Working Class Anymore

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, News, News Commentary

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer Briney, host of the Congressional Dish podcast, sits down with Bridget to talk about her mission to read the bills and laws passed by Congress, to find out what is being done with our taxes, explain what is hidden in bills over 1000 pages long, and to create a community of people who were interested in Congress’s effect on our lives. They cover how living abroad during the US invasion of Iraq got Jen interested in how the media was covering the war, how she started looking for media that would tell her the truth but couldn't find it so she started watching CSPAN, and her shock at hearing things discussed on the House floor that she thought would be massive scandals but weren’t even being discussed in blogs, all of which led her to starting the podcast. They discuss how the "bosses" for both parties are really multi-national corporations, how in lockstep both parties are when it comes to war, the impossibility of leaving your bias at the door and how she deals with it, and why she's enthusiastic because independents like herself are making a living in media and not toeing the corporate line. Sponsor Links:  Progressive Insurance - https://pgrs.in/3Dp5ZIW

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0:00.0

This is Watkins. Welcome with Bridget Pettasy. I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.

0:18.0

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0:24.0

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0:27.0

If you like our work and want to support us, the best way to do that is join Fettasy.com.

0:32.0

You'll get access to behind-the-scenes content, outtakes, discounts on merch, and the ability to submit questions for some of our upcoming guests.

0:41.0

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0:49.0

What's up everybody? It's All Star and World Series champ Nick Swisher here, and I'm stoked to tell you about my new podcast.

0:56.0

The Nick Swisher show, right here on podcast 1. If you know me, you know I've worn a lot of hats in my career, and each one of them has had highs, lows, and a whole lot of learning in between.

1:08.0

And that's exactly what I'm bringing to this podcast. You're going to get crazy interviews with athletes from their struggles to their successes, and all their unbelievable superstitions along the way.

1:18.0

You're going to hear from hometown heroes that are stepping up to the plate and making positive change and influences in their communities.

1:26.0

I mean, we've got scientists, coaches, comedians. I'm telling you whether you're an athlete, a parent, a coach, or just looking for a little energy in your life, then home plate is right here.

1:38.0

It's Old School Soul with New School Bives. It's the Nick Swisher show, coming soon, wherever you can get your podcasts.

1:47.0

This week on the podcast, I welcome Jennifer Briny. Jennifer is the host of Congressional Dish, a podcast that tells Americans what the US Congress is doing with their money and in their names.

1:59.0

From the perspective of a fed up taxpayer with no allegiance to any political party, Jennifer Briny will fill you in on the must know information from congressional bills, laws, and investigative hearings, providing context and backstory, so you can understand what Congress is doing and why.

2:15.0

We should all be listening to this podcast. Jennifer is great. We had fun. Enjoy. All right. I'm with Jennifer Briny, everyone. Welcome to Walkins. Welcome.

2:24.0

Thank you so much for having me. I've been binging your show and I'm so excited to talk to you.

2:28.0

Oh, I'm so excited to talk to you. I feel like your show is far more necessary than mine. You have a podcast called Congressional Dish.

2:36.0

Do you want to tell our listeners a little bit about what it is?

2:41.0

Sure. Congressional Dish is basically, it's me reading bills and laws and watching hearings because I just wanted to know what Congress was essentially doing with my money and in my name.

2:52.0

And when I was looking for that information, I didn't know who to trust. And so I was looking for a podcast that didn't exist. And so I just started creating the thing that I wanted to exist in the world.

3:05.0

I think that's often the, I think that's just so often the reason that things are created. You know, you're like, why doesn't this exist? I'm going to make it.

3:15.0

And it is so necessary because I've been begging for a website called OpenSources where it's just like our primary sources, where it's just the primary sources of whatever.

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