Pitching Change: Bringing Big League Ideas to Iowa

Andrew Yang Podcast

Humanity Forward Productions

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Iowa State Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate JD Scholten joins Andrew Yang to discuss fighting agricultural monopolies, expanding healthcare, and uniting voters across party lines. From the farm to the pitcher’s mound, Scholten shares his journey and vision for Iowa. Watch the full episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have any burning questions for Andrew on our next Q&A episode? Send your questions and voice memos to ⁠⁠⁠⁠ma⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠! ---- Follow Andrew Yang: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow J.D. Scholten: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Website ---- Get 50% off Factor at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Factor Meals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an extra 3 months free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Express VPN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helix Sleep⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Use code: helixpartner20 Get $30 off your first two (2) orders at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wonder ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| Use code: ANDREW104 ---- Subscribe to the Andrew Yang Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.5	farm policy. It's get big or get off the farm. And that's not working for a lot of us. We have an
1:04.3	extractive economy here. So Wall Street tends to take our money and leaves us with literal animal manure.
1:12.6	I've talked to farmers who will always vote for me and ones who will never vote for me and everywhere in between.
1:17.6	And when we just talk policy, they nod their heads.
1:21.6	It's only when they ask, are you a Democrat or Republican?
1:24.6	And that's when things get more divisive. That's what it.
1:30.6	It is my pleasure to welcome to welcome to the podcast for the very first time, though he's been with us in our hearts for years.
1:41.7	State rep for State District 1 in Iowa and current candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa,
1:48.9	the great J.D. Shulton. Welcome, J.D. Thank you. Thanks for being here.
1:54.6	So, J.D., you and I have been friends since 2019, 2020 or so, where if you were a deep Yang Gang, do you guys remember
2:03.0	these highlights of a basketball game in Iowa? There was like a tall guy on my team. I made a
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