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Season 1 Episode 11
Joseph Backholm and Ashley Vaughan tackle one of the most controversial cultural and political issues in America today: Diversity, Equity, and Inclus…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
NC School Boards Are Out of Compliance — And Families Are Paying the Price
Season 1 Episode 10
School districts across North Carolina are facing growing scrutiny for refusing to comply with state laws protecting parental rights, girls’ sports, …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Who Draws the Maps—and Why It Matters
Season 1 Episode 9
Why are states suddenly redrawing congressional maps? What even is gerrymandering? And why does redistricting matter so much heading into the next el…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Americans’ Love-Hate Relationship with AI
Season 1 Episode 8
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, learn, and live — but is it making us smarter, or more dependent? In this episode of Politics fo…
5 months ago
Protect Our Daughters: Girls Speak Out About School Privacy
Season 1 Episode 7
This week on Politics for Happy People, Joseph Backholm and Ashley Vaughan discuss the growing debate surrounding privacy and safety in North Carolin…
5 months ago
What No One Told Her: Prisha Mosley’s Detransition Story
Season 1 Episode 6
In this special episode of Politics for Happy People, Joseph Backholm sits down with detransitioner and advocate Prisha Mosley to hear her deeply per…
5 months, 1 week ago
The New Abortion Battle: Mifepristone & Mail-Order Abortions
Season 1 Episode 5
In this episode of Politics for Happy People, Joseph and Ashley break down the growing legal and cultural battle surrounding mifepristone — the abort…
5 months, 1 week ago
SPLC: Are You A Hate Group?
Season 1 Episode 4
In this episode of Politics for Happy People, we take a closer look at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)—its origins, its current influence, and…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Schoolboard Gone Wild | Special Guest Mary Summa
Season 1 Episode 3
In this episode of Politics for Happy People, hosts Ashley Vaughan and Joseph Backholm break down a growing controversy in North Carolina as the Chap…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Recent Supreme Court decisions, and what they tell us about our culture
Season 1 Episode 2
In this episode of Politics for Happy People, Joseph Backholm and Ashley Vaughan break down a series of major Supreme Court of the United States case…
5 months, 3 weeks ago