At Our Table Podcast

Folks are struggling to afford groceries, and French Hill wants to tell them life is good. Good for WHO, Congressman?! @jonesforar.bsky.social came to AT OUR TABLE with a Sit Your Ass Down Award to hand out. 😂👇🏾 https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

A Black man. A sundown town. A walk at sundown. @jonesforar.bsky.social describes walking a mile in Mena, Arkansas, with a multiracial coalition—and meeting people who wanted a different future for their town. This is why you show up. https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

If you're so confident in your record, why do you need different voters? @jonesforar.bsky.social says Arkansas moved 25,000 Black Democratic voters out of French Hill's district. Voters should choose their representative. Politicians shouldn't choose their voters. https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

Lose her health insurance. Have four months to live. That's what one Arkansas woman told her family, according to @jonesforar.bsky.social. Her care costs $40,000 a month. How the hell is a family supposed to live with that hanging over them? https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

First they tell you the economy is great. You show them your grocery bill. Then suddenly it's the immigrants' fault. @jonesforar.bsky.social on the Republican playbook: deny your pain, then give you somebody else to blame. https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

They love to cosplay with the military. But when veterans need care, where the hell are they? @jonesforar.bsky.social's wife is a combat veteran. He hears from veterans struggling to get care. The photo ops don't mean a damn thing without the follow-through. https://youtu.be/0W-HXFD9Yik

The biggest hurdle for Democrats this year? Ask a grocery worker if they're voting in the midterm, says @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social. Their answer: "What's a midterm?" https://youtu.be/FVw0xwFJOvg

Immigration never used to move Cuban and Puerto Rican voters in Florida. Albert Morales says that's over: "They're rounding up people who look like me, regardless of whether or not we're citizens." https://youtu.be/FVw0xwFJOvg

Immigration never used to move Cuban and Puerto Rican voters in Florida. Albert Morales says that's over: "They're rounding up people who look like me, regardless of whether or not we're citizens." https://youtu.be/FVw0xwFJOvg

Which overlooked race deserves a closer look this year? @tbonier.bsky.social had two answers, one analytical and one petty. The petty one: Jeff Van Drew, who switched parties "at a very convenient time for himself." https://youtu.be/FVw0xwFJOvg

Four guests, four Sit Your Ass Down Awards. ABC News, from @tbonier.bsky.social. Tom Morello, from @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social. Markwayne Mullin, from Albert Morales. And Darline Graham's campaign, from Antjuan Seawright. https://youtu.be/FVw0xwFJOvg

Can Democrats actually win Texas this year? We went around the table. Most said yes. @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social said this: "I think we're more likely to win it than we are to be able to certify it." https://youtu.be/FVw0xwFJOvg

Rapid fire with Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov. Donald Trump: corrupt through and through. The filibuster: undemocratic. The Republican Senate: a rubber stamp. And 2028, in one word? https://youtu.be/94fVemwgZf8

Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov led the first protest against shutting down USAID. Since then: human rights cut from the national security strategy, refugee admissions slashed, and he says over 90% of those let in are white South Africans. https://youtu.be/94fVemwgZf8

Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov says Democrats who want to return to the pre-Trump status quo are headed the wrong way. People were already hurting. The 2028 nominee has to be a change candidate who says what Democrats will do, not just what they're against. https://youtu.be/94fVemwgZf8

Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov on what a Democratic majority should do with Trump still in the White House: pass the bills and have him veto them. Starting with his plan to cut federal income taxes for working people, paid for by a surtax on millionaires. https://youtu.be/94fVemwgZf8

This week's Sit Your Ass Down Award goes to Pete Hegseth, courtesy of Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov, who backs impeaching him. Another goes to the Democratic pundits and pollsters who sniped at him after El Salvador. https://youtu.be/94fVemwgZf8

Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov on the moment he got really pissed off: the Trump administration disappeared Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland dad, to a prison in El Salvador and ignored a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling. https://youtu.be/94fVemwgZf8

This week's Sit Your Ass Down Award goes to RFK Jr., courtesy of Dr. Annie Andrews. As a measles outbreak impacted South Carolina and killed four in Pennsylvania, she says he's spreading antivaccine disinformation and belongs nowhere near public health.

Dr. Annie Andrews on truly investing in the Black community: ask for input, not just output. You can't only show up when it's time to ask for votes and expect people not to be skeptical. Full episode: https://youtu.be/OJUNGxs8P-o

Dr. Annie Andrews wants to create a cabinet position for America's children. She says children have always been her north star, and calls out politicians who claim to care while voting to harm kids. https://youtu.be/OJUNGxs8P-o @drannieandrews.com

Dr. Annie Andrews on a tale of two South Carolinas: 15 of 46 counties have no OBGYN at all. In one county, a single physician pulled from retirement, zero pediatricians, two EMS trucks. It's 2026. @drannieandrews.com Watch: https://youtu.be/OJUNGxs8P-o

Doug's Sit Your Ass Down Award goes to Tommy Tuberville. From dismissing Alabamians' data center concerns as bull crap to his comments on race & religion, Jones says there's a long list. Sit your ass down, buddy. Watch: https://youtu.be/6j_67aEpyxw

Senator Doug Jones on why the governor's race matters: governors are on the front lines for democracy, and for infrastructure, education, and health care, where Alabama falls short. And the big mules are pouring big money behind Tommy Tuberville. Watch: https://youtu.be/6j_67aEpyxw

@dougjones.bsky: Alabama isn't a red state, it's a non-voting state. No early voting, no mail-in, and an absentee process that's hard to navigate. He says people have stopped believing their vote counts, and he wants to change that. Our conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j_67aEpyxw

People are quick to write off Alabama. Senator @dougjones.bsky.social has a message for them: Come see the beauty of the state and meet its people. Their heart is second to none. Doug pulls up a seat on At Our Table: https://youtu.be/6j_67aEpyxw

Admiral Nancy Lacore was a Republican until Trump. She walked away from the party. Now she's running as a moderate focused on one thing, delivering for people, in a district she says was stuck with a show horse. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/HlSqexreCM8

Admiral Nancy Lacore rose to three stars and Chief of Navy Reserve. One year into a four-year job, a four-star walked her into his office, shut the door, tears in his eyes: the Secretary of Defense has ordered me to relieve you, effective immediately. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlSqexreCM8

Before Afghanistan, Admiral Nancy Lacore told her husband: as long as we have six kids left when I come back, we're okay. Her youngest, who was four, took the deployments hardest. But she wiped away her tears and said, I'm really proud of you, mom. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlSqexreCM8

Admiral Nancy Lacore doesn't believe Pete Hegseth is qualified to be Secretary of Defense, and she says he proves it daily: removing decades of experience by pushing out admirals and generals, and now pulling names off promotion lists. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlSqexreCM8

Justin J. Pearson on a 10-year gap in life expectancy from one side of town to the other. Graduations, birthdays, marriages that parents and grandparents never get to see, because of the zip code they live in. "That isn't fair." Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IRxfRZLZdw

Justin J. Pearson on why he and the other youngest Black lawmaker were expelled, while their white colleague, Gloria Johnson, wasn't. He says it was meant to be a lesson. Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IRxfRZLZdw

"Maps don't vote. People do." Justin J. Pearson on how he wins a race the other side tried to draw him out of: fighting the affordability crisis, Medicare for All in a state with the highest medical debt in the country, and stopping toxic data centers.

"If you think it's radical to guarantee healthcare for everybody, then okay, I accept it." @justinjpearson.bsky.social on why he'll happily wear the label for clean air, clean water, and funding public schools instead of vouchers for rich families. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IRxfRZLZdw

@justinjpearson.bsky.social on his first week in office: a Democrat in his own party told him to stop being so vocal, or he'd never land a $100,000 job from the people he's fighting. That's not why he's there. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IRxfRZLZdw

Dr. Jermaine Johnson slept in a locker room at the College of Charleston and still graduated. But his story isn't unique. Too many people are still fighting just to make it through. That's why he's running: to open doors for those coming behind him. @drjljohnson.bsky.social

Dr. Jermaine Johnson knew what it was like to be homeless. He swore he'd never be there again. So he worked. He studied. He even did homework in the locker room before games. His coach snapped a photo: "This is the kind of kid you want on your team." He was right. @drjljohnson.bsky.social

This week's Sit Your Ass Down Award goes to Donald Trump, courtesy of Dr. Jermaine Johnson. Full episode on YouTube or Blue Piksel.

Some things you may not know about @drjljohnson.bsky.social. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/wFMEcfvphf4

Secretary @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on what being on the road really asks of his family at home. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/r46rV6pMR-M

Some lines should never be crossed. Full episode with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social here: https://youtu.be/r46rV6pMR-M

"If we don't get it right in 2026, a lot of the conversations about '28 are going to be academic." Watch the full episode with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social here: https://youtu.be/r46rV6pMR-M

Secretary Pete Buttigieg has a message for JD Vance:

This week's Sit Your Ass Down Award goes to JD Vance. He celebrated how affordable homeownership is getting right now. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social wasn't having it, and named who's driving your rent and mortgage up. Watch the full episode on Blue Piksel or YouTube: https://youtu.be/r46rV6pMR-M

Secretary Pete Buttigieg, "MAGA, at most, is maybe 30% of the country." Watch the Season 2 Premiere episode of At Our Table here: https://youtu.be/r46rV6pMR-M

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social with a reminder: MAGA is at most about a third of the country. He doesn't deny Trump won, but he says the real opening is with the many who voted this way and aren't really MAGA. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/r46rV6pMR-M

Season 2 of At Our Table starts today, and my first guest is Secretary @@petebuttigieg.bsky.social We get into changing the status quo, family and fatherhood in an ugly political moment, and what the future holds. New episode at 5pm ET.

We are excited to announce At Our Table now has a home on radio! You can hear the show on SiriusXM Progress every Saturday at noon and Sunday at 1 p.m., right as we return August 26 for Season 2.

At Our Table is back August 26 for Season 2. Elected officials, candidates, activists, and a whole lot of folks thinking about running for president are pulling up a seat. See you soon.

Season 2 is back next week! More stories, more heart, more hope, and I can't wait for you to pull up a seat at the table.