A podcast for busy people fed up with politics-as-usual Listen Now Latest Episodes Episodes Sep 5, 2025 Independent Donna Charles, Candidate for VA Governor Sep 5, 2025 Sep 5, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 Independent Maine Representative, Bill Pluecker Aug 29, 2025 Aug 29, 2025 Aug 22, 2025 Political Reform Expert Dr. Lee Drutman Aug 22, 2025 Aug 22, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 CPP History Special on Eugene V. Debs, with Debs Museum Director Allison Duerk Aug 15, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Aug 8, 2025 Brandon Givens, Forward Party Candidate for VA-11 Aug 8, 2025 Aug 8, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 Senator Tanya Vyhovsky, Vermont Progressive Party Aug 1, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 Jul 25, 2025 Season 3 Premiere: George Foreman IV, Texas Independent Jul 25, 2025 Jul 25, 2025 May 23, 2025 Season Two Finale: 1968 Third Party Presidential Campaign George Wallace and the Rise of Partisan Politics May 23, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 16, 2025 Working Families Party with Josh Michtom & Shontá Browdy May 16, 2025 May 16, 2025 May 9, 2025 Jim Walden - Independent Candidate For Mayor of New York City May 9, 2025 May 9, 2025 I am Dr. A.J. Simmons, a political scientist and researcher. I study elections, judicial system, public opinion, and importantly for this podcast, third party politics in America. Learn More