
Episodes

Part three of “The School Board Queen” podcast miniseries examines why Bridget Ziegler has been labeled “racist” and “transphobic” by her opponents.

Part two of “The School Board Queen” podcast miniseries looks at the history of the conservative movement in US education, going back to the 1950s.

Part one of “The School Board Queen” podcast miniseries introduces Bridget Ziegler, the mom and board member training conservatives to run for school boards

The latest episode of the podcast talks to a school board expert about how candidates with far-right views on race and gender are making inroads.

On the latest episode of the podcast about extremism in local government we speak to Jessica Huseman of VoteBeat about election security.

The podcast follows the action on election day as far-right activists back candidates for school superintendent, county clerk and sheriff.

A group of residents in Sequim, Washington, forms the Good Governance League to take back the city council and fight far-right ideology.

Episode 5 of the podcast looks at how opposition to a center for opioid addiction fed anti-government fervor and factored into the ouster of Sequim’s city manager.

Episode 4 of the podcast looks at how a far-right majority governing California’s Shasta County used its newfound power to lift Covid restrictions.

Episode 3 of the podcast shows how right-wing activists in California got a ballot measure to recall one of Shasta County’s Republican supervisors.

Episode 2 of the podcast looks at efforts to recall Republican county supervisors in Shasta County on grounds they hadn’t done enough to fight California’s Covid mandates.

With the national spotlight on the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, a new podcast series from Bloomberg CityLab and iHeartMedia shows two communities grappling with far-right politicians and ideologies.

Bridget Ziegler is a leader in the parental rights movement focused on US school board elections. The final episodes of the “Bedrock, USA” podcast examine her conservative agenda.

Our “Bedrock, USA” podcast explored the rise of far-right extremism in two local governments. We want to hear stories about what’s happening politically where you are.