Sunflower Brew TV Episode 11b - JCCC Board of Trustees Candidate Forum

This is part 2 of the JCCC Board of Trustees candidate forum held on Friday, March 22.

Again, I apologize for the shaky camera work.

Sunflower Brew TV Episode 11a - JCCC Board of Trustees Candidate Forum

SBTV was on hand last night to get video of the Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees candidate forum.

The event was hosted by the League of Women Voters and moderated by Kansas City Star reporter Dave Helling.  Candidates participating in the forum included three incumbents - Jerry Cook, Melody Rayl and Stephanie Sharp - and two challengers, including friend of the podcast Lee Cross.

The actual event was almost two hours long, so I was forced to break it up into at least two parts.

Because the JCCC Board of Trustees doesn't like tripods in the Board Room, I went handheld the entire time, so I apologize for the shakiness of this video.



Part 2 of the forum is on its way. Thank you for your patience.

SBTV Topeka Update 2

In our second Topeka Update, Zach talks briefly about the Governor's plans to politicize the Kansas judiciary and gives credit to two local State Senators for voting against these plans.

Episode 13 - Amanda Kertz, Myles Burkemper and Jason Leib

Today's podcast is a beer discussion with home brewers Amanda Kertz, Myles Burkemper and Sunflower Brew's Resident Beer Guru Jason Leib.  We discuss the brewing process, different styles of beer and the various beer competitions that our guests take part in.

Amanda was kind enough to bring samples of her own beer for us to try.

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Episode 12 - Melinda Lewis and Raymond Rico

Our guests for Episode 12 are Melinda Lewis, a public policy consultant to nonprofits dealing with social justice issues like immigration, and Raymond Rico, an immigration attorney.

In this episode, we discuss issues regarding immigration and the economic impact of Kobach-authored policy like Arizona's infamous SB 1070.

Our beer is Nomad by Great Divide.

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SBTV Topeka Update 1

We're introducing a new dedicated program to SBTV: Topeka Update.

In our inaugural edition, Zach talks about a certain State Representative who thinks that providing a good education should not be a function of state government (when it really should).

Sunflower Brew TV Episode 10 - JCCC Clubs and Orgs Day

Today, Johnson County Community College held their Clubs and Orgs Day - a chance for the school's various clubs and organizations to get out and promote themselves.  I hung out primarily with the JCCC College Democrats, who also hosted JCCC Board of Trustees candidate (and friend of the podcast) Lee Cross.

However, because the fine folks at ECAV (the student-run radio station at JCCC) were making a lot of noise, it was virtually impossible to do a good quality interview.  So, I opted to do a stills slideshow with some annotations.

In the interest of political balance, I also got a shot of where the College Republicans were supposed to set up.

Tonight, we will discuss immigration and immigration reform with Melinda K. Lewis. Check out Melinda's full biography at  www.melindaklewis.com

Sunflower Brew TV Episode 9b - Grosserode Town Hall

This is the second part of the town hall meeting caught on tape in the last post.  This part covers the Q&A portion of the meeting - and most of the questions and comments coming from the audience are just as crazy as what's coming out of the elected officials.

Thanks again to Patrick Lamb for capturing this on video for us.

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Sunflower Brew TV Episode 9a - Grosserode Town Hall

As you may know, Zach recently engaged in an email exchange with State Rep. Amanda Grosserode (R-Lenexa) regarding some comments she had made on the state's responsibility to properly fund schools.  Part of this exchange included an invitation by Zach to Rep. Grosserode to appear on the podcast.  She declined, stating that she felt we were too partisan.

The following is the first of two videos taken from a town hall meeting on Saturday, March 9, 2013 featuring Rep. Grosserode, three of her colleagues from the Kansas State House - Rep. Lance Kinzer (R-Olathe), Rep. Brett Hildabrand (R-Shawnee), and Rep. Keith Esau (R-Lenexa) - as well as State Sen. Greg Smith (R-Overland Park).

We would like to thank Patrick Lamb for helping us shoot this video, which comes to you with little editing and absolutely nothing that can be taken out of context.

Viewer discretion is strongly advised.

Introducing the Sunflower Brew Tourney Pool

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is only weeks away, and we at Sunflower Brew are hosting a bracket pool.

Sign-up is free and very easy.  Simply click here and sign up.  Please make sure you have a Yahoo account first.

We will be awarding a prize for the best bracket in the tournament.

Brackets are due March 21 before the first set of games tip off.

Episode 11 - John Martellaro

And now, back to the podcast...

Our guest for Episode 11 is John Martellaro, board president of Kansas Families for Education, which supports the proper funding of public education in the state.  Today's discussion deals with public education in Kansas, properly funding public schools, and how policies coming out of Topeka could negatively affect our public schools.

Today's beer is Grainstorm Black Rye IPA by Boulevard.

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Sunflower Brew TV Episode 8 - Amy Bell and Liz Dickinson

This is the final video from Washington Days 2013.  In this edition, Zach interviews Amy Bell and Liz Dickinson from Kansas National Organization for Women.  Both Amy and Liz ran for the Kansas State House in 2012.

Sunflower Brew TV Episode 7 - Esau A. Freeman

In today's Washington Days interview, Zach talks with Esau A. Freeman of Kansas for Change, which promotes cannabis reform.  Esau ran for Congress in the Kansas 4th District (Wichita area).