Episode 20 - Mark Jessup and Robin Miller

For our 20th episode, we talk guns with Mark Jessup and Robin Miller of UT Arms in Kansas City, KS.  The discussion covers everything from gun laws to the process of purchasing a gun, including the background check.

Today's beer is Schlafly's Pale Ale, brewed in St. Louis.

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Episode 19 - Dan Blom and Jay Senter

Today's podcast guests are Dan Blom and Jay Senter from the Prairie Village Post, a hyper-local online newspaper serving Northeast Johnson County.  The discussion is on media - the rise of hyper-local online media, the fall of mainstream media (especially newspapers), and the Brownback administration's treatment of media that even remotely question his policies.

Today's beer is Freestyle Pilsner by Santa Fe Brewing Company.

Due to a major scheduling conflict, Mike was unable to be at today's recording.

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Sunflower Brew TV Episode 14 - Moderate Party of Kansas

SBTV is back - and this time Mike is on camera!

Mike has a few thoughts - and comments from Friends of the Podcast to read - about an online effort to start a moderate third party in Kansas. The problem: there already exists a moderate party in Kansas - it's called the Kansas Democratic Party.

Episode 18 - James Harrington, Brad Shultz and Jason Leib

Our resident beer guru Jason Leib returns for another beer discussion, and joining us this time is James Harrington of Rimann Liquors and Brad Shultz of WorldWide Wine and Spirits.

Today we sampled six different beers.  They are, in order of sampling:

1. Tow Head American blonde from Mother's Brewing in Springfield, MO
2. Golden Frau Honey Wheat from Thunderhead Brewing in Kearney, NE
3. Watermelon Wheat from Horny Goat Brewing in Wisconsin
4. Good JuJu from Left Hand Brewing in Longmont, CO
5. Cropduster Mid-American IPA, also from Thunderhead Brewing
6. Fleur de Houblon from Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY

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Episode 17 - Emily Perry and Stephanie Clayton

Episode 17 is truly bipartisan as we host Kansas State Representatives Emily Perry (D-Mission) and Stephanie Clayton (R-Overland Park).  We once again discuss with our elected officials the goings-on in Topeka.

The beer for this episode is Tallgrass Brewery's Halcyon Unfiltered Wheat.

It is worth noting that Rep. Clayton was Zach's opponent in the 2012 election for the 19th State House District seat.

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Episode 16 - Pat Pettey and Nancy Lusk

Our guests for Episode 16 are State Senator Pat Pettey (D-Kansas City) and State Representative Nancy Lusk (D-Overland Park).  The topic of discussion was what's going on in Topeka from an insider's perspective.

The beer was Boulevard's Boss Tom's Golden Bock.

Side note: Mike (who lives in Rep. Lusk's district) was unavailable for this episode due to his photojournalism class - which he still managed to miss because of an incident requiring police involvement.  He's fine at the moment.

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Episode 15 - Jonathan Ta-Pryor and Shawn Gelushia

In Episode 15, we explore LGBT issues with Jonathan Ta-Pryor, coordinator for LGBTQIA services and programs at UMKC, and Shawn Gelushia, student journalist and LGBT activist at JCCC.  We learned what issues still affect the LGBTQIA community (and learned what the QIA expansion stands for).  Also joining us in studio is attorney Kara Elgin, who is herself a lesbian.

Today's beer is Boulevard's Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale.  In preparation for this episode, Mike had a chance earlier in the week to sample the beer at Coda in Kansas City, MO.

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