What Kind Of Bar Is This?
In communities across the U.S., from small towns to big cities, there used to be a lot more places like the ol’ neighborhood bar. It was a place you could come after work, to talk with your friends & neighbors about the news of the day, to have a few laughs, and maybe a few drinks. In those days, you could even talk about politics a little bit without causing a bar brawl. These days, the people in our personal communities are often spread from coast to coast and around the world. And while it’s great to see ‘em on social media, it would be better to have a place where the bartenders knew your name, and you could trust the folks in your community would be there with the latest news and drink or two. So we’ve created a place like that here – and you’re invited. Come on in, pull up a chair, grab something to drink, and we’ll get up to speed with the news of the day, at The Politics Bar.
Your Proprietors
Jody Hamilton is a long-time, award-winning professional media producer, actress, and radio show host. While Jody’s parents are the award-winning TV producer Joe Hamilton and the legendary actress & comedienne Carol Burnett, Jody’s made her own way in the media world, and proven herself over and over. From earning an Emmy nomination for producing “The Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers” and the award-winning “The Porkchop Playhouse,” to her “From The Bunker” podcast, to her time as the executive producer and fill-in host of “The Stephanie Miller Show,” Jody’s positive voice and unique viewpoint have left audiences on stage, screens, and radio smiling & laughing for more than a quarter century.
Shawn “Smith” Peirce is also a long-time national media producer & radio talent – and one of the few producers in U.S. political media who’s worked on the left, right, and center. He spent more than a decade as an assistant & executive producer for “The Randi Rhodes Show,” with stints also producing “The Stephanie Miller Show,” “The Bill Press Show,” “The Laura Ingraham Radio Show,” and “The Steele & Ungar Show” for SiriusXM. He’s also been published in The Daily Beast & CJR – and he’s a former rock & country radio DJ. While Shawn’s attitude is often positive, he’s also well-known in some corners of the national media for being direct and telling folks the truth, including and especially people in power, whether they like it or not (They usually don’t).
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