Election 2008 Coverage - Podcasts

Constitution Day: September 17, 2008

photo credit: Jim Burger Photography

MICA, ACLU of Maryland Present Constitution Day Event Focusing on Voting Rights, Electoral Reform

Constitution Day: September 17, 2008

photo credit: Jim Burger Photography

MICA, ACLU of Maryland Present Constitution Day Event Focusing on Voting Rights, Electoral Reform

Marc interviews Tom Schaller and Bob Moser in Denver during the DNC.  Tom Schaller writes for Salon and is the author of Whistling Past Dixie.  Bob Moser is a contributing writer to The Nation and the author of Blue Dixie: Awakening the South’s Democratic Majority.  They discuss different views on De

Marc interviews Ted Venetoulis, former Baltimore County Executive, and Tommy D'Alessandro, the former Mayor of Baltimore, in Denver during the DNC.

Marc interviews the creators of a deck of Gay Republican trading cards during the DNC.  Check out the cards at www.gayrepublicancards.com.

Click the podcast player below to hear former Republican Governor of Maryland Robert Ehrlich's thoughts on the upcoming elections, including McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, Obama's current lead in the polls, and more.  Marc and Governor Ehrlich also discuss the Congressional race in Maryland's first district, where Ehrlich has supported Andy Harris, who beat the incumbent Congressman Wayne Gilchrest in the Republican primary.  Andy Harris is running against Democrat Andy Kratovil in the district that has been one of two in Maryland with a sitting Republican Congressman, while the other six districts are all held by the Democrats.

Click below to hear Marc Steiner interviewing Mike Cryor, the Chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party, and Quincey Gamble, the MD Dems' Executive Director.  It was recorded on the convention floor during the DNC.  Running time is 3:53.

Marc sat down with Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings during the DNC and recorded this interview.  Hear what Cummings has to say about Obama, and more.  Running time is 16 minutes.  Click the podcast player below to listen, or use the mp3 link below to download.

The surprises keep coming.  Ron Kovic, a US Marine who was shot and paralyzed in Vietnam in 1968, then went on to become an anti-war leader, and author of the memoir Born on the Fourth of July, rolled in for a quick, unscheduled speech.  Listen to it here:

So, out here in Denver this week, in the middle of everything else we're doing, I've been recording a series of panels hosted by The Nation magazine for podcasts on their site.  Today there was a surprise guest right before the panel, Jesse Jackson.  That's the Reverend Jesse Jackson, or Jesse Jackson, Sr., not to be confused with his son the Congressman.  From what I've heard at this point, he hasn't been too visible during the DNC yet this week, and today's the last day.  Word is he flew in from DC this morning. Guess he wasn't invited to speak at the convention, after his unfortunate off-camera remarks became headlines in July.

Wondering what he had to say here today?  I'll spare you some suspense; he's supporting Obama!  To find out more, you'll have to listen.  Click below: