Snollygoster

By Mike Thompson

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Episodes: 200


 Jul 12, 2024
good but so lame how they make a disclaimer at the beginning of each EP


 Apr 22, 2024

Paul k
 Mar 10, 2022
good stuff


 Jan 10, 2020


 Aug 16, 2019

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Snollygoster takes an in-depth look at politics in Ohio. Each week we dig into the top political stories in Columbus and Ohio and explore national stories that impact the state by talking with politicians, reporters and other news-makers. (In case you're wondering, a "snollygoster" is a shrewd and unprincipled politician.)Listen to Snollygoster on the WOSU Public Media mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode Date
Shutdown continues with no end in sight
Oct 09, 2025
Politics and a Pint and a government shutdown
Oct 03, 2025
Free speech concerns stoked as Nexstar and Sinclair continue Jimmy Kimmel boycott
Sep 25, 2025
Finding a way forward after Kirk assassination
Sep 18, 2025
Ohio's map makeover
Sep 13, 2025
Politics and a Pint
Aug 28, 2025
Sen. Jon Husted will face Sherrod Brown in the race to keep his seat
Aug 21, 2025
What Sherrod Brown's Senate run means for Ohio politics
Aug 14, 2025
Ohio to redraw congressional districts
Aug 07, 2025
Congressman Jim Jordan deposed in ongoing Ohio State University sex abuse lawsuit
Jul 24, 2025
Lawmakers in search of property tax solution
Jul 17, 2025
Is Columbus ready for the growth?
Jul 10, 2025
DeWine signs budget with 67 line-item vetoes
Jul 03, 2025
What’s up with Ohio Democrats?
Jun 19, 2025
New budget plan would cut taxes for Ohioans making more than $100K annually
Jun 12, 2025
Ohio lawmakers explore income tax cuts as property taxes rise
May 29, 2025
A shakeup in the Republican race for Ohio governor
May 22, 2025
Majority of Ohioans anticipate negative impact from tariffs, poll reveals
May 08, 2025
New poll shows decline in Trump approval among Ohio voters
May 01, 2025
Public financing for professional sports facilities
Apr 17, 2025
What will Sherrod do?
Apr 03, 2025
Is eliminating Ohio's income tax feasible?
Mar 27, 2025
DOGE Ohio
Mar 20, 2025
DeWine calls for mandatory life skills lessons, phone-free schools in State of the State
Mar 13, 2025
Ramaswamy kicks off his campaign with Trump's endorsement
Feb 27, 2025
The 2026 race for Ohio governor takes shape
Feb 20, 2025
DeWine's unexpected play: Ex-Buckeye Coach Tressel to serve as Lt. Governor
Feb 13, 2025
Ohio's response to President Trump’s immigration round up
Feb 06, 2025
Trump reverses federal funding freeze after icy reception
Jan 30, 2025
Husted heads to the US Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Senate appointment turns into political drama
Jan 16, 2025
DeWine's decision to fill Vance's vacancy looms
Jan 09, 2025
The political rollercoaster that was 2024
Dec 19, 2024
Lame duck legislators work overtime before the end of the year
Dec 12, 2024
After redistricting reform defeat, state senator calls for enlarging Ohio Legislature
Dec 05, 2024
Statehouse Shuffle: Ohio Senate leader Huffman poised to take House speakership
Nov 21, 2024
Trump picking a cabinet and DeWine picking a senator
Nov 14, 2024
GOP dominates Ohio elections
Nov 07, 2024
Polls show an extremely tight race for President
Oct 31, 2024
Candidates make their final pitch to voters
Oct 24, 2024
Obama's pitch for African American support of Harris
Oct 17, 2024
Latest Ohio poll finds Trump and Brown ahead
Oct 10, 2024
A very Midwestern debate
Oct 03, 2024
More platforms, more ads: Ohio's $400 million campaign budget
Sep 26, 2024
Baseless accusations fuel fear and division in Springfield
Sep 19, 2024
State of Religion: Changing religious landscape in Ohio
Sep 19, 2024
State of Religion: Ohio lawmakers on faith and policy
Sep 18, 2024
State of Religion: Christian conservatism and its influence on Ohio legislation
Sep 17, 2024
State of Religion: Ohio's religious tapestry - the historical roots and cultural evolution
Sep 16, 2024
Post-debate reflections: Fact-checking, policy and political theatre
Sep 12, 2024
Nine weeks until Election Day
Sep 05, 2024
Politics and a pint
Aug 22, 2024
DeWine looks to Iowa for a better redistricting process
Aug 15, 2024
Midwest influence: VP picks and the 2024 election
Aug 08, 2024
How the new presidential race is playing out in Ohio
Aug 01, 2024
Passing the torch
Jul 25, 2024
JD Vance joins the Trump ticket
Jul 18, 2024
Ohio minimum wage increase not on 2024 ballot
Jul 11, 2024
Protecting the integrity of elections
Jun 27, 2024
Debate prep
Jun 20, 2024
New Ohio law tightens rules on issues, campaigns and foreign contributions
Jun 06, 2024
Will young voters turn out for Biden?
May 30, 2024
Biden trails Trump in key battleground state polling
May 16, 2024
The economics of replacing Ohio's sports venues
May 09, 2024
New report breaks down Ohio's gerrymandering
May 02, 2024
FirstEnergy dark money tied to DeWine's gubernatorial campaign
Apr 25, 2024
Rolling out legal recreational marijuana in Ohio
Apr 18, 2024
Ohio Public Utilities Ex-Chairman Sam Randazzo found dead amid bribery indictments
Apr 11, 2024
The Randazzler
Apr 04, 2024
Trump Country
Mar 28, 2024
Trump endorsement propels Bernie Moreno to Republican Senate nomination
Mar 21, 2024
Matt Dolan surges ahead in Ohio senate race, leads polls
Mar 14, 2024
Ohio Congressional race tightens: Majewski faces fresh controversy
Feb 29, 2024
Ohio GOP Senate hopefuls debate policies, past remarks
Feb 22, 2024
Manchin criticizes Biden's policies during Ohio listening tour
Feb 15, 2024
The evolution of JD Vance
Feb 08, 2024
Death penalty could return after Alabama uses nitrogen gas in recent execution
Feb 01, 2024
Ohio GOP Senate primary takes center stage
Jan 25, 2024
House overrides DeWine's veto of transgender bill
Jan 11, 2024
Gov. DeWine's veto of transgender bill
Jan 04, 2024
Ohio's 2023 political highlights: Abortion rights, legal marijuana and the Householder scandal
Dec 28, 2023
Examining the impact of term limits on Ohio politics
Dec 21, 2023
The Power Grab: The Aftermath
Dec 11, 2023
Lawmakers won't leave cannabis alone
Dec 07, 2023
The Power Grab: Market Manipulation
Dec 04, 2023
Marijuana legalization and abortion rights take effect next week
Nov 30, 2023
The Power Grab: Dark Money
Nov 27, 2023
The Power Grab: It’s A Setup
Nov 20, 2023
Lawmakers continue to focus on abortion rights after passage of Issue 1
Nov 16, 2023
The Power Grab: An Unholy Alliance
Nov 13, 2023
Ohio voters approve abortion rights and marijuana - what happens next?
Nov 09, 2023
The Power Grab: The Bank
Nov 06, 2023
Introducing The Power Grab
Nov 03, 2023
The final countdown to election day for Ohio's abortion question
Nov 02, 2023
A look at Maryland's vote to legalize marijuana
Oct 26, 2023
Unpacking the debate over parental rights in Ohio's Issue 1
Oct 12, 2023
How a reproductive rights amendment passed in Michigan
Sep 28, 2023
Ohio Redistricting Commission stumbles at first meeting
Sep 14, 2023
Abortion issue will attract attention and money from across the county
Sep 07, 2023
Could Ohio return to swing state status?
Aug 31, 2023
Conservatives divided on anti-abortion rights strategy
Aug 24, 2023
Ohioans like their constitution just the way it is
Aug 10, 2023
Issue 1 campaigns heat up as election day nears
Aug 03, 2023
Abortion rights will be on the November ballot, marijuana maybe
Jul 27, 2023
Frank LaRose's U.S. Senate campaign is polling better than Issue 1
Jul 21, 2023
The messaging around Ohio Issue 1
Jul 14, 2023
Signatures submitted for abortion rights and marijuana legalization ballot measures
Jul 06, 2023
Supreme Court decision could change Ohio's congressional maps
Jun 29, 2023
August election will proceed
Jun 22, 2023
State anti-transgender bills look similar across the US
Jun 15, 2023
Fate of August election in court's hands
Jun 08, 2023
Frank LaRose defends Issue 1
Jun 01, 2023
Ballot language sparks new lawsuit
May 25, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court to decide the legality of August election
May 18, 2023
August election set for vote on raising amendment threshold
May 11, 2023
Frank LaRose sounds like a US Senate candidate
May 04, 2023
Biden wants four more years
Apr 27, 2023
Shame! Shame! Shame!
Apr 20, 2023
The Republican pivot to defense
Apr 13, 2023
A closer look at the Ohio Constitution
Apr 06, 2023
Photo ID required for next election
Mar 30, 2023
GOP lawmakers scramble to raise the bar on ballot amendments
Mar 23, 2023
Bribery scandal informant feels 'disenchanted' with Ohio politics
Mar 16, 2023
Guilty
Mar 09, 2023
Abortion rights opponents promise a tough fight
Mar 02, 2023
Abortion rights supporters hope to amend Ohio Constitution
Feb 23, 2023
House Republican's priorities unveiled
Feb 16, 2023
Who controls the purse strings?
Feb 09, 2023
DeWine hopes to give families a break
Feb 02, 2023
Householder 'sold the Statehouse,' prosecutor says
Jan 26, 2023
Ohio's trial of the century
Jan 19, 2023
What to expect from Gov. DeWine's second term
Jan 12, 2023
A surprising speaker elected in the Ohio House
Jan 05, 2023
Ohio's biggest political stories of 2022
Dec 22, 2022
Two groups plan to bring abortion rights issue to Ohio ballot
Dec 15, 2022
New election bill would require photo ID
Dec 08, 2022
Making amendments harder to pass in Ohio
Dec 01, 2022
The lame-duck session to-do list
Nov 17, 2022
GOP dominates Ohio's statewide midterm races
Nov 10, 2022
Ohioans to decide on amendment to ban non-citizen voting
Nov 03, 2022
Early voting numbers are up compared to 2018
Oct 27, 2022
One poll gives J.D. Vance a slight lead over Tim Ryan
Oct 20, 2022
The debate by the lake
Oct 13, 2022
In the home stretch of the 2022 campaign
Oct 06, 2022
The cost of voting in Ohio
Sep 29, 2022
The great debate debate
Sep 22, 2022
Six-week abortion ban temporarily blocked
Sep 15, 2022
Challenger seeks to unseat Ohio Republican Party leader
Sep 01, 2022
Ohio Democratic candidates distance themselves from Biden
Aug 25, 2022
Text messages reveal Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's role in nuclear bailout law
Aug 18, 2022
J.D. Vance reintroduces himself to Ohio
Aug 11, 2022
Ohio's forgotten primary and lessons from the Kansas abortion vote
Aug 04, 2022
Indiana abortion fight provides a preview of what's to come in Ohio
Jul 28, 2022
Where have you gone J.D. Vance?
Jul 21, 2022
Republicans backpedal after calling rape of 10-year-old a fabrication
Jul 14, 2022
Ohio reacts to overturn of Roe v. Wade
Jun 30, 2022
Ohioans should not expect a tax break at the gas pump
Jun 23, 2022
Tim Ryan tries to sway moderate Republican voters with new ads
Jun 16, 2022
Searching for solutions on gerrymandering and gun control
Jun 09, 2022
Gov. DeWine plans to sign a law arming teachers with less training
Jun 02, 2022
Recent mass shooting unlikely to change Ohio gun laws
May 26, 2022
Anti-abortion activists prepare for Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade
May 19, 2022
Statehouse Democrats push to protect abortion rights with a constitutional amendment
May 12, 2022
Super PAC millions and Trump bump gave JD Vance the edge in the GOP primary
May 05, 2022
Trump and Trump supporters at odds in Ohio Senate race
Apr 29, 2022
Democratic race for governor goes negative
Apr 21, 2022
Middle-class tax rate becomes an issue in Ohio's Senate race
Apr 14, 2022
Controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill lands in Ohio
Apr 07, 2022
Republicans abandon the work of outside mapmakers
Mar 31, 2022
Consultants and mediators hired to help mapmakers play nice
Mar 24, 2022
Russia invades GOP Senate primary race
Mar 18, 2022
Lawmakers try to pump the brakes on new gas tax
Mar 10, 2022
New York Democrats gerrymander just as well as Ohio Republicans
Mar 03, 2022
Legislative maps could come too late for the May primary
Feb 24, 2022
Will Portman's endorsement matter in Trump's Republican Party?
Feb 17, 2022
Redistricting limbo
Feb 10, 2022
Legalization opponents plan to fight recreational marijuana efforts
Feb 03, 2022
What's inside Intel's deal with Ohio?
Jan 27, 2022
Michigan Maps Praised As Fair Redistricting Model
Jan 20, 2022
Ohio Supreme Court Sends Redistricting Commission Back To The Drawing Board
Jan 13, 2022
January 6: A Day That Will Live In Infamy
Jan 06, 2022
Top Political Stories Of 2021
Dec 23, 2021
Cultivating More Medical Marijuana
Dec 16, 2021
Will Ohio Supreme Court Find Fairness On District Maps?
Dec 10, 2021
What The Mississippi Abortion Case Could Mean For Ohio
Dec 02, 2021
New Congressional Districts Mapped Out
Nov 19, 2021
Redistricting Could Actually Bring Competitive Congressional Races To Ohio
Nov 11, 2021
Overhyping Virginia's Gubernatorial Race
Nov 04, 2021
School Board Squabbles Attract Dark Money To Elections
Oct 28, 2021
Local Governments Move To Restrict Solar And Wind Projects
Oct 21, 2021
Ohio Republicans Introduce Their Own Marijuana Bill
Oct 14, 2021
GOP Lawmakers Push For Vaccine Mandate Exemptions
Oct 07, 2021
Conservatives Push For 'Trigger Law' On Abortion
Oct 01, 2021
The Gerrymander Shuffle
Sep 23, 2021
New Legislative District Maps Unveiled
Sep 09, 2021
The Long Road To Legal Pot
Sep 02, 2021
The Fate Of The Vaccine Mandate In Ohio
Aug 26, 2021
Republican Legislators Hope To Ban Mask And Vaccine Mandates
Aug 12, 2021
Trump Picks A Winner In Ohio Summer Primary
Aug 05, 2021
DeWine Denies Knowledge Of FirstEnergy Bribes
Jul 29, 2021