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Is the American Dream of homeownership slipping away, or is it being taken? In this episode of Purple Political Breakdown, host Radell Lewis sits down with Ashley Thomas III, National President of the National Association of ...

Are Americans too cynical to recognize when government actually works? Radell Lewis sits down with David Martin, host and producer of The Good Government Show, to explore the stories of public servants and local leaders makin...

What if there were 10 issues that the overwhelming majority of Americans already agree on, but Congress refuses to act on? That is exactly what Seven Ten (seventen.org) was built to address. In this episode of Purple Politica...

Your morning coffee may come with a side of modern slavery, child labor, and mass deforestation and it only costs 2-3 cents more per cup to fix it. In this episode of Purple Political Breakdown, host Radell Lewis sits down wi...

In this episode of Purple Political Breakdown , host Radell Lewis sits down with Dr. Bernd Reiter , political scientist and Professor of LusoLatin American Studies at Texas Tech University, for a wide-ranging conversation abo...

Purple Political Breakdown host Radell Lewis sits down with Adam Swart, founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand the country's largest protest and advocacy firm for an eye-opening conversation about the state of protesting in Am...

In this episode, Radell sits down with Che Ahn, a Korean-American pastor and Republican candidate for California Governor 2026, to discuss the state's most pressing issues. From the California homelessness crisis and Prop 36 ...

Can forgiveness bridge America's political divide? Host Radell Lewis sits down with Matt Melvin, author of Bully Behind Bars , a gay Christian Trump supporter who survived prison and bullying to share a message of acceptancew...

Host Radell Lewis sits down with Dakarai Larriett, U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, for an in-depth conversation about police reform, racial discrimination, and his proposed Motorist Bill of Rights. After experiencing a fa...

How did America become so politically divided? In this episode of Purple Political Breakdown, host Radell Lewis sits down with journalist and author Alison Sher to examine the forces driving political polarization in post-pan...

Is public education failing your children? In this episode of Purple Political Breakdown, host Radell Lewis sits down with Chris Linder, Education Technology consultant with over 30 years' experience in media, technology, and...

Host Radell Lewis sits down with Bryce Eddy (The Bryce Eddy Show, Salem Podcast Network) to explore the intersection of Christianity and politics in America. Are American values and Christian values truly one and the same? Th...

What's really happening with immigration in America? Host Radell Lewis sits down with David Rozas, founding partner of Rozas Law Firm and one of the nation's leading immigration attorneys, to break down the immigration crisis...

Host Radell Lewis sits down with Clarence H. Carter, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services and author of "Our Net Has Holes In It," for an in-depth discussion on transforming America's broken welfare syst...

This is a great conversation with my guest about the different layers of the abortion debate. Guest's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4eEa7zaNA1YHhmUNxzo4fw Guest's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTAYi1hZy0U...

This week on Purple Political Breakdown, we sit down with Adam Mizel, co-founder of US United, a not-for-profit media collective that's challenging the narrative of American division through grassroots action and community en...

Welcome to Purple Political Breakdown, where we cut through partisan noise to explore the real issues facing America today. Hosted by Radell Lewis, this podcast delivers sharp political analysis, economic insights, and practi...

In this critical episode of Purple Political Breakdown, we sit down with Dr. Ernesto Castaeda, Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and the Immigration Lab at American University, to dissect the most p...

What happens when we take justice into our own hands? Author Ben C. Davies joins Purple Political Breakdown to explore the complex reality of systemic injustice and individual response. In this thought-provoking guest episode...

Join us for a conversation with Adam Brandon, Senior Advisor at the Independent Center and former President of FreedomWorks, as we explore why 40% of Americans feel politically homeless and what the Independent movement offer...

Join us for an engaging conversation with Michael Bedenbaugh, a respected voice in historic preservation, community development, and constitutional governance. As the former president and executive director of Preservation So...

Host Radell Lewis sits down with Charley, a pioneering voice in conscious business leadership who brings a truly unique perspective to overcoming division in our polarized world. About Today's Guest: Charley combines over 20 ...

Welcome to Purple Political Breakdown, where we cut through the noise of partisan politics to find real solutions that work for real people. In a world drowning in red vs. blue rhetoric, we're building bridges in the purple s...

In this episode, Im joined by special guest Kira Shishkin to unpack the chaos of todays media landscapefrom the nonstop firehose of information to the dangers of bias and misinformation. We talk about how the average person i...