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Three Rural White GuysAuthor: Three Rural White Guys
Three Rural White Guys is a political podcast from the perspective of a potentially endangered species, progressive white men in rural America. Jacob Dodds, Kellen Gracey and Mike Heaton discuss national, state and local politics. Guests provide perspectives on diversity, privilege and life in rural America in the post Trump era. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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One of These Things is Not Like the Other
Episode 17
Wednesday, 24 June, 2026
You’ve heard it before: “The two-party system sucks.” “Both parties are corrupt.” “They’re all the same.”There are plenty of reasons to be frustrated with American politics. Let’s be honest about what’s usually happening when that line comes from the right: it’s often a Republican trying to avoid admitting what their party has become.One party is imperfect, frustrating, and often too cautious. The other has spent years defending chaos, cruelty, corruption, conspiracy theories, attacks on democracy, and a political movement built around one man’s ego.Those are not the same thing.In this episode we break down the “both parties suck” argument, why it sounds reasonable on the surface, and why it so often functions as a way to dodge accountability for the Republican Party’s collapse.
