Frogmore Stew
by The Alliance Coalition
Latest episode
Annie Andrews, Democratic Gains, and a Changing South Carolina
Annie Andrews, Democratic Gains, and a Changing South Carolina
About this podcast
Frogmore Stew is a bold, unfiltered podcast serving up the South’s political history, cultural contradictions, and modern-day reckonings—one spicy episode at a time. Hosted by Southern truth-tellers who love their home and refuse to sugarcoat its reality, Frogmore Stew blends sharp analysis, personal storytelling, and a whole lot of side-eye to explore the people, policies, and power structures shaping life in the Palmetto State. Whether you're a political junkie, a justice-seeker, or just curious about what’s cooking in the South—pull up a chair. This stew’s got heat.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 257 episodes
- Annie Andrews, Democratic Gains, and a Changing South Carolina · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 257South Carolina's 2026 election shattered expectations as Annie Andrews claimed a stunning U.S. Senate victory and Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the State House…
- Who Can Afford to Run for Office? Vote Mama on Political Power · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 256The American political system was designed for people who could afford to serve, and many of those barriers remain today. Vote Mama founder Liuba Grechen Shirley explores how…
- The Midterms, Campaign Money, and Democrats' Future · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 255The 2026 midterms are approaching, but are voters actually excited about either political party? Reed Galen, co-founder of the Lincoln Project and founder of Civic Forum, joins…
- Meet the Candidates: Zyon Khalifa for SC-2 · 13 min · Season 3 Episode 254South Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District has been represented by Joe Wilson since 2001, but Democratic challenger Zyon Khalifa believes voters are ready for a different…
- Meet the Candidates: Tiffany Boozer for SC Comptroller General · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 253South Carolina has faced billions of dollars in accounting errors, raising serious questions about financial oversight and accountability. Tiffany Boozer, Democratic candidate…
- Campaign Money and the Changing Election Playbook · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 252Political campaigns are raising more money, reaching more voters, and still struggling to win. Jason Wong, Chief Technology Officer at ActBlue, joins Grace to explore how…
- Meet the Candidates: Vincent Coe for SC Treasurer · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 251South Carolina's $1.8 billion accounting error has raised serious questions about financial oversight, transparency, and accountability in state government. We sit down with…
- Meet the Candidates: Eunice Lehmacher for SC-3 · 17 min · Season 3 Episode 250What does it take to challenge an incumbent Republican in South Carolina’s deeply conservative 3rd Congressional District? We sit down with Democratic congressional candidate…
- Meet the Candidates: DeShawn Blanding for SC Commissioner of Agriculture · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 248South Carolina's agricultural industry is facing growing pressure from rising costs, farmland development, and gaps in the state's food supply chain. We talk with DeShawn…
- Meet the Candidates: Kasie Whitener for US Senate · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 248What happens when voters are fed up with both political parties but don't believe a third-party candidate can win? We sit down with Kasie Whitener, the Libertarian candidate for…
- Meet the Candidates: Jermaine Johnson for SC Governor · 18 min · Season 3 Episode 247South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Jermaine Johnson believes voters are ready for a different approach after more than two decades of Republican leadership. We talk with…
- Meet the Candidates: Richard Hrisick for SC Attorney General · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 246What happens when South Carolina’s top law enforcement office becomes a political platform instead of an advocate for the people? We sit down with Democratic candidate and…
- Meet the Candidates: Sylvia Wright for SC Superintendent of Education · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 245South Carolina’s race for State Superintendent of Education is heating up as questions surrounding school vouchers, education funding, and student achievement take center stage…
- Meet the Candidates: Mallory Dittmer for SC Congressional District 5 · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 244Can Mallory Dittmer bring a different approach to South Carolina's 5th Congressional District? We welcome the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in SC-5 to discuss the 2026…
- Reed Galen on MAGA, the Midterms, and Democrats' Missing Vision · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 243What happens if Democrats win the 2026 midterms but fail to give voters a reason to stick around? We welcome Reed Galen, co-founder of the Lincoln Project and former Republican…
- Meet the Candidates: Courtney McClain for SC-4 · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 242Courtney McClain is challenging incumbent William Timmons for South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, bringing a grassroots organizing background and a focus on reaching…
- Meet the Candidates: John Vincent for SC-7 · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 241John Vincent is running to represent South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District, and he says restoring constitutional accountability is at the center of his campaign. We talk…
- Lobbying, Organizing, and Political Power in the South Carolina State House · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 240Lobbying, organizing, and political power in the South Carolina State House look very different once you see how the work actually gets done. We talk with Zakiya Mickle about…
- Sway, Group Chats, and a New Way to Organize Voters · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 239What happens when the political conversations already happening in our group chats become a way to organize? We talk with Sway founder Claire Shorall about how the platform…
- Southern Men, MAGA, and the Politics of Identity · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 238What happened to the Southern values many men were raised to believe in, and how did MAGA become part of that identity? We talk with Robert Arnold about Southern masculinity…
