Crashing The Political Party

AJ is joined by Andy Ellis, the Green Party's 2026 nominee for Governor of Maryland. They talk about Andy's background, why the Green Party made sense for him, policy goals, what success looks like outside of winning, book recommendations, and more!

This week we’re joined by Teri Ann Hourihan, the No Labels Party candidate for Arizona Governor. We talk about her path to the candidacy, her policy priorities, what governing would look like for her, book recommendations, and more.

In this week's episode, AJ talks with Greg Lopez, an independent running for Governor of Colorado. They talk about Greg's journey from Democrat to Republican to Independent, getting on the ballot in Colorado, his topic policy priorities for the state, governing in a politically and geographically diverse state, working with Democratic legislatures as an independent, lessons from his military service, book recommendations, listener questions, and much more!

This week, we're joined by Collin Corbett, an independent candidate for Governor of Illinois. We discuss his decision to leave the Republican Party and run as an independent, his successful effort to get on the ballot in Illinois, why voters continue to support the major parties despite widespread dissatisfaction, and how he's working to change that mindset. We also explore the policies he'd pursue to address Illinois' cost of living, his approach to promoting economic growth, tackling corruption and restoring public trust in state government, and addressing the unique challenges facing Downstate Illinois. Plus, we cover his book recommendations, answer questions submitted by listeners, and much more!

In this episode, we talk with Wilneida Negron, an independent candidate for NY-12, about her background, technology policy, ai, and the future of work. How her values shape her policies, what campaigning has looked like for her and why she choose the independent route over running on a party label, music and life outside of politics, books that have influenced her thinking, and a whole lot more.