Episode 79: Hat Trick

Your Pub Politics hosts, Phil Bailey and Wesley Donehue, sit down this week with three special guests. First, SCGOP Chairman Chad Connelly dropped by to discuss state politics and the presidential elections. Second, Bradley Powell from “Occupy Wall Street, Columbia” visited to talk about the movement that is sweeping the country. And lastly, Mayor Scott Smith from Mesa, Arizona joined the show to discuss his efforts to spotlight the failing conditions of our country’s infrastructure.

Thank you to the Tin Roof for hosting this week’s show. Be sure to join them online at tinroofbars.com/​Home/​Columbia

Episode 78: Occupy Pub Politics

On this episode, SC Representative Bakari Sellers joins Wes and Phil to talk about the ‘Occupy’ movement, the SC GOP primary, and the South Carolina voter ID law. There is also some lively debate concerning presidential campaigns and race relations. Thanks to Taqueria Fever on Main St. for hosting our show this week!

Episode 77: Brad Warthen’s 7th Visit

Blogger Brad Warthen graciously fills in at the last minute on Episode 77, which happens to be Warthen’s 7th time on the show. Weird! Guest host Joel David Sawyer joins Phil while Wesley was out of the country in China. Many thanks to The Whig (thewhig.org) for hosting the show and thanks again to Brad Warthen for being our guest with such short notice!

Episode 76: Isle of Palms

Wesley and Phil talk with Sen. Chip Campsen and Rep. Mike Sottile about roll call voting, Presidential candidates and Gov. Haley’s report cards on a special episode in Isle of Palms at the Wild Dunes Club’s The Sand Bar. Check them out online at http://www.wilddunes.com. Thank you to all of the Lowcountry folks who came out to the show!

Episode 75: Parental Advisory

Phil is gone again and Amanda Loveday steps in to take the heat to Wesley. Corey Hutchins of Columbia Free Times and Dianne Gallagher of CN2 are the guests for this live episode from The Whig.

Visit The Whig online at thewhig.org/​

Amanda Loveday – twitter.com/​alpertloveday

Corey Hutchins – twitter.com/​coreyhutchins

Dianne Gallagher – twitter.com/​kokomodianne