{"id":5424,"date":"2024-08-01T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/292-the-best-of-the-first-round-of-the-meet-the-independent-candidates-series-jared-young-shelane-etchison-dan-osborn-kodi-sawin-marcus-carter-and-tyrell-hicks-independent-voices-standing-up-to\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:48:00","slug":"292-the-best-of-the-first-round-of-the-meet-the-independent-candidates-series-jared-young-shelane-etchison-dan-osborn-kodi-sawin-marcus-carter-and-tyrell-hicks-independent-voices-standing-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/292-the-best-of-the-first-round-of-the-meet-the-independent-candidates-series-jared-young-shelane-etchison-dan-osborn-kodi-sawin-marcus-carter-and-tyrell-hicks-independent-voices-standing-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"292. The Best Of The First Round of the Meet the Independent Candidates Series. Jared Young, Shelane Etchison, Dan Osborn, Kodi Sawin, Marcus Carter and Tyrell Hicks. Independent Voices Standing Up to Change American Politics for the Better."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IA-292-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"517\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5426\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA7594010554\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back, America. Welcome back to the hottest summer on record. Literally and figuratively. The planet is on fire, our politics are on fire and we\u2019re only getting started. And because of that reason, we\u2019re going to do something we haven\u2019t done since we started Righteous Media and all of the offshoot projects we\u2019ve created along the way. We\u2019re going to take a break. We\u2019re going to shut it down for one week so we can recharge our batteries, clear our heads, and prepare ourselves for the shitshow that will be this fall. But before we take a break, we\u2019ve got one more pod to help you get through the dog days of summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to our groundbreaking \u201cMeet The 2024 Independent Candidates\u201d series\u2014highlighting independent candidates of all kinds, for all levels of office, from all across America. So far in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/280-dan-osborn-independent-navy-veteran-for-senate-from-nebraska-from-steamfitter-to-senate-candidate-keeping-it-real-as-a-winning-strategy-rfk-jrs-9-11-conspiracy-theories-and-brain-wor\/\">we\u2019ve met Dan Osborn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/279-shelane-etchison-special-operations-combat-veteran-running-as-an-independent-for-congress-from-north-carolina-can-she-beat-an-extreme-gop-incumbent-and-a-dem-whos-not-from-there-will\/\">Shelane Etchison<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/278-jared-young-independent-candidate-for-us-senate-from-missouri-can-he-beat-josh-hawley-lucas-kunce-who-is-he-what-does-he-stand-for-how-does-he-define-independent-congress-finally-deli\/\">Jared Young<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/284-marcus-carter-independent-veteran-for-congress-in-floridas-9th-trump-is-guilty-menendez-says-hes-independent-but-hes-not-neither-is-manchin-zelensky-and-bi\/\">Marcus Carter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/281-kodi-sawin-independent-candidate-for-texas-state-house-lets-get-very-local-zombie-candidates-and-jacks-smirking-revenge-the-biden-vs-trump-debates-are-set-and-rfk-jr-won\/\">Kodi Sawin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/291-tyrell-hicks-independent-veteran-for-florida-house-biden-drops-out-harris-is-not-the-answer-who-the-dems-should-pick-for-vp-to-attract-independents-the-wrestlemania-of-politics-nothing-abou\/\">Tyrell Hicks<\/a>. They all represent the true independent spirit. And this episode we\u2019re bringing you a remix. The best of the Meet the Independent Candidates Series.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 51% of Americans that now call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, events, merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"> joining us on Patreon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-If you\u2019re an Independent VETERAN especially, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentveteransofamerica.org\">Independent Veterans of America<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>-Hear other Righteous pods like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. America\u2019s new independent and veteran-owned media company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back, America. Welcome back to the hottest summer on record. Literally and figuratively. The planet is on fire, our politics are on fire and we\u2019re only getting started. And because of that reason, we\u2019re going to do something we haven\u2019t done since we started Righteous Media and all of the offshoot projects we\u2019ve created&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/292-the-best-of-the-first-round-of-the-meet-the-independent-candidates-series-jared-young-shelane-etchison-dan-osborn-kodi-sawin-marcus-carter-and-tyrell-hicks-independent-voices-standing-up-to\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">292. The Best Of The First Round of the Meet the Independent Candidates Series. Jared Young, Shelane Etchison, Dan Osborn, Kodi Sawin, Marcus Carter and Tyrell Hicks. 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Welcome back to the hottest summer on record. Literally and figuratively. The planet is on fire, our politics are on fire and we\u2019re only getting started. And because of that reason, we\u2019re going to do something we haven\u2019t done since we started Righteous Media and all of the offshoot projects we\u2019ve created&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5427,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5424\/revisions\/5427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}