{"id":5742,"date":"2025-07-24T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/344-live-from-dc-the-independent-centers-independent-voice-conference-hear-from-independent-candidates-for-office-from-around-the-country-featuring-idahos-todd-achilles-californ\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:01:00","slug":"344-live-from-dc-the-independent-centers-independent-voice-conference-hear-from-independent-candidates-for-office-from-around-the-country-featuring-idahos-todd-achilles-californ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/344-live-from-dc-the-independent-centers-independent-voice-conference-hear-from-independent-candidates-for-office-from-around-the-country-featuring-idahos-todd-achilles-californ\/","title":{"rendered":"344. Live From DC. The Independent Center\u2019s Independent Voice Conference. Hear From Independent Candidates for Office From Around the Country Featuring: Idaho\u2019s Todd Achilles, California\u2019s Ethan Penner and Tennessee\u2019s Khalil Ekulona."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA2159735319\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s it like behind the scenes of the independent movement? What does the future look like and who will be the candidates that emerge as leaders of the movement? They\u2019re important questions we\u2019ve explored now for years and this week we\u2019ve got a rare opportunity to share with you, the true independent Americans.This week, our host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\"><u>@PaulRieckhoff<\/u><\/a>) was joined by past guest and independent veteran candidate for Senate from Idaho <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achillesforidaho.com\/\"><u>Todd Achilles<\/u><\/a>, California candidate for Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennerforgovernor.com\/\"><u>Ethan Penner<\/u><\/a>, and Tennessee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/khalilekulona?lang=en\"><u>Khalil Ekulona<\/u><\/a> for a discussion about what the future of the movement looks like and how it will take shape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It was part of a fascinating day of panel discussions featuring leaders from Forward Party, Veterans for All Voters and many other leading organizations in the independent space as well as a session with Joe Manchin and his daughter, former Colorado Congressman Ken Buck and many other notable speakers. The event was organized by our good friends at the Independent Center and was hopefully the first of many conversations like this.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone that was there agreed about how to approach the challenges of the future, but we all agree on one thing. Independents are the future. And this event was in part about independents planting a flag in Washington DC and claiming what is rightfully all of ours. The movement is young and growing, and these are the kind of events that can prove historic. And these are the kind of leaders that can make history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Because <em>Independent Americans <\/em>is built on the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media <\/u><\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. And this episode has it in spades. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. It\u2019s the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s built for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent and we\u2019re proud to stand with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/u><\/a> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-WATCH video of Paul\u2019s panel discussion.<\/p>\n<p>-NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here.<\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\"><u>#LookForTheHelpers<\/u><\/a>. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a><\/u><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\"><u>And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><em>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><em>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><em>B Dorm<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media<\/u><\/a>.<\/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>What\u2019s it like behind the scenes of the independent movement? What does the future look like and who will be the candidates that emerge as leaders of the movement? They\u2019re important questions we\u2019ve explored now for years and this week we\u2019ve got a rare opportunity to share with you, the true independent Americans.This week, our&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/344-live-from-dc-the-independent-centers-independent-voice-conference-hear-from-independent-candidates-for-office-from-around-the-country-featuring-idahos-todd-achilles-californ\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">344. Live From DC. The Independent Center\u2019s Independent Voice Conference. Hear From Independent Candidates for Office From Around the Country Featuring: Idaho\u2019s Todd Achilles, California\u2019s Ethan Penner and Tennessee\u2019s Khalil Ekulona.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0698449ad7bfeadf60a9e1973559540c.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"What\u2019s it like behind the scenes of the independent movement? 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