The Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast is a weekly podcast, hosted by musician, actor, writer, and business owner, Mary Lemanski, where she talks about news, society, politics, pop culture, sports, philosophy & religion, and pretty much whatever she wants.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
Episode 11 - Is Downers Grove Candidate Paul Drabik a Proud Boy?
Paul Drabik is running for Downers Grove Village Commission in the election on April 1, 2025, and residents question his Proud Boys connections. Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast host & Downers Grove resident, Mary Lemanski takes a look at what the candidate has had to say about his Proud Boy associates, as well as what others have had to say...and of course, as always, Mary brings receipts to back up her findings.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
19 Nov 2024
Episode 10 - I Was Targeted By Proud Boys & the Far Right After Speaking at a School Board Meeting and You're Next - Part 3 of 3
On Election Day 2024, Mary Lemanski is hanging out live on Facebook and sharing some of the things she has been through for the past 3 years after speaking at a school board meeting with Proud Boys present and being targeted by them afterwards. Part 3 of 3.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
16 Nov 2024
Episode 9 - I Was Targeted By Proud Boys & the Far Right After Speaking at a School Board Meeting and You're Next - Part 2 of 3
On Election Day 2024, Mary Lemanski is hanging out live on Facebook and sharing some of the things she has been through for the past 3 years after speaking at a school board meeting with Proud Boys present and being targeted by them afterwards. Part 2 of 3.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
13 Nov 2024
Episode 8 - I Was Targeted By Proud Boys & the Far Right After Speaking at a School Board Meeting and You're Next - Part 1 of 3
On Election Day 2024, Mary Lemanski is hanging out live on Facebook and sharing some of the things she has been through for the past 3 years after speaking at a school board meeting with Proud Boys present and being targeted by them afterwards.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
4 Nov 2024
Episode 7 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2020-2021: Thank God Its Over!
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the final year of his administration.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
4 Nov 2024
Episode 6 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2019: Will It Ever End?
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the third year of his administration. One more year to go in this four part series!
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
28 Apr 2023
Episode 5 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2018: More Chaos & The Birth of a Theocracy
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the second year of his administration. More episodes to come covering all four years!
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
6 Mar 2023
Episode 4 - The Trump Administration's Civil & Human Rights Rollbacks of 2017: Just Getting Started
Mary Lemanski reads and comments on a list, compiled by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, of the Trump Administration's civil and human rights rollbacks during the first year of his administration. More episodes to come covering all four years!
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
5 Feb 2023
Episode 3 - My First Trip to the Grammys
Mary Lemanski talks about her first trip to the Grammys in 2022 for the 64th Grammy Awards.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
29 Apr 2022
Episode 2 - The RNC Hack, Racial Holy War, and the Erosion of Our Civil Liberties by the Far Right
In this episode of the Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast, Mary Lemanski talks about the Russian hack of the Republican National Committee (RNC) that nobody talks about, explains the dangerous, white supremacist concept of Racial Holy War (RaHoWa), and explains how politicians on the far right, like Ron DeSantis, are diluting our "right to privacy" and the First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
14 Apr 2022
Episode 1 - Apology and White Supremacy
In this premiere episode of the Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast, Mary Lemanski apologizes for her tweets regarding the Waukesha tragedy, talks about her experiences with racism and white supremacists, and discusses her latest single, "K.A.R.M.A.: Klansmen Are Ruining My America."
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mary-kinda-contrary-podcast--5454386/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
10,527
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
3.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
10
Social presence
0
YouTube
72
Engagement
30
Host of Mary Kinda Contrary Podcast?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
