Session Sessions

About Session Sessions

Indiana State Representatives Earl Harris, Jr. and Blake Johnson host fellow legislators and experts to share an inside look at the Indiana General Assembly, explain bills moving through the legislative session and showcase the policies and processes that are shaping our state.

Publisher

Rep. Earl Harris, Jr. and Rep. Blake Johnson

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jan 2023

Latest episode

20 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Feb 2026

   The Red Zone of Session: Bears, Bills & the Final 5 Days w/Rep. Randy Novak

   We have five days left in the 2026 Indiana legislative session, and things are about to get wild. In this episode of Session Sessions, Blake and Earl are joined by freshman State Representative Randy Novak for a behind-the-scenes look at: • What it’s really like to pass your first bill (House Bill 1048) • How volunteer firefighter stipends finally got updated for the first time since 1985 • The nerve-wracking Senate process and concurrence votes • Why the final week of session is absolute c...

2. 

   9 Feb 2026

   100 Ways for a Bill to Die

   There are dozens of ways for a bill to die and most of them never involve a floor vote. At the halfway point of the Indiana legislative session, Reps. Blake Johnson and Earl Harris break down “100 Ways for a Bill to Die,” using the quiet demise of a bipartisan luxury-vehicle ban as a real-world case study. From committee chairs refusing hearings, to amendments that sink a bill, to leadership simply declining to call a vote, this episode explains how the legislative process really works behi...

3. 

   2 Feb 2026

   The Chaos Coordinator: Inside a Fast Session w/the House Dem Legislative Policy Director

   This week on Session Session, Earl and Blake are joined by Bianca Mizimakoski, Policy Director for the House Democratic Caucus — and (as she puts it) the “policy team of one.” If you’ve ever wondered what happens in the 48 hours before floor debate, how amendments get drafted at the last second, or how a caucus keeps its priorities straight when everything hits at once… this is the behind-the-scenes episode. Bianca breaks down what makes the 2026 short session feel even more chaotic (inc...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,782

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

22

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

92

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