
Swing State of the Union
Joy Powers, Sam Woods
4.9from 46 ratings
- 23
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 46
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 788K
- YouTube views
About Swing State of the Union
Swing State of the Union looks at the top issues in Wisconsin and how they’re motivating voters nationwide.
- Publisher
- Joy Powers, Sam Woods
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 23 episodes have a transcript.

7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 4: Immigrants’ Disappearing Pathways

30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 3: Education, property taxes, and pie

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 2: Small Farms, Big Bills
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Episode 4: Immigrants’ Disappearing Pathways
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So a social group might be the LGBTQ community, for example. There's also temporary protected status, or TPS. It's a protection that people without authorization to stay in the country have from being deported while their country has a particular set of problems. That includes the outbreak of civil war, genocide, or some natural disasters. Having temporary protected status, having lived in the country for 25 years without committing a crime, building a family, etc., does not give you a path to becoming a citizen. Whereas refugees and asylum seekers do have a potential path. Whether you're an asylum seeker, refugee, or have TPS, you're considered a legal immigrant, at least while you hold that status. […]
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- YouTube views
- 787,876
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 37 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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- Quality
- 57
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 51
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