# opt-out (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 31 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover opt-out. Page: Feed: --- ## [How to cover hype](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/hype-literacy-for-education-journalists) _2026-08-19 · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ How to avoid over-use of buzzwords, adopting false urgency (ie, FOMO), and amplifying grandiose predictions. Lesson 5 of the Hype Literacy Handbook for Journalists, reprinted with permission. ## [A bit soaky with a robust trunk](https://audioboom.com/posts/8942708) _2026-08-18 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website (with… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8942708.mp3?modified=1787088762&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Weekend highlights, the case for video-first reporting, & why edtech opt-outs won't work](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/weekend-highlights-the-case-for-video) _2026-08-17 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Weekend highlights, plus using video to unlock new sources and tips, and the case against edtech opt-outs. ## [Sources, scoops, & soaring audience numbers, plus: the case against edtech optouts](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/sources-scoops-and-soaring-audience) _2026-08-14 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ There's no Friday newsletter again this week, but the Secret Bonus Section includes a new column, a new interview, and more. Paid subscribers get immediate access! ## [Sources, scoops, & soaring audience](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/vertical-video-sources-scoops-and) _2026-08-14 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ A former education reporter shares lessons from her first year doing video journalism, which has produced more sources, better scoops, and a bigger audience. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209002635/39adee58adae81f33449af2e19cda5c3.mp3) ## [Shut up about edtech opt-outs](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/shut-up-about-edtech-opt-outs) _2026-08-14 · The Principal · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Parents are right to be concerned about edtech, but individual parent opt-outs will create havoc in the classroom. ## [American schools are fine, says Freddie deBoer](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/freddie-deboer-thinks-american-schools) _2026-08-12 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ A largely amicable interview with the self-described 'pain in the ass' who penned this summer's controversial oped, 'No, American schools aren't failing.' [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206101202/6b7f3269e1121284197bed97c2c22b98.mp3) ## [How they do it in Spain](https://audioboom.com/posts/8938425) _2026-08-11 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website (with… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8938425.mp3?modified=1786463828&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Recognizing hype, districts supporting school choice, & the hidden school reform movement](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/recognizing-hype-districts-supporting) _2026-08-10 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Weekend highlights, plus a newly-unlocked Secret Bonus Section column about districts leaning into school choice and an interview with NPU's Charlie Barone. ## [Invisible school reform, district-aided micro-schools, & the missing question](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/invisible-school-reform-district) _2026-08-07 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ There may not be a Friday newsletter this week, but the Secret Bonus Section features Charlie Barone, Mickey Revenaugh, and a missing interview question. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ObESRaoLE3HU) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [How public schools are flipping the script on microschools — despite little media attention](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/how-public-schools-are-flipping-the) _2026-08-07 · Mickey Revenaugh · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Public school districts are playing a part in developing alternatives to traditional schools, despite inadequate media attention. ## [Charlie Barone: The school reform nobody sees](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/charles-barone) _2026-08-07 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ The conventional wisdom is that school reform has been dead for about a decade now, for better or worse. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207852507/e2d59b28bafb61dcf0baa7bd02c5eab5.mp3) ## [Covering edtech like Big Pharma](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/covering-edtech-like-big-pharma-and) _2026-08-05 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ “It feels like collective amnesia to me that each time...we have to get the latest tool into the classroom,” says Natasha Singer. “I think journalists also have collective amnesia sometimes.” [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205546838/240d5bfee0d48ac7e442977454fb2295.mp3) ## [If you wanna be my lover…](https://audioboom.com/posts/8936004) _2026-08-04 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Suzi & Mel C! - https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbi7CjZI4H4/ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8936004.mp3?modified=1785865586&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Admitted but unprepared, reaching new readers, & wrong on school shootings](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/admitted-but-unprepared-reaching) _2026-08-03 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Weekend highlights, plus Friday's bonus interview, thoughts from Jill Barshay, & the week’s best essays, commentary, and longform journalism. ## [They like you — but they don't read you](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/they-like-you-but-they-dont-read) _2026-07-31 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ This week’s secret bonus section for paid subscribers ## [A tough start to 2026-27, Meckler on the move, & pepper spray drones: 🏆 Best Education Journalism of the Week 🏆 (07/31/2026)](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/a-tough-start-to-2026-7-31-2026) _2026-07-31 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ All the best education journalism, media commentary, & newsroom changes. ## [Video changes everything](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/emmeline-zhao) _2026-07-31 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ The 74 is ramping up its video as well as experimenting with other innovations to break through to the mainstream and win reader' attention and time. Others should do the same. ## [Anthony Fauci, schools, & the education beat](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/anthony-fauci-schools-and-the-education) _2026-07-29 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Since the pandemic, both schools and education journalism have lost a lot of public trust. The release of the diaries and the Rand Paul hearing are an opportunity to reflect and rebuild. ## [The laconic worm](https://audioboom.com/posts/8933408) _2026-07-28 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8933408.mp3?modified=1785255607&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7DvRO8Sl4Gvv) _2026-07-28 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Selling AI to teachers, Trump's school predator crackdown, & 'so long' to Sally the (sex) robot](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/selling-ai-to-teachers-trumps-school) _2026-07-27 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Weekend highlights — plus Friday's secret bonus section & a new video interview with investigative journalist Bethany Barnes: ## [Deporting enrollment, Trump’s first high school visit, & a classroom sex robot: 🏆 Best Education Journalism of the Week 🏆 (7/24/2026)](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/deporting-enrollment-7-24-2026) _2026-07-24 · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ All the best education journalism, media commentary, & newsroom changes. ## [Bethany Barnes explains investigative journalism](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/bethany-barnes-explains-investigative) _2026-07-24 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ The longtime favorite journalist talks about covering school misconduct, helping run an invaluable newsletter, and why ProPublica seems so ideological to me. ## [We've 'lost the plot' on edtech, says tech reporter Taylor Lorenz](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/bad-solutions-to-bad-tech-and-how) _2026-07-22 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ The burden to protect kids from unsafe and ineffective tech should be on tech companies not schools and parents, says Lorenz. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207627839/5307a3f713d45373d6c7440dedfd32e1.mp3) ## [With a capon](https://audioboom.com/posts/8930652) _2026-07-21 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8930652.mp3?modified=1784643153&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Bad Apples, AI for journalists, & adding student voices](https://alexanderrusso.substack.com/p/bad-apples-ai-for-journalists-and) _2026-07-20 · Alexander Russo · Alexander Russo's The Grade_ Weekend highlights -- plus Friday's secret bonus section and video interview with Firsthand editor Karina Elwood: ## [The Medieval Knight](https://audioboom.com/posts/8928205) _2026-07-14 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8928205.mp3?modified=1784063173&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Always in a hurry, but never late](https://audioboom.com/posts/8924954) _2026-07-07 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8924954.mp3?modified=1783458459&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Gym elastics](https://audioboom.com/posts/8922955) _2026-06-30 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8922955.mp3?modified=1782905649&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [The bad blanket](https://audioboom.com/posts/8920099) _2026-06-23 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8920099.mp3?modified=1782249043&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ywslFAI9vzyQ) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Perv Ghosts](https://audioboom.com/posts/8917315) _2026-06-16 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8917315.mp3?modified=1781629674&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Done with a pole on both sides](https://audioboom.com/posts/8914501) _2026-06-09 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8914501.mp3?modified=1781035007&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Valet vs Valet](https://audioboom.com/posts/8910970) _2026-06-02 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8910970.mp3?modified=1780425833&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Is Rex Richardson Failing the City and Ignoring Black Long Beach?](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/Is-Rex-Richardson-Failing-the-City-and-Ignoring-Black-Long-Beach-e3k6sen) _2026-06-01 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ Mayor Rex Richardson was scheduled to appear on The Jackie Rae Show . After the interview was canceled, multiple requests to reschedule went unanswered. But this conversation is bigger than one interview. In this episode, we examines Mayor Richardson’s record and asks whether his administration has delivered on its promises to the people of Long Beach. From the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/120860567/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2F425314568-44100-2-f7eadb6350a51.mp3) ## [Gymelastics](https://audioboom.com/posts/8922677) _2026-05-31 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/attitude-presents-out-with-suzi-ruffell/id1505466130 Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8922677.mp3?modified=1782844286&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## ["These Are Our Neighbors": Long Beach Mayoral Candidate Lee Goldin Fight to End Homelessness](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/These-Are-Our-Neighbors-Long-Beach-Mayoral-Candidate-Lee-Goldin-Fight-to-End-Homelessness-e3jvoqe) _2026-05-27 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ Learn More About Lee Goldin here: https://www.goldinformayor.com/ Lee Goldin didn’t decide to run for mayor of Long Beach in a strategy meeting or at a donor luncheon. He decided while looking out his front window at a city‑owned lot in North Long Beach that everyone knew for the same reason: human suffering the city seemed willing to tolerate. For years, the lot functioned as a de facto… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/120627470/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F425004814-44100-2-22d9c3ad70ef6.mp3) ## [You can always change the tinkle](https://audioboom.com/posts/8908173) _2026-05-26 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ The artist Suzi mentioned (who made the calendar Tom spotted) - https://www.hausoflucy.com/ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8908173.mp3?modified=1779828366&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [LAPD Officer & Mayoral Candidate Joshua Rodriguez Says City Leaders “Failed” Residents](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/LAPD-Officer--Mayoral-Candidate-Joshua-Rodriguez-Says-City-Leaders-Failed-Residents-e3jt9qk) _2026-05-26 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ LAPD officer and Long Beach mayoral candidate Joshua Rodriguez joins The Jackie Rae Show to explain why he’s willing to walk away from a 14-year pension to ‘fix’ Long Beach. We clash over policing, gangs, homelessness, immigration and bringing federal authorities into Black and brown communities — watch this before you vote in the Long Beach mayor’s race.Rodriguez website with his socials:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/120546580/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-26%2F424895932-44100-2-09daf5d1a92c2.mp3) ## [Paper Bi\*ch](https://audioboom.com/posts/8905513) _2026-05-19 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code friends at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/friends Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8905513.mp3?modified=1779215435&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Mayoral Candidate Oscar Cansio: Long Beach Doesn’t Have a Resource Problem. It's Leadership](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/Mayoral-Candidate-Oscar-Cansio-Long-Beach-Doesnt-Have-a-Resource-Problem--Its-Leadership-e3jijqu) _2026-05-18 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ Learn more about Oscar Cancio here: https://www.cancio4lbmayor.com/ Long Beach mayoral candidate Oscar Cancio says the city’s biggest problems stem not from a lack of resources, but from a lack of execution.On this episode of The Jackie Rae Show, Cancio explains how long-standing issues around homelessness, public safety and infrastructure pushed him to run for mayor. Cancio, who has lived in Long… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/120196382/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-18%2F424430221-44100-2-28d6e7fd14ba7.mp3) ## [Todo Inclusivo & Campanology](https://audioboom.com/posts/8902513) _2026-05-12 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code friends at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/friends Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8902513.mp3?modified=1778598107&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [‘I’m You’: Chris Sweeney Shares Personal Journey and Mayoral Vision for Long Beach](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/Im-You-Chris-Sweeney-Shares-Personal-Journey-and-Mayoral-Vision-for-Long-Beach-e3j80kf) _2026-05-12 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ Long Beach mayoral candidate Chris Sweeney says his campaign is rooted in lived experience, small business advocacy and a “boots on the ground” approach to city leadership.During a recent appearance on The Jackie Rae Show, Sweeney discussed his journey from Long Beach State track athlete to entrepreneur, detailing years of financial hardship before launching Right Mealz, a Long Beach-based meal… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/119849039/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-12%2F423964885-44100-2-d772b5e83903b.mp3) ## [“A Win for You Is a Win for Me”: Anthony Bryson’s Vision for Long Beach’s Future](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/A-Win-for-You-Is-a-Win-for-Me-Anthony-Brysons-Vision-for-Long-Beachs-Future-e3j3c54) _2026-05-08 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ To learn more about Anthony Bryson, visit brysonforlongbeach.org or follow him on social media at @BrysonForLBC.Meet him in person on Saturday May 9th at 3pm at Shannon's on Pine located at 209 Pine in downtown Long Beach.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Anthony Bryson is no stranger to Long Beach politics. As an activist and community organizer, he has built a reputation for amplifying residents’ voices… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/119696996/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-8%2F423761267-44100-2-b969671856b8.mp3) ## [Wear the short shorts](https://audioboom.com/posts/8899625) _2026-05-05 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code friends at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/friends Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast -… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8899625.mp3?modified=1778013163&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Long Beach mayoral candidate Terri Rivers centers campaign on child care, public safety and transparency](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackieraetv/episodes/Long-Beach-mayoral-candidate-Terri-Rivers-centers-campaign-on-child-care--public-safety-and-transparency-e3ir4uc) _2026-05-04 · Jackie Rae · The Jackie Rae Show_ Follow Terri Rivers or donate at: https://terririvers.com/ Long Beach mayoral candidate Terri Rivers is positioning her campaign around a simple but expansive idea: invest in children to solve the city’s most persistent problems. In a one-on-one interview on The Jackie Rae Show , Rivers, a longtime child care provider and union member, said her approach to public policy is rooted in early… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/25cc1684/podcast/play/119427468/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2F423389836-44100-2-095afae6684.mp3) ## [Gayging](https://audioboom.com/posts/8896657) _2026-04-28 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Suzi spoke about Sue Sanders and the work being done for LGBT+ history month and the Schools Out campaign, find out more here - https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Out with Suzi Ruffell podcast… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8896657.mp3?modified=1777989210&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Birch Please](https://audioboom.com/posts/8893939) _2026-04-21 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life and culture...sometimes...⁠ Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website (with tour listings) - https://suziruffell.com/tour/ Get in touch with all your problems or if you want to give your Like… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8893939.mp3?modified=1776860211&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [A Structured Culotte Short](https://audioboom.com/posts/8890268) _2026-04-14 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life, and culture... sometimes... Get Tom's new novel - Common Decency - https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+allen+common+decency Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website (with tour listings) - https://suziruffell.com/tour/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in touch with all your problems or if you want to give your… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8890268.mp3?modified=1776254312&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Go well](https://audioboom.com/posts/8884474) _2026-04-07 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life, and culture... sometimes... The book Suzi mentioned - Emma Gannon's The Success Myth https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/452707/the-success-myth-by-gannon-emma/9781804990766 See Tom in Titanique! FINAL WEEK! - https://london.titaniquemusical.com/tickets/ Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8884474.mp3?modified=1775594717&sid=5161655&source=rss) ## [Leave it on the floor](https://audioboom.com/posts/8881605) _2026-03-31 · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell · Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen & Suzi Ruffell_ Comedians and dearest pals Tom Allen and Suzi Ruffell chat friendship, love, life, and culture... sometimes... See Tom in Titanique! - https://london.titaniquemusical.com/tickets/ Suzi’s Substack - https://suziruffell.substack.com/ Suzi’s website (with tour listings) - https://suziruffell.com/tour/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get in touch with all your problems or if you want to give your Like Minded Friend a shout… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8881605.mp3?modified=1775047391&sid=5161655&source=rss)