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Coming Soon
30-08-2021
Coming Soon
On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Parker Snider gives a quick update on the podcast's future. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Coming Soon
30-08-2021
Coming Soon
On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API's Parker Snider gives a quick update on the podcast's future. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
ACLL Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
30-07-2021
ACLL Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Big news this week! In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark, the Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty, to discuss their recently filed amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the United States formally asking the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and its progeny.  To learn more about the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty, visit alabamalawandliberty.org. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Rightside Radio: Education in Alabama with Representatives Meadows and Collins
16-07-2021
Rightside Radio: Education in Alabama with Representatives Meadows and Collins
On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, we tune in to Rightside Radio for two interviews with Rightside Radio Host Phil Williams and education advocates in the State House.  To learn more about Rightside Radio, visit rightsideradio.org. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Rightside Radio: API's Scorecard and Senator Arthur Orr
09-07-2021
Rightside Radio: API's Scorecard and Senator Arthur Orr
On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, we take a listen to a recent Rightside Radio segment featuring host Phil Williams discussing the API Watchlist, our legislative scorecard. To learn more about Rightside Radio, visit rightsideradio.org. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
02-07-2021
Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
In this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by ACLL Executive Director Matt Clark and API Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia and what it means for the future of religious freedoms in the country. To learn more about the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty, visit alabamalawandliberty.org. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Announcing Rightside Radio
25-06-2021
Announcing Rightside Radio
In this edition of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams to discuss the announcement of Rightside Radio, a daily radio show broadcast on WVNN 92.5FM/770AM and hosted by Williams.  To learn more about Rightside Radio, visit rightsideradio.org. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Out of Touch, City of Birmingham Gives Themselves $5,000 Bonuses
18-06-2021
Out of Touch, City of Birmingham Gives Themselves $5,000 Bonuses
In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by API Senior Director of Fiscal Policy Justin Bogie to discuss the City of Birmingham's decision to give themselves millions of dollars in bonuses while Birmingham's problems proliferate.  To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Pastors and Politics: A Conversation with Bishop Jim Lowe
11-06-2021
Pastors and Politics: A Conversation with Bishop Jim Lowe
On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Scott Stantis and Parker Snider sit down with Bishop Jim Lowe, an API Distinguished Fellow and Senior Pastor of Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, to discuss whether or not pastors should be involved in the political process and, if so, to what extent. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Abortion: Will the Mississippi case in front of the Supreme Court change its legal status?
04-06-2021
Abortion: Will the Mississippi case in front of the Supreme Court change its legal status?
On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark, Executive Director of the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty (ACLL), API's litigation arm. Together, they discuss the case from Mississippi that is going to the Supreme Court that could change the status of abortion in our country, as well as some of the other legal work in which the ACLL is currently engaged. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast, the Alabama Policy Institute, or the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty, visit alabamapolicy.org or alabamalawandliberty.org.
Points of Policy: President Biden's First 100 Days
28-05-2021
Points of Policy: President Biden's First 100 Days
In this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams discusses the federal government's activities in Joe Biden's first 100 days as President of the United States. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Post-Session Review: Is Alabama's Legislature Conservative?
21-05-2021
Post-Session Review: Is Alabama's Legislature Conservative?
The session is finally over! And what a session it's been. In this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, Phil, Scott, and Parker take a holistic look at this session and how Alabama did in comparison to other states. We also discuss whether Alabama's legislature is as conservative as it is perceived. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Where does the Alabama Legislature go from here?
14-05-2021
Where does the Alabama Legislature go from here?
With only one day left in the session, API's Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams joins Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss what to expect on that final day and where the legislature goes after this session. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Last Full Week of Session: Medical Marijuana and Gambling
07-05-2021
Last Full Week of Session: Medical Marijuana and Gambling
On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis is joined by API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel to discuss the last full week of session and what the legislature did on two big ticket items: medical marijuana and gambling. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Penultimate Week of the Session and Alabama's Census Close Call
30-04-2021
Penultimate Week of the Session and Alabama's Census Close Call
On this episode of the 1819 Podcast, host Scott Stantis talks with API Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Phil Williams about this penultimate full week of session and what we should expect in the next few days. Also on this podcast, API Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider joins to discuss the news that Alabama will not be losing a seat in Congress as a result of the 2020 Census. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Professor Adam MacLeod on Bringing Power Back to the People
23-04-2021
Professor Adam MacLeod on Bringing Power Back to the People
In this edition of the 1819 Podcast, we highlight a talk from Professor Adam MacLeod during the 2021 Annual Meeting of the API Board of Directors. In his talk, Professor MacLeod offers a historical understanding of the separation of government powers and reasons such separation need to be restored in Alabama. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org
Points of Policy: School Choice with Rep. Charlotte Meadows
16-04-2021
Points of Policy: School Choice with Rep. Charlotte Meadows
On this Points of Policy edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Chief Policy Officer Phil Williams is joined by Alabama State House Member, Representative Charlotte Meadows, to discuss school choice and Meadows' bill that could strengthen school choice in Alabama. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
The Alabama Accountability Act
09-04-2021
The Alabama Accountability Act
On this edition of the 1819 Podcast, API's Parker Snider is joined by Stephen Bridgers, Executive Director of Scholarships for Kids, a scholarship granting organization. In this twenty-minute episode, Stephen and Parker discuss how the Alabama Accountability Act works and how it gives many students opportunities that otherwise would be out of reach. To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Launching the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty
22-03-2021
Launching the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty
On this week's edition of the 1819 Podcast, API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis is joined by Matt Clark to discuss launching API's legal arm, the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty.    To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.
Alabama Voters and Governor Have Little Say in Public Health System
12-03-2021
Alabama Voters and Governor Have Little Say in Public Health System
In this episode of the 1819 Podcast, API Public Affairs Officer Scott Stantis is joined by Director of Policy Analysis Parker Snider to discuss the strange way Alabama organizes its state public health system.   To learn more about the 1819 Podcast or the Alabama Policy Institute, visit alabamapolicy.org.