Delaware Valley Journal
The Delaware Valley Journal podcast is hosted by Michael Graham of InsideSources. We seek to provide clear, informative reporting on the Philadelphia area including Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties, as well as broader issues affecting Pennsylvania.
Episodes
167 episodes
Sen. Pennycuick on the Rise in Political Violence, Fight Against AI Child Porn
State Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Berks/Montgomery) is a 26-year Army veteran who flew missions in Iraq, so she knows how to handle an ugly fight. But she tells DVJournal's Linda Stein that some o...
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Judge Pat Dugan's Verdict on Philly DA Krasner? Guilty As Charged.
Lifelong Philadelphian and former Municipal Court President Judge Patrick Dugan is running to replace District Attorney Larry Krasner. "Someone has to step up and stop the insanity," Dugan tells DVJour...
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PA Treasurer Garrity Touts 'Money Match' Program
Pennsylvania's state Treasurer Stacy Garrity is looking for ways to return money to residents -- whether they've asked for it back or not.Garrity joined DVJournal's Linda Stein on the podcast to talk about her office's Pennsylvania Money...
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PA's Attorney General Dave Sunday Focuses on Fentanyl, Fighting Crime
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to talk about his priorities in his first weeks in office. The former York County D.A. has already made a trip to the White House -- to talk about the fig...
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Sen. McCormick On Trump, Tariffs and the Fight to Stop Fentanyl
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to talk about the ongoing debate over President Trump's tariff policies, the war in Ukraine and the senator's legislation to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl into Pennsylvania a...
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Sen. Ward: Shapiro More About Politics Than Producing Results
State Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) spills the tea on Gov. Josh Shapiro and the upcoming budget fight in this edition of the Delaware Valley Journal podcast. The first female president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, Ward shares with D...
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Sen. McCormick on Trump's Inauguration, His Hopes for PA
Just hours after President Donald Trump delivered his second inaugural address, newly-elected U.S. Senator Dave McCormick joins DVJ's Linda Stein to talk about the speech and what it means for the Keystone State.Also, McCormick discusse...
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Delco GOP Chief Frank Agovino Sees Opportunity Ahead
Delaware County GOP chair Frank Agovino is pleased with the progress the local Republican Party made in 2024, and he believes there's more opportunity ahead. He tells DVJournal's Linda Stein that one reason for optimism is the overreac...
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API's Amanda Eversole on Biden's LNG Export Policy and PA's Economy
Amanda Eversole with the American Petroleum Institute joins the DVJournal podcast to talk about the Biden administration's policy toward LNG exports. Eversole, who serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer, talks to DVJour...
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Republican Joe Picozzi Just Won a State Senate Seat in Philadelphia. How Did He Do it?
Republican Joe Picozzi just won a state Senate seat in northeastern Philadelphia. How did he do it? We ask him in the latest edition of the Delaware Valley Journal podcast. He talks to DVJournal New Ed...
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Could the PA Grid Go Down?
While natural gas, fracking and fossil fuel production dominate the political conversation in Pennsylvania (particularly as the presidential election approaches), Ken Zapinski, Director of Research and Public Policy, warns about the big energy ...
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Montco's Angelina Banks on Being a Black Conservative in a Blue County
Angelina Banks grew up in Philadelphia, has traveled the country, and has even appeared in a pro-Trump TV ad. Now she's living in Springfield, where she's run for public office, and making the case that people of color do not owe their vote to ...
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Poll: PA Voters Still Support Free Market Policies
A new poll from Pinpoint Policy Institute shows Pennsylvania voters strongly support pro-growth policies and reject the “new right” populist economic agenda of bigger government and higher taxes. Pinpoint Executive Director Gordon Gray talks ab...
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To Win PA, GOP Has to Play in Philly Says Republican Activist
Attorney J. Matthew Wolfe has been active in Republican politics since he was an undergraduate at Penn. He currently is the Republican Ward Leader in Philadelphia’s 27th Ward and he tells Delaware Valley Journal's Linda Stein the Philly GOP see...
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Bucks GOP Chair: DelVal Will Make the Difference for Donald Trump in PA
Bucks County GOP chair Pat Poprik knows the Delaware Valley is a Democratic enclave. But surging GOP voter registrations mean her county has more Republicans than Democrats for first time since George W. Bush was in office, and they're rising i...
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DelVal RNC Delegates Give Their Post- Convention Report
An international software glitch may have kept Ellen Cox of Bucks County trapped at the Milwaukee airport the next morning, but she was in high spirits when she joined DVJournal's Linda Stein for a post-RNC convention report Friday.With...
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Bucks County Sen. Farry: Trump Assassination Attempt 'Should Give People Pause'
When DVJournal invited state Sen. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) to join the podcast, we wanted to talk about the new $47.6 billion budget and the impact of education spending. But the senator began the conversation by expressing his personal con...
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22:51
Scott Presler Is Turning PA's Voter Registration Red -- Starting In Bucks County
Scott Presler of Early Vote Action never met a voter he didn't want to register, and that includes in Pennsylvania's prisons. The Pied Piper of GOP registration, Presler's message to the GOP is the hig...
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RNC Committeeman Andy Reilly: PA Trump Support 'Intense,' Will Boost McCormick for Senate
Pennsylvania's Republican National Committeeman Andy Reilly tells the DVJournal podcast that the enthusiasm for Donald Trump across the Keystone State is intense."The voters see someone who's basically just a straight talker, and they'r...
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What The Heck is Happening in Delco?
Former Delaware County Council Chair Wally Nunn joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to talk about the latest Delco developments, including the county's downgrade by Moody's and the likely surge in property tax rates that appears to be on ...
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Dave McCormick Talks Campus Protests (And Diet Coke!) From Campaign Trail
GOP U.S. Senate candidate --and alleged Diet Coke addict -- Dave McCormick joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast from out on the Keystone State campaign trail. McCormick takes questions from DVJ's News Editor Linda Stein on the antisemitic ...
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20:40
About Tuesday Night... PA Campaign Pros on What Primary Results Mean for November
The people of Pennsylvania have spoken! Well, a small number in a low-turnout primary, but still -- the results of the primaries, from state Auditor to AG, will have an impact in November. And what about Casey v McCormick? Biden v Trump?
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Fired DEI Officer Lauren Footman on Delco's 'PR Stunt" Diversity Politics
Delaware County’s former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Lauren Footman joins the DVJournal podcast for a no-holds-barred conversation about her time in the Delco government and how she was treated by both elected officials and fellow ...
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Montco Commissioner Neil Makhija On Voter Outreach and Ballot Security
When Vice President Kamala Harris convened a voting rights roundtable at the White House, one of the participants was Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija (D). He joins the DVJournal podcast to talk with News Editor Linda Stein about ide...
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Cabanas Makes Pitch for Working Class Candidate in House District 140
Republican Candace Cabanas is a first-time political candidate, running to fill a Democrat-leaning Bucks County house. She'll be facing off against Pennsbury School Board member Jim Prokopiak (D).The special election to fill the v...
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