On this episode of The Over The Lege Podcast, the OTL Podcast Crew (Stephanie Chiarello, Aaron Salinas, and Amy Lowrey) are joined by Author/Storyteller/Communication Strategist Jason Stanford and Writer/OTL Cast Member/Political Strategist Joe Green.
So listen, learn, and laugh!
Jason Stanford is a writer whose bylines have appeared in Texas Monthly, the Texas Tribune, Texas Highways, the Texas Observer, as well as many publications that have nothing whatsoever to do with Texas. Jason also publishes a Substack newsletter called The Experiment.
The former communications director for Austin Mayor Steve Adler, in 2018 he was named by Austin Monthly “Best Man Behind the Curtain." A former political consultant, Stanford often contributed to the Austin American-Statesman, Politico Magazine, Talking Points Memo, and MSNBC. From 2011 to 2015, he was a nationally syndicated columnist. During this time, he co-wrote with James Moore "Adios, Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush."
Stanford majored in Russian at Lewis & Clark College which led in 1992 to editing the Moscow Guardian, an English-language expatriate tabloid and working as a researcher for the Los Angeles Times bureau.
Joe Green is a Texas native, since graduating with a degree in mass communication, Joe has worked with a variety of Democratic campaigns in both Texas and Louisiana. He has run digital programs for Democratic candidates and The Louisiana Democratic Party.
Aside from politics, Joe is an amateur BBQ enthusiast smoking meats on the weekends.
Cast:
Host: Stephanie Chiarello
Comedians: Aaron Salinas & Joe Green
Special Guest: Jason Stanford
Announcer: Amy Lowrey
Podcast Editor: Tom Booker
Writers:
Stephanie Chiarello, Amy K.