The Conversation Corporate-Backed Politicians Don't Want Us Having
From From Dirt We Grow by Stephanie Allen
April 20, 2026 · 20 min · Season 2 · Episode 6
About this episode
Stephanie Allen discusses corporate influence in politics with Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong.
When did politics stop serving people — and start serving donors? Or has it always been that way?In this conversation, I sit down with Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong to talk about the issues that rarely get honest airtime: corporate influence, the truth about Wisconsin's prison stats, and the real-life consequences for working families, and farms, across Wisconsin.Full transparency, this is a system that prioritizes special interests over the people who keep this state, along with every other state across the country, running. From housing and healthcare to labor, accountability, and representation — this is the conversation corporate-backed politics deflect at all costs. Because when people start connecting the dots, power gets uncomfortable. And it's high time we get real comfortable with causing some discomfort for a change. ______________________ SHARE THIS EPISODE NOW!! ______________________ Find today's guest, Francesca Hong, on socials: On IG - francescahongwi join team hong! - https://thelink.bio/francescahongwi On FB - Francesca Hong On TikTok - francescahong On Bluesky - francescahongwi.bsky.social On YT - FrancescaHongWI _________________________…
People in this episode
Guest: Francesca Hong
Topics covered
- corporate influence
- politics
- working families
- Wisconsin
- healthcare
- labor
- accountability
- representation
Keywords
- politicians
- donors
- prison stats
- housing
- discomfort
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Plot Thickens
Places: Wisconsin
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