Step onto the campaign trail with Joanna Whaley as she attempts to make history running for the Michigan House of Representatives in District 2 (Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, and Southgate, MI).Blaze the Trail is a limited podcast series that grants listeners exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to a truly groundbreaking political journey. Joanna is running to be one of the first openly transgender women elected to the Michigan Legislature, and her campaign is redefining what's possible in local politics.Each episode dives deep into the core issues affecting her downriver community, from economic development and infrastructure to education and healthcare access...
Latest episodes
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32 min
06 - BLAZE THE TRAIL - Election Day
On the dramatic final episode of our series, the campaign trail comes to an end, and all eyes turn to Michigan.As election night results roll in, we break down the key races, the v…
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30 min
05 - What's in a name?
In this episode, we explore how transgender political candidate Joanna Whaley faced an effort by Frank Liberati to challenge her candidacy and how she fought back, prevailed, and c…
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40 min
04 - Faith and Politics
In this episode. We discuss the threats of Christian nationalism and how it becomes dangerous in today's politics, as well as how to see that Christian nationalism is not just in t…
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32 min
03 - Listening to the People and Preparing to Act
In this episode, Joanna goes on a podcast called "Daily Detroit". She discussed the campaign and the issues that many people have been waiting for an elected official or a candidat…
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35 min
02 - The First Break: Discussing all the Major Issues
On this episode of the podcast, we tune into an interview that Joanna did that broke open the campaign on an influential political podcast in Michigan. Joanna sits down with Lori G…
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43 min
01 - Why On Earth Would You Run for Office?
In this first episode of the show, we step into the reasons Joanna decided to run for public office. With politics and our nation feeling more divided than ever, it can feel like a…