Shadow Politics, July 23, 2017
As Founder/Director of Stand-Ups for DC, our guest Greg Maye works to bring as much attention as possible to the plight of DC citizens by enlisting comics (and everyone else who’s willing) to spread the word. The fact is that 670k DC residents have been denied voting rights and the right to have representation in Congress for so long, that today there is practically no mention in the media of this maddening injustice. With nationwide support, we will work to unseat each representative who does not believe in representative democracy – and we'll have a few laughs while we do this - join us!
Guest, Greg Maye
As founder/director of Stand-Ups for DC, Greg Maye works to bring as much attention as possible to the plight of DC citizens by enlisting comics (and everyone else who’s willing) to spread the word. With nationwide support, we will work to unseat each representative who does not believe in representative democracy – and we'll have a few laughs while we do this!
Maye is a stand-up comic and actor with television and film appearances in Moving Target, HBO’s The Wire and HBO’s Veep. A native Washingtonian, Greg is featured as a playable character called “Mayday” in the video game “The Untouchable.”
You can follow Greg Maye and Stand-Ups for DC on Twitter at @standupsfordc.
Shadow Politics
Shadow Politics is a grass roots talk show giving a voice to the voiceless. For more than 200 years the people of the Nation's Capital have ironically been excluded from the national political conversation. With no voting member of either house of Congress, Washingtonians have lacked the representation they need to be equal and to have their voices heard. Shadow Politics will provide a platform for them, as well as the millions of others nationwide who feel politically disenfranchised and disconnected, to be included in a national dialog.
We need to start a new conversation in America, one that is more inclusive and diverse and one that will lead our great nation forward to meet the challenges of the 21st century. At Shadow Politics, we hope to get this conversation started by bringing Americans together to talk about issues important to them. We look forward to having you be part of the discussion so call in and join the conversation. America is calling and we're listening… Shadow Politics is about America hearing what you have to say. It's your chance to talk to an elected official who has spent more than 30 years in Washington politics. We believe that if we start a dialog and others add their voices we will create a chorus. Even if those other politicians in Washington don't hear you — Senator Brown will. He's on a mission to listen to what America has to say and use it to start a productive dialog to make our democracy stronger and more inclusive. If we are all part of the solution we can solve any problem.
