Feeling Powerless in a Red State? Meet the Mulligans
Podcast: Pantsuit PoliticsPublished On: Fri Aug 14 2026
Description: Beth is out this week, but we're sharing a conversation we both had with John and Cindy Mulligan of Owensboro, Kentucky. After years of feeling like all they had were opinions, the Mulligans helped start Yellow Banks PAC, a nonpartisan, small-donor political action committee working at the local level in a deep red corner of the state. They talk about why they chose a PAC, how they brought in lawyers and consultants to build their "shark cage," the billboard that got their community talking, and what it's felt like to trade despair for agency. Then, outside of politics, Sarah shares what life looks like two and a half months into running Meander Bookshop inside Piper's Tea and Coffee in Paducah: turning the table, what sells when she's not there, the lessons of rearranging everything on a Sunday, and why fall releases are about to be bananas. Episode resources: Yellow Banks PAC: yellowbankspack.org Go to groundnews.com/pantsuit for 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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