The Grand Old Podcast
Welcome to The Grand Old Podcast, the voice of the Republican Central Committee of Talbot County, Maryland. I am your host Mary-Eileen Russell. Please join us every Sunday afternoon for our weekly show, which afterwards will be available for streaming on your devices. As citizens of a free republic we need to stay informed about current events in the world, in the nation, in our state and in our local community. We want our fellow citizens to be informed as well, so we will try to provide news and commentary not available on the mainstream media. We plan to recommend our favorite websites as well as share book and movies reviews. We will also tell you about our upcoming events as well as events planned by our elected officials. As we hope to build community, we invite our listeners to email questions and comments to TalbotCountyGOP@gmail.com. Please consider joining our Facebook group Talbot County Republicans.
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Episodes

Mar 8, 2026
Mar 8, 2026
37 min
It is March 8, 2026. This is Episode #39. We will discuss some very important bills and events coming up as early as tomorrow, the war with Iran, the importance of immigration enforcement, the Supreme Court and parental rights, the prodigal spending of the mayor of Baltimore, the failing 'Blueprint' spending, the taxpayer money spent on absent students, Oxford’s financial illusions, and a review of Laura K. Field’s Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.

Mar 1, 2026
Mar 1, 2026
31 min
It is March 1, 2026. This is Episode #38. We will go over some of the latest bills before the MD Gen Assembly, the attack on Iran, the legalization of prostitution in Colorado, why Dems in Minnesota are obstructing a bill designed to protect minors, the Austin attack, the rights of Maryland sheriffs, the sewage spill in Cambridge, and who is running for public office in Talbot County this year.

Feb 15, 2026
Feb 15, 2026
36 min
It is February 15, 2026. This is Episode #37. Today we will discuss the upcoming bills in the Maryland General Assembly, Marco Rubio’s speech in Munich, the Islamic domination of Europe, voter ID, the Bus Tape Hoax, Conscience Rights and Religious Freedom in Jeopardy in Maryland, Wes Moore’s town hall in Cambridge, District 37’s party in Annapolis, Wade Strickland’s candidacy to the Talbot County Council, a review of the 2025 movie Nuremburg.

Feb 8, 2026
Feb 8, 2026
35 min
It is February 8, 2026. This is Episode #36. Today we will discuss the new bills in the legislature, how George Soros built his empire, how Hamas treated the Israeli hostages, the huge win on deportation, how Olympians should refrain from attacking America, the scandal surrounding the mayor of Baltimore’s wife, the brave women in the Maryland House of Delegates, why Dave Stepp is seeking reelection to the Talbot County Council, and the new book on Elon Musk.

Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
26 min
It is February 1, 2026. This is Episode #35. We will be discussing the various new bills before the General Assembly, the origins of NATO, the fraud in Minnesota, the Maryland redistricting bill, the end of the St Michaels Run, and some commentary on how the Sexual Revolution is destroying society by Elizabeth Stone.

Jan 25, 2026
Jan 25, 2026
26 min
It is January 25, 2026. This is Episode #34. We will discuss the visit of the retired American generals to Beijing, the day Globalism died, the money-laundering pirates of Minnesota, Governor Moore’s redistricting plan, the closing of the Robert Morris Inn, and a review of the new film The Testament of Ann Lee.

Jan 11, 2026
Jan 11, 2026
32 min
It is January 11, 2026. This is Episode #33. We will be discussing the coverage of the Iranian Revolution, Renee Good, the Maryland Voter Rolls, the restoration of ferries on the Bay, the Easton parking ordinance, the increase of mental health issues in Cambridge, and a review of the Julia Roberts’ film After the Hunt (2025).

Dec 14, 2025
Dec 14, 2025
30 min
It is Dec.14, 2025. This is Episode #32. We will be discussing the mass slaughter of Jews in Australia, the deaths of the three Americans in Syria, the mass shooting at Brown University, the random acid attack in Savannah, the pardon of Tina Peters, the DOJ lawsuit against Maryland, voting rights in Oxford, Bill 1622, and the 2007 Polish film, Katyń.

Dec 7, 2025
Dec 7, 2025
31 min
It is Dec. 7, 2025. This is Episode #31. We will discuss the situation in Venezuela, murder and mayhem in Minnesota, the Marxist groups that are about to seize power in New York City, how Pete Hegseth's vision is taking hold at the Naval Academy, the end of the Jones era in Annapolis, how technology is destroying children's education and mental health, the Talbot Family Network, and Ken Burns’ Woke American history.

Nov 23, 2025
Nov 23, 2025
30 min
It is Nov 23, 2025. This is Episode #30. We will be discussing the terrorism of the cartels in Venezuela, the kidnapping of over 300 Christian children in Nigeria by terrorists, the hesitation of Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify before Congress about their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the career criminal who set a young woman on fire on a Chicago train, Trump’s ending of asylum for Somalis in Minnesota, the candidacy of Fitzgerald Mofor of Restore Maryland, the ongoing case of the trans person who defaced SS Peter and Paul Elementary School, and Mark Judge’s review of Kengor’s biography of Communist Frank Marshall Davis, Obama’s mentor.
