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
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
It is Nov 2, 2025. This is Episode #27. We will discuss President Trump’s trip to Asia, SNAP’s hidden reality, the literal ‘Skeletons’ in the Democrat Party’s closet, SNAP in Maryland, ICE in Baltimore, fireworks in Oxford, and the covenantal nature of human sexuality.
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
It is Oct. 26, 2025. This is Episode #26. We will discuss how the Islamic State uses Libya as a launchpad for terrorism, how immigration has delivered NYC to an Islamic Marxist, the bankruptcy of Maryland, the disastrous foster care system of Maryland, the Lincoln-Reagan-Trump Dinner in Easton, and the petulance of the local newspaper for not being invited to the Lincoln-Reagan-Trump Dinner in Easton.
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
It is Oct. 19, 2025. This is Episode #25. We will discuss the massive purge of Xi loyalists in the Chinese military, who is behind the “No kings” protests, Democrat tears over the shutdown, the Easton prayer breakfast, and a review of a classic film on the 1956 Hungarian uprising, The Journey (1959).
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
It is Oct. 12, 2025. This is Episode #24. We will discuss the WHO accords, Trump’s statements on Xi, Letitia James, the Somerset County school board, and much more.
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
It is Oct. 5, 2025. This is Episode #23. Today we will discuss the Digital ID in Europe, the Red-Green Axis, the biggest political scandal in history, the collapse of public order, the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the plight of conservative school board members, and a recent case of violence on the Eastern Shore. Then I will read portions from Elizabeth Stone's essay “The Greatest Lie of the Modern World.”
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
It is Sept. 28, 2025. This is Episode #22. Today we will discuss the sanctions on Iran, Antifa in Portland, OR, the indictment of Comey, the Michigan church shooting, the disaster which in Maryland’s foster care program, and the Easton town halls. And I will review Mark Judge's book "The Devil's Triangle" about the Kavanaugh hearings.
Sunday Sep 21, 2025
Sunday Sep 21, 2025
It is Sept. 21, 2025. This is Episode #21. Today is the funeral of Charlie Kirk; we will discuss his legacy, as well as the growing world-wide left-wing violence towards conservatives. In our own state we have the mismanagement of Governor Moore, the murder of innocent women by illegal aliens, the vigil for Charlie Kirk in Easton and much more. I will also review CHAOS by Tom O'Neill.
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
Sunday Sep 14, 2025
It is Sept. 14, 2025. This is Episode #20. We return amid devastating events including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, a movement aimed at encouraging young people to become politically involved. Charlie made no secret of his deep Christian faith as well as his commitment to the MAGA movement. Our opening song “How Dare They” by Diesel was written to honor Charlie Kirk. We will talk about the Unite the Kingdom Rally in London yesterday, reactions towards the death of Charles, and where do we go from here. We have updates on some of the attacks of the Left here in Talbot County.
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
It is May 11, 2025. This is Episode #19. We will discuss the election of the first American pope, the rise of trade schools, the new charter school in Carroll County, and the Easton woman charged by police with defacing political signs.
Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
It is May 4, 2025. This is Episode #18. We will have an interview with the one and only Frank Gunsallus, president of the Easton Town Council, running for re-election on May 6. We will also discuss China’s response to President Trump’s tariffs, the defunding of NPR and PBS by the Trump administration, the Murder of Rachel Morin and her mother’s plea, and the destruction of the Strand in Oxford, MD