Pub Politics with Phil and Wesley

About this original series

Pub Politics is a weekly webcast from a local bar where Democrat Phil Bailey and Republican Wesley Donehue talk with featured guests about South Carolina and national politics.

Episodes of Pub Politics with Phil and Wesley

    • Season 3 Episode 8: Representative James Smith a...

      Tune in to Pub Politics Season 3 Episode 8 where we welcome back Wes as a guest host; and he and Phil chat politics and purpose with Representative James Smith and Steven Diaz of Hidden Wounds. Hidden Wounds is a non-profit organization that provides interim and emergency counseling services to ensure the psychological health and well-being to combat veterans and their families. You can show your support on facebook and follow them on twitter @HiddenWounds. We've got other great news, too! Wes...

      • Release date
        Apr 12, 2013
      • Runtime
        39:50
    • Season 3 Episode 7: SC Press Association Attorne...

      Watch Season 3 Episode 7 with guest host Amanda Loveday and guest Jay Bender from Pearlz Oyster Bar in the Vista. This week, Phil was out of town and Amanda, Executive Director of the South Carolina Democratic Party, stepped in to host for him along with Joel Sawyer, Senior Vice President of Push Digital. Special guest Jay Bender gave Joel a run for his money chatting about party politics, FOIA, the SC Congressional District 1 race, and more. We want to send a special thank you to our friends ...

      • Release date
        Mar 19, 2013
      • Runtime
        44:56
    • Season 3 Episode 6: It's the Phil and Joel Show!

      Tune in and watch the inaugural episode of the Phil and Joel Show! We've said farewell to Wes and this week we kicked off with a new format - just Phil and Joel. We're gonna try this out and see how it goes. We plan to bring on guests occasionally for special episodes. And we hope to be hanging out at Pearlz Oyster Bar in the Vista every week. Stay tuned for more details about that. Cant' get enough of these two? You can follow Phil on twitter @PhilBaileySC and Joel @joeldavidsawyer.

      • Release date
        Mar 5, 2013
      • Runtime
        22:12
    • Season 3 Episode 5: Farewell to Wes with Senator...

      Watch Season 3 Episode 5: The Farewell to Wes Episode. Wes is stepping aside as the permanent host of Pub Politics. Joel Sawyer will take his place and co-host weekly with Phil Bailey. This week we hosted Senator Katrina Shealy and SCDP First Vice Chairman Jaime Harrison. Senator Shealy is the only woman in the SC Senate and recently defeated former Senator Jake Knotts. She represents District 23 - Lexington County. Jaime Harrison is the First Vice Chairman of the SCDP and recently announced h...

      • Release date
        Feb 21, 2013
      • Runtime
        35:19
    • Season 3 Episode 4: With Leadership Columbia fro...

      This week, we were at the Capital City Club for a special episode with Leadership Columbia as part of their political systems day. Joel Sawyer sat-in for Wes this episode. Watch Joel and Phil chat statewide politics and take questions from the audience. Leadership Columbia is a program offered by the Chamber of Commerce that helps citizens prepare to be the leaders tomorrow. Over the 10-month program, participants gain: an in-depth view of community issues; the skills necessary to assume leade...

      • Release date
        Feb 15, 2013
      • Runtime
        20:02
    • Season 3 Episode 3: Major General Bob Livingston

      Enjoy some of the finest spirits and politics during this episode of Pub Politics from Pearlz in the Vista. Watch Wes and Phil and special guest Major General Bob Livingston. Major General Livingston serves as Adjutant General of the state - head of the Military Department of the state of South Carolina where he administers the affairs of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, the Emergency Management Division, the State Guard, Youth Challenge, and Americorp- pretty impressive! We are...

      • Release date
        Feb 7, 2013
      • Runtime
        29:51
    • Season 3 Episode 1: Representative Todd Rutherfo...

      We're back! Watch Season 3 Episode 1 with Wes and Phil and guests Representative Todd Rutherford, the newly elected House Minority Leader, and Todd Kincannon, of twitter fame. You can learn more about Representative Rutherford from his legislative bio and follow him on twitter @RepRutherford. Learn more about #TGDN and Todd by following him on twitter @toddkincannon. And we'd like to give a special thank you to our friends at Jake's on Devine for hosting us and donating 10% of bar sales to the...

      • Release date
        Feb 1, 2013
      • Runtime
        39:48
    • Season 3 Episode 2: Senator Paul Campbell and Se...

      Watch Season 3 Episode 2 with Wes and Phil and guests Senators Paul Campbell and Tom Davis. You can learn more about Senator Campbell on his website http://www.senatorpaulcampbell.com. You can learn more about Senator Davis on his website http://senatortomdavis.com and by following him on twitter @senatortomdavis. And we'd like to give a special thank you to our friends at the Whig for hosting the show this week. Stop by and say hello at 1200 Main Street in Columbia beneath the ABC Columbia st...

      • Release date
        Feb 1, 2013
      • Runtime
        23:13
    • Pub Politics Episode 115: The Voice of the Gamec...

      The voice of the Gamecocks Todd Ellis joined guest host Amanda Loveday and Wesley Donehue to talk about the upcoming South Carolina vs. UGA football game. A big thank you to The Loose Cockaboose for hosting us and Fix the Debt for sponsoring this episode. Also, thank you to our chief party thrower Lauren Fitzhugh for putting it all together!

      • Release date
        Oct 4, 2012
      • Runtime
        33:36
    • Pub Politics Charleston Episode 1: Beaches and B...

      Pub Politics Charleston Podcast: Episode 1 - Beaches & Ballots, an entertaining show about the continuing ballot crisis, state and national politics with guest Charleston County Councilwoman Colleen Condon and Ryan Castle of the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors stopping by.

      • Release date
        Sep 20, 2012
      • Runtime
        48:56