
Lets Talk
Let’s Talk Returns to the Manatee Herald. Bob Spencer, Publisher, and Mark Young, Primary Contributer, sit down to discuss national politics in this episode.

Let’s Talk with Susan Agruso, Candidate, Manatee County School Board District
Susan Agruso moved to Manatee County in 2015. She has spent 40 years in public education. Get to know her better in this episode of Let’s Talk.

Let’s Talk with Kurt Landefeld, Candidate, Bradenton City Council, Ward 4
In this episode, we give you a chance to get to know Landefeld. He shares how he got involved in the race, his thoughts on things that need to get done, and his approach on how to accomplish these tasks.

Let’s Talk with Jason Bearden, Candidate, Manatee Board of County Commissioners, At Large.
Jason Bearden is a Republican and he is passionate about Liberty. He is a candidate for the At Large seat on the Manatee Board of County Commissioners. Get to know him better with Mark Young hosting this episode of Let’s Talk.

Let’s Talk with Sherri Davidson, Co-founder, Bradenton Classical Academy
Bradenton Classical Academy is a new charter school in Manatee County currently undergoing the application process. Sherri is the co-founder and is with us to talk about classical education, charter schools and specifically about her new school, as well as why she has taken on this responsibility to be part of educating our future leaders.

Let’s Talk with Mike Rahn, Candidate, Manatee Board of County Commissioners, District 4.
Get to know Mike Rahn, candidate, Manatee Board of County Commissioners, District 4. In this Let’s Talk episode, you will learn more about him and what makes Mike qualified for this position.

Let’s Talk with Amanda Ballard, Candidate, Manatee County Board of Commissioners, District 2
Amanda is a wife, mother, attorney, child advocate, Conservative, Catholic & not your traditional candidate for Manatee County Commission- District 2.

Let’s Talk with Colonel (retired) Richard Tatem, Candidate Manatee County school board district 5
In addition to being an author, host of his own podcast, and retired Colonel in the Air Force, Richard is also now a candidate for Manatee County School Board District. 5. We are honored to have Richard join us in this episode of Let’s Talk.