The Zac Sweets Podcast - ZSP

17/07/2022

Continuing to share the message that as we head into the final two weeks before the primary election! Create a voting plan for Tuesday, August 2nd, with our voter checklist. Link in bio.
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Here I shares my message for a better Jackson County from my home in Kansas City.

15/02/2022

After taking a sweet day, is back to help you level out that Valentine's Day sweetness with a dose of precision medicine.

Jennifer Reed joins to share how knowing more about our genetics can accurately improve our healthcare outcomes.

03/02/2022

Check out the newest episode of and be sure to listen to the ZList 2021 playlist created with all my favorite musice from last year!

ZList 2021 - https://rb.gy/2m9qqb

ZList 2021 Playlist - https://rb.gy/yzurpp

31/01/2022

is back! The show was picked up for another season....translation I had fun doing the first season.

And I had a great time with Don Thalhuber kicking off season two with an update on the and what he was listening to in 2021. Be sure to listen in and tell a friend!

07/06/2021

Years into your career, what piece of game would you share with yourself?

talks about the challenge of not giving up.

27/05/2021

🗣🎙The Newest Episode of is live!🗣🎙

You're let in on a coveted meeting of the "Legislative Black Staff Caucus" where you hear from Lillian William (), Chief of Staff to MO Sen. Doug Beck, and Dr. Jason Groce ( ), Chief of Staff to MO Sen. Karla May. The Chiefs talk about their experience working in state government and also share insights into the 2021 legislative session.

04/05/2021

Better late than never! Listen in to the newest episode of ! Thanks to Steven Alan Ramsey for joining the pod to recount your days as a Missouri Supreme Court clerk and time as an assistant county prosecutor.

Listen in!

19/04/2021

As promised, part of the conversation with is live! Curious about the charter school versus public school debate? Have no clue the difference between acknowledgment and awareness?

Well listen in as AJ continues to take us to school....or church...or whatever colloquialism for dropping knowledge! Just be sure to listen in aight!

07/04/2021

Some have said education is to build tomorrow's workforce, others have said its to create contributing members of society. suggests neither are the goal. Listen in to to hear more from the education professional.











Some have said education is to build tomorrow's workforce, others have said it's to create contributing members of society.

05/04/2021

is live with another episode, this week former Kansas City Public Schools Board Chair AJ Crabill joins the pod to talk about educating our young folks and so much more. You'll want to check out this insightful conversation because this is just part one of this two-part interview.

25/03/2021

serving up some good questions 🤔🤔🤔

23/03/2021

This (late) episode of features two of the most dynamic women in Missouri politics today. Jessica Podhola joins the show to talk about the labor movement in the state and Missouri State Representative Ashley Bland Manlove stops by to share about her growth as she serves as the Chair of Missouri’s Legislative Black Caucus.

08/03/2021

Aaaand we're live with another episode of ! Today, I talk to Jackson County Legislator Jalen Anderson about what he learned serving as past-chair of the Missouri Democratic Party's platform committee and his work in the Jackson County legislature.

I mean seriously, what does county government do? We'll discuss that and more....tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you enjoy your shows.

22/02/2021

Ep. 4 of is live and waiting for you! When thinking of folks to interview I knew that a conversation with Shane Stinson would be insightful. Join us as we talk about masculinity through identity and being a more authentic self. And of course, don't miss my final segment "But I Digress".

12/02/2021

I spoke with Henrio about what a lobbyist does and was surprised that he too had a misconception of the profession. Learn more about what a lobbyist does and hear Henrio's incredible lifestory.

08/02/2021

Episode 3 of is live! After experiencing a bit of FOMO, Henrio reached out asking when he'd be on the pod....well today is the day. Listen in as I talk to this young lobbyist, principal of The Thelemaque Group, about his work and how he navigates blackness.

29/01/2021

Episode 2 has dropped! Go check it out now! Thanks to Stewart Pence for dropping in and sharing your thoughts on 2020 from almost 5,000 miles away.

In lieu of the picture I requested, here is this gem (circa 2013) back when my hair was low and neither of us seemed to own an iron!

25/01/2021

Thanks to DJ Donny T, formerly the host of KCOU 88.1 FM’s longest-running show 'Same As It Ever Was', for joining me on my first episode of !

He's truly a unique person and if you enjoyed hearing from him on the show check out this Vox Magazine profile done in 2017.

Catch a glimpse of one radio DJ's perspective on music and the history behind it

25/01/2021

EPISODE 1 HAS DROPPED!!! I couldn't be more excited to release the first episode of . Please check it out!

Every year I keep a list of my favorite albums and call it "Z List". In the first episode, I talk about "Z List" so I thought I'd share the full version here. Oh and check out the "2020 Z List" playlist on Spotify (link in show description).

Z List - 2020

1. Circles, Mac Miller
2. Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs • The Alchemist
3. Limbo, Amine
4. Bebey, Theophilus London
5. A Written Testimony, Jay Electrónica
6. Blame It On Baby, DaBaby
7. It Is What It Is, Thundercat
8. Painted, Lucky Daye
9. RTJ4, Run the Jewels
10. Spilligion, Spillage Village • JID • EARTHGANG
11. Black Pumas, Black Pumas
12. Axiom, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
13. Almost An Adult, Jords (smooth production, one of the best of the year)
14. Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able, Black Thought
15. The Lost Quartet, Miles Davis
16. Dinner Party, Terrance Martin-Robert Glasper-9th Wonder
17. 3.15.20, Childish Gambino
18. While the World Was Burning, SAINt JHN
19. Edna, Headiest One
20. Black Habits, D Smoke
21. Metaphorical Villainy, MF DOOM & Nujabes
22. Untitled (Rise), Sault
23. That’s What They All Say, Jack Harlow
24. K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, Big K.R.I.T.
25. (Gil Scott-Heron) We’re New Again: A Reimagining, Makaya McCraven
26. Land of No Junction, Aoife Nessa Frances
27. Dreamland, Glass Animals
28. Lindé, Afel Bocoum
29. Long in the Tooth, The Budos Band
30. Bigger Love, John Legend
31. Djesse Vol. 3, Jacob Collier
32. Send Them To Coventry, Pa Salieu
33. Sorry You Couldn’t Make It, Swamp Dogg
34. Got It Made, Kamaiyah
35. Superstar, Caroline Rose
36. The Long Goodbye, Riz Ahmed ***Love this concept album of breaking up with Britain(y)
37. LULU, Conway & The Alchemist
38. Modus Vivendi, 070 Shake
39. Burden of Proof, Benny the Butcher
40. Praying for Paris, Westside Gunn
41. CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.3, Jaden
42. HIGHTIDE, Leven Kali
43. Warping Youth, Feng Suave
44. The Album, Teyana Taylor
45. The Archer, Alexandra Savior
46. Njimusi, OOIOO
47. The Universe Inside, The Dream Syndicate
48. We Are Sent Here By History, Shabaka and the Ancestors
49. Becoming, Kamasi Washington
50. Anime, Trauma and Divorce - Open Mike Eagle
51. JAGUAR, Victoria Monét
52. how will i rest in peace if i’m buried by a highway?//, Kennyhoopla
53. Odd Cure, Oddisee
54. The Sharecropper’s Daughter, Sa-Roc
55. Ignatius, Jadakiss
56. Detroit 2, Big Sean
57. Every Bad, Porridge Radio
58. Death of the Party, The Magic Gang
59. The Night Chasers, Baxter Dury
60. Visions of Bodies Being Burned, clipping
61. Chilombo, Jhené Aiko
62. FlySiifu’s, Pink Siifu • Fly Anakin
63. Suga, Megan Thee Stallion
64. ENERGY, Disclosure
65. Been Around, A Girl Called Eddy
66. Through Water, Låpsley
67. Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem
68. Orca, Gus Dapperton
69. Satin Doll, Sam Genden
70. Nick of Time, The James Hunter Six
71. Black Sheep, Jucee Froot

Tracks:
1. Feel The Way I Want, Caroline Rose
2. Whoop Tang Flow, Theophilus London
3. B.I.T.C.H, Megan Thee Stallion
4. Circles, Mac Miller
5. Nightrider, Tom Misch (Yussef Dayes & Freddie Gibbs)
6. JU$T, Run The Jewels (Feat. Pharrell Williams & Zack de la Rocha)
7. rock n roll, DIJON

Welcome to the Zac Sweets Podcast (ZSP). This podcast is meant to be a space for honest, entertaining, and insightful conversation. Just a Midwest guy in the middle of flyover country but you won't want to flyover this podcast. Join host Zac Sweets as he explores conversations of society and culture...

23/01/2021

Welcome to the Zac Sweets Podcast (ZSP). This podcast is meant to be a space for honest, entertaining, and insightful conversation. Just a Midwest guy in the middle of flyover country but you won't want to flyover this podcast.

Join host Zac Sweets as he explores conversations of society and culture relevant to Kansas City and Missouri.