Summer Memories_Part 3

This is a commentary from PatriotMade-Audio's Rita Rich. 

While the Republican and Democratic National Conventions were playing on cable TV, outside the commentator's front window was a very different scene. 

Heavy construction equipment rumbled up and down her block, shaking the walls and floors of her house. But, this was good news. Sixty-year-old lead water mains were being dug up from her street and replaced with new ones.  

If you didn't hear much about Flint at the conventions, please listen to this commentary. The wheels of justice are finally turning against the public servants who failed Flint.   

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This is commentary or reflections of Patriot-Made Audiocast's Rita Rich.

The question that we want you to comment on is, "Are you working on Labor Day or the weekend before Labor Day?"

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This is Patriot-Made Audio's second year featuring U.S. made school supplies.  We imagine most families are shopping to stock up on pencils, notebooks, binder, backpacks and more.

The National Retail Federation's annual survey estimates that the average family with students in kindergarten through to 12th grade will spend about $630.00 on school supplies, electronics and clothes for back to school.  Of that figure, families will spend an average of $97.74 on school supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencils, backpacks and lunch boxes. 

Please visit our website and take a look at our shopping lists and suggestions.

He's your baby, and you know that he doesn't just shave away stubble from his face---he manscapes and grooms.  Why not manscape the Patriot-Made way. Check out the made in USA products at www.classicshaving.com.  Have you heard of the U.P.? That stands for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. That's where they still handcraft straight edge razors, the kind you see in movies. You know, like the kind you see in the movies after when a cowboy goes to a barber to get cleaned up, after riding into town on a dusty range.

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This is the third of 3 2 minute podcasts featuring Jon Sinton. Sinton, who co-founded Air America back in 2004 and is currently the co-founder of Progressive Voices, spoke with Patriot-Made's Rita Rich. Sinton who is based in Atlanta, GA, attended the 2015 Netroots Nation gathering in Phoenix, AZ.  This is blunt discussion about the challenges of leading passionate citizens and united them during Presidential election years.

This is part 2 of a 3 part series from Patriot-Made Audio Progressive Voices co-founder Jon Sinton. Patriot-Made Audiocast narrator Rita Rich and Sinton discuss impact activists had on the presentations of Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley at the Phoenix 2015 gathering of progressives.

 Rita Rich debriefed Progressive Voices co-founder Jon Sinton after he returned from Phoenix, from Netroots Nation 2015.  

This is the first of three reports. Each reports is 2 minutes in length. 

In report one Sinton reviews how Arizona's immigration policies turned off many progressives and activists. 

Reclaiming Wood and Lives in Ann Arbor  Patriot-Made Audio's current podcast feature (one of  two) is about Urban Ashes, which is an Ann Arbor, Michigan company who takes diseased or damaged wood from from urban area trees and mills to make beautiful hand-made goods including ready-made photo frames, custom frame moldings, home goods, custom-made furniture, and custom-designed products. As you'll learn from our two podcasts in this series about Paul Hickman (click here), the President and founder of Urban Ashes, the company is proud to recycle lives as well.

Read our entire story about Urban Ashes on our blog to learn more You can visit our blog at PatriotMade-Audiocast's website to read all our podcast stories which provide more details for a fun read.  

To reach our producers please email us at patmadeaudio@gmail.com. You can also text us or leave us a voice message at (202) 594-6138.

This is Patriot-Made Audio's second in a series of camping podcasts featuring The National Wildlife Federation's David Mizejewski (@Dmizejewski). David tells us about his own camping and outdoor memories.  Text us your camping memories with a video/voice recording to

(202) 594-6138 or via email at patmadeaudio@gmail.com You can get lists of US Made camp supplies, camping/hiking APPS & the best places to camp in the US at http://bit.ly/1RE8bPY

It's summertime and this month Patriot-Made Audio is featuring an interview with The National Wildlife Federation's David Mizejewski (read his bio here ). He says you may already have the basics for camping at home and encourages everyone to take the Great Campout Challenge. Tent camping with your family can be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have as a traveler. There's something about being away from home and then setting up your shelter together as a family or group, organizing your gear, your kitchen, cooking and working together: it’s always fertile ground for creativity, improvisation, comedy, and bonding which will undoubtedly create endearing life long memories. 

Read more and get a list of Camping essentials, Camping and hiking APPs, and a list of US MADE Camping supplies on our blog at Patriot Made Audio