KXRW Vancouver Presents
Filibusters
Filibusters’ hosts, Mike Dalesandro and John Oberg, talk about local and national issues with elected officials and community leaders.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 12:00 pm
Filibusters
About Our Show
Mike Dalesandro and John Oberg team up to bring Vancouver a unique political show that is a spin-off from their Facebook podcast, Unfiltered. The go-to platform for all candidates from both sides of the aisle in Washington.
Did you know?
At the end of each show we play a round of trivia with our guests. As listeners can’t see hands being raised, we ask each guest to choose an animal sound as their way of signaling they have a answer. Mike will usually ask John to choose an animal for him where John will say something like platypus or aardvark to which Mike will say, “What kind of sound does that make?!?”

The Crew
Hosts

Mike Dalesandro
Host
Mike has been active local politics for 15 years. He currently serves on the Battle Ground City Council and also served as Mayor for two years. Mike’s passion for politics and conversation led starting a podcast. In 2018, the podcast moved to KXRW as the first and only local political radio show. Since then ‘Filibusters’ has grown into the go-to stop for candidates and community leaders to discuss the issues of the day and to have a bit of fun. Mike’s views and opinions expressed on this show are his alone and do not represent the Battle Ground City Council or the City of Battle Ground.

John Oberg
Host
John has long had an interest in media production putting together projects for family and friends. When the opportunity came along to produce a podcast, he readily accepted. This eventually led to transferring to radio on KXRW where he hosts and still produces Filibusters as well as being Vice President of the station.
John’s views and opinions expressed on this show are his alone and do not represent the Clark County Democrats
Show Library
Filibusters – 12/01/2021 – with Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Councilor-Elect Diana Perez, and Columbian Reporter Shari Phiel
Regarding the local 2021 Elections
Filibusters – 11/17/2021 – with Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Councilor-Elect Diana Perez, and Columbian Reporter Shari Phiel
Regarding the local 2021 Elections
Filibusters – 11/03/2021 – Afghan Refugees in Southwest Washington
Salah Ansary — Senior District Director
Mindy Johnston- Area District Manager for Vancouver Office
Eva Luchini — Community Engagement Manager
What can people do to help?
- Website is lcwnw.org – donate
- 2.5 million campaign $5000 for 550 refugees agency-wide – Cash donations are the most useful for us at this time.
- (360) 787-4730— eluchini@lcsnw.org
- We are looking for a large warehouse space at a reduced or no cost collect and distribute furniture for new families.
- Space for clothing drive as well
- Volunteer– vancouverrefugees@lcsnw.org
Filibusters – 10/06/2021 – Housing and Homelessness in Southwest Washington
Filibusters – 09/15/2021 – Interstate Bridge Replacement Project
Filibusters – 09/01/2021 – with Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Jeff Snell
Also on the show, Nada Wheelock, Executive Director for the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools
Filibusters – 08/18/2021 – with Clark County Charter Review Commissioners and Co-Chairs, Kim Harless and Chuck Green
Filibusters – 08/04/2021 – with Clark County Councilor Temple Lentz and Clark County Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick
It’s Filibusters with John Oberg and Kelly Love, and special guests, Clark County Councilor Temple Lentz who will give us updates on the Council as wells as Clark County Health Officer and Public Health Director, Dr. Alan Melnick who will give us an update on COVID-19 here in Clark County.
Filibusters – 6/2/2021 – Governor Jay Inslee’s Visit with Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School (rebroadcast)
Governor Jay Inslee visited with the teachers and staff of Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, WA as well as the kids in a couple of the classrooms
Filibusters – 5/19/2021 – Governor Jay Inslee’s Visit with Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School
Governor Jay inslee visited with the teachers and staff of Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, WA as well as the kids in a couple of the classrooms
Filibusters – 4/7/2021 – with Adrian Cortes, Mayor of Battle Ground and the Clark County Fireworks Referendum
It’s Filibusters with special guests, Adrian Cortes, Mayor of Battle Ground to give us an update on what’s going on in the city as well as Wendy Cleveland and Steve Kuyatt to discuss their Fireworks Referendum for Clark County
Filibusters – 03/17/2021 – with Whole Washington (Replay)
It’s Filibusters with special guests, Georgia Davenport and Cindy Jacobs with Whole Washington, an organization advocating for universal healthcare in Washington.
Filibusters – 03/03/2021 – with Whole Washington
It’s Filibusters with special guests, Georgia Davenport and Cindy Jacobs with Whole Washington, an organization advocating for universal healthcare in Washington.
Filibusters – 2/17/2021 – Body Cams on Law Enforcement Personnel
It’s Filibusters with special guests, Jasmine Tolbert (President of NAACP, Vancouver), Ed Rosales (President of the local council of LULAC – League of United Latin American Citizens), and Holly Williams, creator of a petition to push for body cams on all law enforcement personnel in Clark County
Filibusters – 12/16/2020 – with WA State Senators Manka Dhingra and Ann Rivers
It’s Filibusters with special guests, WA State Senators Manka Dhingra and Ann Rivers to discuss the upcoming General Legislative Session
Filibusters – 12/2/2020 Interview with Ed Hamilton Rosales, President SW WA LULAC
It’s Filibusters with special guest, Ed Hamilton Rosales, President of the Southwest Washington League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).We will be discussing a variety of topics such as Clark County Council ethics, requesting that the Clark County Public Health consider racism as a health issue, the effects of the pandemic on the BIPOC community and much, much more.
Filibusters – 11/18/2020 The Return of Mike Dalesandro
It’s Filibusters, the return of Mike Dalesandro! On this episode, we’ll be discussing the election, the rising COVID-19 cases and mustaches, so tune in!
Filibusters – with the Candidates for Clark County Council, District 3 (replay)
A replay of the candidates in one of the closest races in Clark County, WA
It’s Filibusters with guest host, Kelly Love, and our special guests, Jesse James and Karen Bowerman, candidates for Clark County Council, District 3 in Washington
Filibusters – 10/21/2020 – with the Candidates for Clark County Council, District 3
It’s Filibusters with guest host, Kelly Love, and our special guests, Jesse James and Karen Bowerman, candidates for Clark County Council, District 3 in Washington
Filibusters – 10/7/2020 – with Carolyn Long and Donna Sinclair
It’s Filibusters with special guests, Carolyn Long, Candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District and Donna Sinclair, Candidate for Washington’s 18th Legislative District, Position 2
Filibusters – 9/2/2020 – Adam Aguilara and Terah Pitchford
In this episode, we speak to Adam Aguilara regarding the schools reopening and Terah Pitchford regarding the cannabis industry.
Filibusters – 8/26/2020 – Adam Aguilara and Terah Pitchford
In this episode, we speak to Adam Aguilara regarding the schools reopening and Terah Pitchford regarding the cannabis industry.
Filibusters Live (replay) – Clark County and the “Thin Blue Line” Sticker – 7/15/2020
We’re bringing you Filibusters Live!
Invited guests:
NAACP – Vancouver, WA, Vice President, Jasmine Tolbert
SW WA LULAC State Director, Diana Perez
Councilor Temple Lentz
Councilor Eileen Quiring – no response as of original airdate
Sheriff Chuck Atkins – had to decline
Our topic for today:
The decision and letter sent by Sheriff Atkins directing the removal of the “Thin Blue Line” stickers from county vehicles and property as well as the subsequent Clark County Council meeting discussing this issue
Fillibusters Live – Clark County and the “Thin Blue Line” Sticker – 7/1/2020
We’re bringing you Filibusters Live!
Invited guests:
NAACP – Vancouver, WA, Vice President, Jasmine Tolbert
SW WA LULAC State Director, Diana Perez
Councilor Temple Lentz
Councilor Eileen Quiring – no response as of airdate
Sheriff Chuck Atkins – had to decline
Our topic for today:
The decision and letter sent by Sheriff Atkins directing the removal of the “Thin Blue Line” stickers from county vehicles and property as well as the subsequent Clark County Council meeting discussing this issue
Fillibusters Live Program 6/3/2020
We’re bringing you Filibusters Live! “We Need to Listen”
with special guests:
Ophelia Noble – Founder and Managing Director of The Noble Foundation,
Lexi Bongiorno – Founder and President of Southwest Washington Communities United for Change,
and
James Tolson – Founder of CHAP (Concerned Humans Against Poverty), Activist, and former Candidate for the 17th LD
Filibusters – 4/15/2020 – Interviews with Anne McEnerny-Ogle & Dr. Alan Melnick
It’s Filibusters with two special guests:
Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Mayor of the City of Vancouver
and
Dr. Alan Melnick, Public Health Director and Clark County Health Officer
After the original broadcast, you can listen to an archive of the show at: https://soundcloud.com/filibustersshow
Filibusters – 4/1/2020 – Interviews with Community Leaders regarding Coronavirus
It’s Filibusters with 3 sets of special guests:
Troy McCoy, Battle Ground School Board President
Anna Russo and Brian Grambow, KXRW Board Members and local attorneys
and
Adrian Cortes, Battle Ground Mayor and John Blom, Clark County Councilor
After the original broadcast, you can listen to an archive of the show at: https://soundcloud.com/filibustersshow
Filibusters – 3/18/2020 – Camas for Cannabis Access
It’s Filibusters with special guests, Rachel Bean and Terah Pitchford, organizers of the Camas for Cannabis Access PAC.
After the original broadcast, you can listen to an archive of the show at: https://soundcloud.com/filibustersshow
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Our Start

Filibusters originally started out as a podcast called Unfiltered Radio doing something like our current format but without the time constraints of radio. When we were approached by KXRW to join their programming we knew we had to do two things: create a catchy new title and get a great first guest. We eventually settled on Filibusters as that title had political significance and relayed the fun nature of the hosts. And, our first guest was none other than the mom in tennis shoes herself, Washington Senator, Patty Murray.






