Welcome to Big Mouth!
What's going on here?
Welcome to the Big Mouth Media website! This is the home of the first progressive media company in Southwest Florida. Here you can find our podcasts, articles, social media, and more! We are tired of lame politicians and corrupt electeds. Florida has become the laboratory of autocracy for the US and we cannot abide. So strap in for the no-holds-barred conversation!
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We are starting to build our platforms and community, so be sure to keep checking in on us as we grow!
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Don't forget to check out our shop too! We have amazing show merchandise and cool products for our progressive friends! Your purchases help us get the funds we need to get off the ground.
Why Big Mouth?
Big Mouth Media was founded by former Congressional Candidate, Dr. Cindy Banyai. Cindy, like many others, noticed that there are few prominent progressive voices in Florida, especially in Southwest Florida, and especially in the media. So she reached out to progressive candidates and activists across the state to bring their voice to Big Mouth Media. Together we are ready to start shoveling the shit that the conservative media has been flooding into the zone.
Hosts & Contributors
Big Mouth Media is proud to host progressive thought leaders from across the State of Florida. Our podcasts and articles tell you what is really going on in Florida, politics and otherwise.
Dr. Cindy Banyai
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Host of Dr. Cindy Speaks, Dr. Cindy Banyai ran for Congress in Southwest Florida in 2020 and 2022. Not only has she flipped thousands of vote from red to blue, but she is an expert in political science and public administration.
Danika Fornear
Danika Fornear is a journalist and farmer from Central Florida. She has a knack for storytelling and extensive experience with Florida politics.
Graham E. Whitaker
Florida native. Civic educator. Policy analyst. Defender of democracy, facts, and reason in an age of noise. Raised by a union welder and a public school librarian in rural Central Florida, Graham worked construction and kitchen jobs to put himself through school. He’s since gone from speechwriting in the halls of power to truth-telling from the frontlines. At Big Mouth Media, he covers civil rights, corruption, and grassroots resistance—writing for the people getting steamrolled by power, and the ones ready to fight back. No spin. No saviors. Just tools, truth, and righteous rebellion.
Howard Sapp
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Howard Sapp worked in aviation for two decades. Born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida he returned to connect with his family and serve his community. He ran for the Florida legislature in 2022 and continues that work of serving and educating the people.
David Silverberg
Christy McLaughlin
David is an independent media provider who believes in the role that freedom of the press plays in our democracy. He has decades of experience as a journalist, and with magazines and radio. Features from his publication, The Paradise Progressive, run here as well.
Christy McLaughlin is a Naples-based lawyer (juris doctor), educator, and community advocate. A proud Republican, she previously was the youngest person to run for US Congress in 2020. She ran for Florida’s US District 19 in 2020 that her former college professor, Dr. Cindy Banyai ran for the opposing party’s side. Despite political differences, McLaughlin enjoys open and respectful conversations across the aisle, and is excited to join this podcast with Banyai.
Dr. Karen T. Jackson
Dr. Jackson is an assistant professor, in the Leadership Studies and Adult Education department at North Carolina A&T State University. She teaches the course Leadership for Community and Civic Engagement that produces the shows for the series Conversations on Community and Leadership. Dr. Jackson enjoys leading through change and helping others understand complex adaptive systems.