{"id":2160,"date":"2022-09-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:20:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:20:35","slug":"the-big-questions-with-big-john-spike-cohen-2020-lp-vp-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/the-big-questions-with-big-john-spike-cohen-2020-lp-vp-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Questions with Big John &#8211; Spike Cohen, 2020 LP VP Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>The Big Questions with Big John <\/em>is an interview show where our own <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big John<\/a> <\/strong>gets the opportunity to have conversations with interesting people from all walks of life. <br><br>In this episode, Big John sits down with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spike_Cohen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spike Cohen<\/a><\/strong>, the 2020 Libertarian Party candidate for Vice-President. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"The Big Questions with Big John - Spike Cohen, Libertarian Activist\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzNV7ww2Axg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsgrumblings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon.png\" alt=\"The Big Questions with Big John - Spike Cohen, 2020 Libertarian Party VP Candidate mobile video link\"> Mobile users: 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