photo by: Richard Gwin

Rachel Maddow hosted her MSNBC show at Free State Brewery on Wednesday, discussing current national and state issues, such as union rights and abortion rights. Maddow said she has been following the ethics hearings of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Rachel Maddow hosted her MSNBC show at Free State Brewery on Wednesday, discussing current national and state issues, such as union rights and abortion rights. Maddow said she has been following the ethics hearings of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Rachel Maddow hosted her MSNBC show at Free State Brewery on Wednesday, discussing current national and state issues, such as union rights and abortion rights. Maddow said she has been following the ethics hearings of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline.

photo by: Richard Gwin

A full house turned out as Rachel Maddow hosted her MSNBC show at Free State Brewery on Wednesday, discussing current national and state issues, such as union rights and abortion rights. Maddow said she has been following the ethics hearings of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Free State Brewery waitress Demi Gerow takes lunch orders from Tree Hanna seated left, and her children Shea, 7, and Ian, 8, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Behind the family, production crews set up lights and camera equipment for a live broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show."