The Reason for Reform (with Steph B)

Stephen B. Walker is a law enforcement veteran and lifelong activist in the areas of child protection and crime prevention. He is currently the director of Governmental Affairs for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA). Prior to this, he worked within the California Youth A…

What does the future hold? (with Michael Mascioni)

Michael Mascioni is a writer, futurist, and conference producer focusing on digital media, technology, and innovation. His most recent book, entitled Reinventing Government through Political Entrepreneurship and Exponential Innovation, discusses programs and strategies of various non-partisan polic…

Corporate Impact for Community Change (with Bill Shireman)

Bill Shireman is a social entrepreneur, environmental policy innovator, and rare San Francisco Republican. He’s also the founder of Future500, a non-profit consultancy that builds trust between companies, advocates, investors, and philanthropists to advance business as a force for good. (Originall…

Following the science (with Aaron Hamlin)

Aaron Hamlin is the co-founder and executive director of The Center for Election Science, a nonprofit that is probably best known as a champion of an alternative voting method called Approval Voting. Aaron’s educational background and career experience have spanned the gamut, but through it all, as…

Seeking Approval in Utah (with Nate Allen)

We’re joined by Nate Allen, founder and Executive Director of Utah Approves, to discuss Approval Voting and his perspective on changing the incentives of our elections.  (Originally aired 3/18/2022)

Untangling the political news (with Issac Saul)

Issac Saul has written about just about everything as a journalist, but politics is a bit more personal. In 2019 he founded Tangle, an independent, ad-free, nonpartisan politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from the left and the right on the news of the day. We sat down with Issac …

The Unicorn is Democracy (with Katie Fahey)

Katie Fahey led Voters Not Politicians’ anti-gerrymandering campaign to successfully amend the Michigan state constitution. In this episode, we visit with her about her experience transitioning from being a grassroots advocate to a national leader for democracy reform at The People. (Originally ai…

The Emperor has No Clothes (with Katherine Gehl)

America’s election structure was designed more than 250 years ago and a few tweaks have been made along the way, but it’s time for some real innovation. Enter Katherine Gehl, a businesswoman with political chops who realized that we could remake our electoral system so that the success of elected o…

Listening to All Sides (with John Gable)

John Gable has worked with national political leaders and helped create a doorway to the internet; now he and his team at AllSides are helping Americans contextualize the news they consume and promote conversation without division. (Originally aired 12/03/2021)

A New Generation of Citizens (with Elizabeth Clay Roy)

We’ve all heard that “children are our future,” but few organizations have connected that sentiment to democracy building like Generation Citizen. Their CEO Elizabeth Clay Roy shares with us her passion for education, civics, and the power of “action civics” to build a better democracy for tomorrow…