Nation State of Play
Nation State of Play
On each episode of Nation State of Play, we explore the political forces driving public policy across California. We dig deep on federal and state topics to find out what politicians are doing, and most interestingly—why they’re doing it. We explore these topics with political insiders, advocates, and policy-makers themselves to get below the headlines, and show you the true forces shaping our nat…Social links:
Ep. 250 - CalBroadBand | Janus Norman
Janus Norman with CalBroadBand joins Bryan to discuss closing the access gap to broadband in California. (Originally aired 31March23)
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Ep. 249 - Yolo County District Attorney | Jeff Reisig
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig joins us to discuss his new study on the devastating impacts of zero bail. Read the full study and summary here. (Originally aired March 14, 23)
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Ep. 248 - International Medical Corps | Erica Tavares
Erica Tavares with International Medical Corps joins us to discuss critical gaps in California’s healthcare system, and how her organization is helping victims in both the Syria/Turkey earthquake as well as Ukraine. (Originally aired 22Feb23)
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Ep. 247 - Nicole Gill | Accountable Tech
Nicole Gill with Accountable Tech joins us to discuss how to stop hate speech on Twitter. (Originally aired Date 10Jan22)
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Ep 246 - Tiffany Muller - End Citizens United
Tiffany Muller with End Citizens United returns to the show to discuss how democracy performed on the ballot in 2022, and what’s ahead for 2023. (Read the End Citizens United State Democracy Report Card ) (Originally aired 10Jan23)
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Ep. 245 - Verogen | Brett Williams & Anne Marie Schubert
Verogen CEO, Brett Williams and former District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert on how genetic technology is changing law enforcement. (Originally aired: 03January22)
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Ep. 244 - Half the Story Project | Larissa May
Larissa May with Half the Story Project joins us to discuss critical legislation to address social media addiction. (Originally aired 27Dec22)
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Ep. 243 - Danielle Perry & JD Hilzendager
Danielle Perry and JD Hilzendager join us to discuss low-income access to wireless service and data, and how the California Public Utilities Commission is widening the digital divide. (Originally aired 29Nov22)
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Ep. 242 - Jessie Ryan
Jessie Ryan with The Campaign For College Opportunity joins us to discuss access to higher education and how policy-makers can improve community college transfer rates across the country. (Originally aired 17Nov22)
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Ep. 241 - Tiffany Muller
Tiffany Muller with End Citizens United joins us to discuss the impact of big money in politics, what states can do now to address this issue and the impact of big money on the 2022 election cycle. (Originally aired 1Nov22)
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