Your weekly window into how the most impactful moments in politics unfold. From the Oval Office to the Clinton campaign war room to the hallowed halls of Congress to Maryland's Governor's Mansion, we bring you inside the rooms where the biggest decisions are made. Hosted by a couple of college kids still trying to learn how things get done in this complicated yet beautiful world of American politics.
On the pod this week is Ann Richard! She's worked with many government agencies and nonprofits, including the Office of Management and Budget, State Department, Peace Corps, and International Rescue Committee. Most recently, Ann was the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration from 2012-2017 in the Obama Administration. It's a fascinating conversation you don't want to miss! (Plus we have a guest co-host, Margaret Hodson!)
This week we're so excited to welcome Kevin McLaughlin to the pod! He is the Executive Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) for the 2020 cycle. Kevin had previously worked at the NRSC during the 2014 and 2016 election cycles, helping Republicans grow and hold their Senate Majority. This is a fantastic episode so be sure to tune in!
This week we're happy to have Ashley Allison on the pod! She's an alum of the Obama White House and his 2012 re-election campaign. She worked as a field organizer in the swing state of Ohio in 2012, and at the White House she was the Deputy Director and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Public Engagement. There she managed a team that worked with the LGBTQ, Muslim, faith, African-American, disability, and entertainment communities, as well as focusing on criminal justice and policing reform. Tune in for a wonderful episode!
This week we're excited to welcome GU Politics' Fellow, Paulette Aniskoff! She started off in Obama World as his Get out the Vote Director in Iowa in 2008 and then went to work for him in the White House as Priority Placement Director, did a stint at FEMA, and then went back to the White House as Director of the Office of Public Engagement. We chat with her about her time with Obama and what she's doing now at Citizen 44. Check out this pod and if you want to hear more from Paulette, go to her discussion group!
We're back from spring break and so excited to welcome Mo Elleithee to the pod this week! He is the Executive Director of GU Politics and was the Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee. We chatted with him about his time in Virginia politics, Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign, and his time at the DNC. Tune in!
P.S. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
This week on the pod we are excited to have Dan Sena! As the Executive Director of the DCCC for the 2018 election cycle, Dan was the architect for the Dems taking back the House. We also delve into his start in politics working in New Mexico where he managed Sen. Tom Udall's reelection campaign. Check out this fascinating episode!
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Interview Editor Lucy Schmitz sits down with Washington Post columnist and GU Politics fellow Jonathan Capehart to discuss the role opinion journalism can play during the Trump era.
To begin 2019, Senior Interview Editor Erich Denk sat down with the Spring class of GU Politics Fellows. The group introduced themselves, discussed their plans for their semester on campus, what makes them optimistic, and how they are rethinking governance in their own fields.
In our final podcast of the semester, Interview Editors Lucy Schmitz and Lauren Whitaker chatted with Suzanne Kianpour of the BBC. They discussed the media's role in public service, differences between U.S. politics and politics abroad, and stories and advice from her reporting career.
In the second iteration of GPPR’s series of podcasts about Rethinking Governance, Interview Editor John Barfield sits down for a discussion with visiting GU Fellow Erin Conaton. Conaton shares her knowledge and perspective on a range of security topics, including how the 2018 midterms affect the discussion surrounding national security, the limits on American military intervention abroad, and how emerging cyber threats may affect the average American moving forward.
In a special interview with the incoming Dean of the McCourt School Dr. Maria Cancian, Interview Editor Lucy Schmitz and Senior Interview Editor Erich Denk discussed innovative thinking on family policy, Dr. Cancian’s work at Health and Human Services, and child separation at the border.
In our first GU Politics Fellow Interview of the semester, Senior Interview Editor Erich Denk and Ben Huber talked with Tim Lim about political advertising, digital data security, and the midterm elections.
