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80-Proof Politics episodes
- Navigating DC with a swamp pilot: Keeping the "why" in focus with Mike Bertman, Founder and President of Swamp Pilot Strategies, LLC.
Welcome back! After nearly eighteen months on the social distancing lam, 80-Proof Politics is back with episode 1 of season 3. Longtime distilled spirits lobbyist, Mike Bertman tells us about why he is now betting on himself for once, and making sure he has at least one great idea each day in order to make himself better tomorrow than he is today.
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57 min - Remotely conversing with former longtime higher ed advocate and congressional candidate, Shay Stautz
Fresh from the campaign trail in his home state of Arizona - and having his beer delivered to his doorstep during this time of shelter-in-place - Shay Stautz talks about his years as a higher education lobbyist, how he translated that experience into running for Congress, and plowing through colleagues in the office to get his first real policy position on Capitol Hill.
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46 min - Drinking Alone: Advocacy in the Time of Coronavirus
In this special edition of 80-Proof Politics, we touch base virtually with a few of our previous Guestperts to see how they are adjusting a profession built on personal relationships and interpersonal communications to an era of self isolation and social distancing.
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40 min - Matthew Cornelius, Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, talks about encouraging acquisition at the speed of technology within the federal government. At Lost & Found.
From telling federal agency personnel why they can't to now showing them why they should, Matthew Cornelius - three months into his role as Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation - joins 80-Proof at Lost & Found for a pre-coronavirus talk about how being a Duke fan while attending UNC prepared him for working at Treasury, GSA, OMB, and running an association of companies helping to shape innovation in government.
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45 min - Having cut his teeth with Bobby Kennedy at the DoJ and his Senate office, Arnold Fege - Founder & President of Public Advocacy for Kids - spent two years as a reporter in Vietnam before finding his true passion as an educator & advocate for kids
Arnie Fege and I sit down for a pre-quarantine conversation and drink at The Hamilton to discuss his rich experience in Washington, and how his formative policy years with one of the true leaders of the '60s led him to create and run one of the premier education advocacy organizations in DC.
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36 min - Learning to connect before you communicate with Mark Bayer, President - Bayer Strategic Consulting and Host of the podcast "When Science Speaks." At Siné Irish Pub in Arlington, VA.
Mark Bayer, President of Bayer Strategic Consulting, host of "When Science Speaks," and self-proclaimed persuasion nerd explains why it's important to connect before you communicate. He joins us at Siné Irish Pub in Arlington, VA.
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43 min - Kicking off Season 2 with Josh Martin - VP Government Affairs, American Defense International - at Tortilla Coast
We open Season 2 of 80-Proof segment by introducing a new feature we call NextGen Advocates with Josh Martin, VP Government Affairs - American Defense International. And what better place to share his story of nearly twenty years on the Hill than at Tortilla Coast.
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42 min - From parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President. Wrapping up Season 1 with Ed Gillespie at Landini Brothers
We put the wraps on Season 1 with Ed Gillespie, Chairman, SVC Public Affairs. From Senate parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President with a few political and advocacy stops along the way, Ed has lobbied and been lobbied. He shares his public affairs insights with us at Landini Brothers.
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41 min - Applying strategic public affairs to regulatory actions and avoiding road hazards at an undiscosed location with Stuart Roy, President - Strategic Action Public Affairs.
In the second of our final three-part series on applying strategic communications, Stuart Roy, President - Strategic Action Public Affairs, adds the unique perspective of creating support for clients who face regulatory actions, helping clients restructure internal communications, and how to dodge farm implements traveling 60 mph on the Wilson Bridge.
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37 min - Tackling the fear of dealing with the media at the Boxcar Tavern with John Feehery, Partner with EFB Advocacy.
In episode 14 of 80-Proof Politics, we're joined by John Feehery, Partner with EFB Advocacy, at The Boxcar Tavern. John talks about how his rich history of working for the Speaker of the House, other politic leaders, and even the Motion Picture Association of America taught him not to fear the media -- or the Cubs.
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About 80-Proof Politics
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On any given day in Washington, DC, policy proposals are created, debated, and decimated by tens of thousands of people and organizations working behind the scenes. Each week one of these advocates…
and I will visit a DC watering hole and distill the art of advocacy by pulling back the curtain a bit and taking a look at how they play their part in this sausage factory we call our federal government. So, if you’re at all interested in how the sausage is made, pull up a chair, grab a drink, and join us for the next 30 minutes or so. After all, what goes better with sausage than a tall cold one?