Host Ryan Coonerty talks with California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about improving elections, his work to increase the number of registered voters on his state's rolls, and what he would do if appointed to fill Kamala Harris' vacated Senate seat.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Maine Representative Ryan Fecteau, who was recently elected as the first openly gay speaker of the Maine House, the youngest speaker currently serving in the country, and the first speaker in Maine's history to come from his hometown.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with New Democrat Coalition member Congressman Ami Bera, a physician and former public health official who has been serving in Congress since 2012, about his view on what can and must be done to control the pandemic, and what the 2020 election means for the Biden Administration's approach to policy.

Recorded just before the election was called for President-elect Biden, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with newly-elected Florida State Senator Loranne Ausley about the 2020 election, how Dems can win Florida, and her passion for early childhood education.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with North Carolina Senator Jay Chaudhuri, whose work with colleagues on election reform and ending voter suppression is contributing to the state's record voting numbers this year.

Recorded during a October 13 virtual event, Joel Benenson talks with NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan about what polling is telling us about the 2020 race and why this moment is different than 2016. NewDEAL Leaders from Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia finish the discussion with a recap of what they're seeing on the ground in these key states.

Recorded on October 12, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Greg Schultz, Biden 2020 senior campaign advisor and former senior political advisor to the Vice President during the Obama Administration, about how Joe Biden is reaching out to American voters and the strategies for navigating a crazy year.

Regular host Ryan Coonerty takes the guest's chair, talking with NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan about his path to public office, his vision for this podcast, and how 50 episodes of guests give him hope in this moment before the 2020 election.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Michigan Representative Mari Manoogian, the first Armenian-American in the state house, about her path to public office, how her culture and her early career in international affairs influence her work, and her recent opportunity to address the Democratic National Convention as a rising star in political office.

In an online Bookshop Santa Cruz event, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Jesse Wegman about his new book "Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College", a thoroughly researched call for major electoral reform.