Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Lanae Erickson, Senior Vice President for Third Way's Social Policy & Politics Program, about how social media distorts our politics, the importance of smaller cities for Democrats, and President Biden's messaging going into the 2022 election cycle.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Delaware Senator Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to a U.S. state senate and the nation's highest-ranking transgender official, about her work on important issues such as telehealth, paid family leave, and her common bonds with the Biden family.

Listen in to a special live taping of An Honorable Profession at the 2021 Route Fifty Future Cities Summit with host Ryan Coonerty, NewDEAL Leader Mayor Trey Mendez (Brownsville, TX), NewDEAL Leader City Councilmember Andria McClellan (Norfolk, VA), City Councilmember Zeke Cohen (Baltimore, MD), and Deputy City Manager (San Jose, CA) Dolan Beckel.

Just prior to the CDC's release of guidance that fully vaccinated people should resume wearing masks in indoor public places in communities with high COVID rates, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan spoke about the Delta variant surge with Dr. Aditi Mallick, Director of the COVID-19 Response Command Center for North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services. They discussed the emerging variant, what to expect across the country in the coming months and how we can invest in our public health infrastructure to be more proactive in caring for our citizens.

NewDEAL CEO and Host Debbie Cox Bultan talks with John Unger, West Virginia Senate Minority Leader, about his work building communities in West Virginia and with Mother Teresa. His upbringing leading to his work as a Pastor and how he's working to address the mental health pandemic alongside the COVID19 pandemic.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Maryland State Senator Will Smith, who leads on parole and criminal justice reform in his state. They talk about his view on the end of the Afghanistan conflict, his work on immigration reform within Maryland, and how his service shaped his desire to work in public service.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza about his experience responding to personal and professional pandemic challenges. How Providence has been a consistent leader in community policing reforms, and what it's like to have a partner on the Federal level again.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, who is leading the charge on equitable growth in one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. They talk about her role championing police and criminal justice reform after the George Floyd Movement, her work to build a more Democratic Utah, and her passion for learning from her constituents.

Host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Florida House member and Congressional candidate Ben Diamond about building the biggest state budget and protecting voting rights of Floridians.

During Pride Month, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to be elected to New Hampshire's state senate, about her work to ensure small businesses aren't left out of pandemic recovery and how she brings new perspectives and voices to the table as a member of the LGBTQ community.