Host Ryan Coonerty talks to Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley about the challenges she's steered her city through, including the tragic mass shooting in 2019 that claimed 9 lives, and her work to use government as an instrument for good.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Dan Garodnick, former NYC councilman and author of the upcoming book "Saving Stuyvesant Town", a story of a neighborhood coming together for a major victory for affordable housing.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke about his experience responding to pandemic challenges, which left him often working in opposition to his state's policies, and leading his city through the 2015 terrorist attack on local military bases that left five servicemembers dead.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton, CA, about his incredible personal story of overcoming the odds to become the first black mayor of his city, the youngest mayor of a major US city, and the innovative leader that brought Stockton out of bankruptcy and piloted universal basic income.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster, member of the House New Democrat Coalition, about the importance of protecting people's right to vote, her experience on January 6, and her powerful perspective on sexual assault.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson about the COVID vaccination rollout and the state's major bipartisan recovery package, and his journey from public school teacher to elected official.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Elizabeth Walters, new chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and Summit County Council President, about what Ohio's politics mean to the rest of the country, and what it's like to be a strong progressive voice in a red state.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Kentucky state representative Nima Kulkarni, immigration attorney and the first Indian-American elected in her state, about President Biden's moves on immigration and the progress Kentucky's capital is making on police reform.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America and former National Political Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, and publisher Steve Kettmann about the new book "Now What? Essays on Life after Trump" and how to fix government by listening to people.

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks to Connecticut Representative Caroline Simmons about looking at the January attack on the capitol through a national security lens, and how other tragic historic events like Sandy Hook have shaped her public service.