Guest host Debbie Cox Bultan, NewDEAL CEO, talks with Tolleson, AZ Mayor Anna Tovar about her work to protect her community's essential workers, her career as a public servant from council to legislature to mayor, and how Arizona's "sister mayors" are collaborating to slow the spread of coronavirus and address the pandemic's effects.

In a conversation recorded on August 7, 2020, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Biden 2020 Deputy Political Director John McCarthy for insights into the Biden campaign and the insanity of running a presidential campaign against Donald Trump amid a global pandemic.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Amanda Nguyen, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder of Rise, about her work to advocate for sexual assault survivors, her personal story that led to her civil rights work, and how she's working to fix the criminal justice system through legislation at the federal, state, and local level.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, recently named president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, about how leaders are responding in real time to historic challenges in the pandemic and the work to address systemic discrimination, and his hope that this moment of transition will be different.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Bakari Sellers, political commentator and author of the new book, My Vanishing Country, in a conversation about race in America, his family's history of activism & public service, and protesting systemic racism.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Tennessee Senator Raumesh Akbari in a conversation about race, policing, and generational changes in politics amid the coronavirus pandemic & the protest movement.

Host Ryan Coonerty talked with North Carolina Representative Ashton Wheeler Clemmons about her life as a legislator during the pandemic, her work on education in the classroom and in the state house, and her work to mobilize young women and minority candidates to run for office.

Host Ryan Coonerty talked with Josh Fryday, California's Chief Service Officer, about how he's mobilizing Californians to serve one another during the pandemic and meet needs in their neighborhoods.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Georgia State Senator Jen Jordan about work and home life during the pandemic as she fights to keep Georgia residents protected by not reopening the state too quickly while coronavirus still presents a threat.

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller about how he's working to keep families and businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic while still investing in the city's economic future.