Behind The Candidates

Hello from Roger Williams University! My new home for the fall. I’m excited to give a personal update in this episode about how I’ve moved into college successfully, as well as an update on the elections coming up this fall, including the timing and races to watch.

State representative Brandon Potter and Cranston is being challenged by Democrat Joseph Graziano in a primary. We hash out the issues in this discussion. The timestamps are below.. Budget 1:08
Education 15:36
Lightning Round 29:15
Health Care 35:21
Infrastructure 52:10

Welcome to A Discussion With the Candidates! After Senator Lombardo passed away from bladder cancer in February, there is now a Democratic primary to fill his seat. The candidates are Pam Leary, Andrew Demetri, and Richard Delfino. The timestamps to listen to this podcast in segments are below. Intro 0
Budget 1:11
Education 11:04
Lightning Round 21:39
Health Care 29:25
Infrastructure 40:36
closing 51:59

I’m honored to have my Aunt on the podcast who is a Human Resources Professional. She works for Tufts University and discusses the importance of diversity, the role that HR plays in a workplace and gives advice to young people.

The Democrat party now feels more unified after Sunday’s news as Kamala Harris becomes the presumptive nominee. Tune in for my thoughts, as well as some audio from Tim White and Ted Nisi.

After the disastrous debate performance by President Biden, the Republican party had been pretty quiet up until this week when Donald Trump faced an assassination attempt and the party has unified around him. Tune in for the latest updates and analysis.

Welcome! There is not a better time to dive into national politics. Jamie has served in rolls across the spectrum in the national republican party and gives his analysis on this year‘s election. He is also an author and a blogger.

Liam joins me on this episode from North Carolina! He gives his pitch for the state. We also discussed the use of social media and his amazing talent for the piano!

Welcome back! My neighbor joined me for this episode who is a Social Worker, professor at Salve Regina University, and an advocate for all to live better lives! Join us as we discuss how Covid has changed the profession and advice for those seeking help or considering Social Work as a career.

This episode includes a hodgepodge of topics. They are connected based on being relevant topics in 2024 such as how to appropriately use social media, where artificial intelligence is the most useful and what to look out for when spotting bias.