Capitol Spotlight

Capitol Spotlight

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Capitol Spotlight episodes

  • Samuel Hymes - How Sports Influence Politics

    Today's topics: As a strategic adviser working on America’s World Cup strategy, Samuel spent the past year focused on a question most fans never consider: How can the United States use the world’s biggest sporting event to strengthen its standing on the global stage?

    Turns out, it can do a lot. Samuel’s front-row seat to it all made for CNCT’s first podcast episode diving into sports.

    37 min
  • John Ohly - Over a Decade on Capitol Hill and What Comes Next

    Today's topics: John Ohly comes from a legacy of public service and spent over 10 years on Capitol Hill. He worked for House Oversight and Reform Committee and the House Energy and Commerce committee where he dove into investigation work. After some time lobbying in the auto industry, he recently joined TSG Advocates as Partner.

    36 min
  • Ashley Davis - Inside the Bush White House Post 9/11

    Today's topics: Ashley Davis, former White House staffer and author, shares what it was like inside the West Wing on 9/11 and helping stand up the Office of Homeland Security as employee #1. She also dives into her new book, "The Power Pivot: With Grit, Grace, and Growth".

    52 min
  • Alison Cheperdak - Modern Etiquette for Hill Professionals

    Today's topics: Managing the "nerve center" of the West Wing, receiving Sharpie-redlined edits from the president, gaining 100,000 Instagram followers in just two months, switching careers, and professional etiquette tips. Alison Cheperdak, Founder of Elevate Etiquette and Author of “Was It Something I Said”, joins Capitol Spotlight!

    57 min
  • Jackson Tufts - Building The First House-Approved AI Tool

    Today's topics: Building the first AI platform approved for use in the House, the critical need for verifiable data over “Reddit rumors,” why legacy policy tools are ripe for disruption, solving the “mile wide and inch deep” staffer struggle, and navigating the House’s new AI guardrails. Jackson Tufts, Founder of Article One and former National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser for Rep. David Price, joins Capitol Spotlight!


    Read more about Jackson: https://www.capitolcnct.com/cs-jackson-tufts

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    35 min
  • Brennan Adelaide - Being the Change You Wish to See

    Today's topics: Working on a horse ranch in Spain, skiing across the world, writing a book, office culture at Asana, and what to learn from work-life balance on the west coast. Brennan Adelaide, Public Policy Lead at Asana and former Deputy Comms Director for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joins Capitol Spotlight!Read more about BrennanCNCT with BrennanConnect with CNCT

    50 min
  • Adrienne Ramsay - Money in Congress & the White House

    Today's topics: Writing a book about the Appropriations process, working in the Congressional Budget Office, memories from Bush's White House, how money dictates policy, and pitching a TV pilot. Adrienne Ramsay, Founder of Delphi Strategies and former Sr. Budget Analyst for the OMB, joins the show!


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    40 min
  • Cori Kramer - The Benefits of Bipartisanship

    Today's topics: All about Center Forward, humanizing Hill comms, how bipartisanship benefits your work, viewing compromise as a strength, creative phases, and cake decorating. Cori Kramer, CEO at Center Forward, sits down to share her story.


    Read more about Cori.


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    49 min

About Capitol Spotlight

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Get to know the person outside the politics in Capitol Spotlight, the interview podcast from CNCT. Each episode, join CNCT Founder David Tennent as he interviews Staffers, former Staffers, and Members…