Public Interest Podcast

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  • How Many Liberals Does It Take to Change Societal Use of Light Bulbs?
    This is the one hundred and seventh episode of Public Interest Podcast with Darian Unger, Professor at Howard University's School of Business, environmental engineer, firefighter, EMT, co-Chair of Montgomery County's ACLU Chapter, co-Chair of Progressive Neighbors, and former candidate for delegate in Maryland's District 20, who speaks about environmental stewardship, how entrepreneurship can address global warming, and how he literally saves lives on a weekly basis as an EMT. Subscribe by Email
    0 min
  • The Nazi Hunter
    Eli Rosenbaum, the longest-serving prosecutor and investigator of Nazi criminals and other perpetrators of human rights violations in world history on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, speaks about his efforts to champion the cause of human rights by bringing to justice those individuals who have committed crimes against humanity. 
    38 min
  • The Responsibilities of Happenstance
    This is the eighty-seventh episode of Public Interest Podcast with Leigh Middleditch, of counsel at McGuireWoods and co-founder of the Sorensen Institute, speaks about pursuing a legal career in the military only to get pulled into Virginia politics by his former commanding officer and then being pulled into a successful legal career by a former Virginia Governor because he was in the right place at the right time. Middleditch articulates his strong belief in having an actively engaged and informed electorate and elaborates upon his efforts towards achieving that end. Subscribe by Email
    29 min
  • From News to Law
     This is the fifty-first episode of Public Interest Podcast with Maryland Senator Craig Zucker, who speaks about constituent service as one of the most impactful roles that an elected official can have on the lives of his constituents. Subscribe by Email
    28 min
  • Young Mothers Really Can Do It All
    This is the one hundred and eighteenth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Brooke Lierman, a Democratic Maryland state Delegate representing Baltimore City's 46th Legislative District, who speaks about her early immersion in political campaigns, her development of a legal career as a civil rights attorney, and her eventual arrival in the Maryland General Assembly. Subscribe by Email
    28 min
  • From Costa Rica to Israel: Improving the World One Negotiation at a Time
    This is the one hundred and tenth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Joel Rubin, President of the Washington Strategy Group, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Obama Administration, former candidate for Maryland's 8th Congressional District in the 2016 Democratic Primary, and co-founder of J-Street, who speaks about his international policy experience as platform for both 'tikkun olam' and as a campaign for elected office. Subscribe by Email
    33 min
  • Doing Good While Doing Well; Joining Profits with Philanthropy
     This is the fortieth episode of Public Interest Podcast with Gary Kushner, partner at Hogan Lovells, who speaks about advising his clients to do good while doing well, which is to say that profitability and ethical behavior can go hand in hand. He also speaks of his involvement with the Jewish National Fund and the Anti-Defamation League. Subscribe by Email
    28 min
  • Talk Radio & the American Media Market
    Michael Harrison, Founder and CEO of Talkers Magazine, speaks about the evolution of journalism throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries, elaborating upon Truth, objectivity, and the economics entertainment media.
    38 min

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