NLC is growing to South Texas and founding co-chapter director Michelle Vallejo joins The Zag to talk about how she is building an NLC experience authentic to the area and a program that is a realization of the strengths present in the community. We also chat about NLC Convention, coming home again, and one awesome flea market. Don't miss it.

Fresh off his Spark! Talk at NLC Convention in Iowa, Trip Yang joins The Zag to talk about the importance of diversifying campaign staffs. We also talk about his role as campaign manager in one of the most unique races of 2019: the Public Advocate position in New York City.

Elizabeth Cabrera, 2019 NLC Fellow and next year's NLC Institute Co-Director, joins The Zag to talk about next week's NLC Convention in Iowa. Don't miss this short and sweet episode.

2019 Fellow Matthew Wagner joins The Zag to talk post NLC Institute life and what he's looking forward to at NLC Convention next week in Iowa.

We're reviving the SF/LA rivalry on The Zag today as Cassie Hoeprich, 2019 NLC SF Fellow, joins us to discuss working in city government up north and her hopes for a masters program in LA she's starting this fall. We also talked about what would happen if Steph Curry became mayor. Don't miss it.

Good things happen when you put talented people on the case of educational equity. We're talking today with Ana Najera Mendoza, 2011 NLC Fellow, who recently helped the effort to reverse LAUSD's policy of random wanding of students in classrooms.

Don't miss another episode featuring an NLC SPARK! Talk giver at NLC Convention next month. Tune in to Brooke Wojdynski, 2018 NLC Columbus Fellow, ash she previews what she's discussing for her talk next month and discusses what we should know about Ohio.

Another NLC SparkTalk! preview episode as we catch up with Jessica Dickinson Goodman, 2018 NLC Silicon Valley Fellow, to discuss why she's advocating for the progressive movement to be more intergenerational. Throw in some talk about what it's like when your former boss runs for President and it's a can't miss episode.

Hey, it's a podcast episode talking about making podcast episodes. So meta. Don't miss Megan Nichole Freeland, 2019 NLC Atlanta Fellow, talking about her hit podcast the LaziMillennial and what we should know about the rapidly changing realities in Atlanta.

Listen to her podcast LaziMILLENNIAL on Instagram: www.instagram.com/lazimillennial

2019 NLC Detroit Fellow, AJ Jeedigunta, previews her inspiring SparkTalk! on making invisible disabilities visible when we talk about care and inclusion. Hear her inspiring personal reason to be talking on this topic and also what you should know about Detroit and the midwest. Don't miss it.