Best PrimeGov Podcasts (2024)

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#12 How does the City of Los Angeles Provide Information Access to its Multi-lingual Residents. Holly Wolcott 23:29

2+ y ago23:29

23:29

Holly L. Wolcott is the City Clerk and has worked for the City of Los Angeles for almost 33 years. She lead the effort to develop the City Clerk’s first Strategic 5-Year Plan, supervises the City’s Municipal, Special, and Neighborhood Council elections, serves as clerk for all City Council proceedings, provides administrative, fiscal and personnel …

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#11 How should local government officials think about the future of civic engagement? Cheryl Hughes 38:16

3y ago38:16

38:16

Cheryl Hughes is a civic architect and a thought leader in civic engagement. As a consultant, she works with local and national organizations to design and implement programs and initiatives that foster and measure engagement and impact. In this podcast she talks about: What exactly is a “civic architect?” What might people be surprised to learn ab…

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#10 Discover what a city clerk does on a day-to-day basis to keep your city running flawlessly?| Katherine Glass 52:33

3y ago52:33

52:33

Katherine K. Glass, a Hampton native, has been the Clerk of the Hampton City Council since 2005. During that time, she has worked to utilize technology (agenda management software, video-streaming, etc.) to expand citizen access to information, as well as to achieve greater efficiency and cost-savings. Much of her work as Clerk has focused on ways …

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#9 How to Get Gen Z Involved in Boards and Commissions | ELGL 31:11

3y ago31:11

31:11

Kirsten Wyatt is the executive director and co-founder of ELGL, and a co-host of the GovLove podcast. She also serves as an elected school board member for the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. Previously, she served as Assistant City Manager of West Linn, Oregon. In this podcast, she talks about: Getting younger generation involved in boards …

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#8 Breaking Barriers for Parents Running for Office | Vote Mama Foundation 40:47

3y ago40:47

40:47

Vote Mama Foundation, a non-profit working toward gender equity by breaking down the structural and cultural barriers mothers face while running for office, has launched an aggressive campaign to enact the use of Campaign Funds for Childcare for state and local elections in all 50 states by 2023. Vote Mama Foundation founder and CEO Liuba Grechen S…

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#7 Journey of a black, lesbian activist running for NYC Council District 9 24:39

3y ago24:39

24:39

Kristin Richardson Jordan (KRJ) is a third-generation Harlemite who has known Harlem since she was four months old. She is the daughter of Dr. Lynne Richardson and Dr. Desmond Jordan, two minority physicians trained at the historic Harlem Hospital. Kristin is passionate about social justice, and the history, politics, and culture(s) of all people g…

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#6 Proven Ideas and Methodologies to Get the Youth Involved in Local Government | Steve McShane 48:10

3y ago48:10

48:10

In this episode, Steve shares examples and creative ideas, such as getting a musician, to increase engagement on his younger constituents in boards and commissions. Steve McShane is the Salinas City Councilman and currently serves as Chair of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments and the Monterey Bay Air Resources District. Steve is the …

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#5 Challenges of Serving Underrepresented Communities on Bay Area Commissions 25:53

3+ y ago25:53

25:53

Eddie Ahn is the executive director of environmental justice nonprofit Brightline Defense, based in San Francisco. He also serves on three government commissions: the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), San Francisco Commission on the Environment, and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). Prior to being a nonprofit lawye…

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#4: Difference Between Running via Caucus vs. Boards and Commissions? Gail Eisenberg 27:41

3+ y ago27:41

27:41

Gail Schnitzer Eisenberg is a civil rights lawyer and mother of two young children, who had wanted to run for office since kindergarten. She was elected in April 2017 to a four-year term as New Trier Township Trustee, serving the mostly affluent community’s most vulnerable populations. Gail was slated for the Township Supervisor position by the non…

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#3 One Year Out: A Step-by-Step Process of Running for Office 1:05:55

3+ y ago1:05:55

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You're thinking about running for office, but you don't know what's really involved. You don't necessarily have money or connections, but you think it's a worthwhile endeavor. A lot of the traditional wisdom isn't exactly holding up these days - voters want someone authentic and - they don't necessarily need to agree on everything, but they want to…

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#2 How to support the next generation of civic leaders to end injustice of educational inequity. 48:50

3+ y ago48:50

48:50

As the Vice President of the Regional Impact team at Leadership for Educational Equity, Lori leads a diverse team of Directors in 21 regions across the country working to support our members to change laws and policies to be more equitable. In this podcast, Lori breaks down how LEE supports, inspires, and nurtures the next generation of civic leade…

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#1 How a Mother, Educator, and Activist Decided to Run for School Board 42:07

3+ y ago42:07

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Annie joined us for a podcast interview to share her journey as she runs for the school board. With this conversation, her goal is to inspire other women and demystify the process. Annie is a former teacher, an entrepreneur, a community activist, and a professor of Gender Studies. She aims to create policies for the community that expand the distri…

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#12 How does the City of Los Angeles Provide Information Access to its Multi-lingual Residents. Holly Wolcott 23:29

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#11 How should local government officials think about the future of civic engagement? Cheryl Hughes 38:16

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#10 Discover what a city clerk does on a day-to-day basis to keep your city running flawlessly?| Katherine Glass 52:33

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#9 How to Get Gen Z Involved in Boards and Commissions | ELGL 31:11

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#8 Breaking Barriers for Parents Running for Office | Vote Mama Foundation 40:47

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#7 Journey of a black, lesbian activist running for NYC Council District 9 24:39

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#6 Proven Ideas and Methodologies to Get the Youth Involved in Local Government | Steve McShane 48:10

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#5 Challenges of Serving Underrepresented Communities on Bay Area Commissions 25:53

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#4: Difference Between Running via Caucus vs. Boards and Commissions? Gail Eisenberg 27:41

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#3 One Year Out: A Step-by-Step Process of Running for Office 1:05:55

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#2 How to support the next generation of civic leaders to end injustice of educational inequity. 48:50

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#1 How a Mother, Educator, and Activist Decided to Run for School Board 42:07

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