Episode 8
Melody Barnes
Co-Director of UVA's Democracy Initiative and former Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Obama. Discussion on democracy, civic engagement, and policy-making at the intersection of academia and government.
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Episode 7
Kate Addleson
Director of the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. Insights on environmental advocacy, conservation policy in Virginia, and grassroots organizing for climate action at the state level.
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Episode 6
Michael Finnegan
President of Atlantic Media. Discussion on the evolving media landscape, journalism's role in policy debates, and the future of political media in the digital age.
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Episode 5
Ned Price
Director of Policy & Communications at National Security Action, former CIA analyst and NSC spokesperson under Obama. Insights on national security policy, intelligence community operations, and public diplomacy.
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Episode 4
Chris Lu
Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center of Public Affairs and former Deputy Secretary of Labor under Obama. Discussion on labor policy, workforce development, and the intersection of public service and academia.
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Episode 3
Robert Zullo
Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Mercury. Insights on Virginia state politics, investigative journalism, and the critical role of state-level political reporting in policy formation.
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Episode 2
Daniel Carey
Virginia's Secretary of Health and Human Resources. Discussion on Medicaid expansion in Virginia, addressing the opioid crisis, and state-level healthcare policy implementation.
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Episode 1
Matthew Olsen
Chief Trust and Security Officer at Uber and former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Insights on Guantanamo Bay, NSA operations, intelligence community reform, and the private sector's role in security.
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