An Honorable Profession

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Delaware Senator Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to a U.S. state senate and the nation's highest-ranking transgender official, about her work o…

Listen in to a special live taping of An Honorable Profession at the 2021 Route Fifty Future Cities Summit with host Ryan Coonerty, NewDEAL Leader Mayor Trey Mendez (Brownsville, TX), NewDEAL Leader …

Just prior to the CDC's release of guidance that fully vaccinated people should resume wearing masks in indoor public places in communities with high COVID rates, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan spoke …

NewDEAL CEO and Host Debbie Cox Bultan talks with John Unger, West Virginia Senate Minority Leader, about his work building communities in West Virginia and with Mother Teresa. His upbringing leading…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Maryland State Senator Will Smith, who leads on parole and criminal justice reform in his state. They talk about his view on the end of the Afghanistan conflict, his wor…

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza about his experience responding to personal and professional pandemic challenges. How Providence has been a consistent leader in…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, who is leading the charge on equitable growth in one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. They talk about her role champio…

Host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Florida House member and Congressional candidate Ben Diamond about building the biggest state budget and protecting voting rights of Floridians. 

During Pride Month, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to be elected to New Hampshire's state senate, about her work to ensure small businesses…

Host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Manny Diaz, former Miami mayor and current chair of the Florida Democratic Party, about what it will take to win Florida and his work to push back on…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Massachusetts Representative Tram Nguyen, the first Vietnamese-American elected to her state house, about her journey from an immigrant childhood to taking elected offic…

In a special episode celebrating the NewDEAL's 10th anniversary,  An Honorable Profession's first guest Jason Kander returns to talk with hosts Ryan Coonerty and Debbie Cox Bultan about how things ha…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Maryland Delegate Brooke Lierman about her work to build a more equitable world and close systemic gaps through her public service as an elected official and her private…

Host & NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Minnesota Senate Assistant Minority Leader Melisa Lopez Franzen about her work in the legislature to pass police reform and address systemic gaps as we…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Pennsylvania Representative Jordan Harris, who is leading on police and criminal justice reform in his state. They talk about his role as the Democratic Caucus Whip, his…

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Montgomery County, MD Councilmember Will Jawando, a national leader on police reform, about building transparency and accountability for law enforcement, the …

In a special Earth Day episode, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Norfolk, VA Councilmember Andria McClellan about her work to address flooding and build resiliency against the impacts of clim…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Kansas City, MO Mayor Quinton Lucas about his journey from childhood homelessness and poverty to heading a major American city, his work to invest in his city's at-risk …

NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Natalia Macker, Chair of the Teton County, WY Commissioner, about her vision for achieving a more equitable society as Wyoming builds back better from the pan…

Host Ryan Coonerty talks to Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley about the challenges she's steered her city through, including the tragic mass shooting in 2019 that claimed 9 lives, and her work to use governmen…