Restore your faith in government with An Honorable Profession. Every Thursday, co-hosts Ryan Coonerty and Debbie Cox Bultan sit down with rising state and local Democrats, policy experts, and the nation’s top political minds for empowering and candid conversations about life in public service and government. Together with their guests – which include members of the Biden Administration, state legislators nationwide, and mayors from America’s top cities – Ryan and Debbie discuss the biggest issues facing Americans today and the decisive role that state and local leaders play in catalyzing progressive, pragmatic solutions.
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NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Dan Garodnick, former NYC councilman and author of the upcoming book "Saving Stuyvesant Town", a story of a neighborhood coming together for a major victory f…
NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke about his experience responding to pandemic challenges, which left him often working in opposition to his state's policies, and l…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton, CA, about his incredible personal story of overcoming the odds to become the first black mayor of his city, the youngest mayor o…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster, member of the House New Democrat Coalition, about the importance of protecting people's right to vote, her experience on January 6, and …
NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson about the COVID vaccination rollout and the state's major bipartisan recovery package, and his journey from public sch…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Elizabeth Walters, new chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and Summit County Council President, about what Ohio's politics mean to the rest of the country, and what it's …
NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Kentucky state representative Nima Kulkarni, immigration attorney and the first Indian-American elected in her state, about President Biden's moves on immigra…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America and former National Political Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, and publisher Steve Kettmann about the new book "Now…
NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks to Connecticut Representative Caroline Simmons about looking at the January attack on the capitol through a national security lens, and how other tragic historic e…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Georgia Representative Scott Holcomb, who reflects on why he was confident Georgia was ready to go blue in the Senate runoffs that surprised Americans all over the natio…
NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Zach Wahls, the new Minority Leader for Iowa's state Senate, about how to unify the nation in the wake of the attack on the Capitol, and his insight on how to…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Colorado Senator Kerry Donovan for her thoughts on healing the political divide in America, what she sees ahead for her state, and the investments that we need as we eme…
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Recorded during our 10th Annual Leaders Conference in December 2020, former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. talks with NewDEALer Amanda Edwards about this historic opportunity to address…
Recorded during our 10th Annual Leaders Conference in December 2020, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Maricopa County, AZ Recorder Adrian Fontes discuss their work to protect democracy …
Recorded during our conference in December 2020, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Dr. Leana Wen, physician and public health professor, about surging coronavirus cases and what to expect as w…
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about improving elections, his work to increase the number of registered voters on his state's rolls, and what he would do if …
NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Maine Representative Ryan Fecteau, who was recently elected as the first openly gay speaker of the Maine House, the youngest speaker currently serving in the …