An Honorable Profession
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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An Honorable Profession is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 259
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
School Board Partners on Leadership Development, Good Governance, Racial Equity, and Self-Care
In this week’s episode, Ryan Coonerty talks with the co-founders of School Board Partners: Carrie Douglass and Ethan Ashley. Carrie and Ethan share what they have learned from working to prepare and …
Behind the Scenes of the 118th Congress with Andy Flick
In this week’s episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Andy Flick, the Executive Director of the New Democrat Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives. They examine the curre…
Mayor Timothy Ragland on Workforce Development, Decreasing Violent Crime, and Community Engagement
In this week’s episode, co-host Ryan Coonerty talks with Talladega, AL, Mayor Timothy Ragland, the first Black mayor of his hometown and the youngest in over a century. Ragland shares the inspiring s…
Lauren Harper and Liam Kerr on Defending Democracy
In this week’s special episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks to Lauren Harper and Liam Kerr, co-founders of the non-profit Welcome Party, about how to broaden the Democratic Party's t…
Rep. Blake Johnson on Having Power in the Minority and Empowering his Constituents
In this week's episode, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Indianapolis, Indiana Representative Blake Johnson. They discuss how to govern successfully in a legislative super minority, and how he has built…
What to Watch in the States with Legislative Leaders
In this week’s special episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan welcomes legislative leaders from blue, red, and purple states for a conversation on their priorities for 2023, how legislative …
Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey’s Public Policy Agenda
In this week’s episode, host Ryan Coonerty talks with Fairfield, CT Representative Cristin McCarthy Vahey, a long-time NewDEALer and brave public policy advocate. They discuss her work from last year…
Supervisor James Gore on Disaster Preparedness & Resiliency Amid California's Historic Rainfall
In this week’s episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Sonoma County, CA, Supervisor James Gore. They spoke in the midst of California’s historic wave of dangerous storms, reacting…
Delegate Jazz Lewis' Path to the Maryland Legislature
Recorded at NewDEAL’s 12th Annual Leaders Conference, this week’s episode features a conversation between host Ryan Coonerty and NewDEAL Leader Maryland Delegate Jazz Lewis. They discuss how the impa…
Senator Jeff Bridges on Bringing People Together Around Shared Values
Recorded at NewDEAL's 12th Annual Leaders Conference in Washington, this week's episode features a conversation between host Ryan Coonerty and NewDEAL Leader Colorado Senator Jeff Bridges. They discu…
Representative Brandon Lofton on the Past and Future of the Tarheel State
Recorded at NewDEAL's 12th Annual Leaders Conference in Washington, this week's episode features a conversation between host Ryan Coonerty and NewDEAL Leader North Carolina Representative Brandon Lof…
Adrian Fontes Fights For Democracy
Recorded at NewDEAL's 12th Annual Leaders Conference last week in Washington, this week's special episode features Arizona Secretary of State-elect Adrian Fontes -- dubbed by TIME Magazine as one of …
Representative Ranjeev Puri Legislates Michigan
In this week’s episode, host and NewDEAL Leader Ryan Coonerty talks with Canton, MI, Representative Ranjeev Puri about his leadership role as a majority whip tasked with holding together his caucus i…
Debbie Cox Bultan on how Moderates Won the Midterms
In this week's episode, we feature NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan's appearance on a recent episode of the Moderate Party Podcast - a political podcast for moderates, centrists, and independents hosted…
State's Attorney Dave Aronberg Gives Us a Florida Postmortem
In this week’s episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with State Attorney Dave Aronberg from West Palm Beach, FL. In a wide-ranging interview about major policy challenges, Florida pol…
Post-Election Analysis: An Honorable Profession with Debbie Cox Bultan and Ryan Coonerty
In the wake of the midterms, An Honorable Profession co-hosts Debbie Cox Bultan and Ryan Coonerty joined forces to discuss what we saw in this week’s elections and some main takeaways, including how …
Ellen Kurz on Increasing Voter Participation and Securing Democracy
In the third episode of our special Freedoms At Stake 2022 Election Series, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with President and Founder of iVote Ellen Kurz. They discuss the critical role…
Ryan Enos on the Phenomenon of Partisan Segregation
In the second episode of our special 2022 election series, host Ryan Coonerty welcomes Harvard Professor of Government Ryan Enos, author of the groundbreaking book The Space Between Us, to the show. …
Jessica Post on the Foundation for Democratic Power in the Midterm Elections
In the first episode of our 2022 election series, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Jessica Post, President of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC). They discuss the i…
Debbie Cox Bultan on The Future of the Democratic Party
In this week's episode, we replay NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan's appearance on a recent episode of the Moderate Party Podcast - a political podcast for Moderates, Centrists, and Independents hosted …