80-Proof Politics
77 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOn any given day in Washington, DC, policy proposals are created, debated, and decimated by tens of thousands of people and organizations working behind the scenes. Each week one of these advocates and I will visit a DC watering hole and distill the art of advocacy by pulling back the curtain a bit and taking a look at how they play their part in this sausage factory we call our federal government. So, if you’re at all interested in how the sausage is made, pull up a chair, grab a drink, and join us for the next 30 minutes or so. After all, what goes better with sausage than a tall cold one?
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Protecting your online identity with Amy Shuart, Head of North American Government Affairs and Policy with Onfido.
June 01, 2023 03:59 - 44 minutesProtecting your online identity with Amy Shuart, Head of North American Government Affairs and Policy with Onfido. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Memorial Day edition with USAF Colonel John Christianson, Military Fellow at CSIS.
May 29, 2023 03:59 - 30 minutesHonoring those who have served and sacrificed with a special Memorial Day episode. Military Fellow and US Air Force Colonel John Christianson, joins me at Off the Record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking after the GSIBs with Kevin Fromer, President and CEO of the Financial Services Forum.
May 18, 2023 03:59 - 35 minutesFrom answering calls on Capitol Hill to running the Financial Services Forum, Kevin Fromer has had a classic - and very successful - public policy career in Washington. Along the way, he was the Chief of Staff for the longest serving Member in the House, Policy Advisor to the Speaker, and AsstSec for Legislative Affairs at Treasury during the '08-'09 financial services crisis. He joins me at Cafe Riggs which used to be the lobby for the largest bank in DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Kevin Fromer Sneak Preview
May 11, 2023 03:59 - 3 minutesHow do we ensure the nation's 4700 banks are healthy? What if the 8 GSIP's at the top of the food chain were to fail? My guest next week and his team spend every day working to make sure that doesn't happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Erol Yayboke, Director of Fragility and Mobility at CSIS joins me at The Dignitary to explain what it's like to work for a think tank.
May 04, 2023 03:59 - 50 minutesFrom monitoring Putin's disinformation tactics, writing about the destructive earthquakes in Turkey, and figuring out how to get paid for thinking and writing, Erol Yayboke, Director of Fragility and Mobility at CSIS joins me at The Dignitary to explain what it's like to work for a think tank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next week's sneak peek
April 27, 2023 03:59 - 2 minutesNext week’s guest is going to tell us what it’s like to work at a think tank. They play a fascinating role in the federal policy arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A conversation with Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley about the need for a Sustainability Scorecard
April 20, 2023 14:30 - 37 minutesFifty-three years ago this week, a group of activists started the modern-day era of environmentalism, climate control, and sustainability by stealing my birthday and turning it into Earth Day. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with one of current champions of that cause, former Governor of Maryland and 2016 Presidential candidate, Martin O'Malley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next week's sneak peek
April 13, 2023 03:59 - 2 minutesFifty years ago, a group of "Think Global; Act Local" do-gooders stole my birthday! Next week's guest has a lot to say about why those thieves have failed in their mission to save the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chatting (at an undisclosed location...) about safe building transportation with Amy Blankenbiller, Executive Director of the National Elevator Industry, Inc.
April 06, 2023 03:59 - 35 minutesEver stopped to think about how much time - or how many miles (!) - you spend moving from place to place on an elevator or an escalator? Me neither. But Amy Blankenbiller does, ands she's working to make those experiences safe and enjoyable for us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next week's sneak peek
March 30, 2023 03:59 - 2 minutesIt seems every industry has a trade association. Tune in next week to learn a bit about one you might be taking for granted on a daily basis. Oh, and something very unique happened while recording this one... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Conversation with Chairman Bill Archer on the Occasion of his 95th Birthday
March 23, 2023 03:59 - 37 minutesThis week, we step back from distilling the art of advocacy and have a conversation with the first former Member of Congress to visit 80-Proof Politics. Join me as former Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, Bill Archer, shares his public service story on the occasion of his 95th Birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A sneak peek at next week's episode
March 16, 2023 14:32 - 2 minutesNext week, 80-Proof Politics takes a step back from Distilling the Art of Advocacy for a conversation I recently had with a well-known person in this town who served 30 years in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Creating a Successful Team From Opposite Ends of The Political Spectrum with Cristina Antelo and Mark Williams
March 09, 2023 04:59 - 56 minutesCristina Antelo and Mark Williams didn't know each other until three years ago - in spite of being from the same town, having children the same age, and each heavily involved in Hispanic politic organizations - but found out they are basically the same person from different ends of the political spectrum. Now they run one of the hottest lobby firms in town, Ferox Strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next Episode Sneak Peek
March 01, 2023 23:00 - 3 minutesTwo politicos from Dallas walk into a bar... A sneak peek of an informative and highly entertaining conversation with two people who share very similar backgrounds - tho' from opposite ends of the political spectrum - never met until three years ago and are now running one of the most successful lobby firms in town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking After America's Small Businesses with Tom Sullivan, VP Small Business Policy at the US Chamber
February 22, 2023 22:19 - 40 minutesTom Sullivan, VP Small Business Policy at the US Chamber, tells us how the smallest businesses in America get their voices heard and their interests protected by the world's largest organization representing businesses. And what it's like to go through a Senate Confirmation process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
80-Proof Politics is officially a Big Whig! Plus, a sneak peek at our next episode.
February 15, 2023 23:43 - 2 minutesFirst, another exciting announcement about 80-Proof Politics. Then, a sneak peek at our next episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Visit to Fight Club with Bill Bates and Scott Sudduth
February 09, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBAfter decades of working for "the man" (and "woman"), two old friends set out on their own by launching a new lobbying firm.
A visit to Fight Club with Bill Bates and Scott Sudduth
February 08, 2023 18:50 - 45 minutesHear how two friends went from the security of salaried jobs to launching their own firm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Washington Navigators Preview
February 02, 2023 14:08 - 2 minutesWhat does it take to branch out and start your own lobbying firm? These two did just that after decades of working for others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Exploring the role of PACs with Micaela Isler, Executive Director of NABPAC
January 26, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutesThe Executive Director of the National Association of Business Political Action Committees, Micaela Isler, breaks down what PACs are, how they represent the voices of hundreds - even thousands - of like-minded individuals in today's elections, and how the housing financial crisis saved her marriage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 8 Preview
January 19, 2023 12:52 - 2 minutesNext week, 80-Proof Politics returns to its regular schedule with a fascinating conversation with Micaela Isler, Executive Director of the National Association of Business PACs. Here's a sneak peek into that episode. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 3.7 - Bringing Congress into the 21st Century with Jen Daulby, Chief of Staff for Indigov
January 12, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBIndigov Chief of Staff - and former House Admin Chief - Jen Daulby on making Congress work better and how you prepare the Capitol for an Inauguration 14 days after an insurrecrtion.
Bringing Congress into the 21st Century with Jen Daulby, Chief of Staff for Indigov
January 12, 2023 12:48 - 38 minutesIndigov Chief of Staff - and former House Admin Chief - Jen Daulby on making Congress work better and how you prepare the Capitol for an Inauguration 14 days after an insurrecrtion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Behind the Curtain - Now What?
January 05, 2023 12:44 - 20 minutesHow will official Washington respond to the collapsed house of cards that once was FTX and SBF? What happens to the millions he and his colleagues contributed to political campaigns? Will crypto ever be sexy again inside the Beltway? Let's see... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Behind the Curtain - The Playbook
December 29, 2022 12:30 - 30 minutesIt's not that FTX and Bankman-Fried created an entirely new approach to federal advocacy. They literally used every page in the playbook while spending over $200M inside the Beltway. What they did was run a massively accelerated 2-minute offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Behind the Curtain - Players Need a Goal
December 22, 2022 12:28 - 17 minutesImagine if you will that you decide to spend $200M in Washington to become a "player." You'd expect some sort of favorable outcome, wouldn't you? Bankman-Fried and FTX sure did. Episode 2 of 80-Proof Politics Behind the Curtain explores what exactly our crypto friend hoped to accomplish by becoming a political force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Behind the Curtain - Becoming a DC Player
December 15, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutesWe're kicking off a new partnership with Evergreen Podcasts with a special four-part mini series called: 80-Proof Politics Behind the Curtain. In episode 1 I ask the question, "What would you do if you had $3million to spend in Washington DC?" Turns out the answer is "a lot" if you compress the typical advocacy playbook into an 18-month accelerated charm offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 3 Teaser
December 01, 2022 14:00 - 2 minutesThere’s exciting news about the future of 80-Proof Politics (cue “The Jeffersons” theme song…). Stay tuned for the big announcement, but in the meantime here’s a taste of the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Navigating DC with a swamp pilot: Keeping the "why" in focus with Mike Bertman, Founder and President of Swamp Pilot Strategies, LLC.
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutesWelcome back! After nearly eighteen months on the social distancing lam, 80-Proof Politics is back with episode 1 of season 3. Longtime distilled spirits lobbyist, Mike Bertman tells us about why he is now betting on himself for once, and making sure he has at least one great idea each day in order to make himself better tomorrow than he is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 3.1 - Navigating DC with a swamp pilot: Keeping the "why" in focus with Mike Bertman, Founder and President of Swamp Pilot Strategies, LLC.
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBWelcome back! After nearly eighteen months on the social distancing lam, 80-Proof Politics is back with episode 1 of season 3. Longtime distilled spirits lobbyist, Mike Bertman tells us about why he is now betting on himself for once, and making sure he has at least one great idea each day in order to make himself better tomorrow than he is today.
Ep. 3.1 - Navigating DC with a swamp pilot: Keeping the "why" in focus with Mike Bertman, Founder and President of Swamp Pilot Strategies, LLC.
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBWelcome back! After nearly eighteen months on the social distancing lam, 80-Proof Politics is back with episode 1 of season 3. Longtime distilled spirits lobbyist, Mike Bertman tells us about why he is now betting on himself for once, and making sure he has at least one great idea each day in order to make himself better tomorrow than he is today.
Remotely conversing with former longtime higher ed advocate and congressional candidate, Shay Stautz
July 28, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutesFresh from the campaign trail in his home state of Arizona - and having his beer delivered to his doorstep during this time of shelter-in-place - Shay Stautz talks about his years as a higher education lobbyist, how he translated that experience into running for Congress, and plowing through colleagues in the office to get his first real policy position on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 2.6 - Remotely conversing with former longtime higher ed advocate and congressional candidate, Shay Stautz
July 28, 2020 21:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBFresh from the campaign trail in his home state of Arizona - and having his beer delivered to his doorstep during this time of shelter-in-place - Shay Stautz talks about his years as a higher education lobbyist, how he translated that experience into running for Congress, and plowing through colleagues in the office to get his first real policy position on Capitol Hill.
Ep. 2.5 - Drinking Alone: Advocacy in the Time of Coronavirus
May 20, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBIn this special edition of 80-Proof Politics, we touch base virtually with a few of our previous Guestperts to see how they are adjusting a profession built on personal relationships and interpersonal communications to an era of self isolation and social distancing.
Drinking Alone: Advocacy in the Time of Coronavirus
May 20, 2020 21:00 - 41 minutesIn this special edition of 80-Proof Politics, we touch base virtually with a few of our previous Guestperts to see how they are adjusting a profession built on personal relationships and interpersonal communications to an era of self isolation and social distancing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 2.4 - Matthew Cornelius, Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, talks about encouraging acquisition at the speed of technology within the federal government. At Lost & Found.
April 27, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBFrom telling federal agency personnel why they can't to now showing them why they should, Matthew Cornelius - three months into his role as Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation - joins 80-Proof at Lost & Found for a pre-coronavirus talk about how being a Duke fan while attending UNC prepared him for working at Treasury, GSA, OMB, and running an association of companies helping to shape innovation in government.
Matthew Cornelius, Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, talks about encouraging acquisition at the speed of technology within the federal government. At Lost & Found.
April 27, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutesFrom telling federal agency personnel why they can't to now showing them why they should, Matthew Cornelius - three months into his role as Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation - joins 80-Proof at Lost & Found for a pre-coronavirus talk about how being a Duke fan while attending UNC prepared him for working at Treasury, GSA, OMB, and running an association of companies helping to shape innovation in government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 2.4 - Matthew Cornelius, Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation, talks about encouraging acquisition at the speed of technology within the federal government. At Lost & Found.
April 27, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBFrom telling federal agency personnel why they can't to now showing them why they should, Matthew Cornelius - three months into his role as Executive Director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation - joins 80-Proof at Lost & Found for a pre-coronavirus talk about how being a Duke fan while attending UNC prepared him for working at Treasury, GSA, OMB, and running an association of companies helping to shape innovation in government.
Ep. 2.3 - Having cut his teeth with Bobby Kennedy at the DoJ and his Senate office, Arnold Fege - Founder & President of Public Advocacy for Kids - spent two years as a reporter in Vietnam before finding his true passion as an educator & advocate for kids
April 11, 2020 01:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBArnie Fege and I sit down for a pre-quarantine conversation and drink at The Hamilton to discuss his rich experience in Washington, and how his formative policy years with one of the true leaders of the '60s led him to create and run one of the premier education advocacy organizations in DC.
Having cut his teeth with Bobby Kennedy at the DoJ and his Senate office, Arnold Fege - Founder & President of Public Advocacy for Kids - spent two years as a reporter in Vietnam before finding his true passion as an educator & advocate for kids
April 11, 2020 01:00 - 37 minutesArnie Fege and I sit down for a pre-quarantine conversation and drink at The Hamilton to discuss his rich experience in Washington, and how his formative policy years with one of the true leaders of the '60s led him to create and run one of the premier education advocacy organizations in DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 2.2 - Learning to connect before you communicate with Mark Bayer, President - Bayer Strategic Consulting and Host of the podcast "When Science Speaks." At Siné Irish Pub in Arlington, VA.
February 23, 2020 22:00 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBMark Bayer, President of Bayer Strategic Consulting, host of "When Science Speaks," and self-proclaimed persuasion nerd explains why it's important to connect before you communicate. He joins us at Siné Irish Pub in Arlington, VA.
Learning to connect before you communicate with Mark Bayer, President - Bayer Strategic Consulting and Host of the podcast "When Science Speaks." At Siné Irish Pub in Arlington, VA.
February 23, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutesMark Bayer, President of Bayer Strategic Consulting, host of "When Science Speaks," and self-proclaimed persuasion nerd explains why it's important to connect before you communicate. He joins us at Siné Irish Pub in Arlington, VA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kicking off Season 2 with Josh Martin - VP Government Affairs, American Defense International - at Tortilla Coast
February 11, 2020 03:00 - 42 minutesWe open Season 2 of 80-Proof segment by introducing a new feature we call NextGen Advocates with Josh Martin, VP Government Affairs - American Defense International. And what better place to share his story of nearly twenty years on the Hill than at Tortilla Coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 2.1 - Kicking off Season 2 with Josh Martin - VP Government Affairs, American Defense International - at Tortilla Coast
February 11, 2020 03:00 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBWe open Season 2 of 80-Proof segment by introducing a new feature we call NextGen Advocates with Josh Martin, VP Government Affairs - American Defense International. And what better place to share his story of nearly twenty years on the Hill than at Tortilla Coast.
Ep. 16 - From parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President. Wrapping up Season 1 with Ed Gillespie at Landing Brothers
October 15, 2019 21:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBWe put the wraps on Season 1 with Ed Gillespie, Chairman, SVC Public Affairs. From Senate parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President with a few political and advocacy stops along the way, Ed has lobbied and been lobbied. He shares his public affairs insights with us at Landini Brothers.
Ep. 16 - From parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President. Wrapping up Season 1 with Ed Gillespie at Landini Brothers
October 15, 2019 21:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBWe put the wraps on Season 1 with Ed Gillespie, Chairman, SVC Public Affairs. From Senate parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President with a few political and advocacy stops along the way, Ed has lobbied and been lobbied. He shares his public affairs insights with us at Landini Brothers.
From parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President. Wrapping up Season 1 with Ed Gillespie at Landini Brothers
October 15, 2019 21:00 - 42 minutesWe put the wraps on Season 1 with Ed Gillespie, Chairman, SVC Public Affairs. From Senate parking lot attendant to WH Counselor to the President with a few political and advocacy stops along the way, Ed has lobbied and been lobbied. He shares his public affairs insights with us at Landini Brothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 15 - Applying strategic public affairs to regulatory actions and avoiding road hazards at an undiscosed location with Stuart Roy, President - Strategic Action Public Affairs.
September 30, 2019 01:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBIn the second of our final three-part series on applying strategic communications, Stuart Roy, President - Strategic Action Public Affairs, adds the unique perspective of creating support for clients who face regulatory actions, helping clients restructure internal communications, and how to dodge farm implements traveling 60 mph on the Wilson Bridge.
Applying strategic public affairs to regulatory actions and avoiding road hazards at an undiscosed location with Stuart Roy, President - Strategic Action Public Affairs.
September 30, 2019 01:00 - 38 minutesIn the second of our final three-part series on applying strategic communications, Stuart Roy, President - Strategic Action Public Affairs, adds the unique perspective of creating support for clients who face regulatory actions, helping clients restructure internal communications, and how to dodge farm implements traveling 60 mph on the Wilson Bridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 14 - Tackling the fear of dealing with the media at the Boxcar Tavern with John Feehery, Partner with EFB Advocacy.
September 23, 2019 01:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBIn episode 14 of 80-Proof Politics, we're joined by John Feehery, Partner with EFB Advocacy, at The Boxcar Tavern. John talks about how his rich history of working for the Speaker of the House, other politic leaders, and even the Motion Picture Association of America taught him not to fear the media -- or the Cubs.