Unsung Heroes: Federal Execucrats Making a Difference
Red Taped
English - March 29, 2019 03:03 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsGovernment Business publicadministration publicpolicy bookreview bureaucracy bureaucrat government management publicmanagement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It was not the threesome we wanted but it was definitely the one we deserved. This week we are joined by our one listener/special guest, Spartacus and discuss his book recommendation: Unsung Heroes: Federal Execucrats Making a Difference by Norma. M. Riccucci. We also explore the uncharted realm of bureaucrat porn (Spoiler: It consists entirely of peer-reviewed articles); upset some fellow MPA bros by doing poli-sci in the squat rack; look for Reagan era officials in Pound Town; watch a brawl between a humble philosopher and a big, swinging Richard; and desperately try to forgive our mothers for the irreversible damage created by their '80s hair choices. Three guys in a basement, it was destined to get a little rowdy so don’t listen with your kids. (Production note: Never listen with your kids unless they are the “cool” type that call you by your first name while making off-collar remarks about your love life and career choices.) (Executive Producer Note: Seriously, no kids).
Book: Unsung Heroes: Federal Execucrats Making a Difference by Norma M.Riccucci
Drink: Virginia Gentleman-Virginia Whiskey (planned but not procured)
Links:
Kelly, Norma “Can the Government Fix Its Corps of Managers” The Atlantic Jan 11, 2016: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/01/senior-executive-service/423435/
And the Band Played On (Film 1993): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106273/
And the Band Play On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28212.And_the_Band_Played_On
Show Schedule:
4/8- The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse by Tom Verducci
4/22- The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Attributes/Clips:
Opening Songs:
“La Melancolie Viennoise” by Dan Yan-Key from the album Trois Valses Sentimentales (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (Source: freemusicarhive.org)
“Dragon Knight Riders” by GroovySauce: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp6Dxd0yyyreiIEAH0Rd_cQ
Closing: “Eat Cake Scene” from Groundhog Day (Film, 1993)
Interesting read about this scene: https://reasonandmeaning.com/2018/01/13/poem-from-groundhog-day/