Latest Candacedodsonreed Podcast Episodes
The Most Important Person in Maryland Politics - Rushern Baker
Elevate Maryland - June 20, 2022 23:34 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsOn June 10, 2022, Rushern Baker suspended his campaign for Governor. Ten days later, he's on our show to tell you what he thinks about the 2022 Primary, why public financing needs some tweaks, and how Maryland's next Governor should declare a state of emergency for Baltimore City. He even give...
Changing the Lens with Howard County Board of Education Candidate Jacky McCoy
Elevate Maryland - June 03, 2022 00:35 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsCandace and Tom go back to the hyper-local for this interview with Howard County Board of Education candidate Jacky McCoy. They discuss everything from what it was like to be educated in the "capital of the south" to her grandson's curriculum in Howard County schools. These races don't always ge...
Improving the Struggle with John King, Jr.
Elevate Maryland - May 24, 2022 23:26 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsCandace and Tom continue their Maryland gubernatorial interviews with Democrat John King, Jr. This is Dr. King's third time on the show and he joined us hot off the release of a new poll showing him tied for second place. Tune in to hear his prescriptions for Maryland, why he's not running away ...
Getting "S" Done with Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Perez
Elevate Maryland - April 30, 2022 01:06 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsCandace and Tom start their round of interviews with candidates for Governor with former US Labor Secretary and DNC Chair Tom Perez. Tom provided a detailed, and often wonky, review of his plans for Maryland and how his experience on the national stage will help him get "stuff" done.
Believin' in Evelyn w/ Janssen Evelyn
Elevate Maryland - April 09, 2022 00:06 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsCandace and Tom celebrate FIVE YEARS of podcasting by hosting a live interview with Howard County Council District 4 candidate Janssen Evelyn. He addressed why housing is one of his top priorities and the way in which art infuses itself into his life. Janssen also recounts some stories from the ...
White Space, Black Hood with Sheryll Cashin
Elevate Maryland - February 22, 2022 12:17 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsCandace and Tom meet with law professor Sheryll Cashin to discuss her new book, White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality. In her book, Professor Cashin argues that the "ghetto", and all of our ideas about it, performs a political function that reinfo...
A Comptroller To Get Excited About with Delegate Brooke Lierman
Elevate Maryland - January 13, 2022 00:44 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsDelegate Brooke Lierman is running to be the first woman Comptroller of Maryland, but that is far from the only reason you should be excited about her candidacy. In this episode, Candace and Tom talk to Brooke about her ideas for bringing an equity lens to the office and how that could improve t...
Elevate Maryland's 2021 Year in Review
Elevate Maryland - December 31, 2021 22:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsEvery year, Candace and Tom break down the year that was - the ups, downs, and in betweens. And, believe it or not, 2021 ends with an ominous note, but it also brought us days of hope and joy. Continuing Elevate's annual tradition, Tom and Candace also close the show by answering their own Ele...
Sanctuary, Equity, and a Living Wage with Howard County Council-member Opel Jones
Elevate Maryland - November 30, 2021 12:12 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn Elevate Maryland's return to live shows at its new location, Busboys & Poets, Candace and Tom sit down with Howard County Council-member Opel Jones to discuss his first three years in office and his recently announced campaign for re-election. He addressed the difficulty in diversifying the C...
Revisioning Columbia with Columbia Housing Center's Andy Masters
Elevate Maryland - November 19, 2021 12:13 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsColumbia, Maryland was created with an eye towards intentionally integrating neighborhoods based on race and income. Despite their intent, many of the methods utilized by The Rouse Company were made illegal with the Fair Housing Act, most prominently the practice of "steering" homeowners or rent...
Decolonizing Wealth with Edgar Villanueva
Elevate Maryland - October 21, 2021 10:47 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsEdgar Villanueva is a globally-recognized activist and author of the award-winning book Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance. In this interview, Edgar discusses the troubled foundations of philanthropy from how these funds are derived to the discriminatory m...
Amplify Black Women: This Is What We Live
Elevate Maryland - October 12, 2021 23:41 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsTakirra Winfield Dixon - Founder, Unapologetic Communications Gabrielle Wyatt - Founder, The Highland Project Erica Green - Reporter, The New York Times Coming off of Erica Green's powerful profile of former Queen Anne's County Superintendent Dr. Andrea Kane, our guests discuss their work,...
Why Our Housing is Segregated with Richard Rothstein
Elevate Maryland - October 07, 2021 10:49 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsRichard Rothstein is the author of the New York Times Bestseller The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. In this interview, Mr. Rothstein describes how our communities continue to be segregated by law due to laws and policies adopted in the early 20th cent...
Leading Through Excellence with Howard Community College President Dr. Kate Hetherington
Elevate Maryland - September 01, 2021 00:03 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn this show, Candace and Tom interview retiring Howard Community College President Dr. Kate Hetherington. She discussed how following a set procedure and path set HCC up to be one of the few community colleges recognized with the distinguished Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Dr. Hethe...
An Even Better Baltimore County with County Executive Johnny Olszewski
Elevate Maryland - July 06, 2021 00:17 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn this episode, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., discusses his decision not to run for Governor and instead seek reelection. We also hit on the topics of housing, education, equity, and his prolonged stint as a prominent local DJ! You won't want to miss his unpopular benign opin...
Making Baltimore Synonymous with "Equitech" with UpSurge CEO Jamie McDonald
Elevate Maryland - June 23, 2021 13:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsUpSurge was founded to make Baltimore the first "Equitech" city in the world. This effort is premised on the idea that Maryland's tech ecosystem is primed for exponential growth with the incorporation of Baltimore's diverse workforce. In this episode, Jamie describes UpSurge's methodology of bri...
The Need for An "Economic Fair Housing Act" with Richard Kahlenberg
Elevate Maryland - June 16, 2021 10:42 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsThe Fair Housing Act passed in 1968, which prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, religion, national origin, and, since 1974, sex. Our guest this week believes we need another amendment that will prohibit discrimination in housing based on economic status. Although racism and sexism ...
"Belonging Before Belief" - Prisms of the People with Hahrie Han
Elevate Maryland - June 09, 2021 10:45 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsWe live in a great time of cynicism and apathy as it relates to politics and political power. In this episode, Candace and Tom interview coauthor Hahrie Han about her new book Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America. She describes how people mistake attention ...
Police Reform, Housing Justice, & the General Assembly with Del. Luke Clippinger & Del Vanessa Atterbeary
Elevate Maryland - May 20, 2021 11:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsThe 2021 General Assembly Session will be remembered for many things, but top among them is Maryland's historic legislation on police reform. In this episode, Candace and Tom interview the co-chairs of the Maryland House Judiciary Committee, Luke Clippinger and Vanessa Atterbeary. They review th...
Brave Voices Brave Choices with Howard County Library CEO Tonya Aikens
Elevate Maryland - May 10, 2021 11:23 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsCandace returns for this interview with Howard County Library President and CEO Tonya Aikens to discuss the new "Brave Voices Brave Choices" campaign. This new initiative will replace the iconic "Choose Civility" campaign, which has adorned resident bumpers for over a decade. Tonya explains wh...
Why Single Family Detached Zoning Hurts Everyone w/ Vox's Jerusalem Demsas
Elevate Maryland - April 22, 2021 23:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsVox's Jerusalem Demsas has burst onto the scene as a thought-leader on housing policy across the country. We were fortunate enough to book her for an interview to discuss the disjointed politics of land use policy, the economic impacts of SFD zoning, and how President Biden's new infrastructure ...
ADUs in Annapolis with Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier and Kol Peterson
Elevate Maryland - April 14, 2021 11:04 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsAccessory Dwelling Units, or "ADUs", are a hot topic in housing policy and provide the opportunity for lower cost housing options in areas with high housing prices. Annapolis Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier has cosponsored legislation with Alderman DaJuan Gay to legalize and regulate ADU's in Mary...
Get Excited for Brood X with Dr. Mike Raupp
Elevate Maryland - April 07, 2021 11:34 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, Ainy and Tom interview UMD Entomologist and nationally recognized cicada expert Dr. Mike Raupp. We discuss everything from the precautions you can take to protect new landscaping to the manner cicadas may be prepared (or plucked) for human consumption. This podcast is for all of those...
"Housing is Infrastructure" with Casey Anderson
Elevate Maryland - March 25, 2021 00:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis week, Tom and Ainy interview Montgomery County Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson to discuss Thrive Montgomery 2050, urbanism, and affordable housing. This week’s featured business from The 3rd is “Simply Kashonna” founded by Kashonna Holland. “Simply Kashonna is building leaders through...
Leadership in Service with Erika Strauss Chavarria
Elevate Maryland - March 18, 2021 10:52 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsErika Strauss Chavarria is the founder of Columbia Community Care, a start up food and supply bank for those in need in Howard County. In twelve months, this organization has transformed from a start-up collecting in a parking lot to a service many residents rely on for their everyday needs. ...
Social Equity and Economic Justice with the Howard Progressive Project
Elevate Maryland - February 24, 2021 01:32 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn this episode, Candace and Tom interviewed two of the founders of Howard County's newest PAC - the Howard Progressive Project: Ainy Haider-Shah and Dan Newberger. This organization was formed to identify and support progressive candidates and educate the public about local issues. We discuss h...
Confronting White Supremacy in Howard County with Sherman Howell
Elevate Maryland - February 19, 2021 13:35 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn this episode, Candace and Tom sit down with Howard County icon Sherman Howell to discuss his advocacy for racial justice in Howard County. He explained how a young man from Tennessee became a leader in Columbia politics and how those experiences related to one another. Sherman is one of Howar...
ImpeachAPalooza with Baltimore Positive
Elevate Maryland - January 25, 2021 16:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsOur ElectionPalooza crew has reassembled to discuss the future of America. Don Mohler and Nestor host Lucinda Ware, Tom Coale, Candace Dodson-Reed, Marc Steiner and Damian O’Doherty as we talk through the most turbulent week of our lifetime in this country.
Teaching Through Crisis with MD History Teacher of the Year Matt Gresick
Elevate Maryland - January 11, 2021 01:57 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn this episode, Tom and Candace sit down with Maryland History Teacher of the Year Matt Gresick. This would be an interesting interview under normal times, but in the midst of a pandemic and days after the January 6th terrorist attack on the Capitol, this conversation took on a different dynami...
Elevate Maryland's 2020 Year In Review
Elevate Maryland - December 28, 2020 15:44 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 37 ratingsEvery year, Candace and Tom break down the year that was - the ups, downs, and in betweens. And, believe it or not, 2020 did have some highlights that deserve celebration while we mourn all that was lost. Continuing Elevate's annual tradition, Tom and Candace also close the show by answering t...
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