Good Government Show
by Valley Park Productions
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The Good Government Show is a premier podcast dedicated to exploring the critical work of public service in America. We feature in-depth conversations with governors, senators, mayors and county commissioners, providing insights into leadership, crisis management and the best practices that drive effective government. Join us for a serious and thought-provoking look at modern governance, where policy meets practice and where every conversation is a lesson in dedication, innovation and public accountability.
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- Nobel Prize Winner on Good Government · 53 min · Season 8 Episode 11William Phillips is a Nobel Prize winning physicist and he works for all of us. He's spent 48 years at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. That's a career in…
- Elections are Fair, or do you Need a Smack Upside the Head · 30 min · Season 8 Episode 10Since there's a lot of talk about elections and the elections are coming up, once again I got to sit down with someone that actually knows about elections. Leslie Reynolds is the…
- Durham is Dope, Just ask the Mayor · 35 min · Season 8 Episode 9"Durham is dope," says Durham, North Carolina Mayor Leo Williams. He wants to make his city the coolest place on the planet. Give him credit he's trying. This is an active mayor…
- Talkin' Baseball with the Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ · 28 min · Season 8 Episode 8Play Ball is a program with Major League Baseball and the US Conference of Mayors. It's program that gets kids out on a baseball field and playing the game. As the mayor of…
- Mayors take the lead in Climate Action · 37 min · Season 8 Episode 7While trust in government overall is low, trust in local government is higher. Mayors lead America's cities and know that no matter what is going on nationally, they must deliver…
- Treasury Secretary Joins the Good Government Show · 53 min · Season 8 Episode 6Janet Yellen was the first female secretary of treasury, first woman to chair the Federal Reserve and has strong ideas on the American economy and how economic policy and…
- Eat Your Vegetables, they are Sexy, Really · 41 min · Season 8 Episode 5We all want to eat better, but its not always easy. In Boulder, Colorado, they are making it easy. Boulder County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann joins the show and talks about how…
- Voting, No Fraud, Just Competence · 36 min · Season 8 Episode 4We hear a lot about elections and in this election season no doubt we are going to hear more. If you want to know what really goes on, talk to someone who actually runs an…
- Mayors Turn Down the Political Noise · 59 min · Season 8 Episode 3David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City got some 230 mayors to agree to a declaration that essentially agrees to turn down the political noise, respect all view points and remind us…
- The Neighborhoods of Des Moines · 26 min · Season 8 Episode 2Connie Boesen is the mayor of Des Moines. She said when she became mayor one of her priorities was restoring the city's neighborhoods, she did it, it's good government, listen to…
- How To Raise a Good Citizen, (Hint- it's up to Us) · 35 min · Season 8 Episode 1Lindsey Cormack is the author of the book, How To Raise a Good Citizen. Spoiler alert, it's up to us, not schools, not the government, not our leaders, we all have to raise our…
- Talking Snow in Anchorage, Alaska · 28 min · Season 7 Episode 36Mayor Suzanne LaFrance joined the conversation. Our first guest from Alaska so naturally we started talking about snow. But Anchorage is a true American city with some of the…
- Wine and Baseball in California · 35 min · Season 7 Episode 35When you're talking to someone from Northern California you have to talk about wine. And Mayor John Marchand of Livermore started the conversation with a good wine discussion…
- Hialeah, Florida's New and Young Mayor · 33 min · Season 7 Episode 34When I met Bryan Calvo he had served all of three weeks as the newest and youngest Mayor of Hialeah, Florida. He got off to a fast start. I always like talking to young people in…
- Dr Anthony Fauci, In His Own Words · 40 min · Season 7Given that Dr Anthony Fauci recently was called to Congress, but refused to respond to questions from Senators, we thought it would be a good idea to re-release our conversation…
- Profile of a Public Servant · 31 min · Season 7 Episode 33A career in public service is not something many people automatically think about. Kelli Bentley, HR director for a city in Alabama is trying to change that. Listen to how she…
- Slow Down in Allentown, PA · 36 min · Season 7 Episode 32Mayor Matt Tuerk is trying to make Allentown, PA the slowest city in America. Not because he drives slow, because slower traffic increases pedestrian safety. We also cover…
- Good Ideas Win in Grand Rapids · 51 min · Season 7 Episode 31Mayor David LeGrand loves good ideas and big ideas. He says what keeps him up is not getting to all the things he wants to do in his city. Listen to his big ideas about improving…
- Driverless Cars, Look Out, One Might be in the next Lane · 38 min · Season 7 Episode 30There's a lot of talk about driverless cars, they improve traffic, they impede traffic, they're safe, they aren't safe at all. I sat down with Daniel Greene Senior Director of…
- On being a good Listener · 43 min · Season 7 Episode 29Christian Leinbach is a commissioner in Berks County, PA. He's been on the show more than any other guest. On this episode we got to dig on what makes a good commissioner and a…
