EPISODES

Pod Virginia 6/11/21 Pod Virginia 6/11/21

What do we think about the Democratic Primaries?

The 2021 Democratic Primaries are finally behind us. Now it's time to decompress and analyze the results. This time we're joined by Mark Rozell, Dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government, as well as Kyle Kondik at the UVA Center for Politics. What do we think about the Democratic statewide nominees? What about the results in the House races? Listen and find out.

Pod Virginia 5/25/21 Pod Virginia 5/25/21

Democratic candidates make their closing arguments

Graham Moomaw, Virginia politics & policy reporter for the Virginia Mercury joins the Transition Team, along with Trevor Southerland, the former Exec. Director of the VA House Dems to discuss the last Democratic gubernatorial debate and the closing arguments that each of the candidates are making.

Pod Virginia 3/16/21 Pod Virginia 3/16/21

What happened at the first Democratic debate for Lieutenant Governor?

There are 8 Democratic candidates vying to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. They all came together at the "Peoples' Debate," the first time many voters have had a chance to meet them. What happened and how did everybody do? We break it down with Trevor Southerland.

Pod Virginia 3/3/21 Pod Virginia 3/3/21

What happened in Virginia’s 2021 General Assembly session?

Journalists Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Amy Friedenberger of the Roanoke Times join the Transition Team to evaluate the major legislation in the 2021 General Assembly session. They break down what passed, what didn't pass, and what else is there to look forward to in 2021.

Pod Virginia 2/24/21 Pod Virginia 2/24/21

Why are Virginia felons disenfranchised?

Virginia's legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that could make felon re-enfranchisement an automatic process. Episode guests are A.E. Dick Howard, a UVA professor and author of Virginia's 1971 Constitution, and Paul Levengood, Executive Director of The Marshall Foundation and former president of the VA Historical Society. They brief the Transition Team on why the Blue Ribbon Commission to update Virginia's 1901 Jim Crow constitution still included felon disenfranchisement and what the General Assembly should do about it now.

Pod Virginia 10/26/20 Pod Virginia 10/26/20

Will There be a Peaceful Transfer of Power?

Col. Larry Wilkerson with the Transition Integrity Project briefs the Transition Team on ways President Donald Trump might try to contest the election, and what to expect if 2020 becomes the first violent transition of power in American history.

Thomas Bowman 8/3/20 Thomas Bowman 8/3/20

TREVOR SOUTHERLAND & JEFF RYER: PREVIEWING THE SPECIAL SESSION ON COVID

Trevor Southerland and Jeff Ryer join the podcast to preview the Democratic and Republican priorities for the special legislative session on COVID. They also discuss the path forward for the Republican Party, and the 2021 election.

Pod Virginia 5/12/20 Pod Virginia 5/12/20

Clarke Mercer: Leadership in a Pandemic

This week, the Transition Team has a Skype session with Clark Mercer, Chief of Staff to the Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam. He discussed watching the transition from his office. He also walks the transition team through the Governor's decision-making process on when to reopen Virginia after COVID19.