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Thomas Bowman 8/16/22 Thomas Bowman 8/16/22

Lauren Burke: 10 Things Comms Directors Need to Know About Journalists

In this episode taken from our Patreon feed, Lauren Burke of the Burkefile Podcast joins us to discuss the latest trends in journalism, as well as 10 tips for elected officials and communications directors trying to work with reporters.

Pod Virginia 11/5/21 Pod Virginia 11/5/21

Bold Dominion Crossover: What happened to Democrats in the 2021 Election?

Republican Glenn Youngkin will be the next Governor of Virginia, managing to erase decades of trends moving Virginia to the left. What went wrong for Terry McAuliffe and the Democrats swept out of power? The Bold Dominion podcast joined the Transition Team to discuss their first impressions as they process the results. What happened and what might happen next? Listen to find out.

Pod Virginia 10/29/21 Pod Virginia 10/29/21

Previewing the 2021 statewide election with Sean Perryman & Mike Allers

"The 2021 election is upon us and the candidates have made their final pitch. Who's up? Who's down? What will happen on Tuesday? Democrats might have a blue wall in Northern Virginia, but Republicans smell blood. Sean Perryman is the Executive Director of the Payne Center for Social Justice Thurgood Marshall College Fund and a former Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Mike Allers is a former Republican candidate for the 50th House of Delegates district and co-host of Grand New Podcast. We analyze the statewide elections between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin for Governor, Hala Ayala and Winsome Sears for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark Herring and Jason Miyares for Attorney General.

Pod Virginia 10/1/21 Pod Virginia 10/1/21

Dr. Jatia Wrighten: What happened between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in the final debate?

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is running for Governor again. This time he faces Republican Glenn Youngkin. The two faced off in a second and final debate moderated by NBC's Chuck Todd and hosted by the Schar School of Government. Recent polls show them nearly tied. Princess Blanding, the Liberation Party candidate, interrupted the debate to protest her exclusion from the debate.

Dr. Jatia Wrighten is a professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University. She helps the Transition Team make sense of arguments about COVID vaccines and mitigation strategies; School censorship and Critical Race Theory; Attitudes toward Afghan refugees; and the choice to exclude Princess Blanding from the debate.

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 4/7/21 Pod Virginia 4/7/21

What happened at the Democratic Debate for Governor?

Dr. Quentin Kidd from CNU joined the Transition Team to analyze what happened at the first televised Democratic primary debate for Governor. Is Terry McAuliffe still the front-runner? What the heck did Justin Fairfax say this time?

Kidd is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Government and Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.

Pod Virginia 12/27/20 Pod Virginia 12/27/20

2020: A year in review with Bold Dominion

What were the biggest stories of 2020? What big stories did you miss? What do we have to look forward to in 2021?

Now that it's in the rear-view mirror, 2020 is officially the worst year ever, but our friends at Bold Dominion help to make it a little better with a year in review.