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Thomas Bowman 8/14/22 Thomas Bowman 8/14/22

Holly Seibold: The Six-Year Journey to Eliminate Virginia's Tampon Tax

GUEST: Holly Seibold, founder of BRAWS (Bringing Resources to Aid Women's Shelters) discusses her work helping women's shelters and the six-year process of convincing the General Assembly to eliminate the state sales tax from pads, tampons, and other hygiene products.

Emily Cottrell 12/10/21 Emily Cottrell 12/10/21

Tom Garrett: Exposing Global Persecution in Exile

Tom Garrett is a former Republican Congressman from Virginia's fifth district. Matt Whitworth is a documentary filmmaker known for HBO's "The Swamp." They are teaming up for a new project called "Exile" to expose the global crisis of religious and ethnic persecution. Tom wants to travel to some of the most dangerous places on earth to tell the stories of those who are persecuted, and they need to crowdsource the funds to do it. Learn more at www.exileproject.com.

Thomas and Michael also discuss a bill from David Suetterlein to categorize absentee ballots by precinct and respond to some messages from twitter and Patreon.

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Pod Virginia 12/3/21 Pod Virginia 12/3/21

The Transition Team checks its voicemails

Michael and Thomas are back from the break and excited to tease what's coming in Season 3. They also have some voicemails and other housekeeping to catch up on, including one from Frank Mahoney of the Carpenter's Union on wage theft and general contractor liability.

Pod Virginia 10/21/20 Pod Virginia 10/21/20

Wrapping Up the Special Session on COVID-19, Police Reform

Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) and State Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-Fairfax & Loudoun) reveal the new laws to reform criminal justice and adjust the budget to account for the COVID-19 pandemic. They also provide a sneak peek at Democratic priorities for the 2021 regular session.

Pod Virginia 10/13/20 Pod Virginia 10/13/20

What Happens if the Redistricting Amendment Passes or Fails?

The Transition Team engages in a thought experiment to examine the Constitutional Amendment on Redistricting and what happens if the amendment passes and if it fails. Our guests include David Ramadan (supports), a former Republican Delegate with the Schar School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and Trevor Southerland (opposes) of Fair Districts VA who opposes the Amendment.

Pod Virginia 9/28/20 Pod Virginia 9/28/20

The Readjusters

Delegate Schuyler Van Valkenburg (D-Henrico), a civics teacher, and Dr. Paul Levengood of The Marshall Foundation take the Transition to school to enlighten listeners about the most progressive legislature in Virginia History.

George C. Marshall Foundation: https://www.marshallfoundation.org

Pod Virginia 9/21/20 Pod Virginia 9/21/20

Its A Bizarre Crossover

David Ramadan and Trevor Southerland demonstrate what it’s like to chair a conference committee. We take a dive headfirst into the fight between the Virginia House and Senate. Ramadan and Southerland speculate on the fate of bills left hanging in each chamber.