ArtsVote 2020 Podcast Series with Ben Folds

ArtsVote 2020 Chairman Ben Folds interviews Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) about her passion for turning STEM education to STEAM. In this interview, we get a unique legislative point of view as Congresswoman Bonamici tell us about her experience with schools that have taken on the well-rounded STEAM approach to learning and what she plans to do next.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson while she conducts an “Arts Advocacy Master Class,” highlighting her personal background and presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America. Marianne was able to call in despite her extremely busy schedule on the campaign trail.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds and Arts Action Fund President and CEO Robert L. Lynch interview Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, surrogate for Governor Steve Bullock, about Governor Bullock’s personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds and Arts Action Fund President and CEO Robert L. Lynch interview Sioux City legislator Chris Hall, surrogate for Congressman Beto O’Rourke, about Congressman O’Rourke’s personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds and Arts Action Fund President and CEO Robert L. Lynch interview Presidential Candidate Congressman Seth Multon of Massachusetts about his personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Presidential Candidate Congressman Eric Swalwell of California about his personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Presidential Candidate Secretary Julián Castro of Texas about his personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Presidential Candidate Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado about his personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Presidential Candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana about his personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Presidential Candidate Congressman John Delaney of Maryland about his personal background and policy experience in the arts and his presidential vision for advancing the arts, arts education, and charitable giving in America.

In the first podcast, ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds interviews Americans for the Arts Action Fund President and CEO Robert L. Lynch about the goals of ArtsVote 2020 and the plan to interview every presidential candidate on the campaign trail about the arts, arts education, and tax incentives for charitable giving.

ArtsVote 2020 Chair Ben Folds shares why he decided to launch this original podcast series on arts and politics for the Arts Action Fund and why he hopes all Americans will tune in to learn how the 2020 presidential candidates are thinking about the arts as they campaign across the country. Learn more at www.ArtsActionFund.org/Podcast.