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Episode 17 - Sarah Anthony

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 30:42


Our guest this week is State Representative Sarah Anthony. Sarah represents House District 68, which includes the City of Lansing and Lansing Township, and prior to her election to the House she served Lansing residents as a member of the Ingham County Commission, including a term as the Chair, as well as previously serving as staff to popular former Representative Joan Bauer, also of Lansing.

Episode 16 - Paul Long and Tom Hickson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 54:02


On this week's episode of TicketSplitters, we speak with Paul Long, President and CEO of the Michigan Catholic Conference, and Tom Hickson, Vice President of Public Policy.

Episode 15 - Noah Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 51:27


Our guest this week is Noah Smith, Partner at Capitol Services, a multi-client lobbying firm in Lansing Michigan. Noah is a former legislative staffer, a former Area Executive Director for the American Cancer Society, and a former U.S. Marine. Fun fact: he was also captain of Adrian's swim team in high school, and drum major of their high school band.

Episode 14 - Patricia Spitzley

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 39:07


On this week's episode of TicketSplitters, we welcome Patricia Spitzley for a conversation about local government, redevelopment, leadership, and much more.

Episode 13 - Steve Japinga

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 21:34


Our guest this week is Steve Japinga, Vice President of Government Relations for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. In his role with the Lansing Chamber, Steve oversees public policy, political engagement, and elected official outreach on behalf of Chamber members and the greater Lansing business community, helping give a voice to the businesses that are helping build the region.

Episode 12 - Joe Haveman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 42:50


On this week’s episode of TicketSplitters, we chat with our friend Joe Haveman, who is a former member of the MI House of Representatives, and now serves as Director of Government Relations at the Hope Network - a Michigan based nonprofit helping those with disabilities live their best lives.

Episode 11 - Joe Disano and Susan Demas

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 74:24


In this week's episode of TicketSplitters, we're joined by Lansing power couple, Susan Demas and Joe Disano for an insightful (and hilarious) conversation about journalism, campaign stories, political memes, and hiding client misdeeds when your spouse is a reporter. Susan is Editor in Chief of Michigan Advance, a cutting edge progressive news publication that covers politics and policy in Michigan. She’s also a veteran reporter and columnist with a deep understanding of how Michigan government works. Joe Disano is a veteran Democratic political consultant known for hard-hitting communications and winning tough races for Democratic candidates at all levels of government.

Episode 10 - Reid Felsing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 36:18


On this episode, we'll be chatting with Reid Felsing, attorney of The Law Office of Reid Felsing, about 501C3s, 501C4s, 527s, and how nonprofits help shape politics here in Michigan.

Episode 9 - Rhyno

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 46:57


On this episode of Ticketsplitters, our own Brian Began and WWE superstar (and former Republican candidate) Rhyno take us on a wild ride through the history of professional wrestling, Rhyno's careers in wrestling and public service, and so much more.

Episode 8 - Craig Mauger

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 49:32


In this week’s episode of Ticketsplitters, Adrian sits down with Craig Mauger, the Executive Director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network to discuss reporting on money in politics and the importance of transparency in Michigan’s governmental affairs.

Episode 7 - Chris Martin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 34:20


Episode 7 - Chris Martin by Grassroots Midwest

Episode 6 - Brian Town

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 39:13


In this episode of TicketSplitters, Seth Burroughs interviews Brian Town, CEO of Michigan Creative, about running a small business in Lansing.

Episode 5 - Dan McMaster

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 27:04


In this episode of TicketSplitters, Brian Began, our Director of Elections and Research, interviews our Co-Founder Dan McMaster about his time as an elected official, and how it compares to playing "Kingmaker"

Episode 4 - Jeff Irwin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 53:36


In this week’s episode of TicketSplitters, we talk with newly elected State Senator Jeff Irwin about growing up in a political household, bipartisanship, supporting small business growth, and more.

Episode 3 - Jared Rodriguez

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 20:20


In this week's episode of TicketSplitters, we'll be talking to Jared Rodriguez, CEO of Calder Group, about entrepreneurship in politics.

Episode 2 - Seth and Adrian

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 21:07


On our second episode of TicketSplitters, Sabrina interviews Adrian Hemond, our CEO, and Seth Burroughs, our Outreach Coordinator, about how they got involved in politics. They discuss their time in different fields in the industry, offer advice to newcomers, and reflect on "West Wing Disease"

Episode 1 - Wendy Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 36:59


Welcome to the inaugural edition of Ticket Splitters, the Grassroots Midwest podcast. Grassroots Midwest is Michigan's first and only bipartisan grassroots advocacy firm, and Ticket Splitters is going to give you a regular, bipartisan look at how politics is done in Michigan. We'll feature interviews with elected officials, journalists, grassroots activists and others to talk to them about how they do what they do, how to get involved, and how the business of politics is actually done on both sides of the aisle.

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