Podcast appearances and mentions of christian motley

As we get ready for Season 2, our host Christian Motley  takes a few moments to look back at some of the most impactful conversations from Season 1 while sharing some stories from his own journey as well. Highlights include wisdom shared from Angela Glover Blackwell, Colin Groth, Geoffrey Canada, Jennifer Blatz, Dan Heath, Bernadette Merikle, Toyin Anderson and more.Season 2 is going to be even more exciting as we talk with change makers across the country about building to last.  Subscribe now!

We are ending Black History Month strong with a final edition episode featuring five visionaries who are paving paths to a better Lexington! This week's show features two committee members of the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative here at BGCF: - Christian Motley: Senior Manager of Policy and Partnerships, Strive Together - Andrea James: Community Response Strategist, Office of the Mayor, LFUCG And three honorees of the Grassroots Black Leadership Awards: - Tanya Torp: a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility consultant & co-founder of Not The Only One In the Room & BIPOC womyn's writing group - Ashley C. Smith: co-founder of Black Soil: Our Better Nature - Elisha Mutayongwa: founder of Rafiki Center

In episode 11 of Together for Change, our host Christian Motley talks with community leaders from Rochester, New York, and StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer Blatz on how parents can lead change in their communities.Jackie Campbell, director of ROC the Future, describes how the Parent Engagement Collaborative Action Network is leading efforts to address inequities for children of color and children living in poverty. One parent leader, Toyin Anderson, explains how parents advocated for the removal of police officers from schools and are ensuring the educational needs of every child are understood and addressed."(Rochester) is really an example of co-development. Parents and young people have to be part of creating the solution," Blatz says. "And that takes time. It takes capacity and it takes intentionality."

In episode nine, we invite PolicyLink President and CEO Michael McAffee and the Equity Research Institute Director Manuel Pastor to share how the new Racial Equity Index arms activists and community members with data to support equitable policies.They explore with host Christian Motley why we need to look at the data to reimagine institutions designed to serve a multiracial society.

In episode eight, host Christian Motley asks community leaders how they're tapping into the knowledge and expertise within their communities to share an equitable recovery. He's joined by StriveTogether Vice President of Equitable Results Parv Santosh-Kumar, Baltimore Promise Senior Director of Data Initiatives Bridget Blount and Community Center for Education Results Executive Director Bernadette Merikle. They touch on timely topics such as the role of youth and parents in advocating for police reforms in schools. They argue that leadership tables need to engage authentically with community members because they have answers to the issues that plague them.

In episode six of Together for Change, StriveTogether's Christian Motley explores how one community applied the Theory of Action to pivot quickly to meet urgent needs of their community at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rocky Mountain Partnership, formerly known as the Rocky Mountain Cradle to Career Partnership, is one of nearly 70 communities that make up the Cradle to Career Network. Together, this network impacted the lives of more than 12 million youth last year including six million children of color.

In the third episode of Together for Change, Christian Motley hosts a conversation with StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer Blatz and Opportunity Insights Director of Policy Outreach David Williams. Together they talk about data, race and mobility,specifically how data can help us hold each other accountable as work towards an equitable recovery.David shares data that Opportunity Insights is tracking. Jennifer describes why quantitative and qualitative data is necessary for systems transformation, shifting policies, practices, power and resources.

Learn about Together for Change from host Christian Motley, senior manager for policy and partnerships at StriveTogether. Christian leads a series of conversations with national and local leaders committed to equitable recovery so communities and families emerge stronger from COVID-19 and the systemic racism that endangers lives and livelihoods for so many in the United States.StriveTogether is a national movement with a clear purpose to help every child succeed in school and in life, cradle to career, regardless of race, ethnicity, zip code or circumstance. Partnering with 70 communities across the country, StriveTogether works to break down barriers, change systems and strengthen what works best in each community with each community.

In this episode, Teddy and Joe sit down with Christian Motley. More about Christian below:Christian has served in the administrations of both Governor Steve Beshear and President Barack Obama, fighting for quality early childhood education and expansion of cradle to career initiatives aimed at expanding opportunity for under-served students – driven by the idea that every child can succeed. He is proud to have been a part of the team that took a leadership role to advance My Brother’s Keeper, President Obama’s initiative to create pathways of success for young men and boys of color. In 2015, Christian worked with the Kentucky General Assembly to pass legislation to improve access to high quality early care and education.As an advocate at the Kentucky Education Association he worked to fund our schools, resource educators in the classroom, and fight for retirement security for working families. Today, he works nationally to support place-based efforts to wrap whole communities around the whole child with results-driven practices to achieve better, more equitable outcomes for kids.Christian serves as board member for Lexington’s On the Move Art Studio and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, and is chairman of Lextran’s board of directors.

The mass demonstrations against police violence and racism have highlighted the need for fundamental change in our country and a new generation of leaders to step up and listen. First, we speak to Christian Motley about running for city council in these transformational times. Then, Denise Gray, a member of the Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood, speaks about the changes she would like to see out of the new generation of leaders.Episode show notes:https://christianmotley.com/

Christian Motley joins the podcast to talk about expanded COVID testing, threats against the Governor, Second Chance lending in the CARES Act, budget short falls for cities and Kentucky’s Democratic Senate Primary.

Renee Shaw and her guests discuss the 2019 election. Guests: Tres Watson, former spokesman for the Kentucky Republican Party and founder of Capitol Reins; Kelsey Cooper, a Republican strategist and communications director for U.S. Senator Rand Paul; Jonathan Miller, former Democratic state treasurer; and Christian Motley, a Democratic strategist.

Renee Shaw and her guests discuss the 2019 election. Guests: Tres Watson, former spokesman for the Kentucky Republican Party and founder of Capitol Reins; Kelsey Cooper, a Republican strategist and communications director for U.S. Senator Rand Paul; Jonathan Miller, former Democratic state treasurer; and Christian Motley, a Democratic strategist.

Bill Bryant looks back at Kentucky's primary elections and talks to Democratic strategist Christian Motley and Republican strategist Tres Watson.

The CivicLex Team sits down with Christian Motley of the New Leaders Council and Russell Allen of The Plantory and Take Back Cheapside to reflect on our joint 2019 On The Table... tables. We talk about Belonging in the context of Data, Nonprofits, Boards, and Journalism. CivicLex is a non-profit organization that is working to build a more civically engaged community by providing better access to information and building stronger relationships between citizens, those who serve them, and the processes that impact them. This podcast is brought to you by The Blue Grass Community Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lexington Community Radio, Anchor, and CivicLex Member Support. Links links links: CivicLex -> civiclex.org New Leaders Council -> newleaderscouncil.org/kentucky#fellows Plantory -> plantory.org CivicLex/NLC/Plantory On The Table notes -> civiclex.org/on-the-table Get On Board -> plantory.org/get-on-board More about On The Table -> bgcf.org/onthetable Support our work -> patreon.com/civiclex

This week we welcomed Christian Motley, write-in candidate in the 8th District LFUCG Council race to the show.  He talked to us about the legal issues his candidacy has faced and why he is persevering through them as a write-in candidate.  We also talked about his passion for cradle-to-career support for young people.  It was a great interview! Christian also joined Jazmin and Robert during the election preview!  The group previewed races on the local level -- Louisville and Lexington's mayoral races and council races, plus the Rowan County Clerk's office.  Then, we previewed several state legislative races where Democrats have an opportunity to make grounds.  It's pretty long, but it's packed with info.  Enjoy!

This week, we welcomed Terri Branham Clark, Democratic candidate for the 100th House district, to the podcast.  We talked about why she's running, the importance of teachers to Ashland, how she thinks about Braidy Industries while she runs for office in Boyd County, and plenty more! Before the interview, we spoke about a victory for Criminal Defense Lawyers on Marsy's Law, two of Gov. Bevin's tweets which could appear before the ethics commission, Josie's Raymond's request for guidance to KREF, Christian Motley's appeal, and the dueling rallies of VP Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.

This week, Jazmin and Robert sit down with David Suetholz, Democratic candidate for th 20th Senate district.  Mr. Suetholz is known for his strong support of the labor movement, and we spoke to him about that as well as agricultural issues in his district and other major issues like the state budget. Before that, Jazmin updates us about Lexington's city hall, a challenge to the candidacy of Christian Motley, who is running for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, and Robert updates several stories we've introduced in the past few months.

Episode 41 is live and available for download! Today on the show, my guests Cara Stewart, Charles Badger, Christian Motley and I cover President Trump's first 100 days in office.  From the appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to the failed attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, the Trump administration has struggled to demonstrate any measurable success thus far.   We take a look at the healthcare fight, the Trump-Russia investigation, the Muslim Ban and more of the policy fights that have plagued this administration. We also take a deeper look into the loyalty of the Trump base and how much losing they will actually stand for.   In the mailbag, we discuss Bill O' Reilly, whether ongoing protests are useful or a waste of time, whether Jared and Ivanka can move Trump in a positive direction and whether the first 100 days tells us anything about what will happen in next years midterms.   TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo! Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      JOIN THE CONVERSATION. We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us at www.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. You can also follow the show on Instagram @JsLunchCounter.  Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   SUPPORT THE SHOW. This show has weekly expenses that are required to keep it going.   From web services to hosting fees to equipment costs, this venture is certainly not cheap.  If you would like to support the show, you can make a PayPal donation to Jslunchcounter@gmail.com or by clicking HERE.  Any amount you can give would help support the show, and all donations will go towards the expenses listed above!    LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review on iTunes.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!

Episode 22 is a jam-packed special TWO HOUR show, plus its Friday which means HAPPY HOUR!   Today we are recapping the third and final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.   Today, I am pleased to be join by the biggest roundtable yet - political strategist Christian Motley, attorney Junis Baldon, and new to the show, Republican strategist and former White House Intern and campaign aide for Jeb Bush for America, Charles Badger.  In our analysis, we score the debate in terms of whether the needle was moved on Wednesday night, and whether Donald Trump was able to do anything to stop Hillary's momentum in the final three weeks.   We take a look at each of the issues raised in the debate and where each candidate was strongest, why Chris Wallace was the most effect debate moderator of this cycle, and we discuss which candidate most effectively communicated to the key undecided demographic of this election.  Beyond the debate, we talk about the strategy for the next three weeks, how Hillary can keep her lead secure, and whether Trump has any chance of closing the gap enough to make the race competitive.   We also look at Trump's lasting impact on the party, on several downticket races, and on the publics perception of the GOP as a national vs. regional, marginalized party.     TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo! Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us at www.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. You can also follow the show on Instagram @JsLunchCounter.  Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!

Episode 19 brings you a complete recap of the last 72 hours in the presidential campaign including a full review of the Second Presidential Debate.  Today, I am joined by Christian Motley to take a look at Sunday night's debate, and the spectacle leading up to it.   We discuss the panel of Bill Clinton accusers that Trump hosted just an hour before the debate, and how that played to voters.  We discuss the candidates' performance in the debate, Hillary's poise in the face of a humiliating spectacle, Trump's ruthlessness in attacking her and Bill, and the unprecedented statements made in the debate promising to prosecute her, calling her the devil, and accusing her of laughing at a 12 year old rape victim.   We talk about who this debate performance was meant for, who was behind it, and why it could potentially seal Trump's fate on election day.   Moving forward, we discuss how this weekend's events, culminating in this debate will impact the race, and equally important, how this GOP civil war is playing out and who will come out on top.   We look at the conference call held by Paul Ryan with other Congressional Republicans, and how it delved into chaos.   Where is the GOP headed, and how will its de facto leaders like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, John Kasich, Ted Cruz, and Mike Pence fare once the dust settles?   You won't want to miss this informative analysis on this evolving story!   TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo! Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us at www.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. You can also follow the show on Instagram @JsLunchCounter.  Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!  

Breaking News - In light of the recent controversy surrounding Donald Trump's vulgar comments that were released, we bring you a special episode of J's Lunch Counter.  I am joined by my good friend Christian Motley, and we discuss the fallout of Trump's comments, the reaction of many Republicans who are attempting to disavow the nominee, where Mike Pence fits in this equation, whether there is any avenue in place to remove or replace Trump from the Republican ticket, and how he will fare on Election Day.   This is certainly a pivotal moment in the 2016 campaign, and in our democracy.  Tune in for this very important episode!   TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo! Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us at www.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. You can also follow the show on Instagram @JsLunchCounter.  Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!

Episode 15 is our special Post-Debate show!  Join us as we breakdown the First Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.   I am joined by my political analysts, Christian Motley, as well as Dakarai Dorsett of 10thYearSeniors.  The three of us discuss the highlights and lowlights of the First Presidential Debate.  Listen in to find out who each of thought came out as the victor in the debate, who landed the strongest punches, and who showed vulnerabilities headed into the final six weeks of this election.   We discuss Trump's hard-hitting attacks on Hillary's trade policy, his Chris Christie-inspired prosecutorial attacks on her support for TPP, and her comprehensive approach to improving the economy. We also discuss Trump's aggressive, interrupting style and whether it will be viewed as a strength or a weakness to the new and undecided voters.   We also look at Hillary's 20 second answer about her email controversy and lament why it took 1 year to develop those 20 seconds.  We take a look at Trump's refusal to release his tax returns and why Hillary best explained the significance of his tax controversy that we've seen on the campaign trail.  We go in-depth on the discussion on race, and disagree at times about how strong Hillary appeared in her initial response.  We discuss Donald Trump's ongoing aloofness, the disingenuous efforts he's made to court black voters, and how he demonstrated his true self to minorities tonight.  We discuss the temperament of both candidates, and which candidate masterfully wove that into the national security conversation and which one fell woefully short.   Finally, we acknowledge the highs and lows of both candidates, and yes, I do say a couple of fairly nice, undeserved things about the Republican Nominee.  Overall, this was an informative, exciting conversation about a highly anticipated debate and a pivotal moment in this race.   TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo! Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us at www.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. You can also follow the show on Instagram @JsLunchCounter.  Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!  

Episode 12 covers the latest in the 2016 presidential campaign, as the race continues to tighten and the polls show a real fight in many of the battleground states. On the show, I am joined by political strategist Christian Motley, and together we take a look at the recent tightening in the polls, and try to predict why the recent change and where the race is headed in the final two months. We also make discuss the recent Commander in Chief Forum and how both candidates struggled through an awful format, and more importantly, what weaknesses Hillary revealed and what she can do in the upcoming debates to counter this weakness. We go in-depth on strategy for the upcoming presidential debate, and I tell you exactly how Hillary could win the debate against Donald Trump.   We also discuss Hillary's recent comments about the "basket of deplorables" supporting Donald Trump, and whether these comments are accurate, fair, and necessary.   We also explore the recent controversy around Hillary's health, the reveal of her pneumonia diagnosis, and whether she really has a transparency problem and how she continues to be held to a different standard. Finally, I've been gone for awhile due to an illness - tune in to learn more about what's been going on and for a quick update on my own health.   TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo! Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us at www.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. You can also follow the show on Instagram @JsLunchCounter.  Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!

Episode 6 is the biggest show yet!   For all the political junkie listeners – this one’s for you!  Today we’re talking politics, polls, and the Presidential Election!   Two weeks out of the convention, the race is taking a sharp turn in favor of the Democrats – but will it hold?  Today I am joined by Junis Baldon, and first-timer to J’s Lunch Counter – Kentucky political strategist and analyst, Christian Motley.  Together, the three of us will breakdown the latest in the polling data nationwide, and in each of the battleground states.  We also evaluate how successful the conventions have proven to be for each candidate, and which candidate keeps shooting themselves in the foot? (Hint: It is exactly who you think it is!).    We go in the weeds on all the latest polls, looking at whether Hillary Clinton is in line for a record electoral college victory, whether she can outperform President Obama in 2008 or 2012, how demography and the increase in minority voters will shape this election, and we spend a good amount of time trying to figure out this question – “WHAT EXACTLY IS DONALD TRUMP’S STRATEGY!?!?”  We will also preview the upcoming debates and analyze Trump’s antics leading up to the debate.  We’ll also look at how the presidential race is shaping the down-ballot races, especially some of the closer races for Senate.     TELL A FRIEND. J’s Lunch Counter is a platform for each of you to engage in conversation that matters, so please help others join the convo!   Tell a friend about the show and help grow our audience!   Share our posts on Facebook and Twitter and let your friends know what you find most interesting about each show!   STAY CONNECTED. Stay connected to the show!  Submit your questions about news, politics, popular culture, social justice, entertainment, music, and sports, and we will cover them for a future Mailbag segment.   You can send your questions to jslunchcounter@gmail.com.      We would also love for you to follow along on social media!   Like us on Facebook.  www.facebook.com/jslunchcounter.  Follow us on Twitter and tweet us atwww.twitter.com/jslunchcounter. Check out our website at www.jslunchcounter.com for more podcast and blog content each week!   LEAVE A REVIEW ON ITUNES.  Enjoying what you've heard so far?  Then take a moment to leave a review.  Reviews help us move up the ranks so that more people will have access to the show!   Thanks again for all your support!