Podcasts about delaware public media

AUGUST 23, 2020― The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), presents the National Agenda 2020 podcast. “We Are the People” examines the citizen’s role in politics and elections, from campaigns to the voting booth. We consider how people engage—or do not engage—in politics. In this episode, UD CPC Associate Director Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC’s Research Director Paul Brewer join Delaware Public Media News Director Tom Byrne to discuss the fall 2020 speaker series, the changing landscape of 2020 battleground states, and the local races in Delaware. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/programs/green.

MARCH 6, 2020― The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), presents the first episode of the National Agenda 2020 series. “We Are the People” examines the citizen’s role in politics and elections, from campaigns to the voting booth. We consider how people engage—or do not engage—in politics. In this episode, UD Center for Political Communication Associate Director and Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC’s Research Director Paul Brewer join Delaware Public Media News Director Tom Byrne to discuss the fallout from Super Tuesday and 2020 election news in the First State. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/ud-center-political-communication-podcast-post-super-tuesday-landscape.

NOVEMBER 8, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in a partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UDCPC associate director/National Agenda series director Lindsay Hoffman and UD Dept. of Political Science and International Relations chair David Redlawsk, who was in Iowa this fall following the Presidential race. They discuss what Redlawsk is seeing in Iowa, the impact the impeachment inquiry into President Trump could have on voters there and elswhere, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's visit to UD to speak as part of the Direction Democracy National Agenda series. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-presidential-politics-iowa.

OCTOBER 28, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in a partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UD Associate Professor of Communication and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman and UD Dept. of Political Science and International Relations Associate Professor Joanne Miller. They discuss the ongoing U.S. House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and the role conspiracy theories play in that inquiry and politics in general - as well as how politicians, the media and the public deal with these theories. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-navigating-political-conspiracy-theories

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UD Center for Political Communication Associate Director and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC's Research Director Dr. Paul Brewer. They discuss the current state of the Democratic presidential primary race, including what can be gleaned from current polling. They also examine the results of UD's efforts register students to vote during the 2018 election cycle and the increasing diversity of candidates filing to run for the Delaware General Assembly. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-state-democratic-presidential-race-local-candidate-diversity.

AUGUST 23, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UD Center for Political Communication Associate Director and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman. They discuss the debate over guns in the wake of recent mass shootings, what was learned from the first two Democratic presidential debates, and a preview of this fall's Direction Democracy guest speakers at UD. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-debate-over-guns-and-democratic-presidential-debates.

MAY 24, 2019―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), examines where we’ve been, where we are going, and the current state of democracy in the United States. On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UD Center for Political Communication Associate Director and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman and the CPC's Research Director Dr. Paul Brewer. They discuss what the Center for Political Communication expects to cover in it is Direction Democracy National Agenda series, what constitutes a Constitutional crisis, Joe Biden and the large number of Democrats running for President, and the role special interests play in our democracy. Listen to this podcast on Delaware Public Media's The Green: https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/direction-democracy-podcast-what-constitutes-constitutional-crisis.

Just 20 days before the 2018 elections, which some political observers see as potentially the most significant midterms in decades, candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives met to debate at the University of Delaware. The pair of debates on Wednesday evening, Oct. 17, in UD’s Mitchell Hall featured the major-party candidates for one of Delaware’s Senate seats and for its only seat in the House. In each race, an incumbent Democrat is seeking re-election against a Republican challenger. U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, a first-term member of Congress, is facing Scott Walker in the House race. In the Senate contest, three-term incumbent Tom Carper is challenged by Rob Arlett. Delaware Debates 2018, a joint initiative of UD’s Center for Political Communication (CPC) and Delaware Public Media, was live-streamed and broadcast live nationally on C-SPAN and in some regional media outlets.

Just 20 days before the 2018 elections, which some political observers see as potentially the most significant midterms in decades, candidates for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives met to debate at the University of Delaware. The pair of debates on Wednesday evening, Oct. 17, in UD’s Mitchell Hall featured the major-party candidates for one of Delaware’s Senate seats and for its only seat in the House. In each race, an incumbent Democrat is seeking re-election against a Republican challenger. U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, a first-term member of Congress, is facing Scott Walker in the House race. In the Senate contest, three-term incumbent Tom Carper is challenged by Rob Arlett. Delaware Debates 2018, a joint initiative of UD’s Center for Political Communication (CPC) and Delaware Public Media, was live-streamed and broadcast live nationally on C-SPAN and in some regional media outlets.

AUGUST 30, 2018―The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), explores the national and local issues emerging with the upcoming midterm election. On this episode, Delaware Public Media news director Tom Byrne is joined by the UDCPC's Associate Director and National Agenda series director Dr. Lindsay Hoffman and Eric Hastings, a second-year Masters of Public Administration student at UD. He's also a Research Assistant and Legislative Fellow in UD’s Institute for Public Administration and Co-Creator of the Make It Count Campaign, the student-led initiative under the Biden Institute. They discuss the growing diversity of candidates on the ballot in this midterm election cycle, the possibility of a "blue wave" result handing Democrats control of the U.S. House, the Make It Count Campaign's work to engage student voters at UD and the latest on the upcoming Delaware primary election, including the U.S. Senate primary between Sen. Tom Carper and Kerri Harris.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for State Auditor, four candidates are running to replace Republican Tom Wagner, who announced he is retiring after three decades in that office. Democrats Kathleen Davies, Kathy McGuiness and Dennis Williams will face off in a September primary to decide who will join Republican James Spadola on the November General Election ballot. Dennis Williams is a former State Representative, representing the 10th District in Northern New Castle County for six years (2009-2015) before losing a 2014 Democratic primary to current State Rep. Sean Matthews. He lost to Matthews again in a 2016 Democratic primary for that seat. Williams also ran twice and lost races Delaware’s U.S House seat in the late 1990s.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for State Auditor, four candidates are running to replace Republican Tom Wagner, who announced he is retiring after three decades in that office. Democrats Kathleen Davies, Kathy McGuiness and Dennis Williams will face off in a September primary to decide who will join Republican James Spadola on the November General Election ballot. James Spadola is running for statewide office for the first time, but the former Newark police officer previously ran for the 1st District State Senate seat in 2016. He lost to incumbent Democrat Harris McDowell in that North Wilmington district by a 56 to 44 percent margin.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for Delaware Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Matt Denn chose not to run for another term. That prompted four Democrats to throw their hats in the ring to replace him. Kathy Jennings, Chris Johnson, Tim Mullaney, and LaKresha Roberts will face off in a Democratic primary next month. There is currently no Republican on the ballot after Peggy Marshall Thomas dropped out of the race in mid-August, but state GOP officials say they are looking for someone to step in and run. They have until Sept. 4 to name a new candidate. This is LaKresha Roberts' first run for elected office. She was a Deputy Attorney General under then Attorney General Beau Biden, and has served under current AG Matt Denn as both head of the Family Division and then Chief Deputy Attorney General.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for Delaware Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Matt Denn chose not to run for another term. That prompted four Democrats to throw their hats in the ring to replace him. Kathy Jennings, Chris Johnson, Tim Mullaney, and LaKresha Roberts will face off in a Democratic primary next month. There is currently no Republican on the ballot after Peggy Marshall Thomas dropped out of the race in mid-August, but state GOP officials say they are looking for someone to step in and run. They have until Sept. 4 to name a new candidate. Tim Mullaney is making his first run for elected office. The former Dover police officer and U.S Marshal spend 8 years working in the state Dept. of Justice under then Atty General Beau Biden, including 3 years as Chief of Staff. He was also New Castle County Chief Administrative Officer during the final year of Tom Gordon’s last term in office.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for State Auditor, four candidates are running to replace Republican Tom Wagner, who announced he is retiring after three decades in that office. Democrats Kathleen Davies, Kathy McGuiness and Dennis Williams will face off in a September primary to decide who will join Republican James Spadola on the November General Election ballot. Kathy McGuiness is a Rehoboth Beach Commissioner. She previously ran for Lt. Governor in 2016, finishing third in a 6 way primary won by current Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for Delaware Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Matt Denn chose not to run for another term. That prompted four Democrats to throw their hats in the ring to replace him. Kathy Jennings, Chris Johnson, Tim Mullaney, and LaKresha Roberts will face off in a Democratic primary next month. There is currently no Republican on the ballot after Peggy Marshall Thomas dropped out of the race in mid-August, but state GOP officials say they are looking for someone to step in and run. They have until Sept. 4 to name a new candidate. Chris Johnson is seeking elected office for the first time. He most recently served as Gov. John Carney's deputy legal counsel and counsel for the City of Wilmington’s Law Department. He's currently Vice Chair of the Wilmington Democratic Party and on the board of the Delaware Center for Justice.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for Delaware Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Matt Denn chose not to run for another term. That prompted four Democrats to throw their hats in the ring to replace him. Kathy Jennings, Chris Johnson, Tim Mullaney, and LaKresha Roberts will face off in a Democratic primary next month. There is currently no Republican on the ballot after Peggy Marshall Thomas dropped out of the race in mid-August, but state GOP officials say they are looking for someone to step in and run. They have until Sept. 4 to name a new candidate. Kathy Jennings is running for elected office for the first time. Jennings has more than 20 years of experience in the state Department of Justice, including stints as state prosecutor and Chief Deputy Attorney General. She prosecuted hundreds of cases, including serial killer Steve Pennell, who tortured and murdered five women in 1988. Most recently, she served as New Castle County Chief Administrative Officer under County Executive Matt Meyer before resigning to run for state Attorney General.

As part of Delaware Debates 2018, Delaware Public Media presents Candidate Conversations in collaboration with the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication. Delaware Public Media is interviewing all candidates who have filed to run in the races for U.S. House and U.S. Senate, as well as the races for State Attorney General, State Auditor and State Treasurer. Candidates in each race will answer the same set of questions to allow Delaware voters to get to know them and compare them. In the race for State Auditor, four candidates are running to replace Republican Tom Wagner, who announced he is retiring after three decades in that office. Democrats Kathleen Davies, Kathy McGuiness and Dennis Williams will face off in a September primary to decide who will join Republican James Spadola on the November General Election ballot. Kathleen Davies is making her first bid for elected office. She worked as Chief Administrative Auditor in the State Auditor’s Office for over six years before being dismissed last December―a dismissal that Delaware's Dept. of Labor ruled in June was done without sufficient cause. Another hearing on that matter before Merit Employee Relations Board is scheduled in October.

JULY 20, 2018―The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), explores the national and local issues emerging with the upcoming midterm election. Host Tom Byrne speaks with University of Delaware political experts Nancy Karibjanian and Lindsay Hoffman about national and local issues. They discuss a recent Center for Political Communication poll on voter anxiety and anger, President Trump's performance during the recent NATO meeting and his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the latest Trump Supreme Court nomination and the increasing focus on Kerri Harris' primary challenge to Sen. Tom Carper. To learn more about the University of Delaware's National Agenda program, please visit www.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

JUNE 1, 2018―The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media(www.delawarepublic.org), explores the national and local issues emerging with the upcoming midterm election. Host Tom Byrne speaks with University of Delaware political experts Phil Jones and Lindsay Hoffman about national and local issues including recently published UD research on public opinion of transgender people, rights, and candidates. To learn more about the University of Delaware's National Agenda program, please visit www.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

APRIL 20, 2018―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), explores the national and local issues emerging with the upcoming midterm election. Host Tom Byrne speaks with CPC Associate Director and National Agenda Director Lindsay Hoffman and Associate Professor of Communication Dannagal Young about national and local issues including a recent national poll exploring opinions along party lines when athletes, celebrities, and late night talk show hosts tackle politically charged issues. To learn more about the University of Delaware's National Agenda program, please visit www.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

MARCH 9, 2018―The University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, in partnership with Delaware Public Media (www.delawarepublic.org), explores the national and local issues emerging with the upcoming midterm election. Host Tom Byrne speaks with CPC Associate Director Lindsay Hoffman and David Redlawsk, chair of the University of Delaware's Department of Political Science and International Relations. To learn more about the University of Delaware's National Agenda program, please visit www.udel.edu/nationalagenda.

On January 31, 2018, I sat down with Tom Byrne of Delaware Public Media. Tom was kind enough to let me rebroadcast this as an EOA episode. Tom's write-up about it can be viewed here and says: "In a political climate that has become increasingly fractured and divisive, politicians at times seem more like partisan caricatures rather public servants.But a former State Senate candidate here in the First State is trying to get beyond the rhetoric to learn more about people holding political office around the country, telling their stories rather than delving into their positions on policy.   Last fall, James Spadola, an Iraq War vet and former Newark policeman, launched Elected Officials of America with the goal of interviewing lawmakers, largely unheralded ones, in all 50 states about why they pursued politics and the adversity many overcame to reach office.  In this week’s Enlighten Me, we sat down with Spadola to chat about his podcast." Time stamps of questions: 0:47 - What was the inspiration for starting this podcast? 2:20 - Does the country need a more grassroots approach to politics? 3:40 - Why have you focused on more local level politicians? 4:40 - How come you focus on the person’s story and not policy? 6:40 - What are some of the consistent themes you’ve heard? 8:50 - How far along are you in the process? 9:60 - What is the reaction you get when reaching out to officials who don’t you? 11:20 - How has this podcast influenced you about running for office again?