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Podcasts

Church and State

Brandon Boat

Some people think church and state should be the best of friends and others think of them as worst enemies that shouldn't even be in the same room together.  How does this all play out in the real world? How did it get this way and what can be done about it? We talked with Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

Church and State
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Norm Ornstein

Brandon Boat

Washington gridlock, elections, pundrity and more all in our chat with Norm Ornstein, Resident Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute. He offers up answers and more questions about all things politics. 

Norm Ornstein
The Theater of Public Policy

Met Council Chair, Adam Duininck

Brandon Boat

Our first guest cancelled! Fortunately, Metropolitan Council Chair Adam Duininck was able to come on the show. We talked about major transit plans for the region, how the council operates and some recent controversy. 

Met Council Chair, Adam Duininck
The Theater of Public Policy

Education Roundtable

Brandon Boat

We hosted our most controversial show yet! Really? Probably not, but it seemed that way due to the volume of emails, phone calls, and social media posts that we received. We sat down and talked with Ale Matos (Star Tribune), Christopher Magan (Pioneer Press) and Beth Hawkins (Education Post)  about the state of education in Minnesota. 

Education Roundtable
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Meet Minneapolis

Brandon Boat

What does Minneapolis do to attract visitors and what goes into a proposal for hosting a major conference or event the Super Bowl? Meet Minneapolis has the answers and it's not to keep building more stadiums.

Meet Minneapolis
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Design, for Good!

Brandon Boat

Tom Fisher, former Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota and the 5th most published author on architecture in America talks with us about how our world will change, the importance of design,  and he looks into his crystal ball to talk about the future of driver less cars.

Design, for Good!
The Theater of Public Policy

US Congressman Keith Ellison

Brandon Boat

We talked with US Congressman Keith Ellison about the issues that are most important to him. He spoke about minimum wage laws, the #BlackLivesMatter protest at the Mall of America, the 50th Anniversary of the March on Selma, right to work laws, and immigration reform.

US Congressman Keith Ellison
The Theater of Public Policy

Commissioner of MNDOT

Brandon Boat

We talked with Charlie Zelle, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation about what it means to be the Poseidon of roads, tracks, and waterways in the state of Minnesota. Before you ask, Amazon drones are not under his purview.

Commissioner of MNDOT
The Theater of Public Policy

Energy Debate!

Brandon Boat

Energy policy is one of those issues that we can all agree on, right? Wrong! We had three guests, Ben Gerber (Manager of Energy Policy and Labor/Management Policy at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce), Michael Nobel (CEO of Fresh Energy) and Peter Nelson (Director of Public Policy at the center of the American Experiment. The room was electric and the crowd was feisty. Who won the debate? That's for you to decide.

Energy Debate!
The Theater of Public Policy

Bush Foundation President Jennifer Ford Reedy

Brandon Boat

Philanthropy is changing, both on an individual level as well as an institutional level. Jennifer Ford Reedy took the helm at the St. Paul-based Bush Foundation at the tailend of the Great Recession. We’ll talk about being at the helm of one of the region’s largest foundations, and if it gets annoying to receive President Bush’s fan mail. 

Philanthropy
The Theater of Public Policy

Former Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson

Brandon Boat

The honorable Paul Anderson served as Associate Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1994 to 2013. During that time he heard seminal cases on everything from the independence of medical examiners, to bail laws, to a much-discussed recount in Minnesota’s 2008 U.S. senate race. 

Former Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson
The Theater of Public Policy