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Good Government Show

Valley Park Productions

The Good Government Show is a premier podcast dedicated to exploring the critical work of public service in America. We feature in-depth conversations with governors, senators, mayors and county commissioners, providing insights into leadership, crisis management and the best practices that drive effective government. Join us for a serious and thought-provoking look at modern governance, where policy meets practice and where every conversation is a lesson in dedication, innovation and public

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27:11

A Conversation with Pierce County Council Member...

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2022/11/10

Host, David Martin sat down with Pierce County Council Member Derek Young at the annual National Association of Counties conference as part of a series of conversations with those in and around county government. Our own Good Government Show questionnaire. GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors: National Association of Counties (NACo) Ourco Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin,

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20:12

A Conversation with Hawai'i County Council Member...

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2022/11/03

Host, David Martin sat down with Hawai'i County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz at the annual National Association of Counties conference as part of a series of conversations with those in and around county government. Our own Good Government Show questionnaire. GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsor: National Association of Counties (NACo) Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason

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26:33

S2E10 - A Recycling Model from Pennsylvania

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2022/10/27

Meet a county star who has created a recycling program in Fayette County, Pennsylvania that works! GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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36:55

S2E9 - A Fresh Start for Foster Care

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2022/10/20

Coming out of foster care has enormous challenges. For those in Santa Clara County, Ca., a hard life got a little easier. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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36:11

S2E8 - Food Security in New Jersey

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2022/10/13

You wouldn’t think an upscale area outside of New York City as a place where people go hungry. But they do, but Bergen County has created a task force to ease hunger in the county. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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22:20

A Conversation with NACo CEO Matthew D. Chase

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2022/10/06

Host, David Martin sat down with NACo CEO Matthew D. Chase at the annual National Association of Counties conference as part of a series of conversations with those in and around county government. Our own Good Government Show questionnaire. GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsor: National Association of Counties (NACo) Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media

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33:56

S2E7 - Pre-K in the Mountains

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2022/09/29

Summit County, Colorado is one of the premier vacation spots, but for the folks that live and work there, it can be expensive. Hear how the county has stepped in to help with Pre-K and allowed many folks to keep living there. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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27:37

S2E6 - eBikes in Pueblo County

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2022/09/22

Pueblo County, Colorado created a pilot program and gave away eBikes to essential workers. Hear how a simple thing like a new bike is changing the lives of riders. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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31:33

S2E5 - Take a Shower at the Library

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2022/09/15

Libraries are more than book lenders. Hear how modern libraries are expanding way beyond books and magazines. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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32:04

S2E4 - Taking Care of Those Who Care

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2022/09/08

They are the first to rush in but the last to get help. Their normal day is usually someone's worst day. First responders undergo stress and trauma most people can't begin to understand. In Cumberland County, PA a new program is supporting these folks with dealing with the stress most first responders typically just try to bury. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin,

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29:13

S2E3 - Teaching Tech to Seniors

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2022/07/23

Teaching technology to senior citizens, especially your parents can be tough, but Montgomery County, Maryland has found a way to make it work. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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34:58

S2E2 - McDowell Teachers Lead the Way

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2022/07/22

A new apartment building for teachers in Welch, WV is just one of the projects created by Reconnecting McDowell that is changing a coal dependent county toward a more prosperous future. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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31:23

S2E1 - Lavender Farms of the Coal Fields

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2022/07/22

A lavender farm is on the site of former coal field. Meet the people who are bringing jobs and a new industry to the former coal country in Boone County, West Virginia. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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08:59

S2E0 - Good Government Good Listener – A Season Two...

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2022/07/21

A discussion about Good Government and the Good Government show with host David Martin and Montgomery County, Maryland County Commissioner Craig Rice. This includes a preview of Season 2. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Martin, David Snyder Hosts/Reporters: Carol D'Auria and David Martin Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Media Manager: Chris Queen Editor: Jason Stershic Transcriptions: Kofi Ajeasi Ampah

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39:32

S1E11 - Clear blue water and deep dirty problems, how...

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2021/11/03

Developers created miles and miles of beautiful waterfront coastline, but that also created water so polluted you couldn’t sit outside — the smell was putrid. But Monroe County realized that water was their lifeblood. Listen and hear very forward-thinking ideas that are bringing back fish life into now clean waters —-one canal at a time. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Snyder Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Associate Producers: Jade Ludlow,

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26:13

S1E10 - A jail that’s not a jail, but a way out of Jail

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2021/11/03

Putting young teenagers in jail for felony offenses gets them off the street for awhile but it doesn’t rehabilitate them. So, in Smith County, Texas they found a better way. It’s called Hope Academy and it’s an alternative to the county lock up. Here kids learn to live and work and they create a positive future for themselves. When you listen to these stories you won’t believe how well it’s working. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Snyder Producers: Carol D'Auria, David

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23:20

S1E9 - A Park where Everyone can Bang on the Drum all...

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2021/11/03

People with disabilities in Harford County, Maryland now have a wonderful way to get exercise thanks to a local plan. It’s a sensory trail and it features among other things a huge drum, 9-foot-high chimes, a roller table for tactile sliding and lots of other activities for fun and relaxation. There’s also a specially designed baseball field for wheelchairs. For many kids, this is a way to use a park that in the past was out of bounds. Just listen to the enthusiasm in their voices

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19:24

S1E8 - Suicide Prevention Six Strings at a time

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2021/11/03

Meet the DD-214’s of Josephine County, Oregon. This is a group of combat war veterans who left their rifles behind and picked up a guitar. Thanks to one guitar playing vet services director, they gather weekly to play music together, forming their own musical support group. They play at local festivals and for a few hours, put their worst thoughts out of their mind. Meet the men who live to play music and hear their music. For some, this group is the homecoming they never had. GoodGovernmentShow.com

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19:55

S1E7 - What’s Old is New Again updating a bowling...

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2021/11/02

The county needed theater space and room for a museum. Some creative thinking by a handful of county officials turned an old and abandoned bowling alley into an arts and cultural center. Listen to the stories of performers who got on stage and one person whose life was actually saved by art classes in Johnson County, Kansas. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Snyder Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Associate Producers: Jade Ludlow, MacKenzie Martin

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17:33

S1E6 - Taking Care of Women Veterans Texas style

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2021/11/02

The state of Texas has the most women veterans in the entire country. But veterans’ programs were originally designed with men in mind. So, they had to think out of the box to provide women veterans with the services they needed. Women networking with women and with the help of the Travis County vets services, they are helping women return to life after active duty. GoodGovernmentShow.com Executive Producers: Jim Ludlow, David Snyder Producers: Carol D'Auria, David Martin, Jason Stershic Associate

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