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NCSL Podcasts

Learn about the people, policies and politics of America"s state legislatures with NCSL"s three podcasts: "Our American States," "Across the Aisle" and the special limited series "Building Democracy."

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00:40:32

AI and the Legislative World | LTIS Episode 21

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2023/06/11

On this episode, host Tim Storey dives into the world of artificial intelligence with Alex Wirth, the co-founder and CEO of Quorum, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs tech platform that organizations use to manage engagement, launch advocacy campaigns and keep track of legislation and policy trends in Washington, all 50 states, thousands of cities and even in Brussels.Storey talked with Wirth about how the platform evolved and how his tech team has increasing used artificial intelligence tools

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00:37:08

New Options for Retirement Savings | OAS Episode 187

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2023/06/04

As many as 56 million private sector workers in the U.S. lack access to a retirement savings plan through their jobs. The subsequent lack of retirement savings could cost federal and state governments hundreds of billions of dollars by 2040.Joining the podcast is John Scott, the director of the Retirement Savings Project at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Scott explained the scope of the retirement savings problem, the difference between public and private employers, and the most promising approaches to

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00:31:09

Exploring Policy Solutions to Mental Health Treatment...

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2023/05/31

Millions of Americans experience mental health problems and frequently experience challenges finding treatment, including in the workplace. That’s the context for national task force— Mental Health Matters: National Task Force on Workforce Mental Health Policy—funded by the U.S. Department of Labor working with NCSL and the Council of State Governments (CSG). The guests on this podcast are Colorado Lt Gov Dianne Primavera (D) and Tennessee Sen. Becky Massey (R). The two are at-large co-chairs of the

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00:12:39

Parties Join Forces to Free Alabama Constitution of...

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2023/05/28

Until recently Alabama's constitution still had racist language from the original document written in 1901, led by an avowed white supremacist. Though the provisions weren't operable today, plenty of people have wanted them gone for years. But it wasn't easy to revise a constitution that is the longest such document in the world, one that has nearly 1,000 amendments. Still, the state legislature reached unanimous agreement, and 75 percent of voters supported the revisions last November after a long

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00:40:43

Cedric King: A Lesson in Resilience | LTIS Episode 20

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2023/05/14

On this episode, Host Tim Storey talks with Cedric King, a retired army master sergeant, speaker, and author, who will be the keynote speaker at NCSL’s Legislative Summit in Indianapolis in August.King joined the army in 1995, eventually rising to a leadership role in the elite Army Rangers. On his third combat deployment in Afghanistan in 2012, King was leading a patrol in a small village when he stepped on an improvised explosive device and suffered horrific injuries, including the loss of both

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00:24:51

The “Why” of Working for the Legislature | OAS...

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2023/05/07

This is Legislative Staff Week 2023 at NCSL, and we sat down with two staffers to talk about why people come to work in the legislature and why they stay. Our guests are Anne Sappenfield, director of the Wisconsin Legislative Council and NCSL staff chair, and Heshani Wijemanne, assistant secretary of the California Senate. Sappenfield began working in the legislature in the mid-‘90s while Wijemanne has been a legislative staffer since 2016. Sappenfield and Wijemanne are both lawyers and they talked

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00:33:58

A Long View on Staff | LTIS Episode 19

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2023/04/30

Host Tim Storey’s guest for this episode is Leonor Ehling, the executive director of the Center for California Studies at Sacramento State University. She is also co-director of the Legislative Staff Management Institute (LSMI), which is a flagship program that NCSL produces jointly with Sacramento State and the University of Southern California.They discussed LSMI and the hundreds of legislative staffers who have had the opportunity to enhance their management and leadership skills. Ehling also

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00:11:18

Fifth Graders Fight for New Mexico State Aroma - ATA...

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2023/04/23

Young students in New Mexico made history when they convinced lawmakers that the smell of roasting chilis should be the state's official aroma. They researched, wrote letters, testified in hearings and celebrated when the Governor signed the bill at their school. It's the only state with a designated aroma, and it was the first time students were the force behind a new law, with the help of Senator William Soules, a former teacher and administrator in their Las Cruces school district.

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00:26:54

Childhood Vaccinations in Post-Pandemic America | OAS...

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2023/04/16

Childhood vaccinations in the U.S. were steady for the decade before the pandemic, but have shown a decline for the past couple of years. We sat down with Dr. Pam Shaw, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who explained some of the reasons for that decline. She also discussed other disruptions to vaccinations and some of the challenges to getting children vaccinated, particularly those who were uninsured.Also on the show is Shannon Kolman, who follows vaccine policy

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00:29:42

Young People in the Justice System | OAS Episode 183

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2023/04/09

ResourcesSenator Whitney WesterfieldThe Sentencing ProjectWhy Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence, The Sentencing Project

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00:38:09

Coaching, Leadership and Legislative Staff | LTIS...

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2023/03/26

ResourcesLegislative Staff Management Institute, NCSLUniversity of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy

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00:14:24

Exploring Bipartisanship - ATA Episode 4

NCSL Podcasts ·

2023/03/19

National Conference of State Legislators Center for Legislative StrengtheningNational Institute for Civil Discourse Next Generation ProgramMillennial Action Project

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00:16:36

Remembering Bobby Silverstein and the Fight for...

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2023/03/12

ResourcesState Exchange on Employment and Disability, U.S. Department of Labor

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00:25:29

Coping With the Cost of College | OAS Episode 181

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2023/03/05

ResourcesEarn to Learn

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00:38:37

The Critical Role of Supporting State Governments |...

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2023/02/26

ResourcesCouncil of State Governments

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00:45:15

Education Report Is Call to Action | OAS Episode 180

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2023/02/12

Resources“The Time Is Now,” NCSL

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00:19:19

Elections Legislation: Recap and Preview | OAS...

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2023/02/05

ResourcesState Elections Database, NCSL

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00:14:24

Alabama and Race | ATA Episode 3

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2023/01/29

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00:33:41

The Power of Art | LTIS Episode 16

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2023/01/22

ResourcesAmericans for the Arts

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00:27:10

A Guide to Being Human | OAS Episode 178

NCSL Podcasts ·

2023/01/15

Resources100% Human

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