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Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda is a non-partisan podcast featuring thought leaders and industry pioneers with insights about innovative approaches to political campaigns, voter engagement, mobilization, fundraising, persuasion, and GOTV. Topics include the power of mobile devices, leveraging social networks, message testing and targeting, cross-media advertising, grassroots organizing, and big data.

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19:48

Deep Organizing and Mobilizing the Zohran Mamdani...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/12/02

Ivan Pardo, Founder of Solidarity Tech used his organizing platform to successfully manage the over 100,000 volunteers for the campaign of Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York. This platform was originally designed to be multilingual from its inception to organize non-English-speaking rideshare drivers. While technology was key to the Mamdani success, the authenticity of the candidate and message discipline were key to connecting with volunteers and voters. We talk about: Deep organizing at scale

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17:59

Building Ethical Generative AI for Nonprofits and...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/11/11

Aram Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of Change Agent, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss values-aligned generative AI and how it contrasts with mainstream AI platforms. Aram warns about built-in societal biases and misinformation in tools like ChatGPT that need to be identified to better align data with proper action. Deepak and Aram talk about: Shortcomings in existing gen AI platforms related to data privacy and implicit and explicit biases Practical applications for AI for

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26:34

Filmmaker Partners with Activist Dolores Huerta to...

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2025/11/03

Ellen Gavin, filmmaker and changemaker, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss her latest project, a short film titled "The People United," a collaboration with legendary activist Dolores Huerta that encourages nonviolent community intervention to protect neighbors from ICE. Ellen drives home the point that effective activism must touch the heart to move the feet and be driven by a message of solidarity, rather than being motivated by fear-based tactics. Deepak and Ellen talk

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22:03

Managing Candidate Expectations in the Age of...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/10/03

Eva Posner, Founder of Evinco Strategies, focuses on the immense challenges facing political campaigns in this current environment of political violence, the 25-minute news cycle, and economic uncertainty. This climate has deterred qualified candidates from running and made it more difficult for campaigns to raise money, particularly from larger donors. We talk about: How the threat of political violence is impacting the physical safety and mental health of candidates and their staff While partisan

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29:24

From MySpace to TikTok and Why Political Campaigns...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/09/17

Scott Goodstein, Founder and CEO of Catalyst Campaigns, discusses the evolution and current state of social media strategies in politics in this interview, recorded on September 11 and the day after the murder of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Scott was the social media architect for the 2008 Obama campaign and contrasts the early, diverse social media landscape with today's video-dominated rapid-response environment, which is concentrated on a few major platforms. We talk about: Where and

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19:49

Life Science Leaders Call for Combatting Science...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/08/21

Hamid Ghanadan, CEO at LINUS, reports on their recent State of Science research that tracks scientists' sentiment, funding expectations, and barriers to their work. Key findings reveal that the politicization of science and erosion of public trust in science threaten to slow innovation rates and negatively impact public access to accurate information. The survey also shows a direct negative impact on scientists' morale, job satisfaction, and creativity. We talk about: The growing perception of the

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15:29

Fast Alert Now App for Activists and Organizers with...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/08/14

Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, has developed the Fast Alert Now app that allows organizers and non-profit organizations to send alerts to people without requiring their phone number, email, or downloading an app. This free app is a channel-based system that uses QR codes and URLs to enable users to subscribe to a specific channel and receive push notifications on their phone or computer while protecting the identity of the recipient. Deepak and I talk about: Need for privacy-centric

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27:57

Impact of Healthcare Policy Changes and Need for New...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/08/08

James Keppel is the Founder and CEO of Sarana Health and a healthcare advocate for an integrated, wellness-focused approach to keeping people healthy instead of simply treating diseases. While the impacts of current policy changes and budget cuts in healthcare and medical research have yet to be seen, all indications point to widening gaps in serving rural populations and those with complex conditions. James encourages private industry to step up to innovate new models of healthcare delivery and

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23:46

Using Stories and Music to Explore the American Dream...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/04/28

Jennifer Appel, filmmaker, teacher, and activist, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss the American Dream and the need to provide a more complete and accurate portrayal of the American experience. Jennifer uses storytelling, music, and visuals to give voice to diverse perspectives, including those of Indigenous people and veterans, to rally the country and heal the divisions in American society. She reminds us of the Hopi Indian quote, "The one who tells the story rules the

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24:55

The Power of Protests with Shasti Conrad Washington...

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2025/04/24

Shasti Conrad is the Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party and Associate Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Her involvement in political organizing and activism taught her that campaigns must focus on economic messages to build coalitions that cut across partisan lines. This year, before the 2026 mid-terms, there is an opportunity to engage diverse constituents in person and online to test new messaging and strategies for reaching consensus and winning races. We talk about: Who is

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26:04

Building and Maintaining Relationships with Voters...

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2025/04/23

Zach Adams, Senior Specialist in Client Partnerships for Politics and Public Affairs at VDX.tv, discusses the evolving landscape of political campaigns and the importance of ongoing engagement with voters beyond election day. Candidates and campaigns often fail to maintain relationships with voters, except for requests for contributions. Data analytics is one path to effectively target messages to engage and motivate the base and attract new supporters. We talk about: Moving beyond the

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25:30

How AI and Data are Reshaping Political Campaigns...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/04/11

Michael D. Cohen is the CEO of the Cohen Research Group, a political public affairs and corporate research firm, and the author of Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections. He has written a new chapter for this well-received book that focuses on the power of AI and opportunities to apply it in political campaigns. Michael emphasizes the need to balance the use of AI with maintaining the authenticity and voice of the candidate. We talk

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22:22

AI-Powered Programmatic Advertising Platform...

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2025/03/12

Mark Positano is the Head of Political at StackAdapt, a programmatic digital advertising buying platform. With a focus on advertising outside the "walled gardens" like Facebook and Google, StackAdapt uses AI and data analytics to optimize ad buying and targeting for political campaigns across a wide range of media properties and streaming platforms. We talked about: Getting beyond micro-targeting using a more nuanced approach to targeting voters Growth of political digital ad budgets outpacing

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25:16

Patient Advocacy and Healthcare Disparities John...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2025/01/09

John Hoffman, principal of Advocate for Access, has 20+ years of experience working with big pharma companies to promote advocating for patients and driving the move to provide access to drugs and therapies to a broader audience. Public/private health policy trends highlight the need to raise awareness about the science of medicine and the inequities in access to life-saving drugs and effective treatments for chronic conditions. We talk about: The role of social influencers in raising awareness

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24:47

Voter Behavior in a Time of Political and Economic...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2024/10/30

Andrew Einhorn, the Co-Founder and CEO of LevelFields, is an expert on fintech and AI. He highlights how political uncertainty and tight elections create market volatility and can impact voting behavior. Using their event intelligence platform, LevelFields connects the dots using AI to spot trends and predict future behavior. We talk about: How the volatility of the stock market affects voting behavior How AI is being used to understand the cause and effect of conflicts and trade wars on the stock

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22:27

Editorial Cartoons in the Age of Trump with Daryl...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2024/09/20

Daryl Cagle of Cagle Cartoons Syndicate has a keen eye for detail and brings a strong sense of humor to the world of editorial and political cartoons. He is also the host of the video podcast Caglecast, available on YouTube, where he talks with the cartoonists. Political humor is an increasingly challenging topic, and Daryl confirms that there is not much that Democrats and Republicans agree about, including what is funny. We talk about: What catches the political cartoonist's attention to drive

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23:54

Targeting Multicultural Voters with Sean Duggan SD Media

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2024/09/09

Sean Duggan owner SD Media, a media and entertainment consulting firm, has seen the media landscape for targeting voters shift dramatically, requiring a broader view of where and when to reach voters. Attending the DNC Convention in Chicago, Sean was struck by the mix of entertainment and content and the range of speakers and talent under 40 in the Democratic party. With the end of the election season in sight, new approaches to finding likely and persuadable voters through streaming services,

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19:40

Power of Video Commerce in Political and Advocacy...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2024/09/04

Eitan Koter is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Vimmi, which brings next-generation e-commerce functionality to digital video content. With its video commerce platform, audiences can engage with video, make purchases, and contribute within the context of the video. Applications can include digital feeds of live events and social media posts. We talk about: How interactive videos transform the way candidates and advocates can build relationships with their target audiences How Vimmi's platform

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21:40

Power of the DNC Convention with Deepak Puri The...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2024/08/28

Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, attended the DNC Convention in Chicago and came away with a strong sense of the energy that will be applied to Democratic campaigns moving into election season. Deepak was struck by the crowd's diversity, particularly the younger multi-cultural attendees. He also points out the historical views that were driven home by the diverse speakers. We talk about: The role Project 2025 played in the narrative of the Convention The new format of the Roll Call of

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28:10

Sending Paid Canvassers to Swing States with Reid...

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda ·

2024/08/14

Reid McCollum, Program Outreach Director for Progressive Turnout Project, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss tactics for getting out the vote in swing states by paying canvassers. This approach to door-knocking is particularly effective in small towns where people from the community use technology to create walk lists to find likely Democratic voters. PTP will invest $35 million in programs to rally Democrats to vote through direct voter contact. The paid door-knocking program

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