The Great Battlefield

Tom Cochran joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and tech, working in The White House and State Department and co-founding Civic Sunlight, which is using AI to create summaries of Town Hall meetings to make local government information more accessible.

Mike Nellis, a digital strategist and founder of Authentic, dives into how AI is transforming political campaigns for the 2024 election. He discusses the influence of economic perceptions on voter behavior, emphasizing the need for emotional connections over mere statistics. Nellis also highlights the importance of cultural engagement and deploying digital tools like Quiller to boost campaign efficiency. Off the mic, he opens up about his personal health journey and the significance of support and connection in overcoming challenges.

Billy Wimsatt returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how political communication is changing, how he's working to contend with the fear we're facing and how to counter it with organizing and love.

Eleanor Clift joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a reporter for Newsweek, covering Jimmy Carter in the 1976 primary, being a panelist on The McLaughlin Group and now as a columnist for the Daily Beast.

Peter Enns joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as Professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University, a few of the books he authored and founding Verasight, a survey research firm.

Erik Balsbaugh joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in campaign management, voter protection and ballot curing, the best practices institute at the DNC, working with streaming platforms and co-founding At Dawn Campaigns.

Bill Smith joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and why he founded Inseparable, where they advocate for better mental health policies.

Bob Fertik joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about email list building, chaperoned email and other tools at Democrats.com, an online community for progressive organizers with millions of supporters.

Daria Dawson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role at America Votes, where they work to coordinate efforts to increase voter participation and advocate for fair elections.

Josh Hendler returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the future of progressive political tech and the race for Chair at the DNC.