
The Lobby Shop
The Lobby Shop lets listeners tune in to conversations between Washington insiders who are directly involved in the biggest political and policy issues of our day. Hosted by Josh Zive, Liam Donovan, Paul Nathanson, Caitlin Sickles, and Dylan Pasiuk of Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group in Washington DC, this weekly podcast dives into the most recent news from Capitol Hill and beyond with input from foremost experts in their respective fields.
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Latest episodes

Feb 5, 2021 • 29min
Clean Energy Transition, Part 3: Offshore Wind in the U.S. with Stephanie McClellan
Welcome to Part 3 of our series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. In this episode, PRG team members Paul Nathanson and George Felcyn interview Stephanie McClellan, Founder of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW). This conversation breaks down the differences between onshore and offshore wind, how federal and state jurisdictions impact developments offshore, and how offshore wind fits into the future of American clean energy production. Learn more about SIOW on their website, here: https://sites.udel.edu/ceoe-siow/.

Jan 28, 2021 • 44min
Clean Energy Transition, Part 2: Financing America's Transition to Clean Energy
Welcome to the second installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 2 of this series is here to explore the history of new energy funding, the Biden administration's ambitions for this endeavor, and how energy tax credits come into play. Today's expert panel is hosted by Scott Segal, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group, and features: Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Martha Kammoun, Partner at Bracewell LLP with a robust practice in energy finance Tim Urban, Senior Principal at Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group with expertise in energy tax policy

Jan 22, 2021 • 34min
Clean Energy Transition, Part 1: Federal Leadership in the Biden Administration
Welcome to the first installment of our new series within The Lobby Shop: Clean Energy Transition. Part 1 of this series is here to set the stage and provide a concept of the key players in clean energy transition, fill in relevant context from clean energy history, and explore how the various policy processes in play work. Today's expert panel is hosted by Dee Martin, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group, and features: Collin O'Mara, President & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation and member of Biden Transition Team Scott Segal, Co-Head of the Policy Resolution Group Eric Washburn, President of Windward Strategies

Jan 21, 2021 • 33min
On Unity: The First Days of the Biden Administration and What's to Come
Welcome to the world of 46! The team gathered this morning to chat about Joe Biden's inauguration, what a 50/50 Congress will do for policymaking, Biden's call for unity and how that works in practice after the events at the Capitol just weeks ago, and much more.

Jan 6, 2021 • 32min
Georgia and the GOP on Our Minds: The Post-Trump Era of American Politics
Happy New Year! What a week - our team met up this morning to discuss the results of the Georgia runoff, what these numbers mean for the future of the GOP, how the Democratic candidates and organizers pulled it off, and we wrap by indulging Liam and Josh with a discussion of the latest season of Cobra Kai.

Dec 11, 2020 • 32min
Raising the Next Generation of Engaged Citizens with Dr. Lindsey Cormack
Today we're joined by Dr. Lindsey Cormack, Assistant Professor of Political and Social Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology. We discuss her work with DC Inbox, a project analyzing all newsletters sent by members of Congress, and the book she published on a major element of that data, Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis. Additionally, we talk in depth about her new project, a book she's working on about raising children who are civically savvy and engaged by the time they are old enough to participate in politics.

Nov 4, 2020 • 1h 21min
PRG Pulse Special Edition: PRG's 2020 Post-Election Analysis Webinar
Tune in for the audio from PRG's 2020 Post-Election Analysis Webinar, recorded at 10 am EST on Wednesday morning, November 4th. This webinar featured PRG's team of lobbyists, attorneys and strategic communications professionals as well as several guests: Michael Gottlieb, Former Counsel to President Obama and Senior Advisor on political-military affairs; Ron Minsk, Former Special Assistant to President Obama on energy and environmental affairs at the White House National Economic Council; and Jeff Stein, White House Economics Reporter at The Washington Post.

Nov 2, 2020 • 33min
The Gen Z Perspective: How First-Time Voters Are Thinking about the 2020 Election and Future of Politics
We have a two-parter for you before election day: first, a quick take from Liam on his final thoughts before we head into November 3rd. Second, Caitlin and Josh held a conversation with a group of politically-minded Gen Zers: PRG's fall intern class. Lindsey Dixon, Cade Shore, and Dillon LaViale help us explore how their generation's experiences have shaped their activism and politics, how pandemic-limited education has changed their priorities and expectations of decisionmakers, and more.

Oct 29, 2020 • 26min
"Get Comfortable, It's Going to Take a While" - Election Day with Decision Desk HQ's Drew McCoy
With Election Day literally around the corner, we were honored to get a moment to chat with Decision Desk HQ President Drew McCoy. Drew and the team explore what a pandemic election day could look like, advice for savvily reading results as they come in, the potential for a toss-up Texas, and much more.

Oct 23, 2020 • 24min
PRG Pulse: Comparing the Last Days and Debates of the 2016 Election to Today
With the election so close and the final presidential debate complete, there are a lot of articles and hot takes going around comparing the happenings of today to where we were at this time 4 years ago. Tune in for a great discussion with the Lobby Shop team about how what we know now about 2016 gives perspective on what's happening now.