An Honorable Profession
The NewDEAL
Restore your faith in government with An Honorable Profession. Every Thursday, co-hosts Ryan Coonerty and Debbie Cox Bultan sit down with rising state and local Democrats, policy experts, and the nation's top political minds for empowering and candid conversations about life in public service and government. Together with their guests – which include members of the Biden Administration, state legislators nationwide, and mayors from America's top cities – Ryan and Debbie discuss the biggest issues facing Americans today and the decisive role that state and local leaders play in catalyzing progressive, pragmatic solutions.
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An Honorable Profession is produced by the NewDEAL. For more AHP and NewDEAL content, visit https://newdealleaders.org/ and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewDEALLeaders
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newdealleaders/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-newdeal/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewDEALLeaders
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NewdealleadersOrg
An Honorable Profession is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
Episodes
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Sep 30, 2021 • 48min
Senator Chris Coons Works for Generational Change
NewDEAL Honorary Co-Chair Senator Chris Coons joins the 100th episode of An Honorable Profession to talk about the importance of the American Rescue Plan, and the need for more investments in Americans' futures. Hosts Debbie and Ryan also share their highlights from 100 episodes of An Honorable Profession!
Sep 23, 2021 • 31min
Robert Garcia Rebuilds Long Beach for a Post-Pandemic World
NewDEAL CEO and Host Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach, about his nationally-recognized work to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, his upbringing as an immigrant, and how he's working to modernize his city for a post-pandemic world.
Sep 16, 2021 • 48min
Anne Sung Navigates Houston's Return to the Classroom
Host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Houston School Board Member Anne Sung about the challenges of navigating the return to in-person learning, the importance of finding pathways to success for students after high school, and her work to give students and families a say in their education.
Sep 8, 2021 • 41min
Christine Hunschofsky Deals with Tragedy, from Parkland to Pandemic
NewDEAL Leader and host Ryan Coonerty talks to Christine Hunschofsky, Florida Representative and former mayor of Parkland, FL, about delivering better access to mental health and substance abuse services, and the recovery process following a national tragedy.
Sep 1, 2021 • 46min
Zach Klein Offers Commonsense Solutions in Columbus
Host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Columbus, OH City Attorney Zach Klein about his journey from growing up in a small town to becoming the city attorney for the fourteenth largest city in America. He discusses his work on common sense criminal justice reform, drug rehabilitation, and police reform.
Aug 25, 2021 • 44min
Molly Gray Shepherds a New Generation of Leaders
Host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Vermont Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray about shepherding young folks into public service, her work on championing paid family leave and broadband expansion, and the importance of expanding human infrastructure for Vermont's continued growth.
Aug 18, 2021 • 39min
Lanae Erickson On Winning In 2022
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Lanae Erickson, Senior Vice President for Third Way's Social Policy & Politics Program, about how social media distorts our politics, the importance of smaller cities for Democrats, and President Biden's messaging going into the 2022 election cycle.
Aug 11, 2021 • 42min
Sarah McBride Trailblazes for Delaware and Beyond
Host Ryan Coonerty talks with Delaware Senator Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender woman elected to a U.S. state senate and the nation's highest-ranking transgender official, about her work on important issues such as telehealth, paid family leave, and her common bonds with the Biden family.
Aug 5, 2021 • 46min
Digital Redlining Panel at Route Fifty Future Cities Summit
Listen in to a special live taping of An Honorable Profession at the 2021 Route Fifty Future Cities Summit with host Ryan Coonerty, NewDEAL Leader Mayor Trey Mendez (Brownsville, TX), NewDEAL Leader City Councilmember Andria McClellan (Norfolk, VA), City Councilmember Zeke Cohen (Baltimore, MD), and Deputy City Manager (San Jose, CA) Dolan Beckel.
Jul 29, 2021 • 47min
Dr. Aditi Mallick on the Delta Variant and How to Respond to the Pandemic's Next Stage
Just prior to the CDC's release of guidance that fully vaccinated people should resume wearing masks in indoor public places in communities with high COVID rates, NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan spoke about the Delta variant surge with Dr. Aditi Mallick, Director of the COVID-19 Response Command Center for North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services. They discussed the emerging variant, what to expect across the country in the coming months and how we can invest in our public health infrastructure to be more proactive in caring for our citizens.
