How Anyone Can Shape Policy with Mai Sistla of the Aspen Policy Academy

Most people assume policy is made by politicians. Mai Sistla is here to tell you otherwise.In this episode of The Intelligence Report Podcast, Dylan Welch sits down with Mai Sistla, Senior Climate Policy Advisor at the Aspen Policy Academy, for a conversation that breaks down one of the most misunderstood forces in public life: policy. What is it, who actually makes it, and how do ordinary people, whether they have a career in climate science, work in tech, run a nonprofit, or simply care about the future, get a seat at the table?Mai shares her own path into the policy world, the work the Aspen Policy Academy is doing to train the next generation of environmental leaders, and a remarkable real-world story of how a group of fellows took their training and helped shape actual legislation in Utah. If you have ever wanted to make a difference but did not know where to start, this conversation is your roadmap.Support the show