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Studio C70
by Committee of Seventy
The Committee of Seventy is Philadelphia's advocate for effective, ethical government, and fair, clean elections.
Episodes
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Unrigged with Dave Daley
Best-selling author Dave Daley joins C70 CEO David Thornburgh and Civic Engagement Consultant Chris Satullo to discuss his new book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy. Get inspired by civic movements taking shape across the nation, and discover the blueprint for action…
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College Voting Challenge - and Challenges
The novel coronavirus disrupted college life in a big way. Amid the chaos of moving out of dorms and transitioning to online learning, college students were uncertain about how and where to vote. In light of the many questions we received, we decided to call in the experts: the PA Department of...
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Vote at Home with Expert Amber McReynolds
How do we vote safely and securely in the middle of a pandemic? Committee of Seventy CEO David Thornburgh speaks with The National Vote at Home Institute's Amber McReynolds. www.voteathome.org McReynolds is one of the country’s leading experts on election administration and policy, and co-author…
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Episode 40: PA Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar Discusses Big Changes to PA Elections
PA's top election official, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar talks with C70 CEO David Thornburgh about the significant changes to how Pennsylvanians will vote in 2020. From the new option to vote by mail, to new registration deadlines, new machines in every county, and the challenges of ensuring...
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Episode 39: CPR For Democracy & the Year of the Voter
This national election year is haunted by worries about polarization, voter fraud and suppression, toxic social media and disinformation campaigns. What can an individual voter do about all that? Plenty. As part of its Campaign for Political Responsibility (CPR), the Committee of Seventy is...
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Bonus: City Commissioner Candidate Interview with Dennis Lee, Omar Sabir, & Kahlil Williams
1:00: Dennis Lee 16:30: Omar Sabir 33:30: Kahlil Williams Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that allows us...
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Bonus: City Commissioner Interviews with Lisa Deeley, Jen Devor, Marwan Kreidie
1:00: Lisa Deeley 17:20: Jen Devor 33:00: Marwan Kreidie Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that allows us…
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Bonus: City Commissioner Interviews with Moira Bohannon, & Luigi Borda, Carla Cain
1:00: Moira Bohannon 15:00: Luigi Borda 30:30: Carla Cain Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that allows us...
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Bonus: City Council At-Large Candidate Interviews with Isaiah Thomas, Fernando Trevino, & Matt Wolfe
1:00: Isaiah Thomas 18:50: Fernando Trevino 35:40: Matt Wolfe Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that…
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Bonus: City Council At-Large - Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Mark Ross, & Eryn Santamoor
1:00: Katherine Gilmore Richardson 15:00: Mark Ross 31:50: Eryn Santamoor Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous…
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Bonus: City Council At-Large Interviews with Drew Murray, David Oh, & Adrian Rivera-Reyes
1:00: Drew Murray 19:45: David Oh 41:45: Adrian Rivera-Reyes Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that allows...
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Bonus: City Council At-Large Interviews with Sandra Dungee Glenn, Derek Green, & Asa Khalif
1:00: Sandra Dungee Glenn 18:30: Derek Green 35:00: Asa Khalif Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that…
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Bonus: City Council At-Large Candidate Interviews with Bryant, DiBerardinis, Domb, & Finn
1:00: Latrice Bryant 16:00 Justin DiBerardinis (note: some low sound issues from 17:00-19:24) 31:00 Allan Domb 47:55 Beth Finn Watch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videos Voter resources: ballot.seventy.org seventy.org/wevote seventy.org/votesmart Thanks...
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Bonus: City Council Interviews with Fareed Abdullah, Erika Almirón and Vinny Black
1:00: City Council At-Large Candidate Fareed Abdullah 15:45: City Council At-Large Candidate Erika Almirón 32:00: City Council At-Large Candidate Vinny Black Videos of all of the interviews available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTfhYkjLdBwdbIZSzxuhJg Voter resources:...
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Expect More and VOTE in the May 21st PA Primary Election
Committee of Seventy CEO David Thornburgh and Policy Director Patrick Christmas tee up the issues, races and candidates on the ballot in the May 21st PA Primary. Subscribe to receive 9+ hours of bonus interviews with Philadelphia City Council, Commissioner and Register of Wills candidates. Learn...
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Preview: A new podcast from Seventy ... Draw the Lines
Meet the podcast that's out to slay the gerrymander. Try this 30-minute taste of Season 1, hosted by Chris Satullo. You'll learn in clear terms how how this bug in America's operating system works to rig elections, fuel hyper-partisanship, block policy progress, encourage apathy and foment...
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Episode 38: What the sad tale of Johnny Doc means for Philly
Few in Philly have inspired more rumors - or fear - than legendary union boss John Dougherty. Two top political journalists - Dave Davies of WHYY and David Gambacorta of philly.com - join us to talk through the twisty implications of the corruption indictment of one of the city's main power brokers.
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Episode 37 - Conversation between two rumored Presidential Candidates
Hear from two rumored 2020 presidential candidates, former Governors John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and John Kasich (R-OH) who were the keynote speakers at Seventy’s 114th Anniversary Luncheon. Their conversation was moderated by Marty Moss-Coane, host and executive producer of Radio Times. CEO David...
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Episode 36: C70's Best Books of 2018
C70's CEO David Thornburgh and Civic Engagement Consultant Chris Satullo share their favorite non-fiction books of 2018. (These also happen to make perfect gifts for the politicos and policy wonks in your life.) Michael Lewis, The Fifth Risk https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/2424774 Doris…
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Episode 35: Special Edition: #Stickergate, Turnout & Takeaways from Election Day 2018
Join our CEO David Thornburgh and Civic Engagement Consultant Chris Satullo as they discuss what happened in the 2018 Elections and what it means for Pennsylvania. Plus, a consideration of our love/hate relationship with the "I Voted" sticker.
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Episode 34: The State of Young Philadelphia
And we're back! Committee of Seventy CEO David Thornburgh talks with two of our new Buchholz Fellows - Harper Seldin of @cozen_oconnor and Kalie Wertz of @UACoalition . David also chats with @YIPhilly 's Bekah Gable and Kate McGlinchey about the State of Young Philly #SOYP Conference. In our…
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Episode 33: Why Irish eyes are smiling on ranked-choice voting
What's new in Maine and unheard-of in much of America is old hat in Ireland. Ranked-choice voting lets voters express how they feel about multiple candidates, rather than just settling for the least-bad option. Here, it's just gaining a hard-won foothold in places like Maine and San Francisco.…
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Episode 32: New era, but familiar challenges for Philly's schools
After years of waiting, Philadelphia has regained control of its school system and sworn in a new board of education. One of its nine members, Lee Huang, talks in-depth with Chris Satullo about the boot-camp-like training and the energetic "listening tour" of the city that board members…
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Episode 31: The wheezing Philly Democratic machine ... repair or replace?
The old Philadelphia Democratic machine is clearly wearing out. But what might revive or supplant it? In this podcast, David Thornburgh talks to Ali Perelman of Philadelphia 3.0 about efforts to bring fresh blood into the old party committee structure. And Chris Satullo chats with Asian-American...
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Episode 30 - What was Pa.'s primary color: red, blue or gray? John Baer explains it all
Pennsylvanians went to the polls on May 15. Depending on where you sit, the results could be seen as a depressing show of apathy, a sign that 2018 will be the true "Year of the Woman" in politics, or an indicator that the so-called "blue wave" is mostly hype. In this episode, the dean of…
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Episode 29: Swan song for the last of the GOP moderates
On his last day in office as a U.S. congressman - and as one of the last GOP moderates on Capitol Hill - Charles Dent (R., Pa.) sat down with Chris Satullo to talk about his time in office, the plague of hyper-partisanship, the fight over Obamacare and other adventures. The setting was the 10th...
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Episode 28: Mid-term election special - The contest in Pa.'s 184th House district
For the first time in a very long time, Philadelphia's diverse 184th House District will be getting a new state representative. Competing to replace the retiring Bill Keller are Nicholas DiDonato Jr., Elizabeth Fiedler and Tom Wyatt. Each stopped by 20 by Seventy to chat with David Thornburgh…
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Episode 26: Mid-term election special - The race for the Pa. 177th House seat
In this episode, we dig into the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania's 177th House District, where long-time incumbent John Taylor has resigned, leaving an open seat. Host Chris Satullo interviews contenders Dan Martino, Maggie Borski and Joseph Hohenstein about what they've done, what they'd…
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Episode 24: The ABC's of a new era for Philadelphia schools
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kristen Graham joins host Chris Satullo to talk about a topic she knows as well as anyone: the ins and outs of the Philadelphia schools, now poised to go back under city control after years of state oversight. The changeover puts a $1 billion budget shortfall...
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Episode 23: The Pa. gerrymander mess, explained
Lawsuits. Dueling maps. Weird terms like "efficiency gap." Talk of impeachment. And endless partisan sniping. Want to be able to decipher what's going on in the fight over Pennsylvania's congressional map? Jonathan Lai of the Philadelphia Inquirer explains it all calmly and crisply in a...
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Episode 22: How cities can save themselves, because no one else is going to
David Thornburgh chats with Jeremy Nowak (at right in photo) and Bruce Katz, authors of a new book called "The New Localism." Their thesis: Many American cities have more things going for them than they seem to realize - untapped wealth and assets that could enable them to address many of their...
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Episode 21: In which we glimpse the gerrymander on the run
Host Chris Satullo talks with David Daley, author of "Ratf**ked." Daley literally wrote the book on gerrymandering, how it went nuclear in the digital age, and the damage it does to democracy. And the first chapter in his book was about Pennsylvania. It's a pretty grim read. But all is not lost!...
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Episode 20 - Director's Cut - Expanded advice on what books to buy the wonks on your gift list
Philadelphia's head wonk, Seventy CEO David Thornburgh, runs down his list of indispensable nonfiction books that you should consider buying for the serious readers on your Christmas list. Along the way, he and host Chris Satullo discuss, among other things, gerrymandering, hopefulness,Robert…
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Episode 20: Our holiday book tips, or what to get the wonk on your list
Philadelphia's head wonk, Seventy CEO David Thornburgh, runs down his list of indispensable nonfiction books that you should consider buying for the serious readers on your Christmas list. Along the way, he and host Chris Satullo discuss, among other things, gerrymandering, hopefulness,Robert…
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Episode 19: How to survive holiday dinner (and Uncle George) in the age of Trump
It’s time for the holidays. Are you looking ahead to the table talk over the cranberries and turkey with anticipation or dread? Or to put it another way: What to do about Uncle George, who, after that first glass of wine, always begins spouting opinions that make you crazy? The Committee of…
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The "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Episode (No. 18)
Philadelphia is the rare "Rust Belt" city that's growing. That's thanks in part to success in hanging onto recent college graduates. But, as much as these Millennials might love the city, they aren't sure they can stay. In this episode, three young professionals discuss the three main reasons why...
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Episode 17: How to help an airport soar
Everybody complains about their local airport, but the Committee of Seventy decided to do something about it. The good government group recruited a team of 18 wicked-smart Philadelphians to help Philadelphia International Airport tackle some of its customer service issues. In this episode, we...
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Episode 16: Our "slay the gerrymander" edition
Meet Amanda Holt, the Joan of Arc of Pennsylvania politics. Hear about this Allentown-area piano teacher's stubborn, inspiring and victorious (well, partially) quest to stop her state's politicians from gerrymandering. Hear Ben Geffen of the Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia make the…
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Episode 15: In which we discuss election upsets, zombie parties and the Big Sort
Six months ago, few could have predicted the results of the recent Philadelphia Democratic primary, which produced upset winners in the district attorney and controller races. Both results suggest to some that the city Democratic organization may be tottering on the brink of collapse, a zombie...
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Episode 13: In which we do justice to the Philly D.A.'s race
Confused by the crowded field for the office of chief prosecutor in Philadelphia? We rounded up two of the smartest guys in the city - Dave Davies of WHYY and Solomon Jones of WURD - to survey the issues, size up the candidates and their maneuverings and, most important, explain why this election...
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Episode 12: The Disruption Episode
We take a look at how tech concepts such as data-mining, crowd-funding and network effects are disrupting the settled arrangements of politics (which, Lord knows, could do with some disrupting). TJ.Hurst of Jefferson's List explains how he hopes to disrupt the world of political consulting, and…
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Episode 11: The young, the involved and the hopeful
What do you get when you bring dozens of students from an Ivy League university together with dozens of students from a Christian college to talk about the election? Well, in a recent experiment in civil dialogue, what you got were insights gained and friendships made. Call it a tendril of hope…
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Episode 10: What Bill Murray, South Park and Selma tell us about today's headlines
Thanks to the iconic film, the term "Groundhog Day" has become code for living the same lousy experience over and over again. To figure out how to avoid Groundhog Day syndrome in policy and politics, the 20 by 70 podcast takes a rollicking tour through ... the wit and wisdom of Bill Murray, the...
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Episode 9 - Keep the Republic, or, there is a cure for those election-time blues
While last year's election left some people bruised and apathetic, it has made others feel a call to political renewal. Committee of Seventy head David Thornburgh talks about how his nonprofit will try to heed the call, including a campaign against gerrymandering. Alison Perelman of Philadelphia...
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Episode 8: Were you born to run? Most say no, baby, but a few give a resounding yes
The "Election Hangover" episode of 20 by 70. After what we just went through, why would anyone think of running for political office? Well, listen to some of the 270 young Philadelphians who attended the recent Born To Run event because they are thinking of doing just that. Hear 70's head honcho,...
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Episode 7: The truth about voter fraud in Philly (plus, a word on 'Tinder for voters'!)
Donald Trump claims massive voter fraud will happen next week in Philadelphia in a bid to steal the election from him. David Thornburgh, president and CEO of Philadelphia's chief civic watchdog, the Committee of Seventy, explains crisply and thoroughly why this claim is a bunch of hooey. Also, in...
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Episode 6: Tired of the political menu? Here are some new recipes
This election season has left many people unhappy with the choices on the menu. So the Committee of Seventy podcast proposes some new ingredients: open primaries for more compelling elections; rapid-response digital polling to capture the public voice; a grassroots uprising against complacent...
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Episode 5 (DNC-American Experiments): How civic tech aims to form a more perfect union
In a sour election year, what does hope sound like? Hear it percolating in this episode taped at the American Experiments event in Philadelphia on the Democratic National Convention's first day. Civic tech and election reform leaders gathered to compare ideas for improving our politics, while...
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Episode 4: City Hall and civic tech - not yet perfect together, but still trying
Philly is to civic tech what Nashville is to country music. Or so it once was said. Lately, though, sounds of discord emanate from City Hall. Juliana Reyes of Technical.ly Philly shares her reporting on an exodus of tech talent from the new Kenney administration. Producer Sophie Reid listens in…
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Episode 3 (REMIX!): Millennials dilemma: Good living vs. bad services
OK, so we had some audio problems with Episode 3, which prevented some of you from hearing the cool conversation with Mark Dent of Billy Penn about who Philly's Millennials are and what they care about, or to hear David and Chris rant about how corruption could cost Philly its current momentum.…
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