Welcome to the non-partisan Digital Politics Podcast with Karen Jagoda. Since 2007, this show has highlighted impact of new technologies on the campaign landscape, how expectations of voters are changing, role of online fundraising, digital and traditional means of persuasion and getting out the vote. In this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, changes in the behavior of voters, restrictions on candidates and the new normal for retail politics are all under the microscope.
Popular topics on the show include best practices for political and advocacy campaigns, ground game strategies, cross-media advertising, social media trends and impact of mobile on engaging supporters.
This weekly podcast includes interviews with political consultants, media strategists, journalists, advocates, candidates, elected officials, campaign managers, and solution providers.
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Jul 7, 2020
Mike Long, speechwriter, speaker, playwright, scientist, educator and co-author of The Molecule of More, talks about the differences between working with politicians and actors, the myth of the "voice" of a candidate, what a ghostwriter really does, and the value a speechwriter can bring to a campaign to make...
Jun 25, 2020
Jonathan Rick, The Jonathan Rick Group, is a public relations guru who has given a great deal of thought to the changes COVID-19 and the protests in the streets have brought to the political media landscape. He emphasizes that candidates and politicians need to be hyper-vigilant in their choice of written and spoken...
Jun 3, 2020
Cyrus Krohn, is an internet pioneer, political activist and author who is now drawing on his insider view of the political process to run for the state legislature in Washington. With a deep understanding of the value of digital tools in political and advocacy campaigns, Cyrus talks about what is driving him to run as...
May 11, 2020
Mark Walsh is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, political activist and digital trailblazer. He reflects on the changes coming to political campaigning, what the impact of COVID-19 will be on who runs for public office, and readjustments ahead as a result of what voters will expect from candidates. Mark shares...
Mar 12, 2020
Rob Griffin, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Tovo Labs reflects on how political campaigns are changing in light of social media, the coronavirus, and expectations of voters. We talk about the value of email lists from candidates that have dropped out of the race, new opportunities to geo-target ads now that...