Studio C70

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 you can take to positively impact your community. The name of Dave Daley's last book is Ratf@#ked and it gets mentioned a few times, hence the explicit warning.

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 State's Tiffany Chang Lawson and All In Challenge Executive Director Jennifer Domagal-Goldman. They join C70 CEO David Thornburgh to discuss the All In Campus Democracy Challenge through Civic Nation...

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 of the book “When Women Vote”. Amber is the CEO for the National Vote At Home Institute and Coalition and is the former Director of Elections for Denver, Colorado. During her time there, she...

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 every vote counts amid a global pandemic, this wide-ranging conversation is packed with information you need to vote smart this year. Resources: votespa.com ballot.seventy.org wevote.seventy.org

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 promoting Five Habits of Highly Effective Citizens. Seventy's CEO David Thornburgh talks with journalist Chris Satullo about what those habits are, why they matter and what Seventy is doing to help people...

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 to produce these interviews!

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 to produce these interviews!

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 to produce these interviews!

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 allows us to produce these interviews!

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 support that allows us to produce these interviews!

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 us to produce these interviews!

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 allows us to produce these interviews!

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 to Thomas Skelton Harrison for their generous support that allows us to produce these interviews!

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: www.seventy.org/votesmart www.seventy.org/wevote ballot.seventy.org Thanks to the Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation for their generous support that makes these interviews possible.

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 about the candidates, create and share your ballots and make a plan to vote at seventy.org/votesmart Download our WeVote app at seventy.org/wevote

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 corruption. Yet this six-episode package is no downer. It tells, through their own words, the inspiring stories of people who are using DIY democracy to slay the gerrymander all across the land, from...

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.

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 Thornburgh and Civic Engagement Consultant Chris Satullo share their takeaways from the event which took place in November 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 Kearns Goodwin, Leadership in Turbulent Times https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/2419545 Ron Chernow, Grant https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/2091768 Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny...

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.