Podcasts by Civic Tech Chat
Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.
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71 Dark Patterns from 2022-02-09T12:00:27
Ryan Koch (https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) chats with us a bit about dark patterns, a set of deceptive techniques that are often used in the design of technology products and services. We'll talk ab...
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70 Civic Technologist Guide Episode Re-Release from 2022-01-12T12:00:18
For our first episode of 2022 we go back into the archives and re-release an episode from October 20th, 2020. The original description follows below!
Civic Design Consultant and author [Cy...
69 Civic Innovation Corps from 2021-12-09T11:00:32
We are joined by [Ariana Soto](https://twitter.com/arianaosoto) to talk about the [Civic Innovation Corps](https://www.codingitforward.com/corps), a program that connects recent graduates of two or...
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68 Why volunteer? Code for America Brigade Congress Live Show! from 2021-11-11T12:00:41
Join us for a conversation about the motivations and constraints involved with volunteering in civic tech! We're joined by [Jill Bjers](https://twitter.com/Jillzey), [Nehemiah Dacres](https://twitt...
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67 Network ReVisioning from 2021-10-14T11:00:31
During this episode we dive into a conversation about the Code for America volunteer network. We'll talk through conversations they've been having at the grassroots level to refocus their efforts a...
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66 Citizen And Immigration Information Tool from 2021-10-01T11:00:42
We're joined by folks from the [Center for Employment Training Immigration and Citizenship Program (CET-ICP)](https://www.cet-icp.org/about-cet-icp/) and [Code for San Jose](https://www.codeforsanj...
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65 Silenced No More Act from 2021-09-17T11:00:56
We talk a bit about the Silenced No More act, a bill that passed the California legislature on September 3rd. We'll cover what it seeks to do, the problem space it covers, and why it's a salient to...
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64 Code For All Summit from 2021-09-09T11:00:27
Lorin Camargo and Sofía Corona, Co-Directors of [Code for All](https://codeforall.org/our-team) join us for a conversation about their organization's upcoming summit event. We'll talk about what it...
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63 Volunteering The Valley from 2021-09-02T11:00:25
[Dr. Karina Rider](https://twitter.com/kaareeenah) joins us to talk about research they've done focused on civic tech organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. We'll talk through their findings,...
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62 Facial Recognition And Government from 2021-08-26T03:27:50
[Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch)talks facial recognition technology and its role in government. We'll chat through what it's all about, some action happening in the policy space, and why ...
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61 Right To Repair from 2021-08-12T10:00:36
Ryan Koch talks Right to Repair. We'll chat through what it's about, why it's important, and some legislation that's out there being considered.
### Resources and Shoutouts:
- https://...
60 Participatory Democracy from 2021-06-23T11:00:39
[Wietse Van Ransbeeck](https://twitter.com/WietseVR), CEO of [Citizen Lab](https://www.citizenlab.co/) drops by the podcast for a conversation about democracy and civic participation. We'll also co...
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59 How COVID impacted local government from 2021-06-02T10:00:43
[Mark Funkhouser](https://twitter.com/mayorfunk),former Mayor of Kansas City and owner of [Funkhouser and Associates](https://twitter.com/mayorfunk)joins us for a conversation the impact COVID-19 h...
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58 Empathy for change from 2021-05-05T11:00:31
[Amy J Wilson](https://twitter.com/RealAmyJWilson), author of [Empathy for change](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56848855-empathy-for-change?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YztUy0PjCk&rank=1) joins...
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57 Discovery Sprints from 2021-04-21T11:00:31
This time we talk discovery sprints! We're joined by [Jenn Noinaj](https://www.linkedin.com/in/actuallyjenn/) and [Kathryn Jurick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynjurick/), authors of the United...
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56 The Right To Be Forgotten from 2021-04-01T11:00:40
[Gabe Gumbs](https://twitter.com/GabrielGumbs), CIO of [Spirion](https://www.spirion.com/)and host of the [Privacy Please Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/privacy-please/id1501600433)...
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55 Revisiting 'We the Technologists' from 2021-02-21T02:19:46
Hello folks! Below you'll find the original description for the first episode we ever released. It was this day three years ago that this adventure started. So let's sit back, listen, and take stoc...
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54 Storytelling, building community, and connecting with others from 2021-02-11T12:00:32
[Matt Scott](https://twitter.com/MattScottGW), creator of [Let's Care](https://www.lets.care/) joins us to talk about their experiences as a story teller and community builder. We'll talk about the...
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53 Gaming, history, and teaching us about spacecraft from 2021-01-28T12:00:27
[Adam Roberts](https://twitter.com/Gameplay_Review)creator of the GameplayReviewUK Youtube channel joins us to talk about space. We'll chat about how they make use of the video platform to share kn...
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52 Digital Maturity Indicator from 2020-12-29T15:29:22
[Lara Stephenson](https://twitter.com/Lara_makes) of Code for Australia joins us to talk about the Digital Maturity Indicator, a model which seeks to help organizations measure, benchmark, and impr...
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51 More Than Code from 2020-11-18T12:00:31
[Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon) leads an AMA featuring [Georgia Bullen](https://twitter.com/georgiamoon) and [Maya Wagoner](https://twitter.com/mayawagon, authors of the [More Than Co...
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50 A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide from 2020-10-22T11:00:36
Civic Design Consultant and author [Cyd Harrell](https://twitter.com/cydharrell) joins us for a conversation about their new book [A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide](https://www.goodreads.com/b...
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49 Civic Engagement During COVID-19 (Part 2) from 2020-10-08T04:13:31
This is the second of two episodes where we'll talk to folks who are leading organizations trying to make civic involvement easier despite the constraints of COVID-19. For this one, we're joined by...
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48 Code for America with Amanda Renteria from 2020-09-16T12:00:38
We sit down with [Amanda Renteria](https://twitter.com/AmandaRenteria), the CEO of [Code for America](https://codeforamerica.org), an organization that seeks to improve the delivery of government s...
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47 Civic Engagement During COVID-19 Part 1 from 2020-08-31T11:00:47
This is the first of two episodes where we'll talk to folks who are leading organizations trying to make civic involvement easier despite the constraints of COVID-19. For this one, we're joined by ...
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46 Data Driven Roads from 2020-07-15T10:00:46
[RoadBotics](https://www.roadbotics.com/) Co-Founder [Benjamin Schmidt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidtbt/) joined us to talk road infrastructure. How do governments make decisions about its ma...
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45 Engineering Leadership with USDS' Lisa Chung from 2020-05-18T11:00:43
United Stats Digital Services Engineering Director [Lisa Chung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/coderlisa/) joined us to talk engineering culture, hiring diversity and inclusion, and vendor best practi...
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44 Tech For Non Tech from 2020-04-01T10:00:53
[Lina Patel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/linaxpatel/) of Code for Australia and [Nao Myoshu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nao-m/?originalSubdomain=jp) of Code for Japan join us for a conversation ab...
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43 Forensic Algorithms with Emily Paul from 2020-03-04T11:00:40
[Emily Paul](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylenglepaul/) joins us for a conversation about their work as a TechCongress fellow in the area of forensic algorithms. We'll cover that topic area as w...
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42 Private and public sector civic tech with Emily Fong from 2020-02-19T11:00:50
[Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), [Mohith Rao](https://twitter.com/localtechsupp), and [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch)sit down with returning guest [Emily Fong](https://twit...
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41 Health Care Innovation from 2020-02-05T10:00:20
We sit down with [Shannon Sartin](https://twitter.com/sartin_shannon), to learn about their path to becoming a leader in the health care technology space. We'll learn from her experiences, chat thr...
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40 First Live Show from 2020-01-22T11:00:30
Join [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), [Mohith Rao](https://twitter.com/localtechsupp}, and [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) as they record a live episode streamed on the [Tw...
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39 The Colorado Digital Service from 2019-12-18T11:00:33
[Kelly Taylor](https://twitter.com/ktinboulder), Director of the Colorado Digital service joins us to talk about how the agency came to be, the merits of the digital services model, as well as less...
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38 Engaging Local Government Leaders from 2019-12-04T12:00:33
[Kent Wyatt](https://twitter.com/kwyatt23), co-founder of Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) returns to the podcast. We'll get into how their organization is working to help push government f...
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37 Data Democratization from 2019-11-21T12:00:33
We are joined by [Clark Richey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/clark-richey-6b737/), Chief Technology Officer at FactGem to talk about how organizations handle data, how it might be made useful for a ...
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36 Rising for Justice from 2019-11-06T10:00:32
We are joined by [Gwendolyn Washington](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwendolyn-mcdowell-washington-906b9744/), Director of Pro Bono at Rising for Justice, [Kelli Shewmaker](https://www.linkedin.com/...
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35 The Civic Analytics Degree from 2019-09-27T00:00
We are joined by [Dr. Stephen Kleinschmit](https://twitter.com/profstevek), Director of a new Civic Analytics Masters program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. We'll talk about how this pro...
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34 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Innovation Fellowship from 2019-09-05T00:00
We are joined by three panelists for this episode, including, Asim Ishaq Khan , Deputy Director of Projects at KPITB (http://www.kpitb.gov.pk/), Emcet Oktay Tas, Senior Social Development Specialis...
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33 Maine Ballot from 2019-08-02T00:00
We are joined by User Experience Designer [Shannon McHarg](https://twitter.com/EfficientIxD) and Content Strategist [Ryan Johnson](https://twitter.com/forestglenroad), who both work at the [Office ...
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32 Civic Tech meets Police Oversight in Austin, TX from 2019-07-18T00:00
We are joined by two folks from the City of Austin, Texas including [Fara Muscadin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/farahmuscadin/), Director of the Office of Police Oversight and [Marni Wilhite](https...
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31 Learning from USDS Engineering Director David Holmes from 2019-06-27T00:00
We are joined by [David Homes](https://github.com/DavidEHolmes), Director of Engineering over at the United States Digital Service. Our conversation will cover a number of topics including technolo...
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30 Election Security from 2019-06-14T00:00
Our host [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) presents a short briefing on the topic of Election Security. This includes a discussion on a report released recently by Stanford University, as ...
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29 Civic Tech Year In Review from 2019-04-12T00:00
A little while back Civic Tech Chat hit it's first year of existence. For this special episode, [Veronica Young](https://twitter.com/veronicajyoung) and [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon...
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28 Save The Internet Act Of 2019 from 2019-03-14T00:00
[Ryan](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) takes us on a quick dive back into the world of Net Neutrality. We'll discuss the Save the Internet Act of 2019 and what it intends to accomplish.
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27 Humane Technology with Genevieve Gaudet from 2019-02-14T00:00
We talk with [Genevieve Gaudet](https://twitter.com/genevievegau) Senior Designer at (Nava)[https://twitter.com/NavaPBC]. The conversation focuses around the idea of humane tech and how it interact...
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26 Where are we at with Internet Privacy? from 2019-01-07T00:00
Our host, [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) talks internet privacy. What is it? Where do we stand? What is this California law that goes into effect this year? Tune in to find out.
25 The Good Country with Madeline Hung from 2018-12-21T00:00
We're joined by [Madeline Hung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeline-hung-357137a6/), Co-Founder of [The Good Country](https://goodcountry.org/) an effort to create a digital country based on share...
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24 Organizing through crises featuring Codeando Mexico's Alma Rangel from 2018-12-05T00:00
We sit down with [Alma Rangel](https://twitter.com/almarngl), from [Codeando Mexico](https://twitter.com/codeandomexico) to talk community organizing, responding to crises, and the state of civic t...
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23 Civic Tech as a Movement with Dawn McDougall from 2018-11-21T00:00
This episode features [Dawn McDougall](https://twitter.com/de_mcdougs), Senior Advisor and former Executive Director of [Code for Philly](https://twitter.com/CodeForPhilly).
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22 Thought Leadership and Product Management with Leah Bannon from USDS from 2018-11-09T00:00
This episode features [Leah Bannon](https://twitter.com/leahbannon), founder of [Tech Rebalanced](https://twitter.com/tech_rebalanced) and Product Manager at the [United States Digital Service](htt...
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21 Python Powered Mentorship with Ray Berg from 2018-10-25T00:00
This episode features [Ray Berg](https://twitter.com/raymondberg), Software Developer at Braintree and Organizer for the [Chicago Python Users Group (Chipy)](http://www.chipy.org/). Ray runs a free...
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20 Civic Entrepreneurship With Derek Eder from 2018-10-13T00:00
Episode 20! This time we feature a conversation with [Derek Eder](https://twitter.com/derekeder), Founder of both [DataMade](https://datamade.us), a civic tech focused company and [Chi Hack Night](...
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19 A Chat With Canadian Digital Services CEO Aaron Snow from 2018-09-17T00:00
We welcome [Aaron Snow](https://twitter.com/aaronsnow), Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Digital Service [Canadian Digital Service](https://digital.canada.ca/work-with-us/). We'll learn from...
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18 Journey to Civic Tech with Cyrus Sethna from 2018-08-29T00:00
For this episode we talk to [Cyrus Sethna](https://twitter.com/c_sethna) about their journey into civic tech. Cyrus works in the [United States Digital Service](https://www.usds.gov/) and is an avi...
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17 The State Of Net Neutrality, August 2018 from 2018-08-22T00:00
Our host [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) discusses the issue of Net Neutrality. We explore this complex topic talking through what it is, who the players are, and where it stands today.<...
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16 Coding It Forward Civic Technology Fellowship from 2018-08-08T00:00
We sit down with (Chris Kuang)[https://twitter.com/chris_kuang], (Emily Fong)[https://twitter.com/emolyfong], and (Frankie Devanbu)[https://twitter.com/FrankieDevanbu] of Coding it Forward, a civic...
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15 Community Organizing with Open Savannah from 2018-08-02T00:00
We're joined by a panel of folks from [Open Savannah](https://twitter.com/opensavannah) for a conversation about how their brigade started, how they communicate, and how they approach community org...
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14 The Pulse Civic Engagement Platform from 2018-07-22T00:00
We dive into a discussion with [Drake Hougo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhougo/) and [Sean O'Bannon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-obannon/) Co-Founders of Pulse, a platform meant to help impro...
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13 The Civic Tech Candidate, Kalen Gallagher from 2018-07-20T00:00
We engage in a conversation with [Kalen Gallagher](https://twitter.com/kalengallagher), School Board Member, and candidate for the San Jose City Council. We talk policy, civic tech, inclusion, and ...
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12 Gaining skills, facing adversity, and modernizing services delivery with Amenity Applewhite from 2018-06-25T00:00
This week we talk to [Amenity Applewhite](https://twitter.com/amenity), Product Manager with the [City of Austin](http://www.austintexas.gov/). We chat about traversing through skill learning, faci...
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11 GovLove and ELGL with Kent Wyatt from 2018-06-20T00:00
This week we talk to [Kent Wyatt](https://twitter.com/kwyatt23) founder of [Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)](https://twitter.com/ELGL50) about the 'why' that drives him forward, the ELGL o...
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10 Voices Of Summit from 2018-06-14T00:00
Civic Tech Chat was at The [Code for America](https://codeforamerica.org) Summit in Oakland California! This week we feature a series of 18 interviews with folks at the event. We talk about what th...
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09 Lightning Talk: Running for Office from 2018-06-05T00:00
We'll take a listen to a lightning talk that our host [Ryan Koch](https://twitter.com/ryan_koch) gave at the Code for America Summit in Oakland California last Friday (06/01/2018). The talk is focu...
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08 Breakdown: K-12 Computer Science Framework from 2018-05-16T00:00
Ryan, our host, discusses the [K-12 Computer Science Framework](https://k12cs.org/) a community driven policy guide for education policy. We'll talk at a high level about what it is, why it's impor...
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07 Customer Experience from 2018-05-09T00:00
[Kevin Carter](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinrcarter/), Digital Service Expert with the United States Digital Service (USDS) joins us at the Pentagon. We'll engage in a discussion about how cust...
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06 Open Source Licenses from 2018-04-29T00:00
[Nehemiah Dacres](https://twitter.com/dacresni), Open Source advocate and Captain of the OpenSTL Code for America joins us for a chat about Open Source licenses. We'll learn about their varying typ...
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05 Human Centered Design from 2018-04-22T00:00
Amanda Damewood (https://twitter.com/AmandaDamewood), Human Centered Design Coach, drives a chat about Human Centered Design and how you can harness it as your secret super power.
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04 Innovation Teams from 2018-04-03T00:00
[Andrew Schrock](https://twitter.com/aschrock), Communication Post Doctoral Fellow at Chapman University, joins us to converse about Innovation Teams and how they fit into the Civic Tech movement.<...
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03 Open Data in Chicago from 2018-03-12T00:00
Tom Schenk, Jr.(https://twitter.com/tomschenkjr), Chicago's Chief Data Officer, joins us to discuss the role of open data in civic tech. Our host questions Schenk on the virtues of the Chicago Data...
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02 Breakdown: Open Data from 2018-02-27T00:00
This is the to the first of our series of breakdown talks. These sessions are meant to summarize various civic technology concepts. Our subject today is Open Data.
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01 We the Technologists from 2018-02-19T00:00
Our inaugural episode features a panel discussion with Kristi Leach, an independent Design Researcher and Information Architect, Tom Dooner, a Developer Evangelist for Code for America, and Cyrus S...
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00 Introduction from 2018-02-19T00:00
Host Ryan Koch introduces Civic Tech Chat and outlines topics for the upcoming podcast on public service technology.
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