Podcasts by Ready Set Gov
Give us 20 minutes and we’ll give you the past, present, and potential future of a crucial issue for the people of Illinois. From Rockford to Rogers Park, Centralia to Carbondale, our goal is to empower you with the best, nonpartisan, politics-free information so you can connect with your democracy with confidence. This podcast is a production of the Better Government Association's Policy & Civic Engagement department.
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Special Episode: Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt & Andy Shaw at the BGA Luncheon from 2018-10-18T18:06:47
Recorded live at BGA's 95th Anniversary Luncheon on October 16th, Andy Shaw's interview with Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt. Judy is the Anchor & Managing Editor of PBS News Hour and her husband Al Hunt...
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John Conroy on the Death of Jon Burge: Chicago’s sad legacy of police torture from 2018-09-20T22:19:40
Ex Chicago Police commander Jon Burge died on September 19th, 2019. We interview the reporter closest to the case, John Conroy, about how the Chicago PD's history of violence echoes to today and th...
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Digital Government in Illinois, Part 2: Can Illinois Be More Like Estonia? from 2018-07-24T13:00:05
Imagine paying your taxes with the click of a button, never having to wait in line at the DMV, and voting from the comfort of your own home. That's how Estonians do it. On this episode of Ready Set...
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Open Primaries w/ John Opdycke from 2018-06-11T16:00:04
On this episode of Ready Set Gov, we interview John Opdycke President of a New York nonprofit, Open Primaries. Illinois currently does not have open primaries, which rubs some voters the wrong way....
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Public Pensions: The Crisis No One is Talking About w/ Laurence Msall from 2018-05-29T20:14:21
You've heard Illinois is in the midst of a public pension crisis, but do you know how we got here? Special guest Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation, a nonpartisan government finance ...
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A Child's First 1100 Days are Critical, with guest Geoff Nagle from 2018-05-14T19:50:41
On this episode of Ready Set Gov, we sit down with Geoff Nagle, President and CEO of the Erikson Institute, to talk about the critical importance of early childhood education, especially in the liv...
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