Good Government Show

Janet Yellen was the first female secretary of treasury, first woman to chair the Federal Reserve and has strong ideas on the American economy and how economic policy and government should and should not work together. Listen to what she has to say.
Brought to you by the Good Government Institute, bringing together proven ideas, principled leaders, and real-world solutions to strengthen how we govern—not by reinventing the system, but by advancing what already works.
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Good News For Lefties (and America!) - Daily News for Democracy (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
How to Really Run a City
Leading Iowa: Good Government in Iowa's Cities (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
The Context: A Podcast by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation
The Good Government Show is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow
Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow
Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic

We all want to eat better, but its not always easy. In Boulder, Colorado, they are making it easy.
Boulder County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann joins the show and talks about how they make healthy foods, well sexy foods. Just listen.
The History of The Grain Yard
Brought to you by the Good Government Institute, bringing together proven ideas, principled leaders, and real-world solutions to strengthen how we govern—not by reinventing the system, but by advancing what already works.
GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors:
Ourco
Good News For Lefties (and America!) - Daily News for Democracy (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
How to Really Run a City
Leading Iowa: Good Government in Iowa's Cities (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
The Context: A Podcast by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation
The Good Government Show is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow
Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow
Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic

We hear a lot about elections and in this election season no doubt we are going to hear more. If you want to know what really goes on, talk to someone who actually runs an election. Elections are run by the state and by local government.
Hayley Rippel is the auditor for Benton County Iowa. She's an actual expert. The bottom line, elections are fair and safe. Despite what you might hear.
Brought to you by the Good Government Institute, bringing together proven ideas, principled leaders, and real-world solutions to strengthen how we govern—not by reinventing the system, but by advancing what already works.
GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors:
Ourco
Good News For Lefties (and America!) - Daily News for Democracy (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
How to Really Run a City
Leading Iowa: Good Government in Iowa's Cities (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
The Context: A Podcast by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation
The Good Government Show is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow
Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow
Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic

David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City got some 230 mayors to agree to a declaration that essentially agrees to turn down the political noise, respect all view points and remind us we are all Americans in a democracy.
The Oklahoma City Declaration
230 Bipartisan Mayors Sign Declaration Against Political Violence, Recommit to Unity
Brought to you by the Good Government Institute, bringing together proven ideas, principled leaders, and real-world solutions to strengthen how we govern—not by reinventing the system, but by advancing what already works.
GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors:
Ourco
Good News For Lefties (and America!) - Daily News for Democracy (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
How to Really Run a City
Leading Iowa: Good Government in Iowa's Cities (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
The Context: A Podcast by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation
The Good Government Show is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow
Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow
Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic

Connie Boesen is the mayor of Des Moines. She said when she became mayor one of her priorities was restoring the city's neighborhoods, she did it, it's good government, listen to how she's improving her city.
Brought to you by the Good Government Institute, bringing together proven ideas, principled leaders, and real-world solutions to strengthen how we govern—not by reinventing the system, but by advancing what already works.
GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors:
Ourco
Good News For Lefties (and America!) - Daily News for Democracy (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
How to Really Run a City
Leading Iowa: Good Government in Iowa's Cities (Apple Podcasts | Spotify)
The Context: A Podcast by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation
The Good Government Show is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.
The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow
Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow
Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic