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 acros

College Voting Challenge - and Challenges

May 7th, 2020 42m 57s

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 d

Vote at Home with Expert Amber McReynolds

Apr 23rd, 2020 35m 14s

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.orgMcReynolds is one of the country’s leading expert

Episode 40: PA Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar Discusses Big Changes to PA Elections

Apr 14th, 2020 30m 51s

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 mac

Episode 39: CPR For Democracy & the Year of the Voter

Feb 11th, 2020 52m 10s

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 R

Bonus: City Commissioner Candidate Interview with Dennis Lee, Omar Sabir, & Kahlil Williams

May 16th, 2019 50m 22s

1:00: Dennis Lee16:30: Omar Sabir33:30: Kahlil WilliamsWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartThanks to Thomas Sk

Bonus: City Commissioner Interviews with Lisa Deeley, Jen Devor, Marwan Kreidie

May 16th, 2019 50m 23s

1:00: Lisa Deeley17:20: Jen Devor33:00: Marwan KreidieWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartThanks to Thomas Ske

Bonus: City Commissioner Interviews with Moira Bohannon, & Luigi Borda, Carla Cain

May 16th, 2019 46m 1s

1:00: Moira Bohannon15:00: Luigi Borda30:30: Carla CainWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartThanks to Thomas Sk

Bonus: City Council At-Large Candidate Interviews with Isaiah Thomas, Fernando Trevino, & Matt Wolfe

May 16th, 2019 54m 12s

1:00: Isaiah Thomas18:50: Fernando Trevino35:40: Matt WolfeWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartThanks to Thoma

Bonus: City Council At-Large - Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Mark Ross, & Eryn Santamoor

May 16th, 2019 47m 31s

1:00: Katherine Gilmore Richardson15:00: Mark Ross31:50: Eryn SantamoorWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartTha

Bonus: City Council At-Large Interviews with Drew Murray, David Oh, & Adrian Rivera-Reyes

May 16th, 2019 57m 42s

1:00: Drew Murray19:45: David Oh41:45: Adrian Rivera-ReyesWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartThanks to Thomas

Bonus: City Council At-Large Interviews with Sandra Dungee Glenn, Derek Green, & Asa Khalif

May 16th, 2019 50m 53s

1:00: Sandra Dungee Glenn18:30: Derek Green35:00: Asa KhalifWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seventy.orgseventy.org/wevoteseventy.org/votesmartThanks to Thom

Bonus: City Council At-Large Candidate Interviews with Bryant, DiBerardinis, Domb, & Finn

May 16th, 2019 1h 2m

1:00: Latrice Bryant16:00 Justin DiBerardinis (note: some low sound issues from 17:00-19:24)31:00 Allan Domb47:55 Beth FinnWatch all the candidate interviews at https://www.youtube.com/user/pchristmas70/videosVoter resources:ballot.seve

Bonus: City Council Interviews with Fareed Abdullah, Erika Almirón and Vinny Black

May 16th, 2019 47m 2s

1:00: City Council At-Large Candidate Fareed Abdullah15:45: City Council At-Large Candidate Erika Almirón32:00: City Council At-Large Candidate Vinny BlackVideos of all of the interviews available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTfhYk

Expect More and VOTE in the May 21st PA Primary Election

May 16th, 2019 9m 6s

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,

Preview: A new podcast from Seventy ... Draw the Lines

Mar 22nd, 2019 3m 47s

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, bl

Episode 38: What the sad tale of Johnny Doc means for Philly

Feb 11th, 2019 44m 51s

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 corru

Episode 37 - Conversation between two rumored Presidential Candidates

Feb 5th, 2019 57m 37s

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, h

Episode 36: C70's Best Books of 2018

Dec 19th, 2018 32m 5s

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 Riskht

Episode 35: Special Edition: #Stickergate, Turnout & Takeaways from Election Day 2018

Nov 7th, 2018 21m 15s

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.

Episode 34: The State of Young Philadelphia

Oct 17th, 2018 39m 37s

And we're back! Committee of Seventy CEO David Thornburgh talks with two of our new Buchholz Fellows - Harper Seldin of @cozen_oconnor and Kalie Wertz of @UACoalition . David also chats with @YIPhilly 's Bekah Gable and Kate McGlinchey about th

Episode 33: Why Irish eyes are smiling on ranked-choice voting

Jul 20th, 2018 30m 41s

What's new in Maine and unheard-of in much of America is old hat in Ireland. Ranked-choice voting lets voters express how they feel about multiple candidates, rather than just settling for the least-bad option. Here, it's just gaining a hard-

Episode 32: New era, but familiar challenges for Philly's schools

Jul 3rd, 2018 38m 16s

After years of waiting, Philadelphia has regained control of its school system and sworn in a new board of education. One of its nine members, Lee Huang, talks in-depth with Chris Satullo about the boot-camp-like training and the energetic "li

Episode 31: The wheezing Philly Democratic machine ... repair or replace?

Jul 2nd, 2018 46m 24s

The old Philadelphia Democratic machine is clearly wearing out. But what might revive or supplant it? In this podcast, David Thornburgh talks to Ali Perelman of Philadelphia 3.0 about efforts to bring fresh blood into the old party committee

Episode 30 - What was Pa.'s primary color: red, blue or gray? John Baer explains it all

May 23rd, 2018 23m 20s

Pennsylvanians went to the polls on May 15. Depending on where you sit, the results could be seen as a depressing show of apathy, a sign that 2018 will be the true "Year of the Woman" in politics, or an indicator that the so-called "blue wav