Our House: The Capitol Project Podcast

Episode 12: What's Your Path? Part 2

Four people take us on their emotional journey through the landscape of government. How do you manage the personal toll that comes with trying to make change?  Part 2 Guests: Michael Quadrozzi and Cheniqua Johnson  1:32: Introduction to Michael Quadrozzi  5:18: Recently, you've been more cynical. Can you describe how your feelings have shifted? 9:58: Introduction to Cheniqua Johnson  20:02: Have you ever had a moment in your career where you thought I cannot?  22:42: Do you have advice for younger people wanting to find their place to affect change?  24:02: Conclusion

Episode 12: What's Your Path? Part 1

Four people take us on their emotional journey through the landscape of government. How do you manage the personal toll that comes with trying to make change? Part 1 guests: Jamie McGeathy and Blanca Martinez  7:50: Introduction to Jamie McGeathy 8:10: What did you do to answer your own questions about state government? 11:45: What did you do with your frustration about lack of access to information?  14:07: Now how do you feel about it all? 15:35: Introduction to Blanca Martinez 14:46: Was there a particular moment in which you realized you wanted to work in public policy? 18:50: How did you first get involved? 21:30: Who did you learn from in terms of how to affect change? 24:25: What were the lessons you learned about how to navigate the state capitol and structures of power?  28:14: Did you feel like you were able to be effective?  30:58: What sent you in a different direction from working at the legislature? 38:21: How do you show up for public policy today?  41:20 Do you have anything else to share about the idea of how we find our place and stick to it?

Episode 11: How to Succeed, Part. 2

We brought three people together to discuss the recent legislative wins around reforming the incarceration system, but the conversation becomes much deeper. These guests share insight on how to build a loving, stable, successful, sustainable community within the most difficult circumstances. Guests: Justin Terrell, Raymond Dehn and Brother Shane Price  0:00- Intros 13:39- Can you say a little bit about the context of POP, the Power of People Personal Development and Leadership Institute? 21:19- How do you humanize the people that have had a dehumanizing myth told about them for so long? 33:22- What were the key pieces that lined up this year to get things done? 50:30- How do you find shared purpose to get things done, when everyone has their own ideas?  54:15- What advice would you give someone just starting out?

Our House: The Capitol Play Project Act 2

The second act of the play you've heard in the podcast. Find out where the Capitol's newest employee ends up, as she navigates change, relationships, power, history, information and so much more at the Minnesota State Capitol.

Our House: The Capitol Play Project Act 1

Listen to the first act of the play you've heard referenced so many times in the podcast:  While a chorus of activists, legislators, lobbyists, civil servants, and tour guides attempt to get their way, an idealistic new employee finds herself at the center of an unexpected controversy. Misunderstandings and mistaken identity lead to a crash course in the realities that both constrain and inspire the men and women who have devoted themselves to public service (inside a building brimming with idealism, cynicism, absurdity, significance, and power—plus more than a few old ghosts who have something to say).