In episode 2 of The Lobby, Damian is joined by contemporaries Sushant Sidh and David Carroll, as well as long-time advisor for Comptroller Peter Franchot turned communications strategist, Len Foxwell. Join us for an inside look at how lobbying has changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, what it takes to build a multifaceted firm from the ground up, and the business of lobbying.
We hope to see you soon in the lobby.
How do I find out where to get vaccinated? How much flexibility in timing is there for the second dose? Is it ok to take Tylenol or ibuprofen for side effects? If I’ve gotten vaccinated, can I be infected by one of the new variants? Should I get the vaccine if I currently have COVID? Can the vaccine alleviate long-hauler symptoms or long-term loss of taste or smell?
Dr. Josh Sharfstein talks with Stephanie Desmon to answer listener questions about COVID-19 vaccines.
On the inaugural episode of Conduit Street Podcast #AfterDark, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson discuss the latest on the governor’s stimulus package — including competing fiscal analyses, timing, and a new, add-on proposal from Senate Democrats; recap some of the week’s most intriguing bill hearings, and provide updates on broadband, funding for local health departments, COVID-19 liability protections, and criminal justice issues.
Once vaccines are more widely available, employers may start requiring their workers to be vaccinated. Employment law expert Karla Grossenbacher talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein to break down vaccine mandates, how these work with the Americans With Disabilities Act, Title VII, and other federal laws, and what questions employers are asking before they make a decision to move forward.
Just six weeks into the job at City Hall, Brandon Scott has felt all of the impact of the pandemic and managing COVID and local businesses. We chatted about the legend of Shorty, reopening restaurants, vaccine distribution and the tragic murder of his friend and Safe Streets leader Dante Barksdale.
Our ElectionPalooza crew has reassembled to discuss the future of America. Don Mohler and Nestor host Lucinda Ware, Tom Coale, Candace Dodson-Reed, Marc Steiner and Damian O’Doherty as we talk through the most turbulent week of our lifetime in this country.
Join us for the inaugural edition of The Lobby- a recreation of the room where it all happens, suitable for today’s environment. For our first episode, we invited Keiffer Jackson Mitchell Jr., Chief Legislative Officer for the Office of Governor Larry Hogan, and Delora Sanchez Ifekauche, Esq, Principal at Cornerstone Government Affairs to get their sense of the state of play in Maryland politics, a reading on the legacy of Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, and the top three issues to watch this session.
We hope to see you soon in the Lobby.
Partner at KO Public Affairs, Beth Levine has a unique resume with 16 years leading communications efforts for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Levine’s career with the Senate Judiciary was capped off with her at the helm of communications surrounding the Gorsuch nomination.
Beth has an extraordinary wealth of knowledge and insight that is incredibly relevant today and we’re excited to have the opportunity to bring her on today.
Join us for a retelling of the Merrick Garland and Justice Gorsuch nomination processes from the perspective of Senate Republicans, and what’s to come in the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. We will be periodically checking in with Beth over the course of the nomination process.
Podcast Music by Dillon O’Brian
The chasms between rural and urban districts have widened. How are state legislators bridging the divide to find common ground and keep the train on the rails?
Join us for a discussion with Senator Cory McCray (MD-45) and Delegate Marc Korman (MD-16) about their new legislator reading list and how they’re bridging the gap between the state’s rural, suburban, and urban districts to bring everyone to the table with a common language.
Podcast Music by Dillon O’Brian
Join us for a discussion with the Vice President of Economic Development for Johns Hopkins University and Medical system and stalwart community advocate, Alicia Wilson.
We talked to Wilson about her meteoric rise, the incomparable mentors she’s learned from, and the community-first values she brings to her role with both the nation’s most respected university and medical center.
Podcast Music by Dillon O’Brien
