Intersections in Public Service

Demystifying Redistricting (Pt 2) Jun 14, 2022

For the second episode in our two-part series on redistricting, you’ll hear from Sean Kumar and James Abrenio, two Sorensen Institute Alumni who both served on Virginia’s 2020 Redistricting Commission. They’ll discuss their experiences on the Commission in 2020: what went well, what could be improved, and what redistricting in Virginia might look like in the future.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Ellis Nolan

Guests: James Abrenio & Sean Kumar

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Golden Grass by Sour Mash

Rambling by Calumet

Dust Digger by Sour Mash

Bookmobiles to Hotspots: Libraries as Public Service May 12, 2022

In this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we take a close look at how libraries function as a public service. Williamsburg's Regional Library Director Betsy Fowler, provides insight into the many unique ways libraries meet the needs of their communities. Along with a historical overview of how public libraries came to be in Virginia, we also dive into the evolution of library technologies. To stay up to date with the most recent happenings across libraries in America, check out the American Library Association's website. To support libraries in your area, donate or volunteer.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Bea Webster

Guests: Betsy Fowler & Nancy Webster

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Music:

Borough by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/104186”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Watermarks by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/104393”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Sculptor by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/107442”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Game Hens by <a href=“https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/107451”>Blue Dot Sessions</a>

Cello Drone A · Musician’s Practice Partner

Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation

℗ 2003 Marcia Sloane

Released on: 2003-01-01

app.sessions.blueapp.sessions.blue

Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

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Blue Dot Sessions

Minimalist Acoustic Music for Film and Media

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

Licensing | Chris Zabriskie

Demystifying Redistricting (Pt 1) Mar 23, 2022

Many of us have heard the word “redistricting”, but what does it actually mean and how does it work? For the first episode in our two-part series on redistricting, University of Virginia undergraduates Ellis Nolan and Garreth Bartholomew discuss the basics of redistricting in the United States at large and in Virginia. You’ll hear about the steps of the redistricting process, how it’s different from state to state, an overview of Gerrymandering, a crash course on how to read newly drawn maps, and why redistricting is important to representation.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Ellis Nolan

Guest: Garreth Bartholomew

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Music Credits:

Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod

https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3454-bossa-antigua/

Jazz Drums Music for Videos | Royalty Free Links Included

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4SE2A27gDU

Role of Public Service in the Afghan Refugee Crisis Nov 23, 2021

In this first episode of the second season of Intersections in Public Service, we take a look at the Afghan refugee crisis and Virginia's specific role in welcoming refugees to the United States. We get to hear from two public servants about refugee intake from a structural and individual perspective. Translator Marjan Noori, speaks about the importance of translating as well as her personal ties to Afghanistan. While Andrew Slater who works as the director of Northern Virginia's Emergency Response System takes a broader look at the systems through which the refugees are navigating through once landing in the United States.

Host, Editor, & Writer: Cassie Deering

Guests: Marjan Noori & Andrew Slater

Producer, Researcher & Writer: Bea Webster

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Episode Presentation by Larry Terry, Executive Director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Organizations mentioned:

International Relief Council : Charlottesville & Richmond

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Northern Virginia Emergency Response System:

NVERS

Lutheran Social Services:

Lutheran Services in America

Music & Sound Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

Licensing | Chris Zabriskie

Uncertain Ground (Strings Lead) by Blue Dot Sessions
Arlan Vale by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Tendon - Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Junca by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Deixa by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Dawn Line Approaching by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Plaster Combo by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Gtks by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Illway by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

I Recall by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Vine Crawler by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

Boston Landing by Blue Dot Sessions

Blue Dot Sessions

SEASON 1 - Trailer Sep 17, 2021

Intersections in Public Service Season 1 has come to an end, so we want to highlight some of our most memorable episode moments. We have explored topics from cultural preservation, climate change, voting rights of previously incarcerated people, and much more. Take a listen to see how encompassing public service really is.

Host & Editor: Ellis Nolan

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Music & Sound Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Returning Citizens Pt 3 - Sandra Carter & Esther Eriksson von Allmen - Episode 21 May 27, 2021

In this final episode of a three-part series on returning citizens, media intern Esther Eriksson von Allmen, speaks to Sandra Carter from the Piedmont House, a transition house in Charlottesville, Virginia. Piedmont House provides housing and employment assistance to returning citizens. Ms. Carter discusses her personal experiences working as a peer support specialist and also shares her future plans to become even more involved in supporting local returning citizens.

Host, Editor, Researcher, & Writer: Esther Eriksson von Allmen

Guest: Sandra Carter

Producer & Researcher: Cassie Deering

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Voice Acting: Ryan Thompson

Music & Sound Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.

http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing Testing by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat Strapped Beat by Shaolin Dub is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Restaurant Frying Sound by Sam Kolber This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

https://freesound.org/people/SamKolber/sounds/210023/

Clock Ticking This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/ST303/sounds/171043/

Breakfast Noises by Joljo This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

https://freesound.org/people/Joljo/sounds/174086/

Phone ringing sound effect: © copyright BBC https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=phone%20ringing&resultSize=20

Ashes by Jahzzar https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Ashes_1206 The songs in this album are licensed under:

CC BY-SA

**Returning Citizens Pt 2 - Richard Miles & Cassie Deering - Episode 20** May 27, 2021
In this second episode on returning citizens, Cassie Deering discusses the ways in which state legislators and governors are taking action to better support returning citizens. Deering focuses on the issue of felon disenfranchisement: it’s history in the state of Virginia, as well as recent reforms to address it. Richard Miles is featured again in this episode to share his personal experience voting for the first time after being incarcerated, and to discuss the importance of voting for returning citizens.

Host, Editor, & Co-Writer: Cassie Deering

Guest: Richard Miles

Producer, Co-Writer, & Researcher: Esther Eriksson von Allmen

Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Voice Acting: Quinton Carr Goodwin

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing
Roadside Bunkhouse by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34365
TwoPound by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34081
Valantis by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34078
Automne by Vivaldi
Automne - Vivaldi
Cicle Ariel by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34077
Lupi by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34087
Copley Beat by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34083
Three Stories by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34084
Tricky Pothos by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34085
JoDon by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34088
Gondola Blue by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34079
Hakodate Line by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/34082

Returning Citizens Pt 1 - Richard Miles & Cassie Deering - Episode 19 Mar 31, 2021

In this episode, Cassie Deering discusses the upward battle that formerly incarcerated people face after being released from prison. She examines the history of mass incarceration, the rights of returning citizens, and the psychological toll of imprisonment. This episode features Richard Miles, the co-founder of Miles of Freedom, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization that assists formerly incarcerated people with their transition back to society. After being wrongfully convicted at age 20, Miles spent 15 years in Texas prisons for a crime he didn’t commit. To see more about Miles for freedom check out here: https://milesoffreedom.org/.

Host, Editor, & Co-Writer: Cassie Deering

Guest: Richards Miles
Producer, Co-Writer, & Researcher: Esther Eriksson von Allmen
Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing
“An Oddly Formal Dance” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27499
"Space Jam" by Pablo Ribot
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pablo_Ribot/Urban_Metaphor/04_Space_Jam
“Moody hip-hop” Artist: Shaolin Dub

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat
“Scraper” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27490
“JoDon” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/25881
“Testing” by Ketsa
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing
“Copley Beat” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27556
“Put the Hammer Down” by Ari de Niro
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ari_de_Niro/20170730112627820/Put_The_Hammer_Down
“Kid Kodi” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27560
“The Yards” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27557

Virginia's Clean Energy Plan - Danielle Cormier & Hannah Boyles - Episode 18 Feb 11, 2021

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we dive into Virginia’s Executive Order 43, an order pledging 30% of Virginia’s energy will be allocated from renewable sources by 2030 and 100% by 2050. To learn more, we talk with Hannah Boyles, an intern at the Center for Economic and Policy Studies. We discuss Virginia’s Executive Order 43 and her research for the resulting Clean Energy Plan, a plan to track Virginia’s progress in the goals set by Executive Order 43. To learn more about the Center for Economic and Policy Studies’ recent research, visit: https://ceps.coopercenter.org/

Host & Editor: Danielle Cormier
Project Manager: Claire Downey
Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Charlottesville Housing Inequality Pt. 2 - Esther Eriksson von Allmen & Beth Kennan - Episode 17 Jan 28, 2021

In this second episode from a two-part series on housing inequality in Charlottesville, Esther Eriksson von Allmen discusses the intersection between homeownership and various socio-economic factors. She interviews Beth Kennan, a former employee at the Piedmont Housing Alliance to learn more about affordable housing in Charlottesville. This episode also covers key aspects of City Council's new affordable housing plan. Check out the draft of the housing plan here!

Host/Editor: Esther Eriksson von Allmen
Guest: Beth Kennan
Project Manager/Producer: Claire Downey

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Oyasumi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com
Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oyasumi-smith-the-mister
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/JufVrgV5i0s

Intractable slow jazzy easy listening
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"[song title]" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music by HaTom_music from Pixabay

Charlottesville Housing Inequality Pt. 1 - Esther Eriksson von Allmen & Blake Rumuly - Episode 16 Dec 18, 2020

In this episode, Media Team Intern Esther Eriksson von Allmen discusses housing inequality in Charlottesville through a historical lens. She examines the role of private real estate developers as well as federal and local public policy in creating the unequal housing market and homeownership rates that we see today. This podcast covers the history of racial covenants, redlining, and urban renewal, drawing from a variety of sources including Richard Rothstein’s bestseller The Color of Law and Paige Glotzer’s How the Suburbs Were Segregated. The expert featured on this show is Demographer Blake Rumuly, from the Weldon Cooper Center's Demographic Research Group.

Other featured works include:

Mapping CVille: https://mappingcville.com/

Jordy Yager’s article How Did We Get Here? for Charlottesville Tomorrow: https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/specials/friendship-court/story/how-did-we-get-here

The Charlottesville Low Income Housing Coalition’s 2020 report The Impact of Racism on Affordable Housing in Charlottesville
https://www.justice4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Housing-Report-FINAL.pdf

Laura Smith’s article for Timeline, In 1965, the city of Charlottesville demolished a thriving black neighborhood
https://timeline.com/charlottesville-vinegar-hill-demolished-ba27b6ea69e1

Visit Charlottesville website
https://www.visitcharlottesville.org/listing/inges-grocery-store-historical-site/3196/

The New Deal in Virginia by Encyclopedia Virginia
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/new_deal_in_virginia

Host/Editor: Esther Eriksson von Allmen
Guest: Blake Rumuly
Project Manager/Producer: Claire Downey

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Oyasumi by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com
Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oyasumi-smith-the-mister
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/JufVrgV5i0s

Intractable slow jazzy easy listening
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"[song title]" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music by HaTom_music from Pixabay

Anti-Racism and Cultural Preservation - Jill & Ron Carson - Episode 15 Nov 11, 2020

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, Media Team Intern Cassie Deering covers an interview between Virginia Institute of Government's Associate Director, Charles Hartgrove and the founders of the Appalachian African American Cultural Center, Ron and Jill Carson. Since the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, the topics of race and police brutality have become a prominent discussion in America. Jill and Ron Carson discuss their anti-racism workshops, and the importance of Black leadership in rural areas. Together, they explore how we can come to
confront racism by preserving Black history.

Click here to watch the original interview.

Hosts: Charles Hartgrove, Cassie Deering
Guests: Ron and Jill Carson
Editor: Cassie Deering
Project Manager: Claire Downey
Music Credits: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License. http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Virginia Votes During Quarantine - Esther Eriksson von Allmen - Episode 14 Oct 06, 2020

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, we take a close look at the different ways Virginians can vote safely and securely amid the COVID-19 pandemic during this years presidential election. The voter registration deadline for Virginia is October 13th, 2020. If you hear this podcast before then and are looking to register, go to the Virginia Department of Elections Website.

Host & Editor: Esther Erikson von Allmen

Project Manager: Claire Downey

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Nature: Climate Change Publication - Jay Fuhrman, Andres Clarens, Bill Shobe - Episode 13 Sep 09, 2020

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service we talk with three UVA researchers; Jay Furhman, Andres Clarens, and the Cooper Center's own Bill Shobe about a research paper that they have just published in the highly renowned scientific journal called Nature: Climate Change. In their research, they explore variations and outcomes of how Direct Air Capture and other carbon reducing methods could be used on a large scale.

Read their research here on Nature: Climate Change

Host/Editor: Claire Downey

Guests: Bill Shobe, Andres Clarens, Jay Fuhrman

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

National Issues at the Local Level - Chuck Anderson - Episode 12 Aug 25, 2020

On this episode of Intersections in Public Service, Media Team Intern Anna Miller interviews her local town councilman Chuck Anderson from Vienna, Virginia. They discuss the local impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement as well as how to advocate for change on the local level. This episode was made in partnership with the Virginia Institute of Government, whose goal is to help communities build governance, capacity, and to develop local government leaders across the Commonwealth and beyond.

To find out more go to: VIG's website

Host: Anna Miller
Guest: Chuck Anderson
Project Manager: Claire Downey

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Value of Bipartisanship - John Warner - Episode 11 Jul 14, 2020

Former U.S. Senator John W. Warner (R-Virginia) discusses the importance of effective leadership and bipartisanship to deliver results for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation during his 30-year tenure in the Senate. In conversation with Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Director Larry Roberts, Senator Warner reflects on how his experience building relationships in the Senate led to solutions and improvements that achieved broad, bipartisan support. In his 42 years of public service in the military and elective office, Warner learned essential lessons of the importance of values and of public service that he wants to impart to young people today.

For more information, go to Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership's website.

Host: Larry Roberts
Guest: Senator John W. Warner
Producer & Editor: Claire Downey
Executive Producer: JC Ignaszweski

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Call to Public Service - John Warner - Episode 10 Jun 05, 2020

Former U.S. Senator John W. Warner (R-Virginia) issues a call to public service and offers advice on being true to yourself and use advantages given to you to make the next generation's experience better than your own. In conversation with Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Director Larry Roberts, Senator Warner reflects on how his experience at UVA Law affected his long career of public service through times of war and peace. From his Navy experience in World War II at 17 years old to concluding his 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate, Warner learned essential lessons of being a public servant that he wants to impart to young people today.

For more information, go to Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership's website.

Host: Larry Roberts
Guest: Senator John W. Warner
Producer & Editor: Claire Downey
Executive Producer: JC Ignaszweski

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Close Look at Surveys - Kara Fitzgibbon - Episode 9 Jan 04, 2020

In this episode of Intersections in Public service we have an open conversation with Kara Fitzgibbon, the new director of the Center for Survey Research. We discuss everything from what surveys accomplish, to research transparency, and how surveys are changing with new technology.

Center for Survey Research Website

Cooper Center Website

Host: Claire Downey
Guest: Kara Fitzgibbon
Project Manager: Miles Greatwood

Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Borders in Literature PHD+ - Dipsikha Thakur - Episode 8 Nov 01, 2019

Have you ever wondered how borders, dracula, and passports all relate to each other? On this episode of Intersections of Public Service we talk with Dipsikha Thakur, a fourth year Literature PHD student at the University of Virginia. She discusses her partnership with the Weldon Cooper Center as a PHD+ student, as well as her research on how Gothic Literature reflects people’s perspectives on borders.

The books discussed in this podcast as follows:
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Books about Borders Recommendations:
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria E. Anzaldúa
The Invention of Passports by John Torpey
This Land is our land an immigrants manifesto by Suketu Mehta

Words Without Borders Website

Cooper Center Website

Host: Claire Downey
Guest: Lauren Gilbert
Project Manager: Miles Greatwood
Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Sorensen Bipartisanship - Lauren Gilbert - Episode 7 Oct 21, 2019

The Sorensen Institute is a bipartisan leadership organization, that focuses on the development of leadership skills for Virginia residents interested in becoming active in public service through politics. In this episode of Intersections of Public Service we talk to Associate Director of Sorensen; Lauren Gilbert, to take a deeper dive into the 5 different programs as well as specifically the High School Leaders Program. Lauren addresses what makes a good public servant, how policy coming out of the HSLP program has made an impact, and why it's important to have teenagers not be the leaders of tomorrow but the leaders of today.

To hear more about the High School Leaders Program you can go to our website at coopercenter.org, where we have two interviews with Student Policy Makers Alex Moreno and Choetsow Tenzin about their experiences.

Sorensen Institute Website

Cooper Center Website

Host: Claire Downey
Guest: Lauren Gilbert
Project Manager: Miles Greatwood

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Student Policy Makers - Choetsow Tenzin - Episode 6 Oct 09, 2019

Sorensens Institute's High School Leaders Program gives teenagers the tools to become policy makers by teaching them about how to craft well made policy. In the summer program of 2017, three Charlottesville students Choetsow, Alex, and Lucas took what they learned in the program and went on to pass a mental health education bill into Virginia Legislature. Today on Episode 6 of Intersections, we talk to one of those students Choetsow about her time in the High School Leaders Program and why she's passionate about mental health education.

In our previous episode we interviewed Alex Moreno about his experience and you can listen to that on our website.

Sorensen Institute Website

Cooper Center Website

Host: Claire Downey
Guest: Choetsow Tenzin
Project Manager: Miles Greatwood

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Student Policy Makers - Alex Moreno - Episode 5 Sep 27, 2019

Although the process of making public policy seems intimidating, the Sorensens Institute's High School Leaders Program gives teenagers the tools to become policy makers. In the summer program of 2017, three Charlottesville students took what they learned in the program and went on to pass a mental health education bill into Virginia Legislature. Today on episode 5 of Intersections in Public Service, we talk to one of those students Alex Moreno, about his experience in the High School Leaders Program and what it was like to pass a bill into committee at only 17 years old.

Host: Claire Downey
Guest: Alexander Moreno
Video Editor: Deiontrae Lawrence
Project Manager: Miles Greatwood

Sorensen Institute Website

Weldon Cooper Center Website

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Climate Change - Scott Doney - Episode 4 Sep 04, 2019

Climate change is an issue that affects everyone, but some communities are especially at risk. Today on episode 4 of Intersections in Public Service, we talk to UVa environmental science professor Scott Doney about the impacts climate change will have on Virginia specifically. Scott discusses the specific impacts that changes to the carbon cycle will have, and how those can potentially harm people in Virginia.

Host: Ben Fisher
Guest: Scott Doney
Video Editor: Deiontrae Lawrence
Project Manager: Miles Greatwood

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Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Affordable Housing pt. 3 - Episode 3 May 30, 2019

In episodes 1 and 2 of 'Intersections in Public Service', we established some key causes and effects of the affordable housing crisis. We aimed to put on spotlight on public servants providing solutions. In this episode, we find out how people like you can get involved in helping address the housing crisis. We went back and found out how you can help out with the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity.

We also explore the Center for Survey Research's brand new project to help Central Virginians get involved in serving their community. In order for governments to make the best decisions, they need to have the best possible data. Survey research has become more and more expensive as traditional means of reaching people has become more difficult. That’s where Tom Guterbock comes in. He’s creating a new way for governments to get survey data: BeHeardCVA. Residents of Central Virginia are able to sign up, and later BeHeard will send them surveys with incentives. This allows residents to have their voices heard and allows the Cooper Center to collect accurate data quickly and cheaply.

Website

Youtube

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Affordable Housing pt. 2 - Episode 2 May 30, 2019

In this episode we’re continuing our multi-part series on how public servants are addressing the massive issue of affordable housing in Central Virginia. In episode one, Ed Olsen discussed one of the major causes of the problem, while Antonio Rice showed us the effects. For episode two, we talked with a public servant who had a vision to be a huge part of the solution: Dan Rosensweig.

Dan Rosensweig is the executive director at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville, which is one of the largest and most forward thinking branches of Habitat in the country. Dan is leading the Charlottesville Habitat in an entirely new direction. Rather than addressing housing one home at a time, they’re now beginning to impact Central Virginia housing on a larger scale. Under its "New Paradigm" program, Habitat is renovating entire communities and taking a much more holistic approach to addressing the needs of the families that they partner with.

Terry Rephann, regional economist at the Center for Economic Policy Studies, also joins us to discuss his economic impact study on Habitat, which confirms the very positive results of Habitat.

Website

Youtube

Research for this episode:

Further Reading:

Cooper Center's Center for Economic Policy Studies

Music Credits:

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing

Affordable Housing pt. 1 - Episode 1 May 30, 2019

This episode starts a multi-part series on how public servants are addressing the massive issue of affordable housing in Central Virginia. Throughout the series, the podcast will dive into what’s causing the problem, what its effects have been, what the solutions are, and how you can get involved. On this episode, we discuss the cause of the problem with UVa Economics Professor Ed Olsen, while Antonio Rice of the Charlottesville Salvation Army gives us a look into some of its effects.

Ed Olsen breaks down the challenges with current affordable housing policy. His research shows that unit-based housing assistance is drastically less efficient than household-based housing assistance. Olsen argues for switching to an entitlement-based voucher program and to include more homeowners. He claims that with a few simple changes, we can serve upwards of 72% more people.

Antonio Rice has seen many of the effects of the housing problem first hand as the Director or Operations at the Charlottesville Salvation Army. The biggest problem with a lack of affordable housing is homelessness, and that's what Antonio seeks to address at his shelter. With an exceptionally holistic approach, Antonio's shelter and other like it have managed to reduce the amount of time people are staying in emergency housing.

Website

Weldon Cooper Center Youtube Channel

Research for this episode:

Further Reading:

Healthcare Triage

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Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under an Attribution License.
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