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The Political Life

James OBrien

A podcast about the people whose lives are immersed in the political world, and how they got there - from campaigns to capitols and everywhere in between. Politicians, lobbyists, pollsters,...

Episodes

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The Future of AI in Government Affairs with Steve Glickman, CEO of Statt

In today's episode, Maggie Mick hosts Steve Glickman , CEO of Statt. Steve's noteworthy career has spanned multiple political eras and profe...

42:47Oct 22, 2026

Disrupting Politics with Katie Harbath

As we near the 2026 Midterm elections, Maggie Mick hosts Katie Harbath of Anchor Change . Katie is a longtime political strategist and techn...

54:32Sep 23, 2026

Meet Joe Vidulich with Appian

This week, Maggie Mick hosts Joe Vidulich . After a decade at Capital One, Joe recently walked across the street in McLean, Virginia to buil...

31:42Sep 3, 2026

Celebrating America's 250th with Michael O'Brien

On today's special July 4th episode, Maggie Mick hosts Michael O'Brien - executive coach, cyclist and host of a new podcast, A Perfectly Imp...

34:03Jul 2, 2026

Brody Mullins and the Evolution of Media and Lobbying in Trump's Washington

In the 2026 season opener of The Political Life, Maggie Mick hosts Brody Mullins. Mullins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter...

40:33Jun 9, 2026

Meeting the Moment with Layla Zaidane, Future Caucus CEO & President

In this week's episode, Maggie Mick hosts Layla Zaidane, CEO & President of the Future Caucus (formerly Millennial Action Project). The disc...

42:41Feb 12, 2026

The Role of the States with West Virginia Speaker Roger Hanshaw

For the first The Political Life taping of 2026, Maggie Mick sits down with West Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates, Roger Hanshaw....

37:12Jan 23, 2026

Showing the Value of State Government Affairs with Deana Lykins of Haleon

In today's episode, Maggie Mick sits down with Deana Lykins, Lead for State Government Affairs at Haleon. A Kentucky native and now New Jers...

33:10Jan 5, 2026

Entering the MultiState Group Chat: 2026 Issues Forecast

For The Political Life's final episode of 2025, and to prepare our listening audience for state legislative sessions in 2026, we stood up a...

48:03Dec 23, 2025

2026 Midterms: Attorneys General Preview with Adam Piper, RAGA

Next year is huge for gubernatorial races, but don't take your eye off the 30 state attorneys general races set for 2026. Increasingly, AGs...

39:44Dec 13, 2025

2026 Midterms: Attorneys General Preview with Sean Rankin, DAGA

This week and next week's episodes on 2026 attorneys general races are rebroadcasts of recent MultiState client webinars. Next year is huge...

35:38Dec 8, 2025

Meet State Senator James Maroney –a Leading Policy Expert on Artificial Intelligence and Currently Vice Chairperson on the NCSL Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Privacy

Senator James Maroney was first elected to represent the 14th District (Milford) in 2018. Senator Maroney currently serves as the Co-Chair o...

33:27Nov 24, 2025

2025 Virginia Election Preview with David Hallock, Two Capitols Consulting

In this week's episode, Maggie Mick hosts David Hallock, president of Two Capitols Consulting in Virginia. With 30 years of experience worki...

35:03Oct 24, 2025

New Jersey Gubernatorial Election Preview with Bill Maer, Public Impact Strategies

In today's episode, Maggie Mick hosts Bill Maer , senior partner wtih Public Impact Strategies. Bill is a well-respected New Jersey lobbyist...

27:58Oct 17, 2025

Remembering Charlie Kirk with Sen. Julia Coleman

On today's special episode, Maggie Mick hosts Minnesota state Sen. Julia Coleman to reflect on the life and legacy of her friend and mentor...

24:21Sep 19, 2025

Meet Amanda Nguyen, President & CEO of the American Distilled Spirits Alliance

On today's episode, Maggie Mick hosts Amanda Nguyen, President & CEO of the American Distilled Spirits Alliance. Amanda, an accomplished att...

23:40Sep 5, 2025

Why Political Lives Last Longer than Any Individual Campaign, with Vartan Dijhanian

In today's episode, Maggie Mick sits down with Vartan Dijhanian , Director of Global Government Affairs for LAM Research. Vartan has worked...

30:25Aug 29, 2025

Pigskins and Politics with T.J. Birkel

In this week's episode, Maggie Mick hosts T.J. Birkel, Head - Government Affairs, West, for Kroger and host of his own podcast, Common Fan ....

44:37Aug 22, 2025

Meet New Mexico Speaker Javier Martinez

On today's episode, Maggie Mick is joined by New Mexico Speaker Javier Martinez . They discuss his ascent into politics and legislative lead...

30:12Aug 1, 2025

NCSL Marks 50 Years with Tim Storey

In today's episode, Maggie Mick welcomes back to the show Tim Storey , CEO of the National Conference of State Legislatures to mark the orga...

39:13Jul 25, 2025