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...
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The Political Life
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
20 of 317 episodesBrody 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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ....
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...
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...
Meet Nneka Chiazor, New President at the Public Affairs Council
In today's episode, Maggie Mick is joined by Nneka Chiazor , the newly installed President for the Public Affairs Council. The two discuss N...
A Tribute to Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman with Cristine Almeida
In the wake of the tragic political assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, Maggie Mick sits down with Cristi...
Reconciliation & Medicaid: What's at Stake for States with Barrett Thornhill and Brock Ingmire
Today, we are rebroadcasting a recent MultiState virtual client event hosted by Maggie Mick on the budget reconciliation bill which contains...