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Hosts: Demitria Wack and Elli Arzbaecher. Guest: Jacob Martinez. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock, Mehek Kandru, Elli Arzbaecher, and Abby Pugh. In California, though broadband subscriptions were at record height pre-pandemic, significant gaps still exist, with diminished broadband access within low-income, minority, and rural communities. Considering the ever-expanding relia...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Mehek Kandru. Guest: Jewel Hurtado. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock, Mehek Kandru, Elli Arzbaecher, and Abby Pugh. Jewel Hurtado was born and raised in the Central San Joaquin Valley. At the age of 22, Jewel is the youngest elected official in the Valley and a powerful voice for young people in her community and beyond. She is currently an undergradu...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Michael Tubbs. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock, Mehek Kandru, Elli Arzbaecher, and Abby Pugh. Instead of getting policymakers to listen to the youth voice, Michael Tubbs brought the youth voice directly to the table--actually the very front of the decision making table. In 2016, The election of Michael Tubbs as Mayor of Stockton...

Hosts: Mehek Kandru and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Gia Vang and Wenda Fong. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Gia Vang is an emerging leader in news broadcasting Previously having worked in Arizona, Missouri, and Oregon, she is Now the news anchor for Kare 11 based out of the twin cities of Minnesota, where she covers a wide variety of topics including politics, weat...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Josh Chan and Ashley Mills. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Today we will be talking about an ongoing public health crisis. Over 26 percent of all Americans over the age of 18 meet the criteria for having a mental illness. By 2029, mental illness is predicted to become the leading cause of disease worldwide. Strik...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Mehek Kandru and Elli Arzbaecher. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. About a year ago, Michael reached out to Demi with an idea. Working together on the California Forward Youth Council, Michael realized that we could use our experience and love for policy to provide a very necessary platform for policy communication...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Adwoa Wiafe. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. With a hurricane of policies and attempts to curb the impact of this virus, nobody has been more on the front line from day 1 other than our healthcare workers. The impact of Covid has been racialized. With low-income, people of color and those deemed “essential workers...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Morgan Wack. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. With us today to talk about broader issues with social media regulation and the impact of misinformation surrounding the insurrection is Morgan Wack. Morgan is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. He studies the prol...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Kindra F. Montgomery-Block. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Kindra F. Montgomery-Block executive leader, movement builder, and unapologetically African-American activator who is the driving force behind philanthropy and coalitions that are part of the national Black empowerment conversation. She was also named one...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Ashley Swearengin and  Dr. Tania Pacheco-Warner. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Fresno has historically been the largest city in the Central Valley of California, and recently ranked 5th biggest city in all of California. Fresno is also one of the fastest growing regions in the United States with 20 percent popu...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Blake Zante. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Both Democrats and Republicans have undergone ideological shifts over the last decade leading to varying perceptions of progress and often also great fractures between and within the two parties. As the winners of the 2020 elections take their seats, and we move on to...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Mehek Kandru and Tony Thurmond. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Tony Thurmond is the 28th California State Superintendent of Public. Superintendent Thurmond is an educator, social worker, and public-school parent, who has served the people of California for more than ten years in elected office. Previously, Super...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Prince Ogidikpe and Sunne Wright McPeak. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Sunne is the President and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund that works to close the digital divide in California. CETF is a national leader in this effort initiating programs like California Telehealth Network, digital literacy...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Ellinor Arzbaecher, Daisy Castellón, Jade Magaña, and Michael Waife. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Spoke word intro by: Kali Ausselet she/they (stage name K-RA!)) a self proclaimed “artivist” who uses rap, spoken word, paint, and other mediums to express herself and her view of the world. As a student of spirit...

Last episode of the year!! And it’s a special one!! Tune into episode 10 to hear the PolicyWise team reflect on the podcast, some hopes for next year, and also a very intense debate about who would win a game of Spoons between Demi and Michael. Joining the conversation today is the PolicyWise Team Abby, Jarrett and Tim.  Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Abby Pugh, Jarrett Ramones an...

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Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Nick Jasso. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Nick Jasso is a student at UCLA studying Sociology with a minor in civic engagement and social change. He has been involved with the Fresh Lifelines for Youth program and spent some time as an Intern in Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo’s office as part of the UC Sacramento...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Candice Mays, Ashley Anderson, Julia Paccone, Mehek Kandru, Stephanie Estrada. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Jacqueline Martinez-Garcel. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Tim Haydock. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Micah Weinberg and Jade Magana. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Elli Arzbaecher and Grant Mack. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Noel Mora and Aidan Arasasingham Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Assemblymember Weber and Isaac Alferos. To learn more about Isaac's work with the Black + Brown Healing Project check out https://www.blackbrownhealingproject.com/ Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on...

Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Patty Barahona. To learn more about Patty and YLI visit yli.org. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time.