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Charlie Baker speaks to the press at the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on March 30, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Erin Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

Gov Actually is back, ft. Gov. Charlie Baker and a new fill-in co-host

The podcast is back after it was forced on a brief hiatus when co-host Danny Werfel was nominated and subsequently confirmed as commissioner of the IRS.

Mar 24, 2023 By FedScoop Staff

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Gov Actually Ep. 54 — Touching on public trust again

In this first episode of 2022, Gov Actually is back to revisit the concept of trust and its impact on the role of government.

Feb 24, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

President Joe Biden visited a bridge along NH 175 spanning the Pemigewasset River on November 16, 2021 in Woodstock, New Hampshire. The visit to the bridge, listed in poor condition since 2013, follows the signing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday. (Photo by John Tully/Getty Images)

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Gov Actually Ep. 52 — Talking infrastructure

Hosts Dan Tangherlini and Danny Werfel discuss the work that it took to get here with the passage and signing of the infrastructure plan into law, and…

Nov 17, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Beth Simone Noveck speaks during a session at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 20, 2017. (Copyright by World Economic Forum / Ciaran McCrickard)

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Gov Actually Episode 51: Talking Government Innovation with Beth Simone Noveck

Beth Simone Noveck joins Gov Actually fresh off the release of her book: "Solving Public Problems — A Practical Guide to Fix Our Government and Change Our…

Sep 22, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

In an aerial view, fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Dorsey Junction Station on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Gov Actually Episode 49: Inside the response to the Colonial Pipeline hack

The hack may only be the tip of the iceberg as ransomware and targeted cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and industrial control systems become more prevalent.

May 18, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Empty morning rush hour, Washington, D.C. — Pennsylvania Avenue looks almost deserted during the morning rush hour on Sept. 3, 2020. Even though Washington was still in its typically quiet pre-Labor Day period, the pandemic left the thoroughfare far emptier than usual. (IMF Photo / Cory Hancock / Flickr)

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Gov Actually Episode 48: ‘We the Possibility’ ft. Mitchell Weiss

Mitchell Weiss joined Gov Actually for a discussion on entrepreneurship in government and how government can continue to evolve despite being thought of as inherently risk-averse.

Apr 29, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

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Gov Actually Episode 47: Code for America CEO Amanda Renteria talks modernizing government

Code for America CEO Amanda Renteria joins the podcast to discuss making government services more accessible to all Americans.

Apr 9, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, home of the Office of Management and Budget. (Getty Images)

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Gov Actually Episode 46: OMB in transition

Two members of the OMB review team for the Biden transition discuss what being part of such a team entails and what it was like leading a…

Mar 5, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

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Gov Actually goes live before the 2020 Sammies

During the 2020 Sammies earlier this week, Gov Actually hosted a live watch party, featuring a virtual red carpet of sorts for the "Oscars of public service."

Oct 8, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Washington and his cabinet. ( Cornell University Collection of Political Americana, Cornell University Library)

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Gov Actually Episode 42: Talking presidential history with a ‘moonlighting’ presidential historian

Are there lessons to be learned about current political beefs from our founding fathers?

Aug 5, 2020 By Billy Mitchell