Facts About PACs Podcast
By National Association of Business Political Action Committees
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The Facts About PACs Podcast is the #1 PAC podcast in America. The show is produced especially for the members of the National Association of Business Political Action Committees (NABPAC). Each weekly episode includes a recap of the association's latest activities, actionable intelligence for the employee-funded and business trade association PAC community, and an interview with a featured guest. Show host Micaela Isler is the President and CEO of NAPBAC.
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Leader of the PAC with Caitlin Donahue
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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The Pitch, Not the Apology
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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It's an Election, Not an Auction
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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A Poll No Human Ever Took
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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PAConomics: Why Good Economies Make PAC Fundraising Harder
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Trust Recession
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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From Cutting Chicken to Capitol Hill
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Uncapped: What the Coordination Ruling Means for Your PAC
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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America 250
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Who Is Watching The Money?
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Hill Day 2026: NABPAC Takes the Hill
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Primary Notes with Jim Ellis
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Who's Running Your PAC?
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May 29, 2026 |
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Don't Bury Your Lead: A Hill Veteran's Guide to Effective Advocacy
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May 14, 2026 |
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Leader of the PAC
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May 08, 2026 |
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Shifting Ground
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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What Goes in the Bag
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Spring Forward
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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When the News Cycle Is Bigger Than Politics
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Unplugged
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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First Primaries with Jim Ellis
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Super PAC Facts with Brody Mullins
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Inside the FEC with Chair Shana Broussard
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Solutions in Action: Speak4's Joe Mansour on What Hill Staff Actually Want from Digital Advocacy
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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State Navigate: Democratizing Political Intelligence
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Meet NABPAC's New Board Chair John Mason
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Campaign Pressure Test with Eric Wilson
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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2026 PAC Director Glow Up
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Bad Words with Amy Showalter
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Hot Chocolate and Holiday Cheer: NABPAC's Year-End Lunch
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Hard Dollars Rising: Why NRSC v. FEC Could Transform Party Fundraising
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Thanksgiving Reflections and 2026 Prep
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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PAC Director's Guide to Election 2025 with Sharon Sussin
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Halloween Spooktacular
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Live from NABPAC Insight 2025
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Compliance with Context
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Candid Conversation on Political Realities
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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NABPAC Insight Conference Preview
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Taking It to the Hill: NABPAC's First Legislative Summit
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Back to School
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Mid-Decade Redistricting: The Political Earthquake Nobody Saw Coming
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Fresh Eyes on Campaign Finance
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Celebrating 200 Episodes
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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AI's Political Revolution with Eric Wilson
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Independence Day
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Campaign Politics Update with Jim Ellis
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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A Summer Soirée To Remember
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Momentum & Growth: A Conversation with NABPAC Board Chair Kipp Maloney
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Sky's the Limit: A First Look at NABPAC's Blue Ribbon Panel
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May 30, 2025 |
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Reconciliation Update with Jennifer Belair | Atlas Crossing
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May 22, 2025 |
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FEC Update with Mark Renaud | Wiley
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May 15, 2025 |
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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Fundraising: Applying Behavioral Science to PAC Communications
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May 08, 2025 |
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In Full Swing
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May 01, 2025 |
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Your Exclusive Ticket to Capitol Hill Bipartisanship
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Top PAC SWAG in 2025
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Mastering the Fly-In: Effective Advocacy on Capitol Hill
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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2026 Political Landscape with Jim Ellis
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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PAC Leadership When Washington Seems Chaotic
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Shared Experience: Signature Roundtables
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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AI, Advocacy, and the Future of Digital Campaigns with Shannon Chatlos
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Prior Approval Preview
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Fundraising Momentum
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Our Issues: NABPAC's Legislative Priorities for 2025
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Election Insights with Political Technologist Eric Wilson
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Meet Alex Bolton (Atlas Crossing)
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Annual Reports
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Bad Words with Amy Showalter
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How to Raise a Citizen with Lindsey Cormack
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Top 5 Takeaways
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Live from Palm Beach!
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Showtime
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Last Mile Briefing with Jim Ellis (Ellis Insight)
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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PAC Match and Disaster Recovery
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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State Compliance with Mark Renaud (Wiley)
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Deepfakes and Deception
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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45-Days to Election Checklist
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Political Overtime with Jim Ellis
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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DNC 2024
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Intern Impact: TFAS
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Congressional Campaign Forecast Update with Chaz Nuttycombe (CNalysis)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Do's and Don'ts with Rocky Krivijanski, Trine Strategies
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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RNC 2024
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Chin Straps On
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Election Ready with Amie Adams, Dunn Associates
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Political Involvement and the PAC Director with Dan Ekstein (SAGAC)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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IRL
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Hurt Locker
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Leadership Advice for PAC Directors
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May 16, 2024 |
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Election Update
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May 09, 2024 |
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School's Out for Summer
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May 02, 2024 |
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Solutions In Action: Speak4
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Employees Vote
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Public Opinion: Intersection of Business and Politics
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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PAC Insights with Lisa Strikowsky Gillman | T-Mobile
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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March Madness
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Dark Money
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Leap Day!
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Senate Primaries with Punch
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Love PACtually
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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What PAC Professionals Want
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Campaign Analysis with Chaz Nuttycombe
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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PAC Resolutions
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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PAC in Session with Prof Steve Billet
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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PAC Presents
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Bad Words with Amy Showalter
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Different Types of PACs
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Gratitude and Thanksgiving
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Political Snapshot with Jim Ellis
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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All Systems Go
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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New Banking Risk
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Shutdown Survival Strategies
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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What Next?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Your Biggest PAC Investment
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Employee Voter Registration Week
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The Long Game with PAC Expert Julie Schrei
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Generative AI Reprise
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Advocacy Insights with Austin O'Boyle (Aristotle)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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The Big Picture 2024 with Jim Ellis
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Relationship Fundraising
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Suite Talk: General Counsel Edition with Carol Laham (Wiley)
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Hands-on Learning in the PAC Space
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Suite Talk: Comms Edition
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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PAC AI
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Sean Joyce, Atlas Crossing
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Suite Talk: CEO Edition
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May 18, 2023 |
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Google Results on PACs
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May 11, 2023 |
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No Labels Party
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May 04, 2023 |
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Summer Interns Available: TFAS Business and GR Summer Program
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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How It's Going with Prof Steven Billet
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Solutions In Action: Evaluating Your Vendors
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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PAC Match Startup Success Story
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Exposure. How safe are your PAC bank accounts?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The Farm Bill with Randy Dwyer, American Farm Bureau Federation
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Results Are In
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Let's Talk!
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Capitol Hill Fly-In
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Unplugged: Candidates in Crisis
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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ChatGPT and You
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Policy and Politics with Paul Brathwaite | Federal Street Strategies
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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FEC Update with Lee Goodman | Wiley Law
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Open Door Congress with Paul Miller
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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PAC Director's Guide to the 118th Congress
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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100th Episode Special - LIVE
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Two Minute Drill
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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How to Fight Donor Fatigue with Katie Anderson | Aristotle
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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What A Win Looks Like
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Backlash with Bruce Mehlman
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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PAC Match Programs with Betsy Strong, CVS Health
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Top 3 Tips: Employee Voter Registration
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) with Eric Wilson, Center for Campaign Innovation
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Top 10 Tips To Sharpen PAC Communications with Rocky Krivijanski | Trine Strategies
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Solutions in Action with Jonathan Zucker | Democracy Engine
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Labor Day Special with David Schild and Amie Adam
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Balance of Power in Congress with Jim Ellis | Ellis Insight
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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PAC Insights with Lauren Colicelli, Meghan Everngam and Meaghan Joyce
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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PAC Insights with Mica Evans Hider | American Chemistry Council
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Facts Unplugged
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Fund for American Studies with Mark Vad
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Solutions In Action with Peter Sherman | DDC
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Voter Turnout with Jim Ellis | Ellis Insight
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Business of Politics with Eric Wilson | Startup Caucus
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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PAC Insight with Sharon Sussin | NFIB
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Facts Unplugged
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Media Diet with Amie Adams and David Schild
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May 26, 2022 |
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PAC Insight with Lauren Colicelli | National Association of REALTORS®
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May 20, 2022 |
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PAC Insight with Kristine Kilbride | KPA
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May 14, 2022 |
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Audits & Compliance with Brian Bender | Withum
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May 05, 2022 |
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PAC Insight with Meghan Everngam | NAHB
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Solutions in Action with Mike Richardson | Chain Bridge Bank
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Ep 73 Leaders Speak Special
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Ep 72 with Jocelyn Hong (NILE)
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Ep 71 with Jamie Jones Miller, Northeastern University
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep 70 with Bradley A Smith, Institute for Free Speech
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Ep 69 with Dr. Casey Burgat - Director, Legislative Affairs program, GWU Graduate School of Political Management
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Ep 68 Corporate Culture | DE&I with Tracy J Edmonds
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Ep 67 with Dave Wasserman U.S. House Editor, The Cook Political Report
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Ep 66 with Meaghan Joyce (International Paper)
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Ep 65 Back to The Future
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Ep 64 with Tim Riordan from BIPAC
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Look Ahead to 2022 with Steven Billet, Ph.D.
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Ep 62 Risk Management Forecast for PAC Directors with Andy Jones, Federal Street Strategies
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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REconnect Conference Special
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Ep 60 with Courtney Schoenborn | New York Life Insurance Company
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Ep 59 with Jim Ellis | Political Snapshot
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Ep 58 with DaQuawn Bruce | College to Congress
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Ep 57 Three Questions with Amy Showalter
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep 56 with Angel Riley PAC Manager at LEIDOS
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Ep 55 with Lauren Newhouse of Dogwood Public Affairs
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Ep 54 Top 5 Questions
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Ep 53 Political Science for PAC Managers
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Ep 52 Professional Development with Amie Adams and David Schild
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ep 51 Adrienne Marks, PAC Director, Global Government Relations, VISA
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Ep 50: Internal Dynamics of Business PAC Fundraising
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Ep 49 with Joe Manion, American Waterways Operators' Director of Political Affairs
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Ep 48 Dead or Alive with Andy Jones from Federal Street Strategies
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Ep 47 with Trey Hawkins from Credit Union National Association
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Ep 46 with Joe Joiner, PAC Manager, CTIA PAC
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Ep 45 with Prof. Anthony Fowler, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago | 5.20.21
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ep 44 with Tommy Goodwin, President, National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics | 5.14.21
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May 14, 2021 |
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Ep 43 Correcting the record with BIPAC President and CEO Tim Riordan | 5.7.21
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep 42 Transportation Intermediaries Association President & CEO Anne Reinke | 4.30.21
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Ep 41 Inside Insuring America PAC with Bridget Sewell of American Property Casualty Insurance Association | 4.15.21
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Ep 40 PAC Podcastiversary Special | 4.08.21
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 39 Hard Data on the PAC Pause | 4.1.21
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 38 Traditional PACs Moderate Politics with Dr. Mike Barber from BYU | 03.18.21
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 37 Are Business PACs Relevant? with Dr. David K Rehr of George Mason University | 3.11.21
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 36 The Politics and Policy of HR 1 with Andy Jones of Federal Street Strategies | 03.04.21
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 35 Association PACs are Powerful with Ashley Jackson of National Asphalt Pavement Association | 02.18.21
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 34 Campaign Finance and the NABPAC Legal Help Hotline with Carol Laham of Wiley | 02.11.21
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 33 FEC in Action 2021 | 02.04.21
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 32 The Focus on PACs is White Hot with Dr. Steve Billet and David Schild from GW’s Graduate School of Political Management. | 01.21.21
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 31 Walking Back The No PAC Pledge | 12.18.20
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 30 NABPAC 2020 Year in Review with Tim Foltyn of Walmart | 12.11.20
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 29 NABPAC Trailblazer Award with Jennifer Brooks from Northrop Grumman | 11.20.20
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 28 Election Special: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Tracy J Edmonds | 10.30.20
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 27 Election Special: Creativity Matters More Now with Will Ritter from the Poolhouse Agency | 10.23.20
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 26 Election Special: Unlocking New Results in Digital Advocacy with Jacquie Plunkett | 10.15.20
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Election Special: How to Digital your PAC Campaign with Eric Wilson
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 24 Election Special: Stakeholder Impact and the Power of Texts with Erik Rosedahl from Phone2Action | 10.01.20
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 23 Going Virtual for Voter Registration with Shannon Aimone of Wells Fargo | 09.24.20
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 22 Advocacy through Associations with Mary Kate Cunningham of ASAE | 09.18.20
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 21 How CARES Act 4.0 Died with Paul Brathwaite & Making the Personal Ask in PAC Fundraising with Kristine Kilbride | 09.11.20
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 20 Building Your PAC with Dan Ekstein | 08.28.20
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 19 PACs Pivot To GOTV | 08.17.20
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 18 NFIB's Candidate Support Criteria with Kipp Maloney | 08.07.20
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 Mentoring young PAC professionals with Ellie Shaw of Amex | 07.30.20
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 16 FEC Chairman Trey Trainor on Oversight, Compliance, and Transparency | 07.23.20
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 15 COVID-19 PAC Industry Tracking Poll Results | 07.20.20
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 14 PAC Money in Politics with Mary-Ryan Douglass of American Pharmacists Association | 07.10.20
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 13 Tales from the NABPAC Legal Help Hotline | 07.2.20
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 12 Electing Women to Congress with Julie Conway of VIEW PAC | 06.25.20
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 11 Public Health and Politics with Jeanne Slade of National Emergency Medicine PAC | 06.18.20
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 10 Work from Home and Reaching PAC Eligibles | 06.12.20
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 9 PAC Management, Issue Advocacy, and GOTV Efforts with Trey Richardson | 06.04.20
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 8 Election Integrity with American Strategies CEO Joe Goode | 05.21.20
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May 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 7 Virtual Fundraising During COVID-19 | 05.14.20
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May 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 6 Employee-Funded PACs Provide A Seat at the Table with John Mason of Altria | 05.07.20
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May 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 5 Problem Solver Caucus, Educating on Elections, and Turning Around the Anti-PAC Rhetoric with Tracy Winn from Anthem | 05.01.20
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May 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 4 Advocating for Renters during COVID with Kevin Cameron of NMHC | 04.24.20
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 3 PAC Help Hotline with Trey Richardson & Amie Adams | 04.16.20
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 2 PPP and the Associations Left Out with Derron Parks | 04.09.20
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 1 Staying Connected and Effective During COVID | 04.02.20
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Apr 02, 2020 |