POLITICS AS UNUSUAL

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Host Michael Sheehan's ability to help people communicate at the highest level was dubbed by New York Magazine as "the Sheehan effect." With breaking news happening constantly, Sheehan looks outside the 24/7 news cycle to wonder what politicians can learn from professional wrestlers. How politicians can get laughs, intentionally, with advice from renowned comedians. And how losing candidates can be turned into winning ones with insight from legendary professional sports coaches. It's politics,...

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Aren’t campaigns just television series?

Nov 1st, 2018 7:06 AM

The West Wing Executive Producer/Writer Eli Attie helps us do a side-by-side comparison of television series to political campaigns and sees there’s a lot in common.

What can lawmakers learn from a yogurt maker?

Oct 25th, 2018 7:52 AM

Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya discusses why running a successful business and running a successful campaign have far more in common than you might expect.

Playing POTUS on TV and the big screen --- An actor’s take.

Oct 18th, 2018 7:02 AM

Three-time Emmy nominee Kate Burton (Scandal) shares the actor’s perspective on playing the President or Vice-President of the United States, historical or fictional.

How can you make your event eventful?

Oct 11th, 2018 7:05 AM

Award-winning Executive Producer Ricky Kirshner takes us behind the scenes to reveal the secrets of staging events that exceed expectations.

Speech-writing and speech-giving:How do you soar vs. crash & burn?

Oct 4th, 2018 7:06 AM

Best-selling author Susan Orlean joins the fray to suggest how to write and deliver a speech on the stump or anywhere else.

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