Season 3

Protecting your online identity with Amy Stuart, Head of North American Government Affairs and Policy with Onfido.

Memorial Day edition with USAF Colonel John Christianson, Military Fellow at CSIS.

Looking after the GSIBs with Kevin Fromer, President and CEO of the Financial Services Forum.

Kevin Fromer Sneak Preview

Next week's sneak peek

A conversation with Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley about the need for a Sustainability Scorecard

Next week's sneak peek

Amy Blankenbiller, Executive Director of the National Elevator Industry, Inc.

Next week's sneak peek

A Conversation with Chairman Bill Archer on the Occasion of his 95th Birthday

A sneak peek at next week's episode

Opposites can attract

Episode 13 Sneak Peek

Tom Sullivan, VP Small Business Policy at the US Chamber, tells us how the smallest businesses in America get their voices heard and their interests protected by the world's largest organization representing businesses. And w...

How the US Chamber Represents Small Business

A short preview of the next episode, and a "Big" announcement

First, another exciting announcement about 80-Proof Politics. Then, a sneak peek at our next episode.

After decades of working for "the man" (and "woman"), two old friends set out on their own by launching a new lobbying firm.

How two old friends launched a new lobbying firm

Next on 80-Proof Politics...

What does it take to branch out and start your own lobbying firm? These two did just that after decades of working for others.

The role of PACs in the modern election process

The Executive Director of the National Association of Business Political Action Committees, Micaela Isler, breaks down what PACs are, how they represent the voices of hundreds - even thousands - of like-minded individuals in ...

Next week, 80-Proof Politics returns to its regular schedule with a fascinating conversation with Micaela Isler, Executive Director of the National Association of Business PACs. Here's a sneak peek into that episode. Thanks ...

Next week, 80-Proof Politics returns to its regular schedule with a fascinating conversation with Micaela Isler, Executive Director of the National Association of Business PACs. Here's a sneak peek into that episode. Thanks f...

Indigov Chief of Staff - and former House Admin Chief - Jen Daulby on making Congress work better and how you prepare the Capitol for an Inauguration 14 days after an insurrecrtion.

How are new Members of Congress onboarded, and what happens when the Capitol is invaded by idiots?

How will official Washington respond to the collapsed house of cards that once was FTX and SBF? What happens to the millions he and his colleagues contributed to political campaigns? Will crypto ever be sexy again inside the ...

What's next for SBF and FTX?

It's not that FTX and Bankman-Fried created an entirely new approach to federal advocacy. They literally used every page in the playbook while spending over $200M inside the Beltway. What they did was run a massively accelera...

The FTX advocacy playbook

Imagine if you will that you decide to spend $200 In Washington to become a "player." You'd expect some sort of favorable outcome, wouldn't you? Bankman-Fried and FTX sure did. Episode 2 of 80-Proof Politics Behind the Cur...

A look at FTX's policy goals

We're kicking off a new partnership with Evergreen Podcasts with a special four-part mini series called: 80-Proof Politics Behind the Curtain . In episode 1 I ask the question, "What would you do if you had $3million to spen...

A look at how one company embarked on an accelerated 18-month charm offensive in Washington, DC.

There’s exciting news about the future of 80-Proof Politics (cue “The Jeffersons” theme song…). Stay tuned for the big announcement, but in the meantime here’s a taste of the upcoming season.

Welcome back! After nearly eighteen months on the social distancing lam, 80-Proof Politics is back with episode 1 of season 3. Longtime distilled spirits lobbyist, Mike Bertman tells us about why he is now betting on himself ...