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The Political Life - from campaigns to capitols and everywhere in between. A show about the people whose lives are immersed in the political world, and how they got there. Politicians, lobbyists, pollsters, and business people. If they're on the show, they're living the political life.

Hosted by Jim O'Brien, The Political Life introduces you to the personalities and "day in the life" experiences of some of the most interesting and dynamic individuals in the field. 

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FOMO – tune in to hear what Chris Massey & April Mims have to say

Jun 29, 2022

This week we welcome back friends of the show Chris Massey and April Mims (as co-hosts with Jim) as they have part one of a two-part discussion about where they first overlapped in the work world: Lyft. 

April is the SVP of Public Policy at hims & hers, where her goal is to secure federal, state, and local healthcare...

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Recalled– San Francisco Prosecutor Chesa Boudin was rejected by 60% of residents.

Jun 17, 2022

This week we welcome back friend of the show Chris Massey to discuss the results of the recent recall election in San Francisco and the wider implications of that outcome upon the looming midterm elections.

Chris is an Operating Partner on the Craft Ventures platform team focused on helping founders with issues related...

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What do Pres. Obama, Lyft, Zoom and Soft Bank all have in common? They all hired Lauren Belive.

Jun 6, 2022

Lauren Belive is the Director of Government Affairs at SoftBank. After she graduated from Barnard College she moved to Washington, D.C., where she took on a staff assistant job with former California Congressman Henry Waxman.

From there she went on to work for then-Senator Barack Obama before joining his team on the...

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