The Political Life

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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.

Entering the MultiState Group Chat: 2026 Issues Forecast

Dec 23, 2025

For The Political Life's final episode of 2025, and to prepare our listening audience for state legislative sessions in 2026, we stood up a MultiState Group Chat to discuss all the emerging issues that may be coming to a state capitol building near you. This fall, MultiState released a 2025 Issues Review and 2026...

2026 Midterms: Attorneys General Preview with Adam Piper, RAGA

Dec 13, 2025

Next year is huge for gubernatorial races, but don't take your eye off the 30 state attorneys general races set for 2026.

Increasingly, AGs play an outsized role in state policymaking, multistate investigations, and federal activity. Beyond that, more of them are ascending to higher office including governor, Congress,...

2026 Midterms: Attorneys General Preview with Sean Rankin, DAGA

Dec 8, 2025

This week and next week's episodes on 2026 attorneys general races are rebroadcasts of recent MultiState client webinars.

Next year is huge for gubernatorial races, but don't take your eye off the 30 state attorneys general races set for 2026. Increasingly, AGs play an outsized role in state policymaking, multistate...