IHP Promo: "You Don't Hate Politics!" With education activist Jill Ortman-Fouse

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IHP Promo: "You Don't Hate Politics!" With education activist Jill Ortman-Fouse

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Podcast promo with Jill Ortman-Fouse, former member of the Montgomery County Board of Education and currently senior policy advisor to Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker.

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Jun 25, 2021

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Exploring a human activity we love to hate. A podcast about politics close to our home, schools, streets, businesses, and local government. Hosted by Sunil Dasgupta. More at ihppod.org.

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The Political Economy of Suburban Housing Shortage: Like many other growing jurisdictions, Montgomery County, Maryland, has a housing shortage and a housing mismatch on its hands that are rooted in exclusive single-family zoning going back decades. Sunil Dasgupta talks to County Planning Board Chair... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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The Case of the Missing MoU: For 18 months since the start of the pandemic, Heather Dublisnke has been the COVID-19 coordinator for Montgomery County Public Schools. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Dublinske about her role and the challenges and the frustrations of working in a large... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Who Do Neighborhood Associations Serve?: In this episode, Sunil Dasgupta talks with urban planner, blogger, and community activist Dan Reed about the role, evolution, and character of neighborhood associations, HOAs, and PTAs. In the Upcounty Report, Andrew Saundry offers placemaking as a... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Should We Allow Gardens in the Right of Way?: In this episode, Sunil Dasgupta talks with Montgomery County resident Will Taylor and the county's right of way manager about more permissive use of the public space that sits in front of most single-family homes. Right of way gardens seem like a... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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The American Dream: This week we bring you a special voice-acted episode with unfiltered words and arguments from the frontlines of the zoning wars. These are real excerpts from thousands of social media posts across several platforms including Nextdoor, Facebook,... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Transit v Tolls: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's plan to widen and add tolls lanes to I-270 comes up against protest. Sunil Dasgupta goes to a "Don't Widen 270" rally and talks with transit advocate Ben Ross. New music from Silver Spring band The Airport 77s. Very... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Vaccine Equity Needs More than Supply: Montgomery County, MD, teachers Becky Taylor and Tanya Aguilar share lessons from Covid vaccine hunting for people unable to find appointments on their own. They find that pre-existing disparities in public health and puzzling lack of coordination... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Budgeting! Redistricting! Exciting!: Sunil Dasgupta talks with UMBC budget expert Roy Meyers as Maryland and its counties find their coffers surprisingly full from unexpectedly strong tax revenues and federal pandemic recovery funds. Montgomery Blair High School statistics teacher David... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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IHP Candidate Interview: Kristin Mink for Montgomery County Council At-Large: I Hate Politics Candidate Interview with organizer and activist Kristin Mink, who is running at-large for Montgomery County, MD, County Council. Mink talks with Sunil Dasgupta about public safety and how the national movement to defund the police... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Resilience Over Prevention in Climate Action Plan: In the hottest recorded summer in the Washington DC region, Sunil Dasgupta talks to Adriana Hochberg, the Montgomery County, MD, official who led the writing of the county’s Climate Action Plan. Very local news including reopening woes in MCPS.... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Montgomery County is Alright!: After a rocky start to the new school year and grim news on the climate crisis, Sunil Dasgupta talks with local education reporter Caitlynn Peetz and local green bank president Tom Deyo for a change in perspective. Very local news about Montgomery... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Where the Grassroots Grow: What does grassroots organizing really mean? How is it done? Sunil Dasgupta talks to Tino Fragale of Everyday Canvassing and Anika Manzoor of Youth Activism Project about how they recruit and operate their grassroots organizations. News about local... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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Schools: Leadership First, Then Budgets: In this episode, Sunil Dasgupta talks with education author Karin Chenoweth about her new book, Districts that Succeed, where she looks at five successful school districts that beat severe challenges, and with Richard Montgomery High School (MCPS)... by I Hate Politics Podcast
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IHP Promo: "You Don't Hate Politics!" With education activist Jill Ortman-Fouse

IHP Promo: "You Don't Hate Politics!" With education activist Jill Ortman-Fouse

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