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Podcast: The 2022 GovieLovies

Another year, another snake draft. The GovLove co-hosts teamed up to hand out awards and recap the seventh full year of a podcast about local government. Kirsten, Toney, Lauren, Dan, and Ben all selected three of their favorite episodes to honor with the most prestigious award in local government podcasting, a GovieLovie! They also shared … Continued

New Year, New You?

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rebecca Cormier, a Sr. Solution Engineer for Slack’s public sector solutions. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn. What I’m Watching:  Just finished White Lotus on HBO What I’m Listening to:  Criminal Podcast  What I’m Reading:  Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating in Numbers … Continued

Patience

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew … Continued

Podcast: Facilitating Public Deliberation with Nicole Hunter and Keith Greaves

Nicole Hunter Co-Founder & Managing Director MosaicLab Bio Keith Greaves Co-Founder & Director MosaicLab Bio Behind the scenes of public deliberation. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about their book, Facilitating Deliberation – A Practical Guide. Nicole Hunter, Co-Founder & Managing Director at MosaicLab, and Keith Greaves, Co-Founder & Director at MosaicLab, discussed core … Continued

12 Days of Christmas – Local Gov Mentorship Remix

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.  What I’m Listening To: My Holiday Playlist What I’m Watching: My holiday favorites – which, yes, all have music, but y’all know me by now right? – White Christmas, Emmet Otter’s Jug Band … Continued

Tips for Avoiding Holiday Burnout

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine What I’m Listening To: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle What I’m Watching: Love, Lizzo on HBO Max and Shipwreck … Continued

Podcast: Using Data to Prevent Homelessness with John Littlemore and Helen Sunderland

John Littlemore Head of Housing & Community Service Maidstone Borough Council LinkedIn Helen Sunderland Partner, Local Public Services EY Consultants LinkedIn Practical data to reduce homelessness. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about how they are using data to prevent homelessness. John Littlemore, Head of Housing & Community Service at the Maidstone Borough Council, … Continued

Great Expectations

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, Florida. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew … Continued

Do Not NOT Go Gentle

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin Story, now a Lead Content Strategist at Color Health. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium.  She is also now finally posting again on IG about once a month. What I’m Watching: White Lotus Season 2. I don’t love shows about reprehensible people. But that’s never been what this is. … Continued

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