Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Mehek Kandru and Elli Arzbaecher. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. About a year ago, Michael reached out to Demi with an idea. Working together on the California Forward Youth Council, Michael realized that we could use our experience and love for policy to provide a very necessary platform for policy communication to and from youth. Soon after we were extremely fortunate to pick up the support from Youth Leaders...
Apr 21, 2021•25 min•Ep. 19
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Adwoa Wiafe. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. With a hurricane of policies and attempts to curb the impact of this virus, nobody has been more on the front line from day 1 other than our healthcare workers. The impact of Covid has been racialized. With low-income, people of color and those deemed “essential workers” being most affected. To put into context, black and brown people are about 3x more likely to be ho...
Apr 09, 2021•56 min•Ep. 18
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Morgan Wack. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. With us today to talk about broader issues with social media regulation and the impact of misinformation surrounding the insurrection is Morgan Wack. Morgan is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. He studies the proliferation of new technologies, violence, and barriers to growth in developing countries. Currently, ...
Apr 07, 2021•43 min•Ep. 17
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Kindra F. Montgomery-Block. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Kindra F. Montgomery-Block executive leader, movement builder, and unapologetically African-American activator who is the driving force behind philanthropy and coalitions that are part of the national Black empowerment conversation. She was also named one of Northern California’s Exceptional Women of Color by HUB Magazine. And is the recipient of other ...
Mar 24, 2021•48 min•Ep. 16
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Ashley Swearengin and Dr. Tania Pacheco-Warner. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Fresno has historically been the largest city in the Central Valley of California, and recently ranked 5th biggest city in all of California. Fresno is also one of the fastest growing regions in the United States with 20 percent population growth since 2000. However, this population growth has not been met with proportional economic...
Mar 10, 2021•47 min•Ep. 15
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Blake Zante. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Both Democrats and Republicans have undergone ideological shifts over the last decade leading to varying perceptions of progress and often also great fractures between and within the two parties. As the winners of the 2020 elections take their seats, and we move on to a new era of political leaders, we have the opportunity to speak with a young member of the Republic...
Feb 24, 2021•42 min•Ep. 14
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Mehek Kandru and Tony Thurmond. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Tony Thurmond is the 28th California State Superintendent of Public. Superintendent Thurmond is an educator, social worker, and public-school parent, who has served the people of California for more than ten years in elected office. Previously, Superintendent Thurmond served on the Richmond City Council, West Contra Costa Unified School Board, and ...
Feb 10, 2021•37 min•Ep. 13
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Prince Ogidikpe and Sunne Wright McPeak. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Sunne is the President and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund that works to close the digital divide in California. CETF is a national leader in this effort initiating programs like California Telehealth Network, digital literacy, smart housing policy and more. Sunne is also the former Secretary of California Business, Transpor...
Jan 27, 2021•45 min•Ep. 12
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Ellinor Arzbaecher, Daisy Castellón, Jade Magaña, and Michael Waife. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Spoke word intro by: Kali Ausselet she/they (stage name K-RA!)) a self proclaimed “artivist” who uses rap, spoken word, paint, and other mediums to express herself and her view of the world. As a student of spiritual practices K-RA! is very immersed in the philosophy of life, interconnectedness, and emotion. Ell...
Jan 13, 2021•30 min•Ep. 11
Last episode of the year!! And it’s a special one!! Tune into episode 10 to hear the PolicyWise team reflect on the podcast, some hopes for next year, and also a very intense debate about who would win a game of Spoons between Demi and Michael. Joining the conversation today is the PolicyWise Team Abby, Jarrett and Tim. Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Abby Pugh, Jarrett Ramones and Tim Haydock. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on soc...
Dec 30, 2020•40 min•Ep. 10
We are taking the week off, thank you for your support!
Dec 22, 2020•31 sec•Ep. 10
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Nick Jasso. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Nick Jasso is a student at UCLA studying Sociology with a minor in civic engagement and social change. He has been involved with the Fresh Lifelines for Youth program and spent some time as an Intern in Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo’s office as part of the UC Sacramento Center program. He is committed to changing lives and hopes to have a career in juvenile justice ad...
Dec 16, 2020•46 min•Ep. 9
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Candice Mays, Ashley Anderson, Julia Paccone, Mehek Kandru, Stephanie Estrada. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!...
Dec 09, 2020•41 min•Ep. 8
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Jacqueline Martinez-Garcel. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!
Dec 02, 2020•48 min•Ep. 7
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Tim Haydock. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!...
Nov 25, 2020•24 min•Ep. 6
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Micah Weinberg and Jade Magana. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!...
Nov 18, 2020•47 min•Ep. 5
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Elli Arzbaecher and Grant Mack. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!
Nov 11, 2020•33 min•Ep. 4
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Noel Mora and Aidan Arasasingham Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!
Nov 01, 2020•39 min•Ep. 3
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guests: Assemblymember Weber and Isaac Alferos. To learn more about Isaac's work with the Black + Brown Healing Project check out https://www.blackbrownhealingproject.com/ Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time on PolicyWise!...
Oct 28, 2020•36 min•Ep. 2
Hosts: Demitria Wack and Michael Wiafe. Guest: Patty Barahona. To learn more about Patty and YLI visit yli.org. Production and Marketing: Jarrett Ramones, Tim Haydock and Abby Pugh. Follow us on social @policywisepod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! And don't forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. See you next time.
Oct 21, 2020•40 min•Ep. 1
