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ZacCast

TeamZacwww.zaccast.com
The official podcast for local government nerds, from the folks behind ZacTax. We talk about everything from sales tax to city management to college sports, and bring you stories from the front lines of local government administration.
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Episodes

Dataviz tips and dad jokes

Show me the Numbers by Stephen Few Preattentive Visual Properties and How to Use Them in Information Visualization Quick wins for your data visualizations (ZacTax Blog) Design Concepts for Better Power BI Reports - Part 2: Preattentive Attributes (Data Savvy)...

Aug 18, 202016 min

VC and ED

Why do food delivery companies lose money? DoorDash and Pizza Arbitrage Even If You're Trying To Avoid Grubhub By Calling Your Favorite Restaurant Directly, Grubhub Could Still Be Charging It A Fee GoCultivate podcast...

May 26, 202042 min

#OpenTexas

Texas coronavirus deaths hit one-day high ahead of reopening (The Hill) Texas restaurants, retailers and other businesses can reopen Friday. Here's the rules they have to follow. (Texas Tribute) 'Trolls World Tour' made more for Universal in 3 weeks on demand than 'Trolls' (CNBC)...

May 01, 202044 min

Lamentations on technology and Disney princesses

Safe-D How the Iowa Caucuses Became an Epic Fiasco for Democrats Meet the people behind Shadow, Inc The perils of using Internet Explorer as your default browser Parkinson's Law of Triviality...

Feb 25, 202042 min

Fresh Prince and Strong Towns

Strong Towns is an international movement that’s dedicated to making communities across the United States and Canada financially strong and resilient. You can learn more at their website: www.strongtowns.org . Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Chuck Marohn...

Jan 10, 202029 min

Single Local Taxes, Rule Changes, and Christmas Conspiracies

ZacTax Blog Who are the single local rate taxpayers? Texas Comptroller provides insight into how the Single Local Tax rule will be reported Deep-Diving the Texas Comptroller's Single Local Tax Proposal Explaining the proposed Texas single local tax rule Elf on the Shelf Home Alone Uncle Frank set his brother up Peter McAllister is a Criminal...

Dec 20, 201931 min

Robert Hanna - Downtown Redevelopment in Abilene

In this episode of ZacCast, Abilene, Texas, city manager Robert Hanna joins us to talk about his city's downtown hotel/convention center project. We discuss the difficulties inherent in complicated projects, steering large organizations toward a common goal, and gaining community buy-in for potentially controversial projects.

Dec 16, 201926 min

The Single Local Tax Rate Episode

GoVirtual CFO Texas Tax Responsibilities and Resources for Sellers After Wayfair (Texas Comptroller) ZacTax Blog Explaining the proposed Texas single local tax rule Deep-diving the Comptroller's single local tax proposal Texas Comptroller provides insight into how the Single Local Tax rule will be reported...

Nov 17, 201923 min

Rework

Rework on Amazon Signal vs Noise (Basecamp's blog) Basecamp

Nov 08, 201933 min

Haters gonna hate (local control)

What Can Texas Cities Do When State Legislators Admit to Hating Them? Errata College Station is ~107 miles from Austin

Oct 31, 201926 min

Origins

Show notes Texas Recreation and Parks Society ZacTax Blog: The benefits of using your own products

Oct 29, 201932 min

The Trailer

Everyone has a podcast now, so we figured we should, too. Join us as we embark on what we hope will be a fun and engaging show about city management, including stories from the front lines about interesting and innovative things happening in the field. In this trailer, we introduce the show and talk about our goals for it.

Oct 28, 20194 min
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