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An uncensored, live town hall series with a special focus on Missouri and policy, the EladPod is an online civic engagement town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. Our questions come in live from viewers like you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. You can participate live in our town halls at http://www.eladgross.live or on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch.
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Thursday Sep 10, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 20: Saline County Assistant Prosecutor Cydney Mayfield
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Cydney Mayfield is the Assistant Prosecutor for Saline County in Missouri. In our ongoing series on the justice system, we talk about the important role the prosecutor plays, diversion courts, and the particular needs of rural Missouri in ensuring America is a just home for all.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 19: Mayor Ayanna Shivers
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Ayanna Shivers made history as the first black woman mayor of Mexico, Missouri. She is also an educator at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. We talk about higher education, what it's like being an elected official in a nonpartisan government, rural Missouri, and the power of coming back home to serve.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 18: Professor Fred Smith, Jr. on Qualified Immunity
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Fred O. Smith, Jr., is a constitutional law professor at Emory University School of Law. We talk about qualified immunity - a court-created protection for government employees - and the role it plays in justice reform and efforts to increase accountability in policing.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 17: Cindy Slimp, Candidate for Missouri House District 133
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Cindy Slimp is the Democratic candidate running for Missouri State House District 133 in the Springfield area. We talk about what it's like campaigning in the time of COVID-19 and her priorities, especially her big one: Health care. You can learn more about Cindy at www.CindySlimp.org
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 16: Josh Gondelman
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Josh Gondelman - the esteemed writer, comedian, frequent NPR game show friend, participant in odd YouTube interview segments, and podcast host - talks about his career and what comedy looks like in 2020. Josh is currently a writer and producer with Desus & Mero, and he previously worked with John Oliver's This Week Tonight. You can get his new book of his best essays, "Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results," at your local bookstore. And you can find his new podcast, "Make My Day," wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about Josh at http://www.joshgondelman.com/
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Chris Arnade was pulled from his successful finance career in New York City to document the class divide in America. He has travelled hundreds of thousands of miles, stopped in countless McDonald's, and met folks of all walks of life. In "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America," Chris documents his encounters - including some in Missouri - through words and photographs, and he exposes the human toll of the economic shift in the country. You can pick up a copy of the book at your local bookstore.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live.
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 14: Sgt. Heather Taylor on Police Accountability
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Sgt. Heather Taylor is a homicide detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. She is also the President of the Ethical Society of Police, a primarily black police union in St. Louis that is on the forefront of demanding accountability in the profession. In this special town hall event that was also streamed by local news, we talk about police reform in the wake of more violence.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live.
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 13: Roger Goldman on Police Licensing and Reform
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Roger Goldman is the nation's foremost expert on police licensing. We talk about what he thinks works and doesn't and reforms we can bring to Missouri and the rest of America when it comes to police accountability.
This episode was shot on location at the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine in Florissant, Missouri.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live.
Monday Aug 24, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 12: State Senator Brian Williams on Justice Reform
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Brian Williams is Missouri's State Senator for district 14, which includes a large and diverse portion of St. Louis County. Senator Williams talks about how he got involved in government, the state legislature, and justice reform.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
#EladPod Ep. 11: On Violence with Thomas Abt, Author of "Bleeding Out"
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Thomas Abt is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice, a former federal prosecutor, and a former official for both the Obama and Cuomo administrations. He is the author of Bleeding Out, a book that outlines how America can deal with violent crime. We talk about ways we can apply the lessons he has learned to Missouri.
The #EladPod is hosted by civil rights attorney and former Missouri Assistant Attorney General Elad Gross. These are recordings of our live, uncensored town halls with audience questions designed to bring our government back to you. To participate in our town halls and view recordings, visit www.EladGross.live.