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Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda

Welcome to the non-partisan Digital Politics Podcast with Karen Jagoda.  Since 2007, this show has highlighted the impact of new technologies on the campaign landscape, how expectations of voters are changing, the role of online fundraising, digital and traditional means of persuasion, and getting out the vote.   Popular topics on the show include best practices for political and advocacy campaigns, ground game strategies, use of AI in campaigns, cross-media advertising, social media trends, and the impact of mobile on engaging supporters.  This weekly podcast includes interviews with political consultants, media strategists, journalists, advocates, candidates, elected officials, campaign managers, and solution providers.            
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Civic Information Hub Rebuilding Trust Between Government and Constituents with Evan Meyer MyGovTools

Sep 1, 2026

Evan Meyer, civic leader and Founder of MyGovTools, BeautifyEarth, and RideAmigos, emphasizes the need for meaningful change in the political environment to encourage more community-focused political action and less opposition-driven engagement. The place to start is at the local level, where citizens can see tangible results.  Evan decided to use web scraping, AI, and human curation to connect fragmented data and overcome inadequate communication channels by creating MyGovTools and a weekly newsletter that aggregates local government activity.

We talk about:

  • Need to create a politically neutral and constituent-serving platform that provides impartial information, not a propaganda machine
  • Addressing the lack of trust in government officials
  • Role of AI in decoding complex legislative language
  • Tension between donor interests and constituent needs
  • Using community mural projects to encourage nonpartisan cross-generational civic activity

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