Our House: The Capitol Project Podcast
Wonderlust is a theater company that makes plays based on the stories of real people. In 2018 they made a play about Minnesota's government and they discovered that just like theater, there's a lot going on behind the scenes you don't know. OUR HOUSE revisits the play - and the insiders we met making it - five years later, to peel back the curtain on how change happens here.
Episodes
16 episodes since 2023
Episode 12: What's Your Path? Part 2
Four people take us on their emotional journey through the landscape of government. How do you manage the personal toll that comes with trying to make change? Part 2 Guests: Michael Quadrozzi and Cheniqua Johnson 1:32:...
February 13, 2024
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33:01
Episode 12: What's Your Path? Part 1
Four people take us on their emotional journey through the landscape of government. How do you manage the personal toll that comes with trying to make change?Part 1 guests: Jamie McGeathy and Blanca Martinez 7:50: Introduct...
February 13, 2024
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45:52
Episode 11: How to Succeed, Part. 2
We brought three people together to discuss the recent legislative wins around reforming the incarceration system, but the conversation becomes much deeper. These guests share insight on how to build a loving, stable, successful, sustainable co...
November 14, 2023
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Episode 11
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1:06:16
Our House: The Capitol Play Project Act 2
The second act of the play you've heard in the podcast. Find out where the Capitol's newest employee ends up, as she navigates change, relationships, power, history, information and so much more at the Minnesota State Capitol.
October 18, 2023
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44:32
Our House: The Capitol Play Project Act 1
Listen to the first act of the play you've heard referenced so many times in the podcast: While a chorus of activists, legislators, lobbyists, civil servants, and tour guides attempt to get their way, an idealistic new employee finds hers...
September 22, 2023
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1:11:55
Episode 9: The Power of Disruption
What does it feel like to be the pieces on the game board rather than the players? Two activists who advocate from outside the system remind us that its the community that matters. Guests: Monica Hurtado and Vina Kay 0:00 Introduct...
September 14, 2023
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49:32
Episode 10: How to Succeed, Part 1
Follow the 40 year journey of one piece of legislation about adoption and how it finally got passed this year! Guests: Gregory Luce and Penelope Needham 0:00 Introductions4:26 How did you think this process was going to work wh...
September 14, 2023
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Episode 10
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37:02
Episode 8: The Power of Relationships
If you learn nothing else about Minnesota state government, learn this: Relationships, relationships, relationships! Guests: John Apitz and Henry Jimenez 0:00 Introductions4:16 How did your relationship with the Capitol start?&...
September 07, 2023
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Episode 8
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1:00:18
Episode 7: The Power of Information
Though not officially part of state government, the press play an essential role. The information they traffic in can make things happen. Guests: Briana Bierschbach and Lori Sturdevant 0:00 Introductions2:30 How did you begin y...
September 07, 2023
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51:50
Episode 6: The Power of Performance
In some ways the state capitol is like theater. In other ways, it really IS theater. Guests: Sam Fettig and Jim Schowalter 0:00- Introductions 5:25 Do you remember a moment when you were younger when something with your wo...
August 16, 2023
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59:18
Episode 5: The Power of Invisibility
Our guests shed light on the staff members that would rather, and sometimes need to be, invisible in order to get work done. Guests: Jerry Krueger and Ned Rousmaniere0:00 - Introductions5:07 - How does your fundamental philoso...
August 16, 2023
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Episode 5
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43:13
Episode 4: The Power of the Past
Why do people get so upset about what art is displayed at the Capitol? Because how we see the past guides where we will go, and who is invited, into our collective future. Guests: Kate Beane and Paul Mandell 0:00 Introduction7:4...
July 31, 2023
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54:09
Episode 3: The Power of Dedication
There is a complex push and pull between what the legislature has created agencies to do and what the public thinks they want and need from their government. Guests: Sia Her and Frank Kohlasch.0:00 Introduction4:13 Describe your job?...
July 31, 2023
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Episode 3
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41:05
Episode 2: The Power of Culture
Former Senate majority leader Roger Moe and current rep Athena Hollins compare their experiences at the Capitol. As the legislative body grows more diverse, the culture shifts; some things get more difficult and other things don’t change at all...
July 31, 2023
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Episode 2
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42:19
Episode 1: How Power Really Works
Three former Capitol insiders detail what the public doesn’t normally see about how power really works, and doesn’t, at the Capitol. Guests: Stephanie Andrews, Andy Dawkins, and Kevin Lindsey 0:00 Introduction5:38 What was your...
July 31, 2023
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Episode 1
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