Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda

E-Voter Institute has produced Digital Politics Radio since 2007. Karen Jagoda is the host of this is non-partisan show that covers the business of politics rather than the squabbling that goes on across the political spectrum.

Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda is a news podcast hosted by RadioActive, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

RadioActive hosts Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda, a news show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #38

  Deep Canvassing at Scale By Tapping Into Conversational Intelligence with Marty Santalucia MFStrategies

  Sep 28, 202631 minS26

  Marty Santalucia , CEO of MFStrategies, highlights how conversational intelligence and AI are transforming how political campaigns communicate with voters. Traditional campaign tools such as polling and focus groups are being supplemented or replaced by AI-driven, two-way communication through text messaging to reach voters at scale. This additional source of voter engagement lets campaigns engage large numbers of people in real time and collect unstructured conversational data that reveals what matters to voters in their own words. We talk about: Why two-way communication is foundational to representative democracy and not merely a tactical tool The untapped value of unstructured conversational data from voter engagement Finding the most meaningful words to shape campaign messages and fundraising appeals The critical role of human judgment in guiding AI models within the political environment #MFStrategies #CampaignStrategy #PoliticalCampaigns #DigitalPolitics #VoterEngagement #Fundraising #ConversationalAI #CampaignIntelligence #DownBallot #PoliticalTech #AIForGood MFStrategies.com

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  Episode #37

  Social Media Missiles Deliver AI-Powered Political Misinformation with Scott Goodstein Catalyst Campaigns

  Sep 23, 202624 minS26

  Scott Goodstein , Founder and CEO of Catalyst Campaigns, highlights how quickly misinformation spreads and how reaching even a small audience can shape broader public opinion. While always a part of the political campaign landscape, AI is being used to create social media missiles that can be highly targeted with misinformation and disinformation to reach undecided voters. With traditional fact-checking organizations in decline, campaigns must build proactive rapid-response strategies and educate voters about deepfakes. We talk about: How AI and easier access to voter files enable targeted delivery of sophisticated misleading videos The real threat has moved underground to harder-to-detect, low-visibility channels How the Russians are creating and distributing AI-generated videos using the voices and likenesses of celebrities to create confusion Developing a fire-drill mentality and monitoring local news and diverse social platforms to be prepared for a rapid response #CatalystCampaigns #PoliticalCampaigns #CampaignStrategy #AIDisinformation #PoliticalConsultants #GetOutTheVote #GOTV #RapidResponse #ElectionSecurity #Misinformation #CampaignComms #ForeignInterference Russian Disinformation Machine is Gearing Up for the Midterms Scott's Warning in USA Today CatalystCampaigns.com

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  Episode #36

  Political Media Budgets Shift from Broadcast TV to CTV and Streaming with Sarah Fuller Comcast Advertising

  Sep 14, 202625 minS26

  Sarah Fuller , Sr. Director, Government and Advocacy, Comcast Advertising, highlights the major shift from traditional broadcast and radio to CTV and streaming, while emphasizing the growing importance of measuring effectiveness across all media. While more data does not guarantee success, data analytics and AI are enabling more sophisticated audience segmentation beyond standard demographic groups, including preferred screen and platform. Sarah emphasizes the constraints on ad inventory and the challenges of rapid response in tight markets. We talk about How multi-device consumption patterns are changing day-part buying assumptions Purple state dynamics where partisan lines are less predictable than in previous cycles Voter response to AI-produced political ads Current focus on combined reach and frequency across platforms rather than siloed buying Privacy compliance and quality of data #ComcastAdvertising #PoliticalAdvertising #CampaignStrategy #CTV #StreamingAds #DigitalPolitics #VoterTargeting #Midterms2026 #MediaBuying #PoliticalMedia #AdTech ComcastAdvertising.com

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  Episode #35

  Civic Information Hub Rebuilding Trust Between Government and Constituents with Evan Meyer MyGovTools

  Sep 1, 202625 minS26

  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 #MyGovTools #CivicTech #PoliticalCampaigns #DigitalPolitics #CampaignStrategy #VoterEngagement #GovTech #LocalPolitics #ElectedLeaders #CommunityBuilding #AIinPolitics EvanMeyer.io

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  Episode #34

  For-Profit Detention Centers and the Human Cost of US Immigration Policy with Sarah Towle

  Aug 25, 202625 minS26

  Sarah Towle, international educator and author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands, joins Deepak Puri, Founder of The Democracy Labs, to discuss her on-the-ground investigation of immigration detention and deportation practices at the US-Mexico border. She traces the historical roots of the current immigration policies and how detention centers operate as for-profit enterprises. Her book chronicles the Trump administration's detention center policies and calls for grassroots resistance. Deepak and Sarah talk about The bipartisan origins of the current detention center system How the Trump administration has institutionalized cruelty The sanctuary movement and current resistance efforts Coalition building to drive corporate accountability and divestment from companies in the business of detention #TheDemLabs #PoliticalActivism #Democracy #Accountability #ImmigrationReform #CampaignStrategy #PoliticalOrganizing #GrassrootsMovement #HumanRights #VoterMobilization #SanctuaryCities #PrivatePrisonDivestment #ProgressivePolitics #GetOutTheVote SarahTowle.com TheDemocracyLabs.org

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