After seven years and 44 episodes, New Politics Podcast host Dr. Max Klau is heading off to his next adventure. In this farewell episode, Max is joined by New Politics Founder and Executive Director Emily Cherniack for a conversation about the early days of the organization, the impact it’s had on American politics, and their hopes for the future of this work.

Tiahna Pantovich is an army vet, clinical social worker, lifelong activist, and founder of VetsxHBCU, an organization that supports veterans at our nation's more than 100 historically black colleges and universities.

In this episode, Andre Carroll talks about his unlikely path to politics in his home city of Philadelphia. Since his father was incarcerated and his mother struggled with drug addiction, Andre was raised by his Grandmother. He went on to graduate from college and got deeply involved in Philadelphia politics, serving as campaign staff for a Mayoral candidate and for multiple City Council candidates. In 2022, he decided to enter the arena himself and ran for a seat in the Pennsylvania state legislature to represent the district where he grew up.

Cristina Flores is a lifelong servant leader who currently serves as our Director of Partnerships & Growth here at the New Politics Leadership Academy. In this episode, Cristina talks about her experiences serving as an AmeriCorps member and then on the staff of Literacy First in Austin Texas.

In this episode, Chris talks openly about the challenges he faced while serving in the military in the era of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and how he seeks to use the hard-earned wisdom and lessons of his own journey to support others.

In this episode, Ed talks about his lifelong commitment to service, path to politics, and how New Politics Leadership Academy programs have influenced his journey. Since it is AAPI Heritage Month, he discusses what it’s like running for office as an Asian American.

Derrell Frazier is a lifelong Baltimore resident who grew up as the child of incarcerated parents who went on to run a successful campaign for city-wide office. Derrell talks about his early years being raised by a grandmother who was also raising nine other kids, the mentor who changed his life in middle school, and the many ways he has found to serve the people of Baltimore over the years.

In this episode, Emily talks about why she first joined City Year, why she founded New Politics, and what she has learned from her journey.

In this conversation, Angelo talks about how his own life has been shaped by his experiences in the Marine Corps, and why he believes our politics could be transformed if more servant leaders were in elected office.  

In this episode, she references the great work done by the Hunter Seven Foundation (https://hunterseven.org/), and organization working to support veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic environments during their service.