
Better Boundaries Podcast
Better Boundaries Podcast is brought to you by Utahns for a Responsive Government. To learn more about Utah's redistricting visit: betterboundaries.org and uirc.utah.gov.
Episodes
35 episodes
Update on Gerrymandering Case with David Reymann
Plaintiffs attorney David Reymann joins Executive Director Elizabeth Rasmussen to discuss the latest in the gerrymandering case. The ongoing lawsuit from 2022 is nearing another milestone as we wait for the decision from District Court Judge Gi...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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25:04

Panel Discussion on Amendment D
Better Boundaries Board member Ryan Bell leads a panel discussion about Constitutional Amendment D with Representatives Rosemary Lesser (D) and Marsha Judkins (R). The panel reacts to a recent court ruling to void Amendment D from the ballot as...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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37:46

Millcreek City Council Member Silvia Catten
Kyle Friant speaks with Millcreek City Council Rep Silvia Catten . Millcreek has been sliced into four U.S. Congressional districts currently. They discuss the challenges and issues a gerrymandered community faces from the perspective of a city...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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26:48

Candidate Profile with Hoang Ngyuen from House District 23
Interview with Hoang Nguyen who is officially endorsed by the Better Boundaries Accountability PAC which supports candidates with a commitment to community based redistricting. Hoang is a candidate for House District 23 to replace incumbent Bri...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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26:00

Explaining the Supplemental Briefing Order from the Utah Supreme Court
Kyle Friant is joined by appellate attorney Troy Booher with the firm Zimmerman and Booher. Troy is among the attorneys who gave time and expertise supporting the plaintiffs with this important litigation to fight gerrymandering. The dis...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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25:10

The Story of Better Boundaries with Noah Rosenberg
Noah Rosenberg has been with the Better Boundaries organization since the beginning. He started as a signature gatherer for Proposition 4, went on as the Deputy Director of the statewide campaign in 2018, served as Executive Director of Better ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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42:33

Utah County Clerks Part 2
Former Utah County Clerk/Auditors Amelia Powers Gardner and Josh Daniels join Kyle Friant to discuss their time serving in Utah County and how they transformed the Utah County Clerk/ Auditor office from being called "the epicenter of dysfunctio...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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26:41

Utah County Clerks Part I
Former Utah County Clerk/Auditors Amelia Powers Gardner and Josh Daniels join Kyle Friant to discuss their time serving in Utah County and how they transformed the Utah County Clerk/ Auditor office from being called "the epicenter of dysfunctio...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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40:20

Former State Director of Elections Kelleen Potter
Our guest is former state of Utah Director of Elections and former Heber City Mayor Kelleen Potter. Kelleen currently serves as Executive Director of Utah Ranked Choice Voting. Host Kyle Friant and Kelleen discuss election integrity, how ...
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20:28

Summit County Clerk Evelyn Furse
Continuing our series of discussions with elections officials, Kyle Friant is joined by Summit County Clerk Eve Furse. The two discuss Eve's background before she held elected office and a broad range of issues related to her role in Summit Cou...
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37:59

Litigation Update on Gerrymandering Case with David Reymann
We are joined by attorney David Reymann. David is a trial attorney with Parr, Brown, Gee, and Loveless and is one of the plaintiffs’ several lawyers in the Utah gerrymandering case. With multiple motions to stay, dismiss, and now to appea...
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24:05

Legislative Update with Taylor Morgan
As part of our commitment to ensuring transparent and accountable government, Better Boundaries followed and mobilized on legislation which would limit the ability of voters to reform their government. In this episode, we are joined by Taylor M...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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21:12

Update on Gerrymandering Lawsuit with Plaintiff Attorney David Reymann
With a number of filings this past November, more delay tactics from the defendants and a ruling from the bench, David Reymann from Parr Brown and an attorney for the plaintiffs joins us to with an update on Utah's gerrymandering lawsuit. ...
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17:56

Update on Gerrymandering Case and Utah County Clerk Races
In this episode we give a quick update on Utah's anti-gerrymandering lawsuit and speak again with Kyle Friant to provide an overview of Utah’s County Clerk races. County Clerks are elected officials on the front lines of ensuring our cons...
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18:22

Dr. Rosemary Lesser, candidate for Utah House District 10
A short episode focused on the Better Boundaries Accountability PAC endorsed candidates. Today we speak with Dr. Rosemary Lesser who is running for Utah House District 10.
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9:51

Clare Collard, candidate for Utah House District 27
A short episode focused on the Better Boundaries Accountability PAC endorsed candidates. Today we speak with Clare Collard who is running for Utah House District 27.
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10:09

Dr. Suzanne Harrison, candidate for Salt Lake County Council
A short episode focused on the Better Boundaries Accountability PAC endorsed candidates. Today we speak with Dr. Suzanne Harrison who is running for an at large Salt Lake County seat.
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6:17

Better Boundaries Accountability PAC Organizing Director Kyle Friant
In this episode we discuss the founding purpose and strategy of the Better Boundaries PAC. We are joined by Better Boundaries Organizing director Kyle Friant. Kyle leads our PAC efforts and is a self-proclaimed political junkie.
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12:06

NYU Law Professor Rick Pildes explains North Carolina Gerrymandering Case
As we reported in an earlier episode, the defendants in Utah’s anti-gerrymandering case filed a motion to stay that was denied by Utah’s Third Judicial Court. Their motion cited a North Carolina redistricting case that will be heard by the US S...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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28:28

Plaintiff Attorneys Mark Gaber and Hayden Johnson from Campaign Legal Center
This episode of the Better Boundaries’ podcast features attorneys Mark Gaber and Hayden Johnson from Campaign Legal Center. Mark, Senior Director of Redistricting, and Hayden, Legal Fellow, are representing the plaintiffs, MWEG and LWVUT,...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:01

Count My Vote Executive Director Taylor Morgan
We expand our Utah political reform conversation to include a conversation with "Count my Vote" Executive Director Taylor Morgan. "Count My Vote" was a citizen's initiative from 2014 designed to increase civic engagement and voter partici...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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24:15

Emma Petty Addams and Jennifer Walker Thomas, Co-Executive Directors of Mormon Women for Ethical Government
In this episode we speak with Emma Petty Addams and Jennifer Walker Thomas. They are co-executive directors of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. MWEG for short. MWEG is a plaintiff organization in Utah’s Gerrymandering Lawsuit and has a v...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:39

Victoria and Malcom Reid, Plaintiffs in case of LWV and MWEG vs. Utah State Legislature
Katie Wright speaks with Victoria and Malcolm Reid. They are married, live in Millcreek, and are both plaintiffs in the Gerrymandering lawsuit against the Utah legislature. Malcolm, a Democrat and Vicki, a Republican have found themselves at th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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20:17

David Reymann, Plaintiff Attorney in case of LWV and MWEG vs. Utah State Legislature
In today's episode, we speak with plaintiff attorney David Reymann in the lawsuit filed against the Utah state legislature over redistricting. David has argued cases at all levels of Utah’s state and federal courts and is with the firm Parr Bro...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:42

Better Boundaries Podcast - Season 2 Trailer
Welcome to the Better Boundaries podcast brought to you by Utahns for a Responsive Government. Our goal in Season 2 is to provide you with updates and context on the fight to end partisan gerrymandering in Utah. Over the series we’ll bring you ...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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0:56
