Generation Reset with Kerry Rodríguez
Generation Reset explores political activation: the forces and impulses that push people into or out of US politics.
As your host, I meet with and interview guests to explore civic engagement in all its forms—not just running for office or working inside a campaign, but building the technology, companies, and infrastructure that shape how people engage government and vice versa.
Past guests include:
- A mother whose experience lobbying local transit authorities to address an unfair bus policy led her down a path to joining city politics
- A 15-year veteran of the federal government who spoke about why she believes AI and automation will force a reimagining of federal government from the ground up
- A chief procurement officer at a county school system who talks about how to make government systems work better for the people they're meant to serve
- A former social impact consultant who traces her path into politics through co-founding a PAC focused on making New York easier, faster, and cheaper to build
Produced by the ContraSearch Network, a division of ContraSearch, Inc.
Episodes
10 episodes
Aubteen Pour-Biazar on How EffiGov Is Using AI Phone Agents to Change How Residents and Local Governments Connect
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with Aubteen Pour-Biazar, co-founder and CEO of EffiGov, a Y Combinator-backed startup installing AI phone agents at the front desks of local governments, to discuss how his team is...
The Bus Rule That Pulled One Mom into NYC Politics | Danielle Avissar
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with Danielle Avissar, a New York City community board member and brand marketing professional, to discuss how one unfair bus policy led her down a path to joining city polit...
A New Vision for Federal Government After 15 Years in Civil Service | Dr. Angela Meyers
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with Dr. Angela Myers, a 15-year veteran of the federal government and founder of Polymaths Place, to discuss what it's really like inside the machinery of the executive branch, and...
A Procurement Officer's Calling to Serve, from the Pentagon to K-12 | Joel Klemmer
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with Joel Klemmer, Chief Procurement Officer at Gallup McKinley County Schools, to discuss how a career in business led him into federal procurement, and what it actually takes to m...
From Social Impact to Political Power: Catherine Vaughan on Abundance NY
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with Catherine Vaughan, co-founder of Abundance New York, to discuss how a former social impact consultant moved into electoral politics and began building a politic...
Voter #1 from New Jersey | How Charlottesville Changed Their Vision of American Politics
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with the podcast’s first featured voter — a 23-year-old Democratic Socialist from New Jersey whose political journey reflects both the frustrations and motivations of a gen...
How Rhonda Shader Helped Save a City with Just $49 in the Bank
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with former Placentia Mayor and California State Senate candidate Rhonda Shader to discuss how an entrepreneur with no plans to run for office ended up helping lead a city ...
Tech Week, Emerging Startups Trends in the Public Sector, and Our Pitch to Join ContraSearch in Boston and New York
In this episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez breaks down why ContraSearch Network is hosting inaugural Tech Week events in both Boston and New York — and why founders, creators, investors, candidates, and operators should be pa...
An Independent Candidate Takes on California | Reza Safarnejad
For the first episode of Generation Reset, Kerry Rodriguez sits down with independent California gubernatorial candidate Reza Safarnejad to discuss political disillusionment, outsider campaigns, immigration, institutional trust, and wh...