Joshua Goldstein, co-founder and CEO of DOBT, explained what separates this podcast from others in the market.
“Not just in podcasts, but in the content space overall, there seems to be a focus on the higher-level policy — open government, these sorts of important ideas," he said. "But we wanted to really focus on implementation and getting the stories from folks at the front lines who sort of combine that ‘ah-ha moment’ of ‘this is a great idea’ with ‘here’s how to get this out as a product or a service.’ And those are the stories we realize that even though we live and breathe this stuff, we don’t really know all of them.”
The podcast’s first episode features Justin Erlich, the Data and Technology Advisor to California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who talks about a criminal justice transparency initiative called OpenJustice, the evolving role of data in government, and digital service delivery.
Erlich said the OpenJustice initiative began with the release of a few important data sets around arrest rates, law enforcement officers killed or assaulted, deaths in custody, and arrest-related deaths.
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The 25-minute episode is housed at the DOBT website, alongside a written transcript.
There is a loose schedule to publish new episodes once or twice a month, Goldstein said, with content slightly biased toward digital service delivery, but covering a wide range of topics. Many of the first guests are to include the Presidential Innovation Fellows and the Code For America fellows who helped build the gov tech world over the last few years.
“The criteria for me is, ‘Does this project improve people’s lives?’” Goldstein said.
The second episode, not yet released, will feature Rachel Lunsford, former product manager for the Blue Button at the Department of Veterans Affairs.