TEC Talks Podcast: Sam Stone
Ep. 05

TEC Talks Podcast: Sam Stone

Phoenix, Arizona

Episode description

A discussion with national political consultant and co-host of the Breaking Battlegrounds podcast Sam Stone on why lawmakers on all levels, from municipal government to Congress, just don’t seem to grasp what tech is, what it does, or how to regulate, govern or legislate about it. This is a nerdy, nuts-and-bolts discussion of tech policy and governance, not a political debate episode.

0:00Intro
0:10Intro theme
0:22Introducing Sam Stone
1:55Structure of today's show
2:18Sam's qualifications and background
3:49Describing different levels of the show's conversations
4:20Congressional tech competency when evaluating tech policies
12:21County and state level tech politics
19:32Lack of participation from tech workers in political discussions
23:45City of Phoenix and other general discussions
39:30How do we implement cohesive tech policy without issues?
44:55What practical things would you do to fix things?
58:35Any other topics worth mentioning?
1:01:42Outro
1:02:15Outro theme