Matt Bruenig, Part I: People's Policy Project

Premiere DateOct 26, 2017
Series Page Download Sponsor: AT&T
Categories Culture Politics Talk
00:00 Intro
00:51 Preface
01:47 Matt Bruenig
03:34 Lack of Progressive Think Tanks
05:39 Patreon Funding
08:00 Unique Donor Design
09:50 Outro
10:46 In Time Salt Petals
15:41 Finish

Matt Bruenig joins the show to discuss the difficulties of starting a think tank, the crowdfunding business model, and where a progressive think thank fits into the D.C. environment.

Matt Bruenig is the founder of People’s Policy Project. To learn more, visit their website and follow Matt on Twitter.

Joe Virgillito is a staff writer and host of the Daily Beat podcast on BTRtoday. He is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a degree in journalism. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and wandering around…

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