Reforming Congress – Katherine Gehl, The Institute for Political Innovation

0:14 – Introduction
3:04 – Getting involved in public policy and understanding the incentive structures in politics]
5:42 – On writing “The Politics Industry” and founding The Institute for Political Innovation
10:42 – About The Institute for Political Innovation
14:10 – Explaining the “Final Five” voting process
19:19 – “What would happen if the market became flooded with candidates and the top 5 would still be composed of well-funded, typical party candidates?”
21:25 – Discussing “zero-based rule-making”
28:09 – “What role would parties have in your vision of Congress?”
33:28 – On media and how it should evolve
[Lightning Round]
41:00 – What do you think congressional representation should mean?
44:40 – How should debate, deliberation, or dialogue occur or be structured in Congress?
46:44 – What fundamental institutional improvement should Congress make within 50 years?
47:34 – What book or article most shaped your thinking with respect to congressional reform?
49:45 – Long term plans