Long Island native Shoshana Weissmann is a master of social media and character as colorful as her hair. Shoshana is the Digital Media Specialist for the R Street Institute, a free market think tank in Washington, DC. When she’s not creating memes to promote occupational licensing reform or criminal justice reform, Shoshana is making her own shirts and dresses, and designing sloth and Mitch McConnell fabrics. We discuss her social media tradecraft, the issues she’s most passionate about, dads, the world in 2017, and teledildonics – oh my (Google it. I had never heard of it before.)
WJLA's "Good Morning Washington" Anchor Autria Godfrey struggles to keep her Texas accent in check when saying "iiiiice cream" on air, but other than that she's had a fantastic career in television news. Autria's gone from being a Sally Jesse Raphael-inspired child journalist in a small East Texas town, to a morning news anchor in one of the country's top markets. That's why I enjoyed getting a behind the scenes look at the local television news business from her.
FamousDC Managing Editor Kathryn Lyons thought she might be a local news reporter, but ended up running a growing digital media brand at the intersection of pop culture and politics in DC. We talk about that journey, the Bern's Steak House Dessert Room, and the anachronistic cinderblocks in her Old Town Alexandria office, among other things.