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On Political Trade Secrets we take an inside look at campaigns and politics. We pull back the curtain, look under the hood and investigate how good candidates run for office and win elections. Each week on our free podcast we’ll offer some of the best insight into politics, campaigns and elections – with big name guests and key insider information into the world of running for office and political campaigns.

Nov 24, 2015

In this episode, we speak with Wayne Laugesen, Editor of the Editorial Pages at the Colorado Springs Gazette. In this series, Wayne pulls back the curtain and reveals the inner workings of Newspapers and Editorial pages.

In Part 2, Wayne gives candidates and causes unprecedented insight into how Editorial Board...


Nov 17, 2015

In this episode, we speak with Josh Kraushaar, Political Editor at National Journal and co-author of the Almanac of American Politics.

Josh provides us with a national political reporter's perspective on how campaigns and politicians could better handle the media and get their message out. We learn from Josh what it...


Nov 11, 2015

In this episode, we speak with Wayne Laugesen, Editor of the Editorial Pages at the Colorado Springs Gazette. In this series, Wayne pulls back the curtain and reveals the inner workings of Newspapers and Editorial pages.
In Part 1, Wayne explains how editorial pages work and their day to day operations. We discuss how...


Oct 8, 2015

In this episode, we speak with Mort Kondracke, the co-author of Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America. This is the only definitive biography of Jack Kemp, the legendary Buffalo Bills quarterback, dynamic Congressional leader, and champion of supply-side economics -- the idea that lowering taxes...


Sep 10, 2015

This week Sean Bartley, Partner and Director of Advertising Services at Olson Strategies & Advertising and Contributor at Political Trade Secrets, helps tackle listener-submitted campaign questions from fundraising to grassroots and everything in between.

Sean Bartley has spent the last decade running campaigns of all...