13th & Park
"13th & Park" hosts insightful conversations with special guests covering a broad range of topics from politics and government, to technology, culture, economics and the media. Listeners eavesdrop on what feel like private conversations featuring the savviest and most highly regarded minds in the country. The show, co-hosted by media veterans Adam Goodman and Justin Sayfie, is produced by Ballard Partners in the Ballard Studios in Washington DC.
Episodes
226 episodes
Jane Horton: Gold Star Wife Fighting for America's Fallen Families | 13th & Park
Jane Horton, senior advisor in the Office of the Secretary of War and Gold Star wife of Specialist Christopher Horton, joins 13th and Park for a deeply personal and policy-driven conversation on sacrifice, military family readiness, and what Am...
Bob Pudney of Black Sea Technologies on the Future of Naval Warfare | 13th & Park
Bob Pudney, President of Black Sea Technologies, joins 13th and Park to discuss how autonomous and unmanned surface vessels are redefining naval power. A Naval Academy graduate and 21-year veteran of surface warfare and naval special operations...
Pat Condo on Building AI We Can Actually Trust | Seekr CEO on 13th & Park
Pat Condo, CEO of Seekr Technologies, joins 13th & Park for a wide-ranging conversation on artificial intelligence, national security, and why the next great power competition may be decided not by who builds the smartest AI, but by who bui...
Abe Sutton, Director of The CMS Innovation Center, on "Making Healthcare Logical" | 13th & Park
Abe Sutton, Director of the CMS Innovation Center and Deputy Administrator at CMS, joins Adam Goodman and Alison Anway on 13th & Park to break down one of the most consequential but least understood corners of the federal government: the ag...
Chairman Jim Risch on Foreign Policy, Nuclear Energy, and America's Future | 13th & Park
Senator Jim Risch, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and one of Washington's most experienced voices on global affairs, joins 13th and Park for a wide-ranging conversation on American foreign policy, nuclear energy, veterans, a...
Port of Long Beach CEO Noel Hacegaba: Why America's Ports Are The Economy in Motion | 13th & Park
Noel Hacegaba, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, joins 13th and Park for a conversation on global trade, supply chain resilience, and how the Port of Long Beach handled 2.3 million container units in the first quarter of 2026. That makes it the bu...
Congressman Mike Thompson on War, Veterans, and the Fight for Healthcare | 13th and Park
Congressman Mike Thompson joins Anthony Williams on 13th and Park for a wide-ranging conversation recorded at Ballard Studios' remote location in Sacramento, California. A Vietnam War veteran who earned a Purple Heart, Thompson reflects on how ...
Patrick Kennedy & Collin Gage on Addiction, Mental Health, and Fixing a Broken System | 13th & Park
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Collin Gage, CEO of ARMR Sciences, join Alison Anway, Ballard Partners Health Policy Chair, for a candid and deeply personal conversation on addiction, mental health, and the fentanyl crisis reshaping Amer...
Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Makes His Case for Governor of California | 13th and Park
Xavier Becerra, former California Attorney General, HHS Secretary, and 12-term Congressman, joins 13th and Park for a wide-ranging conversation on his campaign to become Governor of California. Running to be the first Latino elected governor in...
Rep. Chris Deluzio on Youth Sports, Corporate Greed & the American Dream | 13th & Park
Congressman Chris Deluzio, a Naval Academy graduate and second-term representative from Pennsylvania's 17th District, joins 13th and Park for a candid conversation on economic power, the cost of living, and what he believes the government owes ...
A Selfie Could Save Your Life: Helfie AI's Case for Early Detection | 13th & Park
George Tomeski, founder and CEO of Helfie AI, and Dr. Ranya Habash, a physician and former healthcare technology leader with Microsoft, join 13th and Park to make the case for a fundamental reimagining of how Americans access and engage with th...
FDA's Kyle Diamantis on MAHA, Additives & Fixing America's Food Supply | 13th and Park
Kyle Diamantis, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food, joins Adam Goodman and Allison Amway on 13th and Park for a wide-ranging conversation on what it means to oversee roughly 80% of the American food supply. Diamantis explains how the administrati...
The MAHA Insider: Calley Means on Chronic Disease, Big Food, and Healthcare Costs | 13th & Park
Calley Means, advisor to HHS and co-author of Good Energy, joins 13th and Park for a wide-ranging conversation on why America is the most chronically diseased society in human history and what it will take to change that.Means, a former...
"We're Back at It" - NASA's Jared Isaacman on the Moon, Mars, and What Comes Next | 13th & Park
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins 13th & Park for a wide-ranging conversation on America's space program, the race back to the moon, and what it will take to reach Mars.Isaacman pulls back the curtain on Artemis 2, including t...
U.S. Representative Seth Moulton on Combat, Congress, and Running for the U.S. Senate | 13th & Park
Congressman Seth Moulton joins 13th & Park for a candid conversation on leadership, service, and the future of American politics.A former Marine officer who served four tours in Iraq, Moulton reflects on the defining moments that sh...
Steve Hilton on Running for Governor of California & Building a Majority for Change | 13th and Park
Steve Hilton, Trump backed candidate for Governor of California, joins 13th & Park to discuss his campaign and why he believes the state is ready for change.Hilton explains why he sees a growing majority of Californians who believe ...
Sheriff Chad Bianco on Why California Is Broken and How He Plans to Fix It As Governor | 13th & Park
Sheriff Chad Bianco joins Anthony Williams on 13th & Park for a wide-ranging conversation on his run for Governor of California, the challenges facing the state, and why he believes voters are ready for a different kind of leadership.
House GOP Chair Lisa McClain on Messaging, Manufacturing, and the American Dream
House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain joins 13th & Park for a conversation on voter ID, DHS funding, border security, taxes, manufacturing, and the issues she says matter most to working families. McClain argues that the strongest ...
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler on Fraud, SBA Reform, and Empowering Small Businesses | 13th & Park
SBA Administrator and former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler joins 13th & Park to discuss the state of America’s small businesses, the fallout from pandemic-era spending, and the push to restore accountability across federal programs.Lo...
Inside California’s Political Machine with Newsom’s Former Chief of Staff Jim Deboo | 13th & Park
Veteran political strategist Jim Deboo, former Chief of Staff to Governor Gavin Newsom, joins 13th & Park for an in-depth conversation on the forces shaping California politics and the future of the nation’s largest state economy.Wi...
The First Female White House Press Secretary: Dee Dee Myers on Politics & Power | 13th and Park
Dee Dee Myers joins 13th & Park for a wide-ranging conversation on political leadership, crisis management, and the realities of governing during moments of uncertainty.Myers made history as the first woman to serve as White House P...
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Trump, Brexit & Britain’s Deep State | 13th and Park
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss joins Co-Host Justin Sayfie on 13th & Park for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of Britain, the future of Europe, and the global political shift toward populism.Truss ref...
David Meek & Dr. Stacey Rifkin: A New Era in Sickle Cell Treatment | 13th & Park
Sickle cell disease has devastated families for generations — causing chronic pain, repeated hospitalizations, and shortened lives. On this episode of 13th & Park, we explore a potential breakthrough that is redefining what’s possible for p...
Dr. Marty Makary on Rebuilding Trust in Medicine and Reforming the FDA | 13th and Park
On this episode of 13th & Park, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary joins Adam Goodman and Alison to discuss rebuilding public trust in medicine, reforming the FDA, and accelerating life-saving innovation.From challenging long-standing me...
Fox Business News Anchor Elizabeth MacDonald on Truth, Markets, and Media | 13th and Park
On this episode of 13th & Park, host Adam Goodman is joined by Fox Business News anchor Elizabeth MacDonald, the longtime journalist behind The Evening Edit.MacDonald reflects on her career holding power to account—from Wall Street ...
