The Spark! The Podcast Series of NLPES

Welcome to the Spark! Webpage.  Spark! is the Podcast series of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society.  Spark! is intended to inform Society members and spark thought, debate, innovation and exchange of knowledge among the members.

The Podcast programs concern many topics of interest to program evaluators and others interested in legislative oversight.  Topics may range from simple updates on the activities of  NLPES to interviews relating to key topics and evaluations in the states, to discussions of uses of methodology to advance the skills of practitioners.

Below, you will find the list of available podcasts by date.  Follow the instructions below to activate the Podcast to listen through your computer speakers or headphones, or to download the Podcast to load to your portable listening device.

Thank you for navigating to the NLPES Podcast page.  We hope you find the information valuable.  If you have any questions or comments about the Podcasts below, or if you have suggestions for Podcast subjects, please email bob.boerner@ncsl.org  

NLPES Executive Committee Members and Officers

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DATE	STORY DESCRIPTIONS & DOWNLOAD LINKS
7/31/2008	Spark 2.4  The NLPES fall professional development conference is September 24 - 27 in Madison, Wisconsin. You can't hear the beautiful fall colors, but Wisconsin State Auditor Jan Mueller describes the great sessions and networking opportunities planned for the conference in this edition of Spark!  6.00 minutes
4/25/2008	Spark 2.3  Like anything else, NLPES has a beginning.  And its history can help us understand current challenges.  In a conversation with Bill Pound, Executive Director of NCSL, we explore the past and look to the future.  16:45 minutes
3/5/2008	Spark 2.2  Problems with solving problems?  In a new Spark! Podcast, our colleague James Barber of Mississippi shows us how to build our problem-solving skills.
1/22/2008	Spark 2.1  The winter edition of Spark! features a tasty "Good Public Manager" soup.  Is it saltiness?  We've all known a few salty old managers.  Find out the key ingredients in this episode of the NLPES Podcast series. 8.03 minutes
11/02/2007	Spark 1.5  This episode contains an interview conducted by Ken Levine on a trip to Matera, Italy to speak to Capire, the Italian version of NCSL.  The interview was conducted on the last day of the two-and a half day conference.  8:03 minutes
10/4/2007	Spark 1.4  Ken Levine's interview with Professor Alberto Martini of Torino, Italy at the Italian Conference of Regional Governments.  9:34 minutes
8/2/2007	Spark 1.3 John Sylvia discusses the strong program of this September's NLPES Professional Development Seminar in West Virginia. 8:56 minutes
5/3/2007	Spark 1.2 - Understanding ADR.  Karl Spock answers questions about how evaluating program dispute processes and recommending use of alternative dispute resolution can achieve savings and increase effectiveness. 13:35 minutes.
4/9/2007	Spark 1.1 - NLPES Chair Ken Levine discusses the current efforts of the NLPES Executive Committee, how it affects and assists members of our staff section, and how you can get involved. 6:06 minutes. (Note:  Volume may be low in the conversion process and the listener may want to turn op the volume before playing. )

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