Look under the hood of government to diagnose what’s broken and decide what actions will fix what problems. Then measure results.
– Season 2 Episodes –
- Episode 12: A Theory of PeacemakingIn her 1988 book, Peacemaking: A Systems Approach to Conflict Management, Dr. Lynn Sandra Kahn talked about the technology,… Read more: Episode 12: A Theory of Peacemaking
- Episode 11: Peacebuilding, Peacemaking and Multi-Track DiplomacyYou may wonder how a podcast and YouTube channel called The Government Mechanic arrive at Episodes 11 and 12… Read more: Episode 11: Peacebuilding, Peacemaking and Multi-Track Diplomacy
- Episode 10: Under the Hood: The US Department of Veterans Affairs (The VA)Episode 10 looks under the hood at the US Department of Veterans Affairs with Steve Sanson, Co-founder and President… Read more: Episode 10: Under the Hood: The US Department of Veterans Affairs (The VA)
- Episode 9: Under the Hood: The US Department of Agriculture (The USDA)Episode 9 is the first of our special episodes called “Under the Hood” where we look at the key… Read more: Episode 9: Under the Hood: The US Department of Agriculture (The USDA)
- Episode 8: Fishing, Farming, Ranching and America’s Food SupplyEpisode 8 focuses on small-scale fisheries and reveals similarities with family farming and traditional ranching. Our special guest is… Read more: Episode 8: Fishing, Farming, Ranching and America’s Food Supply
- Episode 7: Cattle Ranching, Market Concentration and Wild HorsesEpisode 7 called also be titled Do You Know Where Your Hamburger Comes From? This is the third of… Read more: Episode 7: Cattle Ranching, Market Concentration and Wild Horses
- Episode 6: Farm Policy and 97Milk.comEpisode 6 is the second of five episodes about America’s food supply system. The special guest is Sherry Bunting,… Read more: Episode 6: Farm Policy and 97Milk.com
- Episode 5: Saving Family Owned Dairy FarmsEpisodes 5 through 8 are all about farming, ranching, fishing, and our food supply system here in America. The… Read more: Episode 5: Saving Family Owned Dairy Farms
- Episode 4: Educating Candidates about Veterans IssuesEpisode 4 brings back Steve W. Sanson, founder and president of Veterans in Politics International. Steve served in the United… Read more: Episode 4: Educating Candidates about Veterans Issues
– The Library –
Books, articles, videos, blogs, and more from our hosts and guests.
“Our campaign slogan was
Fix Government, Build Peace
and we had a 7-track plan to do that
starting with cutting $1 trillion of
waste from federal government agencies.”
Dr. Lynn Sandra Kahn
– Under the Hood –

- Check out these special episodes that diagnose how agencies support or fail the American people
- Follow along and analyze your own organization’s structure