Capitol Spotlight

About Capitol Spotlight

Get to know the person outside the politics in Capitol Spotlight, the interview podcast from CNCT. Each episode, join CNCT Founder David Tennent as he interviews Staffers, former Staffers, and Members of Congress with the intention of humanizing the people behind U.S. politics.

Publisher

Capitol CNCT

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Sept 2024

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Rep. Michael Rulli - Cultivating Exceptional Office Leadership

   Today's Topic: Rep. Michael Rulli joins Capitol Spotlight to discuss how to run an office well, hiring, his family business, and being Italian.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Samuel Hymes - How Sports Influence Politics

   Today's topics: As a strategic adviser working on America’s World Cup strategy, Samuel spent the past year focused on a question most fans never consider: How can the United States use the world’s biggest sporting event to strengthen its standing on the global stage? Turns out, it can do a lot. Samuel’s front-row seat to it all made for CNCT’s first podcast episode diving into sports.

3. 

   21 May 2026

   John Ohly - Over a Decade on Capitol Hill and What Comes Next

   Today's topics: John Ohly comes from a legacy of public service and spent over 10 years on Capitol Hill. He worked for House Oversight and Reform Committee and the House Energy and Commerce committee where he dove into investigation work. After some time lobbying in the auto industry, he recently joined TSG Advocates as Partner.

Who has been a guest on Capitol Spotlight

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• James Barlia
• Robert Ordway
• Michael LaRosa
• Scott Rausch

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

24,746

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.