Community Catalysts
Hosted by Matt Lehrman · Matt Lehrman
4.8from 4 ratings
- 143
- Episodes
- 106
- Transcribed
- 4
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 4K
- YouTube views
About Community Catalysts
Community Catalysts is a weekly podcast from Social Prosperity Partners, hosted by Matt Lehrman, where leaders from local government and nonprofits reflect on what they've learned—often the hard way—and share practical wisdom for those working to strengthen their communities.
- Publisher
- Matt Lehrman
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Feb 2024
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
106 of 143 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
"From One City to State Law" with Fredericksburg, VA Vice Mayor Charlie Frye Jr.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
"IT Is Public Safety" with Richland, Washington IT Director Chad Goodhue
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Be a Person for Others" with Karen Corbett Sanders, Co-Director of the Regional Elected Leaders Initiative at George Mason University
Inside a recent episode
"From One City to State Law" with Fredericksburg, VA Vice Mayor Charlie Frye Jr.
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So I wish I could find a composition book that I wrote all this stuff down at the time. So I had the whole plan. And actually, before I got elected, I had already done the research. And at that time, gun buybacks were illegal. A lot of big cities have a lot of gun programs and things of that nature. In Virginia, it was not legal to do that. So then I learned by doing my research that you had to have a gun dealer involved. And if you wanted to do something about guns, so why can't we do something with our police and sheriff's department? So my idea was Instead of showing up looking for the gun after a shooting, what if we could get a gun where shooting maybe wouldn't happen? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Community Catalysts
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Charlie Frye Jr
- Chad Goodhue
- Karen Corbett Sanders
- Jeremy Nunes
- Philip Falcone
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 3,874
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 92
Contact Community Catalysts
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- Books guests
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Questions about Community Catalysts
Who hosts Community Catalysts?
Matt Lehrman host the show. Published by Matt Lehrman.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Community Catalysts take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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