Party People is a new podcast that introduces you to the people behind the politicians: the staffers and strategists that silently shape our politics from behind the scenes. But these aren’t the cutthroat power-seekers portrayed on House of Cards or the hapless buffoons satirized on Veep — they’re real people who just so happen to be some of the smartest, kindest and most dedicated people you’ll ever meet. Every episode, Democratic strategist Steve Pierce sits down with one of them for an intimate conversation where we pull back the curtain and explore who they are, how they got here, and what inspires them to do what they do.