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Pinot & Policy

Pinot & Policy

By: Eric Settle & Rafe D'Amico
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Conversations about government policy, politics, with some wine and levity mixed in. Your hosts Eric Settle (former candidate for Attorney General) and Rafe D'Amico (media executive and wine enthusiast) bring interesting perspectives to these topics. As a Boomer and Gen Xer, they find commonalties and differences as they explore issues together.


Our hope is to have civil discourse on what at times can be contentious topics, so that we can better understand varying perspectives in the United States and the world.

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  • Pinot and Policy - E13

    Pinot and Policy - E13
    Oct 30 2025

    Conversations about government policy, politics, with some wine and levity mixed in. Your hosts Eric Settle (former candidate for Attorney General) and Rafe D'Amico (media executive and wine enthusiast) bring interesting perspectives to these topics. As a Boomer and Gen Xer, they find commonalties and differences as they explore issues together.

    Our hope is to have civil discourse on what at times can be contentious topics, so that we can better understand varying perspectives in the United States and the world.

    In this episode, we discuss what truly matters with President Trump, the PA budget and why you should care, what's up with the Forward Party, the Philly DA race, and German Riesling.
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    40 mins
  • Pinot and Policy - E12

    Pinot and Policy - E12
    Aug 23 2025

    Conversations about government policy, politics, with some wine and levity mixed in. Your hosts Eric Settle (former candidate for Attorney General) and Rafe D'Amico (media executive and wine enthusiast) bring interesting perspectives to these topics. As a Boomer and Gen Xer, they find commonalties and differences as they explore issues together.

    Our hope is to have civil discourse on what at times can be contentious topics, so that we can better understand varying perspectives in the United States and the world.

    In this episode we will talk about the Alaskan summit and the impacts on the war in Ukraine, the National Guard in D.C, the PA budget and SEPTA, and the DA race in Philly.
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    52 mins
  • Pinot and Policy - E11

    Pinot and Policy - E11
    Jul 13 2025

    Conversations about government policy, politics, with some wine and levity mixed in. Your hosts Eric Settle (former candidate for Attorney General) and Rafe D'Amico (media executive and wine enthusiast) bring interesting perspectives to these topics. As a Boomer and Gen Xer, they find commonalties and differences as they explore issues together.

    Our hope is to have civil discourse on what at times can be contentious topics, so that we can better understand varying perspectives in the United States and the world.

    In this episode, we discuss French wines from Rhone, populism in Europe compared to the U.S., and impacts from the Big Beautiful Bill especially on PA hospitals.
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    51 mins
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