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Words Matter with Marissa Valeri

June 15, 2026 · 01:03:43

It's been disappointing to see County Council candidates run negative ads against Evan Glass and Jud Ashman. Did their opponents run out of things to say? When did being for something and embracing civil discourse go out of style (don't answer that!).

Suzan and Council Member Marissa Valeri never run out of things to talk about, and we hope you'll enjoy this episode recorded shortly after Marissa published her essay on disagreeing better. Jaime was out the day this episode was recorded, but both Evan and Jud have the gals' vote.

https://marissavaleri.com/news/how-we-can-disagree-better
https://www.nga.org/disagree-better/
https://disagreebetter.us/
https://youtu.be/DuCWCXRTplc?si=sVqrRTUNDrc1EC7l

Where we're eating:
Dolan Uygher
Eerkins Uygher
Kajiken (dry noodle place Suzan couldn't remember the name of)
Chateau de Rockville
Yu Noodle
Hey, Rockville! favorite, Hello Viet Nam!

Creators and Guests

Host

Suzan Pitman

Suzan is in her "second act" as a non-profit director after a career in the Texas public school system (she might never recover). Suzan and her husband, David, and their son, Matthew, moved to Rockville from New Braunfels, Texas in 2013 and have made East Rockville their forever home.

Guest

Marissa Valeri

Marissa is a community advocate who lives in Twinbrook. She is co-founder of the Rockville Pedestrian Advocacy Committee, past President of the Twinbrook Community Association, and a member of the Charter Review Commission.

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Words Matter with Marissa Valeri

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