What do you learn about government once you're on the inside?

In this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Miami Gardens Councilwoman Katrina Baskin for an honest conversation about what happens when a community advocate becomes the person responsible for helping government deliver.

Born and raised in Miami Gardens, Katrina's journey into politics wasn't part of some lifelong plan. She was an educator and community servant whose experiences with students, families and gun violence eventually pushed her to organize—and ultimately run for office.

But becoming a councilwoman also changed how she understood government.

Katrina talks openly about discovering that some of the things she once thought the city should handle actually belonged to the county, state, school board or another agency. She discusses learning patience, navigating budgets and processes, listening to residents, and figuring out how to turn problems into solutions within the realities of local government.

We also talk about City Cares, arts and cultural infrastructure, the need to support Black artists, civic education, homeownership, business development, preserving Miami Gardens, and why informed residents are better positioned to hold government accountable and get things done.

This conversation isn't about defending government or attacking it.

It's about understanding it.

Because the better we understand who is responsible for what, how decisions get made and where power actually sits, the better equipped we are to ask the right questions.

And on QNA, Questions Need Answers.