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The Al Franken Podcast

1: A Conversation With Maria Teresa Kumar

The Al Franken Podcast

The Al Franken Podcast

Government, Progressive, Politics, Senate, Liberal, Senator, Minnesota, Franken, News, Saturday Night Live, Comedy, Snl

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The president of Voto Latino, discusses voter suppression, the Wall, and immigration. At turns funny, then tragic, and angry. A fun and moving interview. 


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0:00.0

Hi everyone. Today we have Maria Teresa Kumar, who is president of Voto Latino, which I looked up and it means vote Latino.

0:19.9

And it's an organization that has been in existence for quite a while,

0:25.5

and it really is about engaging Latinos in politics here in the United States. And you should

0:35.4

know that I do some research when I have a guest.

0:40.6

But I'm not like Terry Gross, who really, really, I mean, she wins awards, you know.

0:50.7

And she really does research.

0:53.6

But we're going to just start here in the middle of the conversation.

0:58.8

I think I was just talking to her and she might have been off mic a little bit at the beginning here.

1:04.7

I think you'll be impressed.

1:06.2

I think you'll be impressed.

1:09.5

Your dad was a Peterson.

1:11.3

Yep.

1:11.6

You were a Peterson.

1:12.4

Yep.

1:12.7

E.N.

1:13.4

E.N.

1:14.0

Danish.

1:14.7

Danish.

1:16.2

Okay.

1:16.8

But I am adopted on my father.

1:18.4

I'm adopted on my father's side.

1:20.6

Oh, I see.

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