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Here's Where It Gets Interesting

139. The Importance of Preserving Democracy with Senator Mitt Romney

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.915.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Sharon talks with one of listeners’ most-requested guests, Senator Mitt Romney. A current Senator of Utah, Romney has a long history of public service, and chats candidly with Sharon about his unique personal history with business and politics, as well as advice his father gave him when he was young. Senator Romney also shares some insight into how Senate members are placed on committees, his interest and work in foreign diplomacy, and what he feels U.S. citizens can do to protect and uphold the democracy of our country.

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0:00.0

Hello friends, welcome.

0:03.1

Always delighted to have you with me.

0:04.9

And today I am extremely excited to be sharing this conversation with you.

0:09.2

My guest today is the former Governor of Massachusetts,

0:12.2

the former Republican nominee for president,

0:14.8

and a current senator from the beautiful state of Utah,

0:18.9

Mitt Romney.

0:20.0

So let's dive in.

0:21.7

I'm Sharon McMahon,

0:23.6

and welcome to the Sharon Says So Podcast.

0:27.4

I have to say that you are perhaps my most requested podcast guest.

0:34.1

Right behind Taylor Swift.

0:36.8

I'd rather watch Taylor Swift, that's for sure.

0:40.9

Right behind Taylor Swift is Mitt Romney.

0:44.6

People have been bothering me for more than a year.

0:47.6

And so I'm so happy to finally fulfill their request and such an honor to be you.

0:52.5

Thank you so much, Sharon.

0:54.0

Well, people have so many things they'd like to know.

0:57.5

So I'm just going to jump right into it.

1:00.5

What was it like growing up in a political family?

1:02.8

Well, actually, I should have seen myself as having grown up

1:06.4

in a corporate America family because my dad,

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