#158 Live in Carrboro, NC- Charisma in American Politics & Society w/ Molly Worthen, Doug Heye & Rufus Edmisten (Recorded at Cat's Cradle)
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 629 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2020
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Molly Worthen (Department of History, UNC-Chapel Hill), Doug Heye (CNN/former RNC Communication Director) & Rufus Edmisten (Deputy Chief Council, Senate Watergate Committee/ former NC Secretary of State & Attorney General) join Bob & Ben for a conversation about charisma in American politics and society. Recorded live at the legendary Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC on January 25, 2020.
Our gratitude to everyone who attended this sold out show! If you'd like to join us for a future recording, check out our calendar of live events by clicking here.
The Road to Now is part of the Osiris Podcast Network. This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Tim Whedon. I'm the host of the Daddy Unscripted podcast. No, it's not just me talking |
| 0:18.6 | with dads about being dads and it's not just for dads, that's |
| 0:23.0 | for sure. |
| 0:24.1 | What it is is a varied spectrum of inspiring stories and emotional tales from a wide range |
| 0:29.6 | of guests that come from the world of sports, of music, and even the guy that lives down |
| 0:34.7 | the street from you. |
| 0:36.0 | Not that guy, but the other guy. |
| 0:37.8 | Yeah, that one. |
| 0:38.9 | I can pretty much guarantee you're going to get something out of every episode. |
| 0:42.5 | So come check out the Daddy Unscripted Podcast. |
| 0:50.5 | I'm Ben Sawyer, and this is the road to now. |
| 0:57.0 | I am in Nashville. It is just the night before we're going to launch this episode, just back in from Carborough, North Carolina. |
| 1:04.0 | Bob and I had a fantastic weekend. |
| 1:08.0 | Two great live shows, Friday night at the McLoughan Theater in Charlotte, |
| 1:13.3 | and then Saturday night we were at the Cats Cretel for a sold-out show at a legendary venue. |
| 1:18.9 | I am exhausted and in all of the best ways. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to those shows. |
| 1:25.3 | I can't tell you how much fun I had laughing and learning and getting to meet a lot of you guys. |
| 1:30.8 | It was just fantastic. |
| 1:32.7 | Today's episode is one of those two live shows. |
| 1:35.9 | It's the show in Carborough, where our guests were Rufus Edmondson. |
| 1:40.2 | There's a long career as a politician in North Carolina. |
| 1:43.2 | Our good friend Doug High, CNN commentator, |
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