#359 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 7: The McCains & The Romneys

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The Betches Sup presents the seventh installment of the 8-episode limited series exposing the connections you never knew existed: Do You Know Who My Dad Is? explores dynastic nepotism and the effects it has on media, culture, and our current political system. Hosts Bryan Russell Smith and Alicia Angeles are talking all about the privilege that leads inexperienced and unaccomplished children of powerful people to get ahead. This week, we’re talking all about the families responsible for producing two recent Republican presidential nominees, the McCains and the Romneys. First, Bryan tells us about the rise of John McCain, from his family’s military roots to his election to the Senate, and finally his ascendence to power and eventual campaign against Barack Obama in 2008. Next, Alicia explains the origins of Mitt Romney’s dynastic family, including his father’s time as Governor of Michigan, the source of their enormous wealth, and how he became a presidential nominee. Finally, they close things out with a game of “Do You Know Who Said It?” featuring real quotes from both John and Mitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you know who my dad is? A limited series podcast from Betches Media.
0:08.0	Hosted by Brian Russell Smith and Alicia Angeles. Do you know who my dad is? A podcast about failing up.
0:19.0	Hello and welcome to Do you know who my dad is? I'm Brian Russell Smith.
0:23.0	And I am Alicia Angelis.
0:25.0	Do you know who my dad is is a limited series podcast by The Betrasup,
0:29.0	Nine of the True Crime, and at Betches, exploring
0:31.0	dynastic nepotism and the effects it has on media, culture, and our current political system.
0:36.2	This podcast exposes the privilege that leads to inexperienced children of powerful people,
0:42.4	usually white man, getting ahead despite last. accomplished children of powerful people,
0:42.5	usually white men, getting ahead despite lack of experience,
0:46.3	intelligence, and of course mediocrity.
0:49.0	Because nepotism leads a privilege, which leads to a false sense of entitlement which leads to
0:53.3	unqualified people getting the most powerful positions and multiple facets of
0:57.7	our society let's get to nasty. Hey Liseya. Hi, I cannot believe we are in the final two episodes.
1:07.0	Yeah, the penultimate episode, if you will, is right now.
1:11.2	We're also like what, when this is coming out will be about 11 days
1:15.6	from the election when this episode comes out which is... I just got the pills I'm like
1:20.1	really scared of that week. Every time I think about it my heart palpitates just just a bit so as we
1:27.5	are closing up and gearing towards the end of this podcast limited series we thought it would be interesting to highly we've already done the
1:35.9	bushes and we already done the kennedies but we thought it'd be interesting to do the
1:40.4	Republican candidates for president from like because in the past 40 years they have all been the result of netitism like their careers
1:50.3	And I think it's not very well known.
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