#479 “Every Day Is A Gift” ft. Senator Tammy Duckworth

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Bryan and Amanda welcome back Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois. They discuss her new memoir Every Day Is A Gift, and how she balanced stories of tragedy and sacrifice with dirty jokes and well-placed swear words. She describes her own experiences with child poverty and how her father’s resistance to government support mirrors policy objections today. Finally, she explains why she stood up to the Biden administration’s delay in appointing Asian American nominees, and how she finally got them to move the needle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Betcha's media presents Donald Trump was a stain on our country.
0:05.2	I'm someone's daughter too.
0:06.9	That's what I'm trying to say!
0:08.1	Oh, holy God, congratulations, Mr. President!
0:10.9	The Betcha's sub-podcast.
0:12.9	Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to the Betcha's sub-podcast.
0:19.3	I'm Amanda Durran.
0:20.7	I'm Brian R. Smith.
0:21.7	And today we are thrilled to be back with Senator Tammy Duckworth,
0:25.5	who recently released her memoir Every Day is a gift
0:28.8	right before we started talking.
0:30.3	I just finished listening to it on Audible,
0:32.5	which I would highly, highly recommend.
0:34.8	It was such a fun way to spend six hours with you and my ears.
0:38.9	Sorry for the cursing and the bad singing.
0:43.1	I think that is the best endorsement for the book you could give, honestly.
0:49.0	And telling really dirty army jokes.
0:51.1	Yes, exactly.
0:52.4	I mean, that's what I wanted to say before we start
0:54.6	because the topics in the book are heavy, of course.
0:57.3	And we're going to talk to you about some of those.
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