Andrew Yang on a new kind of politics at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival
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Andrew Yang & Audacy
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🗓️ 10 July 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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In this wide-ranging conversation recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival, Andrew Yang and NBC News anchor Savannah Sellers take a deep dive into the current state of U.S. politics. Andrew and Savannah talk about solving the lesser of two evils problem, what a 21st century political party looks like, term and age limits, getting money out of politics, and how we can humanize politics.
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| 0:00.0 | This week on Forward, the session I did at the Aspen Ideas Festival moderated by Savannah |
| 0:10.5 | Sellers of NBC News. |
| 0:12.7 | To the question, do we need a new party? |
| 0:14.6 | This talk got fantastic feedback and I'm thrilled to share it all on the podcast this |
| 0:19.3 | week. |
| 0:20.3 | Do we need a new party from Aspen Ideas Festival with Savannah Sellers of NBC News? |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to our program tonight, Does America Need a new party? |
| 0:38.0 | It's my pleasure to introduce Andrew Yang, who is co-chair of Forward Party. |
| 0:42.0 | Oh, thank you. |
| 0:43.0 | Thank you, Aspen. |
| 0:44.0 | It's great to be back. |
| 0:46.0 | And to discuss with Andrew, we're very pleased to have someone from our media partner, |
| 0:51.8 | Savannah Sellers, anchor of NBC News. |
| 0:54.0 | Now, take it away. |
| 0:56.0 | Hello, and thank you very much for that introduction. |
| 0:59.0 | And everybody, thank you for being here, so we can just dive right in now that we've |
| 1:01.8 | just had that. |
| 1:02.8 | Thank you for being here. |
| 1:03.8 | Oh, it's great to be here with you, Savannah. |
| 1:06.2 | Thanks for doing this. |
| 1:07.2 | Panel number eight. |
| 1:08.2 | I know. |
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