Authoritarianism From Russia To Wisconsin

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🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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*This episode was recorded on Wednesday afternoon, prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin's formal military attack on Ukraine.* Jason and Ravi are joined by Majority 54 producer, Grace Lynch to discuss Putin's invasion of Ukraine, how America's foreign policy blunders contributed to where we are today, the human cost of another war and why Americans should care about this authoritarian power-grab. Plus, Wisconsin Republicans make empty threats to overturn the 2020 election and J.D. Vance struggles in political musical chairs. Babbel means language for life. Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE when you go to Babbel.com and use promo code MAJORITY54. If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order. Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch, Edie Allard and Adesuwa Agbonile. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram Grace on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Kander.
0:04.8	I'm Robbie Gupta.
0:06.5	And this is Majority 54, the podcast for meaningful conversations that change minds,
0:10.8	change votes, and win elections.
0:13.1	We are fortunate to be graced by grace.
0:16.3	God, that's terrible.
0:17.5	What a danger.
0:18.5	Yeah, that's bad.
0:19.5	I'm so sorry.
0:20.5	Yeah, you're going to totally leave it in about now.
0:23.5	Yeah, I am.
0:24.5	Our producer Grace Lynch is joining us on air again by popular demand.
0:28.0	Hey guys, thanks for having me.
0:29.9	And Robbie, before we get into what I would call, where in the world is Robbie Gupta?
0:35.6	I will tell you that just before coming upstairs here to do this, I was talking to my cousin
0:40.3	Sam, who's staying with us this week.
0:41.8	You know, my cousin, Sam.
0:43.4	Sam said to me, he said, man, I'm this close to unfollowing Robbie on Instagram.
0:48.2	And I was like, why?
0:50.2	And he goes, because he is living such a childless life.
0:55.6	And Sam has two kids.
0:56.6	And he's like, and I've got for that.
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