[BONUS] Reaching Across The Aisle: Beto O'Rourke and Pantsuit Politics

For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

Jen Hatmaker

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2018

⏱️ 84 minutes

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It’s been bananas in the political sphere the past few years, but you knew that. You may not think you have a voice in any of the chaos, but frankly you do—because We The People get to decide who represents us and our values. Your thoughts, your ideas—they have power. And one of the most effective ways to exercise your power is to vote. 2018 midterm elections are approaching around the country on every level: local, state, and national. Our show doesn’t focus on politics, but if you’re living and breathing, it can’t be avoided. And we are a show that isn't afraid to open ourselves up to important conversations. There’s an up-and-coming senate candidate in Jen’s home state of Texas, and he’s been making some waves. Representative Beto O’Rourke is on the campaign trail and called Jen from his car to talk about what’s important to him as pursues this race, and the values he shares with many of our listeners—values like government and healthcare that represent everyone, and helping families stay together and thrive. We follow up this conversation with the ladies from Pantsuit Politics, Sarah and Beth, who have a “relationships before policy” attitude, and they break down Jen’s conversation with Beto from both sides of the aisle.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, my name is Remy. Welcome to the For the Love Podcast with your host, Jen
0:07.0	Hatmaker, my mom. She writes books and speaks to cats, but she mostly loves talking to
0:13.4	amazing people on this podcast every week. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed the
0:19.0	show.
0:20.0	Hey everybody, it's Jen Hatmaker, you're very, very happy hostess of the For the Love
0:27.2	Podcast. Welcome to this very special surprise episode. And you know what we might start
0:35.3	doing this from time to time. Me popping into your podcast feed was something different,
0:40.7	something sort of a one off from the series that we're currently doing, something maybe
0:45.5	related to current events. It's kind of of the moment that I think you might want to hear
0:51.0	or be interested in. And you know, it's my podcast and I can have two shows a week if I
0:56.8	want to, right? It's my right is an American citizen. So listen, I want you to know this
1:04.1	first before we get into this episode. I brag on you a lot and often and I tell people
1:10.0	all the time, I'm not afraid to put any guest or any idea in front of you. And I'll tell
1:15.0	you why because you're smart, you are intelligent, you listen, you hold tension and complex
1:21.2	ideas. You talk about your disagreements and understand that people can disagree and
1:26.6	that's not the worst thing that has ever happened. In fact, it can even be useful, very beneficial
1:32.3	for public dialogue. And frankly, I think different ideas keep us fresh and accountable
1:38.5	so that we remain critical thinkers who are not bunkered off in our silos, but who
1:43.8	process what's going on and how it affects the people around us. So having said that
1:48.5	today, I am so pleased to share this special bonus episode of For the Love with You,
1:54.4	as you know, unless you live underground, very shortly this fall, the United States is
1:59.3	holding midterm elections, right? And so all around the country, we are voting in old
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