Cory Booker on the spiritual dimension of politics

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Philosophy

4.5 • 11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2016

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Cory Booker is a United States senator from New Jersey, the only vegan in Congress, and the author of the new book "United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good". In this conversation, Ezra and Booker go deep on Booker's history and unusual approach to politics. Topics covered include:- How Booker's parents used a sting operation to desegregate a neighborhood, and why they did it- Why Ezra doesn't eat breakfast- Booker's disagreements with Ta-Nehisi Coates- How a 10-day fast led to a (temporary) peace with Booker's worst political enemy- How spirituality informs Booker's approach to politics- The lessons Booker took from his early losses in with elections and city council fights- What it's like to be the only vegan in Congress- Why Booker hates penguins- Whether it's cynical or simply realistic to doubt America's political institutions- Which books have influenced Booker mostAnd much, much more. Oh, and Ezra gives Booker some advice on productivity apps, drawn from the weird, possibly wrongheaded, way he lives his own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.4	Hello and welcome to another episode of The Ezra Client Show.
1:09.5	I'm really excited today.
1:10.8	I got a chance to sit down with Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey.
1:14.7	He's the author of a new book united.
1:17.8	His book is really for a politician's book and frankly for just a normal book, but political
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