E144. Reed Coverdale Works To Be An Example That Inspires People

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🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Reed Coverdale is a trucker and host of the podcast The Naturalist Capitalist, which he often podcasts from the cab of his truck. Reed believes that if you can connect people who understand what isn't working to the root cause of why it isn't working in an effective way, you can create a movement. He and Bridget discuss the gap between the people having "the conversation" in media and politics vs. the real people on the ground in America. They cover libertarianism, why overzealous corporate safety measures can often become the very reason for accidents and injuries, the disconnect between the culture war and politics, why honest discourse has become increasingly more difficult as most people wind up arguing about the definitions of words, practicing what you preach, and why being a trucker gives you a healthy perspective of humanity. He also shares his scariest moments working on power lines and as a trucker, as well as the recent car accident that left him grateful to be alive.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Walkins Welcome with me, Bridget Pettasy, on Podcast One, where
0:06.1	everyone is welcome.
0:08.9	This is Walkins Welcome with Bridget Pettasy, I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.
0:26.3	If you know the drill, please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friends,
0:31.1	send smoke signals, whatever.
0:32.8	We love your feedback and we want to hear from you.
0:35.7	This week on the podcast, I'm very excited to sit down with Reed Coverdale.
0:41.1	Reed came to my attention when I jokingly said on Twitter that truckers must be the smartest
0:47.9	people in America just from all the podcast time they have.
0:52.0	And I then reached out and said I wanted to interview a trucker and Reed not only has
0:57.8	his own podcast, he also is a trucker.
1:02.7	He's a libertarian who is deeply concerned about the state of our country and our foreign
1:06.9	policy.
1:07.9	He's trying to be a voice for libertarian principles.
1:10.8	His goal is to bolster independent thought dialogue between opposing arguments and to end
1:16.8	the powerhold, the establishment and gatekeepers of religious and political ideology have over
1:21.8	our heads.
1:23.5	He says their greatest fear is that we realize we are not each other's enemies.
1:28.9	Reed is just so smart, he's just a smart, industrious young man and it was awesome talking
1:35.4	to him.
1:36.4	I hope you enjoy it.
1:37.6	I'm with Reed Coverdale, everyone, from the naturalist capitalist, welcome to Walkins
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