Episode 166 - Beto O'Rourke

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Beto O'Rourke entered politics because of people. He believes in their capacity for goodness and decency. He believes in their potential. And yet– what if his political brand is not exactly what the country wants in 2020? For the first time since suspending his Presidential campaign, Beto reflects on where he succeeded and where he failed these past three years. His strengths and weaknesses as a candidate, and the intense challenges one faces when running for President. We also discuss the circuitous path that led him to politics, from punk-rocking in New York City to a sobering run-in with the law. Then, finally, Beto speaks on the enduring influence his late, larger than life father had on all fronts- as a politician, a man, and parent himself.

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0:00.0	Pushkin. Part of the power and almost a pernicious part of the power of a father's
0:19.4	influence on his son or at least my dad's influence on me is that the drive to do better never recedes.
0:27.8	It is just a non-stop part of my consciousness. So there's never a
0:34.4	victory achieved banner that I can stand in front of. It's never done and it's from the public part of life
0:42.1	running for office or holding office,
0:44.8	and it's the private part of life, making that run every single morning
0:48.8	to stay in shape and engaged and
0:55.0	this is talk easy.
1:00.0	this is talk easy.
1:02.0	welcome to the show. Oh, Hey everyone. I hope you're safe sheltered and self isolated in this time.
1:30.0	I am currently recording this intro from inside a closet and yes it feels as silly as it sounds
1:39.2	but on a positive note we have been doing this podcast almost to the date for four years now.
1:47.0	And in our run of doing 160 plus episodes, we have had a grand total of zero politicians on this program.
1:55.0	And it's not for a lack of trying by the way.
1:59.0	Let me be clear. We have tried, we have called, we have emailed, we have begged and pleaded. I think even once I busted out the typewriter for a heartfelt letter,
2:08.0	this is a roundabout way of saying that I am honored and humbled to have on Beto or work today.
2:15.8	As you may remember, he was a 2020 presidential candidate for the Democratic Party after
2:21.2	narrowly losing this historic Senate race against Ted Cruz down in Texas.
2:27.6	Before that he was a congressman from Texas's 16th District.
2:31.6	I imagine many of you listening know all this information. So let me give you some
2:36.6	backstory. This episode was really a couple years in the making. In 2018 I directed this short film about my grandfather, Sebastian, who immigrated from Mexico to America in 1948.
2:50.0	This film came on the heels of President Trump suggesting some of the Mexicans coming to this
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