Episode 49: Listening to the Left with Joshua DuBois—Former Faith Advisor to President Obama

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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We've listened to the right, now the left gets a turn. At the age of 26, Joshua DuBois found himself in an unbelievable position: one of the youngest appointed heads of a White House office and President Obama's informal faith advisor. Working closely with the former president gave him a perspective few people have. He's an aggressive man with an inspiring story that will both challenge and encourage you. This the final episode of a 3-part miniseries taking an aggressive look at politics.

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0:00.0	In the long run, passivity won't pay off.
0:08.6	It never pays off.
0:11.4	If you want a life of meaning and transcendence, you're going to have to move.
0:17.5	Aggression doesn't have to be toxic or damaging.
0:20.7	Healthy aggression risks.
0:22.4	It builds new things.
0:23.6	It breaks through barriers.
0:25.1	It's the key to living a life that matters.
0:28.5	I'm Brian Tome.
0:29.5	This is the aggressive life.
0:32.1	Thank you. We're back with yet another politically themed and maybe charged episode.
0:50.6	I hope no matter your political leanings, you listen to my conversation with Mike Huckabee,
0:55.9	who Newsflash is on the right.
0:59.0	And once more, I'm going to push you to check your emotions and listen as I welcome
1:02.6	Joshua Du Bois to this podcast.
1:05.4	He doesn't have the name recognition of Mike Huckabee.
1:08.6	One thing he does have in common is being firmly on one side of
1:14.0	being in the middle. Mike was on the right side of the middle. Joshua Dubois is on the left
1:20.8	side of the middle. He was an incredibly influential force in the Obama White House, and he continues
1:27.4	to do influential work on the Democratic side of the aisle.
1:30.8	Again, this podcast was recorded in early 2020,
1:33.6	so many of the hot topic talking points are not going to be discussed,
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