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How Kamala Harris schmoozed California

The Story

The Times

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3.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Kamala Harris may become the first female president of the United States – but who is she? Megan Agnew rode through the hills of San Francisco, talking to everyone who knew her fresh out of law school, to tell the story of how she conquered California.

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Guest: Megan Agnew, senior features writer, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones. 

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0:00.0

Jessica's her own boss at last, which yes has added a few more things to her to do list.

0:04.5

Now she's a consultant, an absolute pro with video meetings, a business manager does the account,

0:09.4

the advertising, makes a mean coffee and still manages to help her children's after school

0:13.6

club. Self-employed we get you that's why AXA Business Insurance offers

0:18.3

tailored cover so you choose the insurance to fit your business and only pay for

0:22.2

what you need.

0:23.0

Acts for business insurance. No you can.

0:25.0

Acts of UK PLC is regulated and authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority

0:28.0

and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

0:30.0

Good dinner party? Fun. but you definitely blew our budget.

0:34.0

Budgets are meant to budge.

0:36.0

You've got everyone a gift, but it wasn't anyone's birthday.

0:39.0

Says the person who gave a coupon as a tip last week.

0:43.0

Have you bought a chandelier for one bedroom flat?

0:46.0

At least I didn't sublet the couch.

0:49.0

It's extra income and keep it down.

0:51.0

Joe is sleeping.

0:52.0

Studies show our relationship with money is formed from age 7.

0:56.0

So for help tackling your finances, search Barclays Make Money Work for You. From The Times and Sunday Times, set off on a road trip.

1:25.0

So I spent some time in California over the late summer.

1:30.0

No, we're not about to hear about a holiday. This was a trip deep into Comala Harris land.

1:37.0

Mainly in San Francisco in the Bay Area, which is where Carmel Harris was born and where she spent the first part of both her legal and her political career.

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