Hello and welcome to the political orphanage, glibly searching for solutions to problems and building a big pithy

clubhouse for friendly thinkers of all persuasions.

You're turned off by partisanship, but you do enjoy thinking,

welcome home. This week I have a very special treat. You do enjoy thinking. Welcome Home.

This week I have a very special treat.

I am going to interview my old boss, Congressman Dan Boren.

I reference my time in Washington a lot,

and I thought, I want to introduce you guys to one of the

policymakers I had the privilege of working for and I want to do something special

rather than talking about policy or campaigning or the forward-facing side of politics,

I'm going to talk to Dan about what it's like being a congressman.

By the end of today's program, you're going to have a much better idea of what life is like on the inside of Washington, D.C.

The ups, the downs, the irritating.

Today's episode is sponsored by The Electric Comb. Are you tired of combing your hair like

a sucker? Well now you don't have to because there's an electric comb more from the sponsor after the interview

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where I get super nerdy on political science and ethics and

sometimes make references to pop culture or mythology.

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