Hey there, it is the NPR Politics Podcast.

I'm Danielle Kurtzle, and I cover demographics and culture, and I'm Asma Khaled.

I cover the White House.

On this Christmas Eve, we're talking about a public figure who points to her faith as

helping her weather some big political storms, and that public figure is whom Abadine,

whose name many listeners will recognize.

And Asma, Abadine has never been an elected official herself, but she's been at the center

of politics for so long, and many times she's been thrust into the spotlight by a large

not by her choice.

So Asma, first off, remind us of who she is.

You know, her name is known to a lot of folks, particularly people who follow Democratic

Party politics.

She's worked for the former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, for probably

about 25 years.

And she was married to former New York congressman Anthony Weiner, and she's kind of known,

I would say because of her associations to both of those people, but this is really

the first time that we're actually hearing her speak in her own words.

Right, yeah, she's been known by virtue of her connections to these others, but this

fall, she was in the spotlight more firmly on her terms because she came out with this

new book.

It's called both and a life in many worlds.

And in it, she shares a lot about her faith, her politics, and her relationship with one

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