Hey, this is Durey. I'm going to pass it to the people in this episode. It's me, Miles and Don,

talking about some of the big issues that have been happening in politics in the past week.

And then I sit down with Derek Dawson, the national political director of America Boats,

an organization centered on fostering a culture of strong civic participation,

voter engagement mobilization, and advocating for fair modern elections. Here we go.

Hello, everybody. Welcome to this new episode of Pod Save the People. I am Miles E. Johnson. You

can find me on Instagram, in Twitter, in TikTok, at Ferro Rapture. Don Callaway,

Washington, DC. You can find me on Instagram at D Callaway on Twitter at DC, STL,

A-G-A-I-N, DC, STL again. This is Durey at DIY on Twitter.

So you all, I've been getting my CNN on, and I understand that the speaker of the house,

moment is big. We have Kevin McCarthy, all these names. I've been waiting for this moment for

y'all to hit me to what's going on. So I'm not just filled my cranium with sexy red and Will Smith

and Jada. So what's happening? Where's the government going? What's going on with the government?

What's happening with the speaker of the house? Let me know, y'all.

I think that's my cue, brother Miles. So here's, I will do my best. And to be honest, I'm far less

interested in the day-to-day horse race of politics these days. And I'm far more interested in big

picture context. How do we get here? And what does this mean for the future in terms of culture

ships? But here's what I will tell you. As of right now, the Republican Party in the house,

which has the majority, is essentially rudderless, is leaderless. Since they ousted Kevin McCarthy

two weeks ago by actions of Matt Gaetz, the legislative terrorist, they have been looking for

a suitable leader. I think now three have tried, three have failed, and it is not clear that the

four potential speaker replacement, Jim Jordan, will have enough votes from his caucus when they

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