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Majority 54

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Majority 54

Majority 54

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.76.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Following a contentious Easter weekend with his family, Ravi is looking for answers. Enter Mónica Guzmán, a professional bridge builder and author of the new book, I Never Thought Of It That Way. She walks Jason and Ravi through how to reframe the curiosity gap that can keep us from connecting with the conservative people in our lives. Listen to As She Rises, a podcast hosted by M54's producer Grace Lynch that personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate change.  If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order.  Right now, save up to 60% off your subscription when you go to BABBEL.com/ MAJORITY54 and enjoy 60% off your subscription. Babbel—Language for life. Upstart-powered personal loans can help you pay down high-interest debt—all online, with simple and easy-to-understand payment terms. Don’t wait and check your rate today at Upstart.com/Majority54.  Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders and two free pillows for our listeners at HelixSleep.com/Majority54. Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch, Edie Allard and Adesuwa Agbonile. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram Mónica on Twitter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's no secret. Our audience loves Grace Lynch, who is one of our producers of the show,

0:07.0

but also now, sometimes co-host of the show. And I just want you to know,

0:11.7

audience, we have asked her to be on as much as she possibly can. But she's busy because she has

0:17.1

other responsibilities and she has this really amazing show, Jason. You want to tell them about it?

0:21.0

You should check out season two of her show as she rises. Sometimes the way we talk about climate

0:26.8

change feels untouchable. Other times, we're so close to it that it's exhausting. How do we understand

0:32.6

the climate crisis when we're living through it? Enter as she rises, a podcast centering native

0:37.9

voices and women of color that personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate change. Each week

0:43.5

here from poets and experts local to one place in the US and territories. From the Florida wetlands

0:49.2

to the coral reefs of American Samoa and the Pueblo Nation, we learn how climate change is affecting

0:54.3

hometowns and what communities are doing to address it. And best of all, you get it all from

0:58.9

Grace Lynch. So listen and follow as she rises on wherever you get your podcasts.

1:08.5

I'm Jason Kander. And I'm Robbie Gupta. And this is majority 54, the podcast for meaningful

1:13.6

conversations that change minds, change votes and win elections. Robbie, how was your Easter?

1:19.6

You know, not very good, Jason. You know, there was this, I love Dak Shepherd and his podcast,

1:25.3

the armchair expert. And there was this one episode where he like relapsed and it was like a big

1:29.2

part of his identity that he'd been sober for a long time. And I remember listening to that

1:34.7

episode being like, man, like that's got to be really hard. And to me, I had like an M54

1:39.5

relapse this weekend, which was I kind of just gave up this weekend. And I did a lot of things I

1:44.4

probably would tell our audience and have told our audience not to do. But I went down to North

1:48.5

Carolina to visit my brother, but my whole family was there for the first time since pre-COVID.

1:52.4

Like years since all of us were in the same room together. And I don't share, I won't share all

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