Profile: Who is Tim Walz?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Few people had heard of Governor Tim Walz when he was selected by Kamala Harris to become the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States. The former teacher was chosen ahead of fierce competition, including an astronaut, and the governor of a key swing state - but why? Americast finds out how “Coach Walz” made his way onto the ticket.
Americast is profiling the four candidates in the race to become the next President and Vice President of the United States.
HOST: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
GUESTS: • Leah Solo, Tim Walz’s former student and campaign manager • Briana Bierschbach, Politics Reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, it's Mariana and this episode is part of a series that is looking at who the |
| 0:09.2 | presidential and vice presidential candidates are. |
| 0:12.1 | Today we're talking about Tim |
| 0:13.7 | Wals, who is the Vice Presidential candidate for the Democrats. Do keep getting in |
| 0:17.5 | touch, as always you can email us America at BBC.co. UK Or you can send us a what's up, |
| 0:23.6 | plus 44 330 one two three nine four eight zero. |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to Americast. |
| 0:32.0 | Americast from BBC news. America. |
| 0:33.0 | America. Americaast from BBC News. |
| 0:35.0 | You know it, you feel it. |
| 0:37.0 | These guys are creepy and yes, just weird as hell. |
| 0:40.0 | That's what you see. |
| 0:41.0 | I'm vegetarian. |
| 0:42.0 | Turkey then. Turkey then? |
| 0:43.0 | Turkey's meat. |
| 0:44.0 | Not in Minnesota, Turkey's special. |
| 0:46.0 | We can't even go to Thanksgiving dinner with our uncle because you end up in some weird fight that is unnecessary. |
| 0:52.0 | Everybody in this room knows I know it as a teacher. |
| 0:54.8 | A bully has no self-confidence. |
| 0:56.8 | A bully has no strength. |
| 0:58.3 | I can't wait to debate the guy. |
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