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Our America with Julián Castro

Rewind: My America

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6884 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we’re airing a rerun of the very first episode of Our America featuring Rosie and Joaquin Castro.   In 2012, on the stage of the Democratic National Convention, Julián Castro described the American Dream as a relay. In the first episode of Our America, we dig into the Castro family’s backstory. We follow the baton passing from one generation to the next, starting with Julián’s grandmother immigrating to the US nearly 100 years ago. Julián and his twin brother, Congressman Joaquin Castro, talk about their journey from the segregated West Side of San Antonio to the national stage. We also meet their mom, Rosie, an activist in her own right, who highlights raising her sons with a strong sense of Mexican-American identity and how that helped shape their life’s trajectory.   Keep up with Julián on twitter @JulianCastro and Instagram @JulianCastroTX.    Support the show by checking out our sponsors You can digitally purchase life insurance from Haven Life Insurance Agency at havenlife.com/ouramerica. Haven Term is a Term Life Insurance Policy (ICC17DTC) issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111 and offered exclusively through Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC. Policy and rider form numbers and features may vary by state and not be available in all states. Our Agency license number in California is 0K71922 and in Arkansas, 100139527. The Marguerite Casey Foundation, creating greater freedom for changemakers to create a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org, and connect with the Foundation on Twitter and Facebook.    To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/our-america shortly after the air date.   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, it's me Ricky Lake. You probably know me for my hit 90s talk show, but if I'm being totally

0:05.8

honest, I was juggling so much and didn't have time to stop and think about what truly went

0:10.5

into living a full and vibrant life.

0:13.1

We'll fast forward to today, I'm 55 and a half years old

0:16.7

and I am happier than ever.

0:18.4

And I'm so excited to help you find your joy

0:21.4

on my new show, The High Life with Ricky Lake.

0:24.0

Together we'll learn new ways to live better.

0:27.0

Listen to The High Life with Ricky Lake from Lemonotta Media.

0:30.0

Out now, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:36.0

Lemonade.

0:37.0

Hey y'all, happy.

0:50.0

Hey y'all, happy Thanksgiving. Our holiday experience this year has been scrambled by COVID-19. So you may not be traveling this week or sitting around a large table of friends and family as you'd normally do,

0:55.6

but I hope you're enjoying some downtime at home with those closest to you.

0:59.6

As I count my own blessings today, my family is at the very top of that list.

1:05.2

In the first episode of Our America, I spoke with my mother and my twin brother about my grandmother's

1:09.8

journey as a Mexican immigrant, my mother's political activism, and the unique relationship

1:14.8

Joaquin and I share.

1:16.8

We also spoke about the America that has shaped our lives and the America we hope for in the

1:21.4

years to come in a more personal way than we have before.

1:25.9

Take care and I'll see you next week.

1:31.5

Hey y'all, I'm Julian Castro. If you don't know me, here's my back story in a nutshell.

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