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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Steve Inskeep on Lessons From Lincoln and ‘Differ We Must’

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Bakari Sellers is joined by author and journalist Steve Inskeep to discuss his new book, ‘Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America’ (8:46); compare responses to 19th-century demographic changes to today (11:57); and talk about the lessons the Biden administration could learn from the Lincoln presidency (15:40). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Steve Inskeep Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

0:07.0

I won't tell you that it's going to be okay.

0:15.0

And welcome to another edition of the Picari Sellers podcast.

0:18.0

Today we have another brilliant guest who's going to walk us through some of the things we need to know and a new book that he has out differ. We must but none other than Steve Insky. How are you feeling today?

0:31.2

I'm doing okay. Thanks very much for the invitation.

0:34.3

No, I'm glad to be here.

0:35.2

How is your holiday, are you geared up?

0:37.4

You walking into the holiday season,

0:38.8

and upright?

0:39.8

What's going on? Talk to you.

0:40.8

I'm doing okay.

0:40.9

We had a good Thanksgiving.

0:42.2

I was able to take my kids up. My wife and I were able to take our kids up to see the in-laws and we were in upstate New York and got to spend time there and it was nice, it was okay.

0:53.4

Even went for a Thanksgiving run,

0:55.3

although it was a little chilly up there.

0:57.3

Yeah, I didn't, I didn't do that at all.

0:59.1

But,

0:59.3

It's not for everybody. It's not. So we start each one of our shows. My show is unique because each one of my shows we have our guest answer the same first question which is to walk us through the arc of their career.

1:13.4

So talk to us about each one of your journalistic career stops after finishing

1:16.8

Moorhead State to the work you do now, winning addition and up first.

1:21.1

Yeah, absolutely.

1:22.1

I would even start a little before Morehead State because my high school in Indiana had a radio station and

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