Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor On Racism, Insecurity and Negotiation

Death, Sex & Money

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4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Longtime Sesame Street actor Sonia Manzano and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talk about leaving their childhood homes in the Bronx, facing their insecurities, and coming to understand the power of the written word.

This episode is part of our 2016 Great Guest Takeover series, when several past Death, Sex & Money guests took a turn in the host chair during Anna's maternity leave. Check out Sonia Manzano's 2015 interview with Anna on Death, Sex & Money here.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anna. Here in the US, it's now after Labor Day during a presidential election year.
0:06.9	And that means that over the coming months, all of us are going to be barraged with messages
0:11.8	about what it means to be an American and about the problems and potential of our government.
0:18.2	When I reflect on that, it's not long before I think about this conversation between Supreme
0:23.1	Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Sonia Manzano, the actor you might know as Maria from
0:28.6	Sesame Street. This was recorded back when I was on maternity leave in 2016. So it was the rare
0:35.0	occasion I got to discover an episode as a listener first. And I can still remember where I was when I
0:41.3	first heard it. It's really special. So we're sharing it with you again. Enjoy.
0:47.2	Through and through, I'm a lawyer and a judge. But my life experiences do permit me to see things that
0:55.3	others may not.
0:59.6	This is Death, Sex and Money.
1:03.0	Bigford, don't you remember we told you Mr. Huber died?
1:07.0	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
1:11.4	You do feel love each other, don't you?
1:13.5	And need to talk about more.
1:15.6	I'm sad because I need more money.
1:19.2	I'm Sonia Manzano in for Anasayo.
1:22.7	Last year, I was a guest on this show. It was right around the time that I announced my retirement
1:28.3	from Sesame Street where I played the role of Maria for more than 40 years.
1:33.3	Hi, Snuffie.
1:36.1	And I just finished writing my memoir called Becoming Maria, Love and Chaos in the South Bronx.
1:42.3	When the Death, Sex and Money team asked me to come back and guest host an episode while Anna
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