The American Dream (with Tan France, Lorella Praeli, and Raj Chetty)

You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton

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Society & Culture, Government

4.3 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

America is often described as a land of opportunity where anyone can succeed -- but is that actually the case? In this episode, Hillary is joined by “Queer Eye” star, author, and newly minted U.S. citizen Tan France; community advocate Lorella Praeli; and economist Raj Chetty to talk about what the American Dream means to them personally and whether it’s still attainable. Of course, Tan also provides expert feedback on Hillary’s presidential campaign wardrobe.

Tan France is a fashion designer and television personality who grew up in the United Kingdom, the son of South Asian immigrants. He is best known for his role as one of the Fab Five on Netflix’s “Queer Eye.” His memoir, Naturally Tan, was published in 2019.

Lorella Praeli was born in Peru and grew up undocumented in Connecticut. She’s now the co-president of Community Change, an advocacy group that works on behalf of low-income Americans.

Raj Chetty is a MacArthur “Genius” grant-winning economist who has received wide acclaim for his research on equality and opportunity in America. He is the director of Harvard’s Opportunity Insights lab.

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0:00.0	You and me both is a production of I Heart Radio.
0:04.0	Do I hope that in your spare time you hung around in sweats? Yes, I do.
0:11.0	But, well, I am. I am.
0:13.0	Okay, good. But yeah, I thought it was so appropriate.
0:17.0	And you made more of an effort than I've ever seen any man
0:20.0	necessarily make in those situations and I really appreciate it.
0:23.0	I'm Hillary Clinton and this is You and Me Both,
0:27.0	where I get into some of today's biggest questions with people I admire.
0:32.0	On today's episode, we are talking about the American Dream.
0:36.0	What exactly do we mean when we say that?
0:39.0	And is it still possible to achieve?
0:42.0	You know, I think the American Dream is still achievable,
0:45.0	but I think we have our eyes wide open about how hard it is for so many people.
0:51.0	There are all kinds of obstacles that have to be overcome individual lives.
0:56.0	And I'm interested not only in that, but also what do we need to do to change our economy
1:01.0	and our society and our culture and our mindset to make sure more people have a chance
1:07.0	to fulfill whatever they think is their American Dream.
1:12.0	So I'm talking to three people today.
1:15.0	LaRella Preley is a former Dreamer.
1:18.0	She's an advocate for immigrants and low-income Americans and has an amazing story.
1:24.0	Raj Chetty is an economist who studies opportunity.
1:29.0	In other words, how do we help more people fulfill their dreams?
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