The Cost of Racism

Majority 54

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Heather McGhee talks her book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together," and reframing the discussion about systemic racism in America. Plus, how do we talk about the infrastructure bill and cancel culture with those on the other side? Find some Headspace at Headspace.com/M54 and get one month FREE of their entire meditation library. Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at HelixSleep.com/majority54. Everlywell is offering a special discount of 20% off an at-home lab test at everlywell.com/majority54. If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order. Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch and Edie Allard. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram Heather McGhee on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Kander.
0:04.1	I'm Robbie Gupta.
0:05.4	This is majority 54, the podcast that helps Americans who voted for progress convinced
0:09.7	those who didn't to join their majority.
0:11.8	At the end of this episode, we've got an interview with Heather McGee, the brilliant author
0:15.6	of the sum of us, what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together.
0:19.9	It was a really enlightening conversation for us.
0:22.8	So stick around and listen to it before we go to news of the week.
0:25.3	Robbie, what's going on?
0:27.0	Jason, I watched a little football this weekend.
0:29.8	Did you catch any games?
0:31.4	Yeah, I caught about half of a game.
0:33.9	You know, it's just wonderful right now to be a fan of the sport of football.
0:38.5	There's some not wonderful parts of it, which we'll get to, I think later in this episode.
0:42.6	But I drove to Buffalo a week ago to watch the Texans game where we won 40 and nothing and
0:49.2	caught some fall foliage in upstate New York, which is beautiful.
0:54.4	And then enjoyed the game last Sunday where we played your hometown team.
0:58.5	Yes.
0:59.5	You all finally beat us.
1:01.3	It, look, being the greatest team ever, it comes with it.
1:06.6	The fact that everybody gears up for the game against your team.
1:10.1	Like it's everybody's super bowl.
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