The Hard Work of Change and Crises with Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Pantsuit Politics

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🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Topics Discussed: George Floyd 100,000 American Deaths Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Episode Resources: Amy Cooper Knew Exactly What She Was Doing (Huff Post) As Mayor Frey calls for officer's arrest, violence intensifies in Minneapolis (Star Tribune) Campaign For Professional Policing What We Know About the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis (The New York Times) How Amy Cooper and George Floyd represent two versions of racism that black Americans face every day (The Washington Post) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launches investigation into Midland dam failures (Bridge) Whitmer among lawmakers sharing stories about rape in abortion debate (The Detroit News) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan stay home order to June 12 (Detroit Free Press) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more 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	They spoke at the women's merch and someone told me they thought what I said was really controversial.
0:05.4	Here's what I said.
0:06.4	So we need to seek to understand.
0:08.6	There are a lot of people who are hurting and they voted for Donald Trump because they're
0:13.8	hurting and they didn't think that the traditional Democrats had a plan.
0:18.5	Why is that?
0:19.7	What specifically is hurting them and how do we make sure that as we engage with people,
0:24.5	we stay tethered to the things that really improve people's lives?
0:31.0	This is Sarah and Beth, your listening to Pant Suit Politics, the home of Grace filled political conversations.
0:52.0	Well, everyone, welcome to another episode of Pant Suit Politics.
0:55.0	We are thrilled to be with you here today and share our interview with Governor Gretchen Whitmore of Michigan.
1:01.4	We had a truly delightful conversation with her that I cannot wait for all of you to listen to.
1:06.8	Unfortunately, we are going to spend the first half of the show on the very difficult,
1:11.6	heartbreaking, soul-wrenching story coming out of Minneapolis about the death of George Floyd
1:16.6	before we get to the interview.
1:18.0	And before we dive into that headline, we did want to share that we're still accepting business stories.
1:23.2	So if you run a small business, there aren't really any kind of business and you've had
1:26.4	struggles, interactions with the federal government over the PPP program or just particular
1:32.0	COVID-related challenges as a business owner, we would love to hear from you.
1:35.6	If you want to record a short two to three minute voice memo and email it to hello at Pant Suit Politics Show.com,
1:41.4	we're going to put those together in an episode along the lines of the kid episode and the personal
1:46.4	experience with COVID-19 episode we've done over the last few weeks.
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