What It Will Take to Remake America Great

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🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

A new presidential administration begins today. In pivotal moments like this, it’s hard to know what to say. But eight years ago, Richard Blanco was called upon to say something anyway - in front of a million people at Barack Obama’s second inauguration. And eight years later, he has some thoughts about the crossroads we’re at now. Guest: Richard Blanco, author of How to Love a Country and the Inaugural Poet for Barack Obama’s 2012 Inauguration. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now on Times Radio.
0:02.8	Welcome everybody.
0:03.8	We are going to talk about the most Googled stories of the year.
0:06.2	What would your last Google search for?
0:07.8	Actually, I was just wondering.
0:08.8	Dangerous question.
0:09.8	No, it was incredibly anodyne.
0:11.4	You do the romance, I'll do meaty.
0:13.2	That sums us up.
0:14.2	This is what you signed up to when you decided to listen to us.
0:16.8	Jane Garvey and Fee Glover live on Times Radio Monday to Thursday, 3 to 5 pm.
0:21.8	Listen on DAB Radio online on your smart speaker and the Times Radio app.
0:26.4	Download their podcast over anytime.
0:30.4	You don't need to have a poet at a presidential inauguration.
0:37.2	Before today, there have only been five of them.
0:39.8	First Robert Frost for JFK.
0:42.6	Then Maya Angelou for Bill Clinton.
0:46.0	The last time there was an inaugural poet was back in 2013.
0:50.0	Mr. President.
0:51.0	Mr. Vice President.
0:53.4	America.
0:56.4	One today.
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