Will Hurd on life in the CIA, being a pragmatist in Congress, and rebooting the GOP

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🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Former Congressman Will Hurd talks about his time in the CIA, working across the aisle, and what it means to "get off the X." Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IvJDoiuEWeo American Reboot: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/American-Reboot/Will-Hurd/9781982160708 Follow Will Hurd: https://twitter.com/WillHurd | https://www.willbhurd.com Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on Forward, former CIA operative and Texas Congressman and author of the new book,
0:06.6	American Reboot, will herd this week on Forward.
0:10.3	It is my pleasure to welcome to the Forward podcast, former CIA officer and US representative
0:37.2	of Texas 23.
0:39.2	I want to say, was that the district?
0:41.2	That's correct.
0:41.2	That's correct.
0:41.2	And author of the great new book, American Reboot, an idealist guide to getting big things done,
0:49.2	will herd. Welcome to the podcast, Will.
0:51.2	Hey, thanks for having me on, man.
0:53.2	It's the pleasure.
0:55.2	Oh, problem.
0:57.2	So your background is fascinating.
0:59.2	You seem like a fictional character.
1:03.2	So what do I mean by that?
1:05.2	I mean, now I feel like I know a great deal about your life having read your book.
1:09.2	I confess that I was most drawn to your stories of being a CIA operative because like a lot of people
1:19.2	I dreamt about being a spy or an American James Bond when I was a kid, but you actually went out and did it.
1:25.2	Best job on the plan.
1:27.2	Best job on the plan.
1:29.2	Now, so you graduated from college in Texas and then immediately went to the CIA.
1:37.2	Is that right?
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