Ep. 445 — Heather McTeer Toney
Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, much of Heather McTeer Toney’s life was tied to the environment, from food and agriculture to the levees holding back the Mississippi River. But it wasn’t until sh...
27 Maj 20211h 1min
Ep. 444 — Justin Amash
Growing up as the son of a Palestinian refugee and a Syrian immigrant, former Rep. Justin Amash developed an early appreciation for the opportunities and freedoms America offered. His views on what po...
20 Maj 20211h 8min
Ep. 443 — Sally Yates
Sally Yates was born into a family of lawyers. She followed suit, entering private practice before becoming a federal prosecutor, which began a 27 year career at the Department of Justice. As Deputy A...
13 Maj 20211h
Ep. 442 — Jen Psaki
Press Secretary Jen Psaki didn’t envision herself returning to the White House after serving as Communications Director under President Obama, but when President Joe Biden asked her to join his team, ...
6 Maj 20211h
Ep. 441 — Speaker John Boehner
As the second oldest of 12 siblings growing up in a two-bedroom house, former Republican House Speaker John Boehner learned early on how to wrangle a large, chaotic group of people. After catching the...
29 Apr 202159min
Ep. 440 — Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield grew up in the small, segregated Louisiana town of Baker. After watching a group of Peace Corps volunteers who showed up in Baker for training, Thomas-G...
22 Apr 202147min
Ep. 439 — Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon assumed the roles of CEO and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase in 2005 and 2006 respectively, just before the onset of the Great Recession. He's been widely credited with steering the bank safely...
15 Apr 20211h 2min
Ep. 438 — Sen. Tammy Duckworth
When Senator Tammy Duckworth was shot down over Iraq while serving in the US Army, she did not notice at first that her legs were mostly gone, destroyed by the blast. After countless surgeries and hou...
12 Apr 202146min
