Shownotes
Jes and Rob take some time to process the 2020 election, how justice intersects with politics, and what gives them hope amongst division.
Episode Summary:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:48 - Episode start
- 1:23 - Rob sets expectations for the listeners
- 5:40 - Jes talks about flashbacks to 2016 election
- 7:05 - Jes talks about tribalism but living together
- 8:07 - Rob is hopeful about shared humanity
- 9:50 - Jes talks about more people showing up to vote on both sides
- 13:10 - Rob talks about how justice intersects with politics
- 14:50 - Jes talks about taking the election personally
- 17:00 - Rob emphasizes that we need to reimagine a new story
- 20:15 - Jes talks about forming biases
- 21:43 - Rob talks about politicians not having an answer to who we are as a country
- 24:22 - Interlude
- 24:49 - Rob quotes Dave Chappelle
- 27:56 - Jes talks about what gave her hope the day after the election
- 31:00 - Rob talks about being rooted in values that transcend this season
- 33:35 - Jes talks about decentering one’s self to make room for new stories
- 35:37 - Rob says this feels familiar, the same conversation we’ve had for a year and a half
- 38:10 - Jes thanks the listeners
- 39:22 - Rob asks for Jes’s show up moment
- 40:05 - Jes talks about being more self-aware, and making space for new information
- 41:49 - Rob asks “what shapes my thinking, and what are the sources?”
- 44:07 - Rob gives info for ReCity fundraiser event
- 45:34 - Sign off
- 45:40 - Outro
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