Keep Acting or Run for Political Office? (with June Diane Raphael)
Choice Words with Samantha Bee
Lemonada Media
4.4 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
When President Trump was elected in 2016, comedian June Diane Raphael considered dropping everything (except her new baby) and running for local office. Instead, she chose to write a book helping other women do it. In some small part, that decision led to 2018’s record year of women winning seats in office. Sam asks June where her propensity for sharp decision making comes from, whether having kids helped or hurt her career, and why she prefers true crime over comedies.
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