Live at the Weitzman: How To Strengthen Our Democracy, With Governor Shapiro

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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This week Sami is in Philadelphia promoting her new book, Democracy in Retrograde, with her co-author Emily Amick. (Out now!) While in town, she spoke with Pennsylvania's Governor Josh Shapiro about the importance of democracy and the steps being taken to ensure free and fair elections, including creating a task force led by Republican Al Schmidt, to protect local poll workers and stop the spread of misinformation. Governor Shapiro also emphasizes the importance of increasing voter participation by creating policies like automatic voter registration, and encourages people to vote out politicians who suppress the vote. (We're looking at you, DeSantis.) This episode was recorded live at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, visit www.theweitzman.org to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Rise and shine fever dreamers. I'm Sammy Sage and this is the American fever dream
0:06.6	podcast presented by Betches News where we explore the absurdities and oddities of our uniquely
0:11.7	American experience.
0:13.3	Today, V is away on some official business
0:15.7	at the NATO summit, and I am visiting the birthplace
0:18.4	of American democracy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
0:21.2	with my co-author Emily Amick, to launch our new book, Democracy and
0:24.8	Retrograde, How to Make Changes Big and Small in our Country and Our Lives, out July 9th
0:29.8	wherever you buy your books.
0:31.4	So if you've been asking the question, what do we do about this election? Democracy
0:35.3	our re-pro rights. Democracy in retrograde is full of answers as well as
0:39.4	explanations as to how we got into the situation in the first place and how we can get ourselves
0:44.4	out of it. On today's episode I'm excited to be joined by an elected official who
0:48.7	has been on the front lines of fighting for our democracy and especially to keep the 2024 election free, fair and peaceful.
0:56.0	Can we add that as a condition?
0:57.9	So coming to you from the Whitesman Museum on Historic Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1:03.3	I am proud to welcome Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
1:07.0	Good to be with you, Sammy.
1:08.0	Thank you.
1:09.0	Thank you so much.
1:09.1	It is such a refreshing moment to be speaking with you. You are really a very hopeful
1:14.8	official. I think that people are really inspired by you. I know your
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