Hello and welcome to episode one of Conversations with my Conservative Dead Father. This podcast comes from direct transcriptions of the email exchanges my father and I had the year before he died. My father was a smart educated guy who happened to also be a conservative. As you might guess, I’m a liberal. These discussions create a forum I know he would proud to be a part of - even if there’s a dangling participle in that sentence. Sorry Pops!

My father and I never tried to convince each other. Our objective was to learn and listen. It was a great gift to be able to hear the other side from someone who I very much respected, even if I totally disagreed with the conclusions.

So let’s get started. 

Today we ask the question: Are we desensitized to corruption in politics? 

Do we assume that because politicians are humans, and humans are tempted by power, that all politicians fall short in this way. From Trump’s impeachments to Clinton’s impeachment. From Santos’ lies to Hunter Biden’s laptop the media finds a way to paint our politicians as corrupt liars. It’s clear that there is bias in the media so it clouds our vision, so it’s up to us to dig deeper and make our own decisions.  

The bottom line for me is that every politician will make mistakes. But how they handle those mistakes comes down to character. If you think they are generally a good person, you overlook their mistakes and assume they’ll fix them.

Trump campaigned on the fact that he was this amazing business person. But was it true? 

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Conversations with my conservative dead father is a podcast where my dad and I introduce a cultural political topic and then one adult conservative and one liberal gen-z-er present their points of view. My dad died several years ago, but through the magic of the Play.ht engine and the actual conversations we had via email, I bring back his voice to do what he did best: instigate and stir the pot. 

Although our guests will have vastly different points of view through their own generational lens, their passion and conviction will be equivalent: just like the conversations with my dad. We're going to ask them to listen to each other, not to convince but to connect. Hopefully this will inspire you to do the same with someone you know.

So let’s stir the pot.

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