Joel speaks with Dick inside a Ruby Tuesday in Charlotte, NC to discuss his life being raised in a bigoted family during the 1940’s and 50’s and seeing the error in his racist views as well as how he sees our country getting back on the right path. Some of the main topics discussed include:

• Growing up in a home with bigoted and racist views
• Learning how to combat bigotry in his own family and inner circle
• His drug use during his late teens and twenties
• Dick’s journey through three marriages
• His drug use during his late teens and twenties
• What it means to him to be an atheist and his views on organized religion
• How the US can get back to making social progress 
• What he hopes for his grandson and future generations
• His current job as a drug mule

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