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Episode 58: Forget Trump/Harris, People are thinking Independently
This is part two of our conversation with JP Davis, a social entrepreneur nicknamed "The Pride of Kentucky" and an uber-fundraiser for good causes. JP has agreed to support Kristi's non-profit K9s4COPS and K9s4KIDS, which deploys canines and their handlers to protect schoolchildren, hunt down narcotics and dealers, and combat crime across the US.
JP is a gay man who bucks the perception that Louisville is only for straights, describing himself to friends as a "proud, Appalachian homo".
He's enjoyed a stellar career which has taken him from White House Intern under George Bush Jr., to assistant to a Conservative member of the UK Parliament, to returning to Louisville to launch his consulting firm, JP Davis Partners.
He believes the best politicians see themselves as public servants, and all political dialogue should start "with empathy". He condemns the adversarial nature of today's politics on both sides. But he's optimistic, believing that more people than ever are questioning what they hear, and thinking independently.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyjpdavis/
https://www.jpdavispartners.com/about
00:00 Start
00:03 Fat, straight and Republican
00:29 Proud, Appalachian homo
01:22 "The pros are stepping in now"
01:45 "This makes me feel like I have purpose"
02:16 "Everybody in DC is gay"
02:20 Lunch with GOP Powerhitters
02:48 Politicians as good public servants
03:28 "Talk issues"
04:18 "Talking politics shouldn't be a bloodbath"
05:40 "We've evolved beyond black and white issues"
06:24 "I meet political people where they are"
06:50 "There are bad apples on both sides"
07:50 "Leveraging hot issues to divide us"
08:30 "Immediate news is too often taken as truth"
09:52 "We've got a lot of issues we're not facing"
10:15 "I hate Taylor Swift" - "Dude......"
10:50 "Donald Trump is our version of Kim Jong Un"
11:45 "People still believe he speaks for us"
13:33 "Independent thinking is growing"
15:00 Honk for Jesus
15:20 Evangelical church and transitions
16:46 Seeing God in Grandmothers and the devil in families
17:10 "Love is an action, not a word"
17:50 What is a "holler"?
18:55 The culture of being "looked down upon"
20:12 We all deserve the same respect
20:34 How can people be more financially secure?
21:00 Jeff Bezos' profits and the pay of his employees
23:45 "A smart person figures out the effects of their actions on future generations"
24:38 Lead with Empathy
25:30 Kentucky ban on conversion therapy
26:51 Learning, Growing, Evolving, or Liberal Arts Education?
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By Alissa Blow and Kristi Hoss Schiller
4.7
1313 ratings
This is part two of our conversation with JP Davis, a social entrepreneur nicknamed "The Pride of Kentucky" and an uber-fundraiser for good causes. JP has agreed to support Kristi's non-profit K9s4COPS and K9s4KIDS, which deploys canines and their handlers to protect schoolchildren, hunt down narcotics and dealers, and combat crime across the US.
JP is a gay man who bucks the perception that Louisville is only for straights, describing himself to friends as a "proud, Appalachian homo".
He's enjoyed a stellar career which has taken him from White House Intern under George Bush Jr., to assistant to a Conservative member of the UK Parliament, to returning to Louisville to launch his consulting firm, JP Davis Partners.
He believes the best politicians see themselves as public servants, and all political dialogue should start "with empathy". He condemns the adversarial nature of today's politics on both sides. But he's optimistic, believing that more people than ever are questioning what they hear, and thinking independently.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyjpdavis/
https://www.jpdavispartners.com/about
00:00 Start
00:03 Fat, straight and Republican
00:29 Proud, Appalachian homo
01:22 "The pros are stepping in now"
01:45 "This makes me feel like I have purpose"
02:16 "Everybody in DC is gay"
02:20 Lunch with GOP Powerhitters
02:48 Politicians as good public servants
03:28 "Talk issues"
04:18 "Talking politics shouldn't be a bloodbath"
05:40 "We've evolved beyond black and white issues"
06:24 "I meet political people where they are"
06:50 "There are bad apples on both sides"
07:50 "Leveraging hot issues to divide us"
08:30 "Immediate news is too often taken as truth"
09:52 "We've got a lot of issues we're not facing"
10:15 "I hate Taylor Swift" - "Dude......"
10:50 "Donald Trump is our version of Kim Jong Un"
11:45 "People still believe he speaks for us"
13:33 "Independent thinking is growing"
15:00 Honk for Jesus
15:20 Evangelical church and transitions
16:46 Seeing God in Grandmothers and the devil in families
17:10 "Love is an action, not a word"
17:50 What is a "holler"?
18:55 The culture of being "looked down upon"
20:12 We all deserve the same respect
20:34 How can people be more financially secure?
21:00 Jeff Bezos' profits and the pay of his employees
23:45 "A smart person figures out the effects of their actions on future generations"
24:38 Lead with Empathy
25:30 Kentucky ban on conversion therapy
26:51 Learning, Growing, Evolving, or Liberal Arts Education?