What Is the Difference Between Public Service and Politics?

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Both of you were exposed to the same sort ofike set of experiences, and both of you ran towards public service. There was something tatb both of you said, no, this is a call from me,. This is not something that i in any way, shape perfore and want to run from. My mam never served in office, but she was around it. I didn't see how participating in the democratic process could actually make a difference in the lot, like, a concrete difference in the lives of people. It really wasn't until i went away from my home community, where i started getting an interest, a real interest, in actually running for office, fully

My guest today is former, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, mayor of San Antonio, Texas and presidential candidate, Julián Castro. Today’s conversation is personal. Growing up in San Antonio, his love of the city, example of his grandmother’s devotion to family and hard work and his mom’s commitment to social justice and activism instilled a deep reverence for public service. He’d eventually head to college and then law school with his twin brother, Joaquin, before returning to San Antonio to immerse himself in the pursuit of making the city he loved the best, most equitable and inclusive place possible. He eventually became the youngest mayor of a Top 50 American city at the time, before rising up in the world of politics, But, for him, it wasn’t about politics, it was about service, about honoring the examples of his mom and nana to help others. Much if this story is shared in Secretary Castro’s memoir, An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dream. He currently hosts Lemonada Media's hit podcast, Our America with Julián Castro. We dive into all of this in today’s moving, wise and open conversation about the role of family, service and connection.

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Our America podcast : https://smarturl.it/ouramericapodcast

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/juliancastrotx/

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