Sean Reyes is Utah’s Attorney General and a producer for the movie “Sound of Freedom.” Steve and Sean discuss his personal story, human trafficking, and the role of technology in law enforcement.
More on Reyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Reyes
NOTE: Reyes has announced that he will not seek re-election as Utah AG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEj4UgjDL4
00:00 Sean Reyes’ early life and family history
14:21 Sean's personal journey and career
21:28 Political journey and decision to run for AG
24:08 The movie Sound of Freedom
28:45 The reality of human trafficking
31:40 Technology and law enforcement
44:00 The horror of human trafficking: victims, aftercare, and the media
01:05:23 Future plans and aspirations
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.
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