In his first week of Congress, the speaker experienced a surprising lack of unity and trust-building exercises between Democrats and Republicans. Recognizing a systemic segregation strategy, he decided to take a different approach. He formed bipartisan relationships, hosted dinners, and joined a caucus focused on problem-solving. This resulted in being invited to the White House and being ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. Despite voting progressively, he values working together across party lines.
(0:00) Bestie intros!
(1:25) Democratic Presidential Candidate Dean Phillips shares his business background
(13:11) Dean's time in Congress: witnessing legal corruption, thoughts on Biden's mental state, advantages of not being a career politician
(29:10) Foreign Policy: Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Hamas, China/US de-escalation, how he'd handle TikTok, immigration, border security
(56:08) US fiscal situation, healthcare, defense spending, restoring cross-party common ground
(1:19:30) Post-interview debrief
(1:29:12) Xi and Biden meet in San Francisco, Newsom up next?
(1:45:00) Science Corner!: DeepMind's new weather forecasting model
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https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/graphcast-ai-model-for-faster-and-more-accurate-global-weather-forecasting