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EPISODE · Jul 4, 2022 · 51 MIN

Jason Kander on PTSD, fatherhood, and the presidency

from Tell Me About Your Father · host Tell Me About Your Father

To celebrate 4th of July, Matt speaks with Jason Kander, veteran, author, former Secretary of State for Missouri, and the first millennial elected to statewide office, about his new memoir, Invisible Storm: a Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD, co-written with his wife, Diana. Jason discusses how he approaches fatherhood post-therapy, and what he learned from his own father, grandfather, and great uncle, the iconic Broadway composer John Kander. He also talks about who, in politics, is probably most desperate for their father's approval, and how President Obama helped him name his son, True. Get full access to Tell Me About Your Father at tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com/subscribe

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