Maya Rupert, Politics, Race, Diversity, and Authenticity

Maya Rupert is a political strategist, social-justice leader, writer, and podcast host. In 2020, she was the campaign manager for Julián Castro's presidential campaign. She is currently the Executive Vice President of Blue State. Her latest book is "The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic." We talk about what a campaign manager does, January 6th and why Trump was not held accountable, how Trump has brought shame on the Republican party, sane-washing the absurd things Trump says, the rise of the modern right-wing movement, identity politics, what Democrats need to do, whether or not Trump is racist, the benefit of Tump's exposure of existing racism in America, using public education to defeat racism, the need for strong independent news media, the value of diversity, why learning about slavery and the civil rights movement is important, critical race theory, defining propaganda, her book and authenticity, and more. Links are on the podcast website Support the show through Patreon