Sometimes you get brave moments when you come out of your shell. But for most people I think that's something small -- talking to 3 people at an event or something like that. I dove in head first - -an interview with Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro. Listen in to hear his take on the Biden Campaign, the Latinx vote, and Arizona. 

As the main visionary behind the "Decade of Downtown", former Mayor Julián Castro set in motion a plan that would forever alter the landscape of downtown San Antonio.  It would also serve as a pivotal moment in the development and growth of the startup and entrepreneur communities in SA! In this conversation of the Decade of Downtown Revisited, Julián revisits what went into the creation of that plan, how he felt it developed over the proceeding years and shares his thoughts on the futures of the communities it helped to create.

Julian Castro has been many things: Mayor of San Antonio, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama Administration, Author of An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dream, 2018 presidential candidate, and now is hosting the new podcast "Our America." He’s a brilliant advocate for making sure everyone who is searching can find the American Dream

During the week of the Republican National Convention, the Hub Project and Roosevelt Forward hosted a live-stream launch event to elevate the stories of Americans across the country, call attention to the conservative policies that got us to where we are today, and offer a way out of this crisis. 

Secretary Julián Castro joined Made to Fail host Elliot Williams, President & CEO of Roosevelt Forward Felicia Wong, President & CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson, and President of Community Change Dorian Warren of Community Change in conversation about the conservative movement’s decades-long effort to deliberately undermine America’s key institutions.

The discussion centered around how conservative ideology has intentionally gutted America’s social safety net, corrupted our institutions, and made the government unaccountable to the American people.

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On the latest episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL, the former presidential candidate talks to Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson about Trump’s chances to take Texas in 2020 (not great!), Biden’s “you ain’t black” comment (also not great!), and sycophantic Senator Ted Cruz (even worse!). Then! Rick and Molly discuss Trump’s amazing workout regimen, the chlamydia vs. COVID smackdown in the Ozarks, and golf’s new turn as the dumbest of MAGA signifiers. Plus! Welcome to the resistance, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions and Ann Coulter! (J/K, you’re both awful racists.)

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Panel guests: Adrienne Elrod, Democratic Strategist, Former Director of Strategic Communications for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, Fred Hochberg, former Export-Import bank Chairman and author of the new book, "Trade is not a Four-Letter Word" and Rick Davis, Bloomberg politics contributor and former campaign manager for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Kevin also spoke with Stacey Walker, Linn County Supervisor and Bernie Sanders Iowa State campaign Co-Chair and Julian Castro, former Secretary of Housing & Urban Development wo spoke about supporting Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Elizabeth Warren horrifies Wall Street, Michael Kosta examines the alt-right's anti-masturbation stance, and Julian Castro discusses his 2020 presidential candidacy. Originally aired November 6, 2019.

Elizabeth Warren horrifies Wall Street, Michael Kosta examines the alt-right's anti-masturbation stance, and Julian Castro discusses his 2020 presidential candidacy.

In the second episode of this new season of The Soul of the Nation, the Rev. Jim Wallis interviews Secretary Julian Castro.

Throughout this special season, Wallis will sit down with the 2020 presidential candidates to discuss the intersection of faith and politics. The candidates explain how personal faith has shaped their passion for public service and positive social change.  

"It is my hope that discussing faith, from many different religious backgrounds, can clarify how faith will play a role in politics moving forward and further discourage this myth that the right owns religion. From unapologetically faith-forward campaigns to campaigns without a connection to faith at all, the wide spectrum of religious affiliation among the 2020 presidential candidates makes way for rich conversations about religion’s role in 2020," says Wallis. "Whether it is addressing poverty, combatting racism, or solving the climate crisis, how does faith inform the moral leadership our electorate is seeking? This special series works to answer this question and many more."

 In one-on-one interviews, Wallis and the 2020 candidates try to envision how an open dialogue about faith will change our country's current political landscape and potentially embolden social action among churchgoers.

Castro sees a glimmer of hope in the impeachment inquiry for low-polling candidates like himself. If voters start to see Trump as a wounded candidate, then ex-Vice President Joe Biden’s “electability” argument becomes weaker. 

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