North South or East West? (with Senator Murphy)

About this episode

Senator Chris Murphy discusses his new book and various social issues with Samantha Bee.

Senator Chris Murphy joins Sam to talk about keeping plants alive and why he’s been walking across the state of Connecticut for ten years, now with titanium screws in his knees!They discuss his new book, Crisis of the Common Good and debate whether it is a sequel to Heated Rivalry (he is adamant it isn’t). Senator Murphy explains why Americans are lonelier than they’ve ever been, and why President Trump is richer than he’s ever been before. They talk the skyrocketing pay of CEOS, and why those CEOs are building secret bunkers because they know their products will destroy the world. They both insist they will never become part of the gerontocracy and unpack why there are so many young people in the Connecticut State House. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Bee

Guest: Senator Chris Murphy

Topics covered

• politics
• loneliness
• CEO pay
• youth in politics
• books
• Connecticut

Keywords

• Senator Chris Murphy
• Samantha Bee
• Crisis of the Common Good
• loneliness
• CEO pay
• Connecticut

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lemonada Media

Books & works: Crisis of the Common Good, Heated Rivalry

Places: Connecticut

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