About this episode

Maya Rupert discusses her book and the challenges of race conversations with Hank Green.

Maya Rupert is a political strategist and social justice leader. She also served as the campaign manager for Julián Castro’s presidential campaign, and is Hank’s friend and political confidante! The two talk about Maya’s book, The Real Ones, why conversations about race are usually unproductive, and if the Democrats are wusses. Plus, Taylor and Beyoncé (not vs!). Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at humans@hankgreen.com Find us on social media @humanswithhank Find Maya Rupert on social media @maya.rupert

People in this episode

Host: Hank Green

Guest: Maya Rupert

Topics covered

• political strategy
• social justice
• race conversations
• Democratic Party
• music

Keywords

• Maya Rupert
• Hank Green
• political strategy
• social justice
• The Real Ones
• race
• Democrats

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Real Ones

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