Huma Abedin: Both/And—Politics, Scandal, and Reclaiming Her Story

About this episode

Huma Abedin discusses her career in politics, the public unraveling of her marriage, and her journey to reclaim her narrative through her memoir.

Huma Abedin has spent decades at the center of American power, as Hillary Clinton's closest aide, Deputy Chief of Staff at the State Department, and Vice Chair of a historic presidential campaign. But when her personal life collapsed in the most public way possible, she faced a reckoning that had nothing to do with politics. In this episode, Emily talks with Huma about her remarkable rise through the highest levels of government, the very public unraveling of her marriage, the decision to reclaim her story through her New York Times bestselling memoir, Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds, and finding love again on her own terms.

People in this episode

Host: Emily

Guest: Huma Abedin

Topics covered

• politics
• personal story
• memoir
• relationships
• public life
• scandal

Keywords

• Huma Abedin
• Hillary Clinton
• memoir
• politics
• personal life
• scandal
• relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State Department, New York Times

Books & works: Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds

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