Season 5, Episode 7: Job's Not Finished (Featuring Adam Dunigan)

Season 5, Episode 7: Job's Not Finished (Featuring Adam Dunigan)

From The Root of All with Alexander Brown by Alexander Jeremiah Brown

July 3, 2026 · 37 min · Season 5 · Episode 7

About this episode

This episode features a conversation about the emotional realities of running for office, focusing on Adam Dunigan's experiences as a first-time candidate.

This episode brings together service, sacrifice, and civic courage in a rapid-round conversation between Alexander Brown and Adam Dunigan , a Harvard-educated former Marine and CIA officer now running for Virginia's 8th Congressional District. In honor of Men's Mental Health Month, Adam opens up about the emotional and psychological realities of being a first-time candidate, sharing the behind-the-scenes mindset it takes to run for office when the stakes feel deeply personal. Listeners will come away with a fuller picture of how lived experience, mental resilience, and a sense of urgency about American democracy shaped one unconventional candidate's call to public service. I do not own the rights to "Tick Tick Boom" by The Hives. All rights belong to the original artist(s), songwriter(s), and label. This video/content is used for entertainment purposes only, with no copyright infringement intended. No monetary gain is being made from the use of this music.

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Host: Alexander Brown

Guest: Adam Dunigan

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Organizations: Harvard, CIA

Places: Virginia

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