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Oct 2023
52m 31s

Conversation with Senator Chris Murphy —...

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Connecticut’s Senator Chris Murphy, joins Scott to discuss the politics of loneliness, as well as policy solutions to combat it. We also get his thoughts on the tension between capital and labor, fatherhood, and addressing gun violence. 

Follow Senator Murphy on X and IG, @ChrisMurphyCT. 

Scott opens with his thoughts on Sam Bankman-Fried and the algebra of deterrence.

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