Elsie Shore and Thomas DiMattia
Recorded
October 30, 2023
Archived
October 30, 2023
48:46 minutes
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Id:
oss000137
Description
One Small Step partners Ellie Shore (76) and Thomas DiMattia (70) talk about liberalism, politicians, and the perceptions of Kansans versus those of people in New York.Subject Log / Time Code
Ellie Shore (ES) talks about being liberal but that it's a bad word now.
Thomas DiMattia (TD) talks about politicians seeing only as far as the next election. He talks about the candidates of the upcoming Wichita mayoral election (Whipple and Wu).
They discuss their political upbringings, and ES talks about politics being "in the air" in Brooklyn.
ES talks about taxing the rich and gun control. TD talks about psychological testing for political candidates.
ES talks about the conversations surrounding abortion issues, and TD talks about not judging others.
TD talks about changing his mind around the issue of homosexuality. They discuss shifting beliefs.
ES talks about being agnostic, lacking evidence for god's existence.
TD talks about his hopes for the future and ES talks about not being hopeful at all.
Participants
- Elsie Shore
- Thomas DiMattia
Recording Locations
Kansas Health FoundationKansas Health Foundation