Sara Smith and Adam Banter

Recorded July 11, 2019 39:50 minutes
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Description

Sara Smith (64) and her One Small Step Partner Adam Banter (40) talk about topics such as climate change, younger generations, and how to approach differing political views.

Subject Log / Time Code

Sara brought up in drama-free, clergy family. A: Dad died young; parents divorced. Mother worked hard.
Adam is not very religious; "Christmas Catholics".
Sarah's father was a pastor. He went to Emory. An activist. Sabotaged a "KKK" cross. Sara is very politically active. Met Judy Wudruff of PBS.
Sarah thinks money is a problem in politics. Billionaire Tom Steyer entered the presidential race.
Adam is Center-Conservative. He thinks Trump is "rough around the edges".
Adam says Trump was successful in foreign affairs, ISIS, drone (Iran), and North Korea negotiations.
Sarah talks about how she went through a 10-year. long divorce. The attorney collected money from her every time. Was "accosted" at school board meetings. Women are not treated equally; feel inferior. A wife/female couldn't get a credit card in the old days unless her husband co-signed. But, these experiences energized her.
Adam was a "wallflower" growing up. Found a voice as an attorney growing up.
Sarah does not respect Trump voters. Book: "Deep Hunting with Jesus".
Adam voted for Donald J. Trump but was not his first pick. Didn't trust Hillary Clinton.
Sarah thinks Democrats' hearts are in the right place, and wants everyone to be well-off.
Sarah thinks Adam is articulate respects his honesty and has caveats about Trump.
Adam is scared of 9-year-old son. He also has a libertarian streak. Kids forget how to interact and parents are powerless to stop it. Sarah is worried about the environment, Gas standards in cars, Florida waters, "Green algae" " dependency on oil, and Artificial intelligence. Adam misses times kids went outside playing; nostalgic for it. India, China, and South Africa pollute but are not held accountable. Sarah says Wogari-Montai - planted trees in Africa 30 years ago in Kenya.

Participants

  • Sara Smith
  • Adam Banter

Recording Locations

WUSF

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

Partnership Type

Outreach

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