Melody Barnes and Matt Hantzmon (Part 1)

Description

[Recorded: Monday, November 1, 2021]
Melody and Matt have their first One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Melody is the Executive Director of the Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, and Matt is the founder of Hexagon Energy, a renewable energy company. Matt approached Melody about recording a conversation when he attended the One Small Step launch event at UVA. Melody describes herself as a cultural and political progressive, and Matt describes himself as a cultural and political conservative. The pair discuss their upbringings in Virginia, and how they developed their political identities. Their conversation was recorded one day before the Gubernatorial elections in Virginia, which resulted in the election of Glenn Youngkin (R). You can hear their continued dialogue 6 months later in our archive!

Participants

• Matt Hantzmon
  
• Melody Barnes
  
• One Small Step at UVA
  

Interview By

• One Small Step at UVA