Michael Sullivan and Jimmy Aschkar
Recorded
August 26, 2023
Archived
August 26, 2023
50:02 minutes
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Id:
osa000027
Description
One Small Step partners Michael Sullivan (70) and Jimmy Aschkar (29) discuss their relationship to Wichita, the decision to become a parent, and the intersection between politics and small business.Subject Log / Time Code
Michael Sullivan and Jimmy Aschkar explain why they wanted to participate in a One Small Step conversation.
Michael talks about what it feels like to be an American tourist abroad.
Jimmy asks Michael about the two years he lived in Bangkok, Thailand, in his boyhood.
Jimmy and Michael discuss frameworks for deciding whether or not to have children.
Michael speaks to his experience as a small business owner in D.C for 30 years.
Michael tells a parable to demonstrate how he was able to balance his liberal identity while making space for conservative authors in his bookstore.
Jimmy and Michael talk about voting and the value of historical context/perspective.
The pair discuss the challenges behind the 2-party system.
Jimmy and Michael share they will remember about the other.
Participants
- Michael Sullivan
- Jimmy Aschkar