Robin Templin and Jeff Breault

Jeff Breault (JB) and Robin Templin (RT) discuss why they wanted to do this interview. They discuss how social media has impacted political discourse and communication.

RT and JB talk about religion. JB shares his Catholic faith and RT discusses being agnostic.

Both share their earliest memory of politics. JB talks about how his working class background and father’s conservatism have shaped him as a conservative. RT remembers her mother's and fifth grade classmates' reactions to JFK's assassination.

JB reflects on his Catholic upbringing. RT and JB discuss doubts and defining moments in their faiths.

JB shares his views as someone that is conservative. RT recalls how working in schools shaped her political views. Both discuss their opinion on school choice.

RT shares her political views as a liberal. RT and JB consider what makes someone liberal or conservative.

JB and RT compare the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response to that of the Biden administration. JB shares that he had COVID. RT discusses her family’s response to the pandemic.