Suzane Aubrey and Kymberly Dakin

Suzanne "Sue" Aubrey and Kymberly "Kym" Dakin read each others' bio; Kym shares about fear of Republicans "taking charge," and both talk about ways they are active and get involved within politics in their own lives; Sue brings up a recent diabetes diagnosis.

Kym asks Sue about being the second oldest of seven children, they discuss dynamics in family, Sue is writing a book about her mother and Alzheimer's; Kym shares about having a sister who is estranged, they both talk about their fathers.

Kym asks Sue about an adult who was important in her live, Sue shares about lifelong blistering, mentioning her counselor as an adult, her mother, who was a registered nurse and lesbian, and her maternal grandfather.

Kym shares about her father and mother as influences, stories of her mother focusing on outward appearance and father encouraged books, storytelling, learning, curiosity.

Sue asks when Kym came to Maine, they discuss personal political values. Kym speaks of diversity, second amendment rights and responsibilities, consumerist/capitalist values, education, homelessness.

Sue agrees with everything Kym says and praises her eloquence, and how she feels helpless and could cry, living at the whim of the government; Sue speaks of welath disparity, Universal Healthcare, a friend who became a Trump supporter, isolation and COVID-19, taking money of politics, and they discuss health.

Sue shares about past and current work life (she was the first female firefighter in Deer Isle/Stonington and most recently an EMT in North Yarmouth.

Sue and Kym discuss the Women's March (in Washington, DC and Portland, Maine.)

Sue asks Kym about how Democrats piss her off; they both discuss being "clueless and elitist" in some venues being true; Sue shares about living below the poverty line, touch on Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump campaign, and heaviness.

Kym delights in the conversation, especially for the fact that it didn't begin with 'What do you do?' and Sue agrees.