YERRR – former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg came on to talk about fixing America’s crumbling infrastructure, fixing the Democratic Party, & his political aspirations. He gets into policy, public perception, parenting, his coming out story, and what it takes to run for president. All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE.

00:00 Intro00:32 White Lotus recap3:11 Commercial space travel + Air travel is unbelievably safe5:37 Taxing the ultra wealthy + Corporate tax avoidance11:17 Tariffs are a tax + Reducing incentives to hoard money15:05 Urban decay, Corporate profiteering & Wealth tax23:12 What would Pete do differently with tariffs?28:26 Finger-wagging, Compassion + Dems’ direction33:59 AOC + Bernie messaging & Policies38:14 DOGE is about power not efficiency44:56 Huge transportation projects in NYC48:50 Power play + Limits on power54:00 Where do our taxes go?1:00:47 Best results aren’t seen + Slow progression = bureaucracy1:08:11 Perception of Dems’ states + Facts are debated1:15:20 Stocks & politicians + Misunderstanding data1:19:14 Willing to correct mistakes1:22:00 NBA playoffs time1:23:55 Echo chambers + Courting some controversy1:32:28 What do Americans really need?1:38:57 Right to choose and tax cuts + Address our feelings1:41:31 What would Pete do?1:45:46 Coming out, “Just In Case” letter + Radical Empathy1:59:42 Reaction to coming out + White boy fun2:04:40 Telling parents was not easy + Challenges2:11:30 Fatherhood2:19:20 Raising Black children2:22:39 If Pete runs for president, what are the costs?2:26:58 What drew Pete into public service?2:32:46 Is America ready for a gay president?2:34:53 How do keep the US at no. 1? A1 not AI2:41:14 Addressing the wage gap + Poverty2:46:17 Tax Cuts being passed right now

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