'The woke mob took my job but gave me my voice'
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Nov 2, 2022 • 36M
'The woke mob took my job but gave me my voice'
My conversation with author, filmmaker and executive Jennifer Sey
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Tara Henley
Conversations with heterodox authors and journalists from around the world, asking the questions that are not being asked.
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On the Lean Out podcast, we’ve been diving into pandemic school closures — and trying to get to the bottom of why there was so little debate over this.
My guest on the podcast today has some insights to share. She’s a mother of four and an open schools advocate, and she’s been outspoken on the issue from the very start.
Jennifer Sey is an American author, former gymnast, filmmaker, and business executive. Her new book is called Levi’s Unbuttoned — The Woke Mob Took My Job But Gave Me My Voice.
Jennifer Sey is my guest, today on Lean Out. Transcript to come tomorrow for paid subscribers.
'The woke mob took my job but gave me my voice'
With Covid sort of in the rearview mirror, I feel as though all the craziness of those years - I mean all the trampling of basic rights like bodily autonomy - has somehow been very quickly forgotten. Covid aside, terrible things happened. People were silenced, discourse stopped, politicians divided us ON PURPOSE. I don't think that those awful things are gone; they are just waiting for another opportunity to reappear, and entrench themselves further. In the meantime, I think it is super important that we DON'T forget how important honest discourse is - talking to someone who disagrees with you without thinking that they are evil! I often wonder how I can contribute to this, and supporting journalists like Tara and other in the wonderful substack community is one way that I have come up with. Thank you, Tara, for continuing to shine a light on the importance of free speech, bodily autonomy, and open and honest discourse.
Great to hear another clear honest courageous voice.The integrity of our and any other democracy absolutely hinges on OPEN discussion and debate. Critical !!