Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Billy Ray Details How Jay Could Lose The Election for Kamala
July 30, 2024 · 51 min
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A Hollywood screenwriter who coaches 85 members of Congress breaks down what the Kamala campaign is getting wrong.
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In this episode
- Why fear is the engine of the MAGA political machine
- How Democrats can win voters who already agree with them
- What writing for films taught one activist about political messaging
- The dirty tricks being used and how to fight back for democracy
About this episode
Billy and I discuss being writing partners in Jr High, why MAGA loves to be afraid, why Kamala has a shot, why Biden didn’t have a shot, how to make the campaign work, writing for candidates, why we should fight to keep our democracy, how America agrees with Democrats even though some of them don’t know it, dirty tricks from the bad guys, and Lynn Swann.Bio: Billy Ray wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Captain Phillips, for which he won the WGA award. Ray's films as writer, co-writer, or writer-director include "The Hunger Games," "Richard Jewell," "Shattered Glass," and Showtime's "The Comey Rule," which had the biggest debut of any limited series in that network's history. He is an activist in the Democratic Party, providing messaging help to 85 sitting Members of the House and Senate. He believes in democracy, justice, and the Dodgers.
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About Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind.
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