Robert Scheer SI Podcast SI: Politics

Dennis Kucinich: An Unpredictable American Original

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Robert Scheer sits down with his long-time friend and former eight-term Ohio congressman to talk about their friendship and Kucinich's career.
Robert Scheer sits down with long-time friend and former eight-term Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich to talk about their friendship and how Kucinich’s considers himself  a non-ideological pragmatist.

Dennis Kucinich, a former mayor of Cleveland in the 1970’s, talks about how he fought against selling the municipal electric utility and how a controversial article written by Scheer in Playboy may have contributed to his losing his bid for re-election. Kucinich gives his take on how the Democratic field for president is shaping up and whether he would consider serving in a Bernie Sanders administration. He also talks about how some of his well-known friends, including Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson, have influenced him.

Credits

Guest:
Dennis Kucinich – former congressman and presidential candidate

Host:
Robert Scheer

Producers:
Joshua Scheer, Rebecca Mooney