In this episode of The Good Time Show, Aarthi and Sriram talk to our special guest Andrew Yang, American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, and political candidate and is the co-chair of the Forward Party. We talked about his new party, his books, the 2020 US Presidential election, ranked choice voting, UBI and his thoughts on Trump, being a social media phenomenon and author.

On Andrew Yang

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Timestamps

0:00 - Trailer - welcome Andrew Yang of Forward Party

0:45 - How to be an online phenomenon and run for US President

3:50 - Being authentic

8:55 - Being in the limelight and losing privacy

10:30 - Being on the Rogan show

13:30 - Connecting with normal people

15:00 - How does Andrew have the energy and stay motivated

21:00 - Launching the book

24:00 - Mainstream media and US Presidential debate

25:40 - Why did Andrew start the Forward Party

32:05 - Ranked choice voting

33:25 - Will the third party hurt the Democrats

35:55 - How does ranked choice voting change outcomes

38:30 - What is success for Forward Party in the future

46:50 - What would Andrew do differently in 2024

51:00 - Current state of social media

1:01:20 - UBI and it’s impact

1:05:00 - Nuclear power

1:06:50 - China/Taiwan conflict

1:10:15 - Internet first approach for campaigning

1:11:15 - When did Andrew decide to get into politics

1:12:15 - US Presidential Debate experience

1:18:20 - Message to founders/CEOs

1:21:00 - Normal person running for President

1:24:45 - Conclusion