Julián Castro | A Life of Purpose and Service

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  My guest today is former US secretary of housing and urban development, mayor of San Antonio, Texas, and presidential candidate Julian Castro.

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  So today's conversation is personal.

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  Growing up in San Antonio, his love of the city, the example of his grandmother, who he calls Nana, really, her devotion to family and hard work, and his mom's commitment to social justice and activism and public service.

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  It instilled this deep reverence of the idea of public service.

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  And he'd eventually head to college and then law school with his twin brother Joaquin, before returning to San Antonio to immerse himself in the pursuit of making the city that he loved the best, most equitable, and inclusive place possible.

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  He eventually became the youngest mayor of a top 50 american city at the time before rising up in the world of politics.

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  But for him, it wasn't about politics.

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  It was about this notion of service, about honoring the examples of his mom and his nana to help others to really live a life of purpose and contribution.

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  Much of his story is shared in Secretary Castro's memoir, an unlikely journey, waking up from my American Dream.

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  He currently hosts Lemonade Media's hit podcast, our America with Julian Castro.

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  We dive into all of this in today's deeply moving and wise and really open conversation about everything from the role of family and service and connection to the most fundamental notions of fellowship and even how to raise kids.

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  We cover a lot of ground here.

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  Super excited to share this conversation with you.

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  I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is good life project.

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  I've been listening to your podcast and diving into it, and it was really fun because the first episode of our America, which is your podcast, you invite your twin brother and your mom on and you're sort of reminiscing.

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  And Joaquin, your twin brother, shares this line.

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  When he's sort of describing the neighborhood that you grew up in, he's like, he said everything was crooked and that stayed with me.

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  And I'm curious how you sort of, like, received that line and what that meant to you.

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  You know, I had never heard Joaquin describe our old neighborhood in that way you can imagine.

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  I mean, he and I are both in politics.

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