<p>Erica Smith is running to be the Democratic nominee for the Senate seat being vacated by North Carolina Republican Senator Richard Burr due to his retirement in 2022. Today she sits down with the Rev. Rob Lee to talk her platform and policy implications for North Carolinians.</p>

Don Lemon

What matters most to us in times of consequence? Is it wealth? Is it prestige and power? Is it likes or favorites? To me, what I hope to center is that friendship, family, empathy, compassion, quirkiness, humor, and hope will win out even amidst the fray of this transient and turbulent life. My name is Rob Lee, I’m a pastor, public theologian, and author working at the intersection of faith and public life. I want this podcast to be a place where I interview those people who are exemplifying what it means to exist with complete abandon in this life.