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While Peter Schorsch holds many titles — blogger, consultant and editor-in-chief of Florida Politics, the most influential political website in the Sunshine State — the one of which he’s proudest is “husband and father.” That’s what makes his new podcast so exciting. Peter’s co-host is a woman every bit as accomplished as he is: his wife, Michelle Todd Schorsch. “He Said, She Said” has Peter and Michelle — previously a respected political consultant, now the CEO of the bustling Schorsch household — discussing the driving topics of the day, especially how politics really goes down in Florida. But the political talk is just a jumping off point to a wide-range of subject matter, from the latest in pop culture to some very strong opinions on family life and parenting. Listen in to hear how one political couple balances it all.


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03/10/2020 | Episode 041 | 45:00

He Said, She Said: 2020 Session winds down with Anitere Flores

2020 Session winds down with Anitere Flores

Michelle and Peter discuss the final week of the legislative session and its many accomplishments, including likely teacher pay increases, state employee pay increases and (for the first time in years) a fully funded Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Our hosts discuss the elusive concept of likability on the heels of International Women's Day, Elizabeth Warren's drop from the presidential race and release of the Hillary Clinton documentary on Hulu. Senator Anitere Flores joins the podcast to discuss her final days in Tallahassee.

Key Insights

  • Michelle and Peter open the episode with a discussion of International Women's Day and the Hillary Clinton documentary now streaming on Hulu.
  • Our hosts discuss the issue of "likability" and why it is such a strange component of presidential electability.
  • With likability in mind, Michelle and Peter draw parallels between Hillary Clinton's 2016 run and Elizabeth Warren's 2020 run.
  • The last week of the legislative session is here: Peter shares the big ticket items including teacher salary increases, a fully-funded Sadowski Trust Fund and $100M for Florida Forever Land Acquisition Fund.
  • Peter asks, will any of these session wins matter if we're in the middle of a coronavirus-fueled economic free fall?
  • Senator Anitere Flores joins the podcast to talk about her last days in Tallahassee. The legislator, who spent six years in the Florida House and 10 in the Senate is leaving office due to term limits.
  • Coronavirus: Michelle, Peter and Ella Joyce have a Disney cruise booked for late April. So far, they're keeping their plans.
  • Michelle and Peter talk about the nomination battle between Sen. Bernie Sanders vs. Vice President Joe Biden, and try to understand why millennials like their podcast producer like Sanders when he appears so very unlikable.

"A lot of women, myself included, don't realize what the feminists of Hillary's generation did for us." - Michelle Todd Schorsch

"One surprise is that things that we've been talking about forever, we're actually doing them this year. So it's a good way to head out." - Anitere Flores

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While Peter Schorsch holds many titles — blogger, consultant and editor-in-chief of Florida Politics, the most influential political website in the Sunshine State — the one of which he’s proudest is “husband and father.” That’s what makes his new podcast so exciting. Peter’s co-host is a woman every bit as accomplished as he is: his wife, Michelle Todd Schorsch. “He Said, She Said” has Peter and Michelle — previously a respected political consultant, now the CEO of the bustling Schorsch household — discussing the driving topics of the day, especially how politics really goes down in Florida. 


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