Episode 117 brings a special Labor Day edition of the Podcast and it features a conversation with former HUD Secretary Julián Castro. Sec. Castro checks in (Starts at the 16:30 mark) to talk about his efforts with Latino outreach, the importance of voting in this year's election, the housing crisis that the U.S. is staring down that has been made worse by COVID, and why his home state of Texas turning Blue is not as far-fetched as it once seemed. Plus: Jay's birthday was this weekend and he reflects on the last couple of years and how so much has changed.

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