Hi, This is Bill Clinton, and welcome to the new season of Why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you this? Because it is your future on the line? And why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you this tonight? Not to take you down, but to keep you looking up. I started why am I telling you this? Because I spent a lifetime being interested in other people's stories. I come from a working class family, and sometimes times were good and sometimes times were not great. Because once you've heard a person's hopes and fears, where they've been, where they want to go, your differences start to slip away. There are people in North Philadelphia that don't know a Republican. There are millions of people in rural America that don't know a Democrat. With deep divisions taking tighter hold across America and all around the world, it's clear that we all need to know each other better. Men hate each other because they fear each other, and they fear each other because they don't know each other. So I wanted these conversations to celebrate the unique gifts that make life interesting, but to affirm that our common humanity matters even more. You don't want everybody having the same opinion. You want to be forced to harmonize with people to make choices. I came of age knowing that the right to vote wasn't just about casting a ballot. It was the only way to tackle the poverty we lived in. And I get to be a fan of some of the most compelling and entertaining people in music, television, film and sports and ask about why and how they do what they do. First day of practice, Chuck Davies said, Michael Jordan, You're going to be the captain of the dream Team, and Michael Jordan said, no, Magic Johnson and Larry Birds should be the captain of the dream Team. Every character that you're writing about has to be the hero of their own story. People are not just these two dimensional paper you know, doll cutouts. If you'll control the fire, you can do any cooking you want. Control the fire, and you will have been control of your destiny. I hope you'll join me this season for more stories and conversations with some of the most interesting people I know. Listen to the new season of Why Am I Telling You This? On the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts,

Hi, This is Bill Clinton, and welcome to the new season of Why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you this? Because it is your future on the line? And why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you this? Why am I telling you this tonight? Not to take you down, but to keep you looking up. I started why am I telling you this? Because I spent a lifetime being interested in other people's stories. I come from a working class family, and sometimes times were good and sometimes times were not great. Because once you've heard a person's hopes and fears, where they've been, where they want to go, your differences start to slip away. There are people in North Philadelphia that don't know a Republican. There are millions of people in rural America that don't know a Democrat. With deep divisions taking tighter hold across America and all around the world, it's clear that we all need to know each other better. Men hate each other because they fear each other, and they fear each other because they don't know each other. So I wanted these conversations to celebrate the unique gifts that make life interesting, but to affirm that our common humanity matters even more. You don't want everybody having the same opinion. You want to be forced to harmonize with people to make choices. I came of age knowing that the right to vote wasn't just about casting a ballot. It was the only way to tackle the poverty we lived in. And I get to be a fan of some of the most compelling and entertaining people in music, television, film and sports and ask about why and how they do what they do. First day of practice, Chuck Davies said, Michael Jordan, You're going to be the captain of the dream Team, and Michael Jordan said, no, Magic Johnson and Larry Birds should be the captain of the dream Team. Every character that you're writing about has to be the hero of their own story. People are not just these two dimensional paper you know, doll cutouts. If you'll control the fire, you can do any cooking you want. Control the fire, and you will have been control of your destiny. I hope you'll join me this season for more stories and conversations with some of the most interesting people I know. Listen to the new season of Why Am I Telling You This? On the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts,