Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg is the Secretary of Transportation, which means that he is in charge of the 55,000 person U.S. Department of Transportation. They do a lot of stuff....we get into some of that stuff here now. You will probably not be surprised to find that I quite liked Pete, he's a big ol' nerd and is very focused on understanding people's problems and systems to help people rather than what rhetoric we happen to use to get there. That might be great for a national politician but it is very good for someone who is just in there getting work done.
I made this video in a weird way (and it was not what the Pete team, like, /agreed/ to...so hopefully they don't mind...it seemed the proper way.)
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Yes, I'll take "Faces I didn't expect to see in a video thumbnail" for $500, Alex.
Alex? His name is John Green, not Alex Green :p
@@SylviaRustyFae It's Alex Green
@@SylviaRustyFae um actually this isn’t a John video! Obviously a Dave video.
@@cjwrightmusic Who the eff is Dave?
@@SylviaRustyFaeunacceptable Dave erasure
I love that Secretary Buttigieg's team was just like hmm notable things to do in Missoula: Hank Green's house?
I assumed they made an exact copy of hank's office in the airport, including the drawers and their contents
that's pretty much it to be honest
What could have had a bigger impact on visibility into the Administration, though? For NerdFighteria, not much!
I smell a nerdfighter in their ranks!
@@scheitahnberg Ooo! Good point! I bet there is and that is awesome. DFTBA, transportation nerdfighter!
"I had the benefit of having a cheap cancer." What a horrifying sentence.
in so many ways!
Absolutely horrifying
But true. And sad. Having been through a recurring 8 surgeries, radiation, over 15 years cancer.
All the more so because it is so true.
I have a PT employee who at 31 is dealing with potential prostate cancer. He's a vet and going the the VA system is like molasses in winter. He's stressing about the 4 days off and no pay after a procedure yesterday AND the stress of possible cancer and long term surviving. This country does not value its citizens nor its veterans.
longtime lurker/longertime Nerdfighter here, but feel compelled to say that this style of interview is incredibly effective. It's both informative and entertaining to have an interview with a government official featuring fact-check cutaways that offer context (not necessarily critique!) to what is being discussed. It taught me a lot and kept me engaged. Hank, you really excel at this and I hope it is not the last we see of this format!
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I want Hank to cross-interview EVERY cabinet Secretary with fact-checking in post
omg YES
Yes, please
And the secretarybird question must be asked every time
But maybe John could interview the health and human services secretary, considering his specialization.
But a majority of politicians would never agree to do a video then! How will they ever sustain their job?
“three whole onions” is the only thing that could be said in that moment. it was the only answer.
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Same goes for the airline pilot thing. We were all thinking it.
This comment made me burst out laughing, thank you 😂
I thought about a magic card because I'm a massive nerd
That's gotta be what pete renames the podcast to
Thank you Pete for ensuring I keep my job as a train conductor with your 2 man crew requirements for freight trains. My union has tried so long and it kept not passing through legislation in my state of Virginia, and the very next week the DOT made it happen!
love to hear about these practical cases of what our government has done for us, glad you got to keep your job and that our trains are well kept in your hands! thanks for sharing!
Thanks stranger for your service. I love trains.
Wow! That's great!
That is fantastic to hear!
I'm a Virginian here. I support you man. Rail is so important for our societies.
When pete was first appointed to the cabinet I thought "sec of transport seems random" but after this interview, it makes so much sense that a good mayor would be very knowledgeable about infrastructure
Nonsense. You may not like the guy but he's neither creepy nor underwhelming in any way. The guy is objectively highly accomplished and incredibly competent at his job. 🙄
It is so refreshing that a cabinet secretary holds the position they do because of what they know, not who they know. It is sad that the previous administration had that backwards.
@@fdm2155 oh don’t get me wrong, I like him a lot! He’s incredibly knowledgeable and well-spoken and it was so cool to me, a lesbian, that a gay candidate got so far in the race! I just didn’t see the transportation expertise at first bc I didn’t think about it that hard
@@simsamsammie Same. I would not have thought about it but for hearing others layout why Transportation is (apparently) a sought after post! Who knew...?
"humans don't experience distance in miles, we experience distance in minutes" is such a quintessential understanding of transportation issues...
A very green brothers thing to say. Well done Pete
I lived in Los Angeles for 30 years. It was one of the first things that you learn when driving there - every trip is always discussed in minutes (or hours). Because going 5 miles could be 5 minutes or it could be an hour. It all depended on where you were and where you were going.
Was looking if someone picked out this quote. Great line
my job involes dealing with walking assessments. The number of times i ask "how far can you walk" and get an answer in units of time rather than distance...
@@thomaseboland8701 And when.
Im very charmed by Orin finding a question to ask that is relevant to his interests without knowing what a secretary in the Presidential cabinet is... What a champ.
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pete not knowing what a secretary bird is lost my vote 😤
He's Hank Green's boy. In 30 years, he's going to save the world.
Favorite aspects of this video in no particular order: 1) The juxtaposition of Pete’s calm, measured politician voice and Hank’s excitable youtuber voice 2) Hank trying very diligently to look at the person he was interviewing instead of the camera 3) Being able to read Hank’s reactions in real time to Pete’s answers and then have my suspicions confirmed in the fact check portion 4) Pete excitedly explaining asphalt research and technology/describing the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center as only slightly less glamorous than the CIA headquarters 4) Secretary bird! This was really interesting overall! It’s nice to hear about what the government is working on improving that you wouldn’t otherwise!
I also thoroughly enjoyed the road construction break down! I knew that companies were working on things, but I had no idea it was integrated into the Government and how they test it seems so funny
I had the good fortune to live in South Bend when Pete was our mayor. He truly saved the town from the brink of being another Detroit. I also had the honor of working with him when he guest lectured at Notre Dame, where I worked. He is, without hesitation, one of the sharpest and most well-spoken people I've ever met. He actually acts on his ideas instead of just spouting what he thinks people want to hear. Good to see him in the nerd community : ) Great man!
"You look like an airline pilot" is about to be my new pickup line
He seemed genuinely pleased by that comment, like "My childhood dream has come true!" We're all just big kids.
It's definitely not an insult, lol.
It won't be a good pick up line for a pilot of a Boeing jet.
I think that would work on me, maybe.
Pilots in movies are not known for having a problem getting the ladies. Or fellas. Never a bad thing to be told lol.
We need WAY more sit downs like this with public officials in this country. Just a good conversation about what is happening in their corner of the government. Kudos to Sec. Pete and his team and to Hank for making this happen. Well done.
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“We don’t experience distance in miles, we experience it in minutes” is a great thing to hear from the Secretary of Transportation and to me at least, it shows that his priorities are in the right order
I can honestly say Secretary Buttigieg has fully accepted the responsibility of his position and used it to better our country. Thanks gentlemen for being great Americans 🇺🇸🫡
No one could have predicted Orin's question for the secretary of transportation. Poor guy probably thought a kid would ask about trains, but he got hit with an obscure bird question. Handled it like a champ!
Birds do transport themselves quite effectively
Clearly Hank's son, also maybe much of the inspiration behind The Fix on D20.
@@EducatedNation2they’re also known to transport things far distances, like coconuts.
@@Platypi007 There's even a character inspired by the secretary bird in another D20 series - Lou Wilson's character in A Court of Fey and Flowers. Maybe that's where Orin learned of that bird? Who knows!
@johnny2003 it's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
"why dont we just make the trains go faster?" "we are!" "OH GREAT! :D"
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It's so wholesome lol
It’s cool that people in the public are finally getting to see all of the work that has been put in by the rail advocacy groups. High speed rail is popping up everywhere, and amtrak is upgrading tracks wherever it can
Can they also make them stop derailing and poisoning towns? Wait.. I guess that's industry and not public transport
Separate from holding the freight carriers' feet to the fire, they are also just making trains faster! It's just a lot of work. Still: Amtrak and the Illinois DoT recently upgraded the maximum speed of the Lincoln Service (Chicago to St Louis) from 90 mph to 110 mph! Even with intermediate stops, this actually makes it competitive with a non-stop drive!
I love how he instantaneously gifted you his pin when he saw your pin collection. The kindness and respect in all your videos gives me hope they we might be okay.
Hey! I’m one of the people who’s job it is to _keep_ the new airport amazingly dope. Thanks for noticing how amazingly dope it is!
Also, for my fellow Montanans (or anyone else) there’s a Newsweek poll going right now for “Best Small Airports” and MSO is nominated. You can find it by searching “best small airports newsweek” if your interested in voting. You can vote once a day for the next couple weeks or so.
Great work, ya'll!
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Thanks for making it dope! :D
did not have hank giving pete buttigieg a garfield figurine on my bingo card for this friday’s video
What’s was on your bingo card for this video? What normally goes on your bingo card?
@@RumtumtuggerTB Well, the free space is most likely "Good morning John" p:
Neither did Pete Buttigieg.
Me either, but it doesn't seem out of the realm of normal Hank behavior.
But was Pete Buttigieg giving Hank the official lapel pin of the USDOT *ON* your Bingo card?
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buttigiegs take on jet skis was so funny lmao, "It just seems to me like it would end in tears"
The anti-moebius
I have to admit, hearing Sec. Buttigieg talking about Hank's "origin story" gave me such a big grin.
Answering "jet ski" is the most Florida Hank has ever been
Pete was not having it, though! Lol :)
I just know Pete was setting up to talk about trains and Hank had other ideas 😂
@@xzonia1Pete definitely thought he was talking about water-skiing. He started asking why he'd get out of a perfectly good boat haha
All interviews with politicians should be edited with cutaways to explain things and factcheck them. Love it! And shoutout to the person on the Buttigieg staff who knew about Hank's longstanding feud with the I94, that's a deep cut!
Anyone from the Orlando area hates I4. I feel like the department of transportation knows this. They did their work to find the blog but also they could have said you grew up in the Orlando area I know you hate i4
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it was about I4 in florida, but he probably has opinions about I94 too
Biden made a brilliant choice when he offered Mayor Pete the Secretary of Transportation; he’s good!
I hope he runs for president again he will have my vote!
@@rebeccawright4712 I agree. It would be so nice to have someone this smart and kind explaining all the things to us like this.
I believe he actually negotiated for the post because he understood the opportunity make a meaningful practical difference in ways Americans will see and understand. That's gonna be useful in 2028! 😄
As someone who works in electrical infrastructure in the US, this conversation was deeply cathartic. Infrastructure problems and improvements are tranches upon tranches of complex political and policy puzzles, but there are people, both in government and industry, who are deeply passionate and knowledgable who are trying their best to make things better.
Thank you for help making it happen!
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"I'd get hurt on a jetski" My brother in democracy you were in the army.
He was willing to risk injury for his country, but is more careful when it comes to leisure time. That's OK.
@@TakenTook He has a young family and he cares about them first.
@@sophelet -- I agree! My comment was not a criticism of him being willing to risk his life while in the military. I was pointing out that it's OK for him to avoid risky things that are frivolous. Being a father is an important reason to be extra careful with all activities, frivolous or otherwise. But given that he's never been on a JetSki, he was likely already being careful even as a young person without children.
As someone who was also in the Army, Soldiers should not be assumed to be safe or competent on jet skis.
@@JesBales16 I've never been in an army, but I know a good chunk of any army is 18-22 year old. That is not a "safety" demographic, anywhere. Especially young males.
Pete Buttislegs
my god
++++ how have we never said this before
Perfection
You win the interwebs today 😂
😂😂
I remember tuning into NPR in the middle of an interview and immediately being drawn in & thinking to myself “who is this incredibly articulate and thoughtful person I’m hearing.” Turns out it was Pete. His primary was the only political campaign I’ve ever donated to.
Hank - Airline pilot here. I wouldn't be embarrassed about saying he looks like a pilot. We have a look, so much so its often easy for me to guess if someone is crew or not at our layovers based on looks/ outfit. Pete fits the mold!
You were 100% correct that he looks like he could be an airline pilot. I can just picture the little cap and outfit and him going "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" into the intercom.
That whole "automated cars can come pick you up and store themselves in a remote lot" thing sounds like it could be easily achieved today with just a robust local bus network.
I mean public buses will never be a door to door service, it's simply not practical, but better bus systems are definitely a good idea
@@kevinwells9751 I agree! You can't really get door to door, so the idea of automated cars is great!! Would love them in addition to walkable cities, good bus systems, high speed rail, etc.
I think the best thing an automated car could do is take people from their doors to a bus station that actually takes you to where you need to go. Ideally that'd be something you could just like... Walk... But suburbs have been made and it would take years to unmake and we need good, green, mass transit systems ASAP.
Weird to say as a diehard pedestrian but I don’t want cars or car-like things to go away completely. Sometimes it’s nice to travel in a little private box. They could be automated and shared but I still want them to exist. Otherwise homes become the only private places.
@@LnnyOsoTo yeah, many times many people can't just ... walk to the bus stop
Yes, Pete Buttigieg is the Secretary of Transportation. Yes, he was in town to trumpet your new airport. The fact that his first question to you was regarding your cancer journey and how government can make it easier for cancer patients shows you how much the administration cares about this! It’s both endearing to engage with you regarding cancer because you’ve been so open about your journey with it, but also this is the administration understanding the power and weight that your commentary carries. I will say you did a good job. I liked the format you decided on that allowed for further details to be provided regarding individual topics. I’m sure when you get to do this again you’ll be even more prepared for the interview and editing.
I saw mayor Pete running on the national mall with his kid in a stroller and I just waved and yelled HI like we knew each other because I didn’t know what else to do… he waved back, confused 😅
4:36 While I suspect that the Buttigieg team does do excellent research, there have *got* to be some long-time nerdfighters in that group as well... surely??
Have worked with Pete’s team before - can confirm that there absolutely are!
@@Catl0v3r23 Hell yes haha thanks for sharing
@@Catl0v3r23 Thank you for making my day.
That venn diagram gas to be damn near a circle.
@@Catl0v3r23 So cool!
"where are we on universal health care?" BRAVO
Why did Pete ask the question? 😂 when he knew he didn’t have a good answer
@@tfw62192 I think he genuinely wanted to hear the answer. He may possibly have been thinking there's something he doesn't know about what cancer patients go through that maybe he could help. I appreciate him showing his curiosity and willingness to learn. It's refreshing
If government people don't encourage conversations, then things won't change!
I also love the semi mumble they both used because we know Pete is in support of major overhaul... even if Medicare is currently super rough administratively right now
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I voted for Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 primary. He’s always impressed me with his integrity
were you a fan of him fixing bread prices lol
I wish I had a chance, but by the time my state got around he was backing Biden
Not gonna lie I only clicked because I couldn't fathom why it was called "three whole onions" and I couldn't live my life without knowing.
While Mr Buttigieg is a little too centrist for my taste politically, I hugely appreciate the amount of just sheer competency and informedness he brings. This should be table stakes for such a position, but it hasn't been for a bit, and it's really nice to see someone who just clearly lives deep in the problem space he controls.
Yes this
Yeah, it’s a huge relief to see.
His being more centrist (or center-left) gives me hope that if he makes it through the primary he can win the support of the large bloc of independent / swing voters and thus the general election.
He's more centrist than I am politically, but I do believe he's so good at throwing himself so fully into a job that if he were POTUS he would end up moving more left just in terms of his actual actions. I also tend to believe the majority of politicians should be centrists, though, just because I think compromise is far more important in keeping a government running and functioning than people realize. It's why I couldn't be a politician, I consider myself very far on the left, and I would have a hard time managing those compromises. I still think those compromises are important, it just couldn't be me. 😅
Very well said! I wholeheartedly agree!
I'll throw in my favourite etymology fact: the Buttigieg family originally hails from Malta, the only EU-country where a Semitic language is spoken. Most of Maltese grammar and a lot of its basic vocabulary is derived from Arabic. Buttigieg then, comes from Bu-DiGieG, or earlier Abu DiGiG, which in Arabic would be Abu al Dajaj (ابو الدجاج). This literally means 'father of chickens', indicating that Pete's family would have likely been Maltese poultry keepers back in the day!
This is the nerdy stuff I read the comments for!!!
Neat
I love interesting etymology like that
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This comment is what nerdfightaria is here for.
This was a good use of the new lack of being tied to four minutes. Also, it goes without saying, but this kind of thoughtful and honest consideration of issues only comes from one party in the U.S. nowadays. Don't forget to vote.
Three cheers for Secretary Pete!🎉 We must keep a place for the smart, articulate and innovative leaders in American government - and he is the top of the class, in my view.
This is such a TikTok-brain way of editing a politician's interview. And I sadly have to admit: It works on me. 😅
not really, sure it can be split up easily if you're that content brain rotted. but it's to fact check each answer concisely and effectively
1. This guy seems very smart. 2. I love that you are basically fact checking every answer he gives!
So many times when I see interviews, especially when I know something about the topic (but also when I don't), I find myself wanting there to be this sort of interjection with context/fact-checking. This style is great, and doesn't detract or feel inappropriate.
I would PAY to see you do this with every politician you can get your hands on, Hank. The style of sincere-but-goofy interview with fact-checking interjections is GENIUS for both retention and education. Pete gets a lot of points in my book for doing this ✨✨
I think it would depend on the politician being willing to have a good-faith argument
What a great interview! Pete is good people and I'm really glad he's working on infrastructure for our country - something we've sorely needed for a long time. I love what you two both said together about how if government is working then we don't even see it working, and Pete said 'as it should be'. And I agree. That's one of the things I've appreciated most from the recent administration: I can just feel like they're doing the work and not have to live in daily existential dread because they're posting a new scandal on twitter. Boring. I want government to be boring and thoughtful and dedicated to just making things better for people. Secretary Pete makes me feel like that, so thanks Secretary Pete!
This is not an official poli "THIS IS AN OFFICIAL POLICY POSITION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" Brave joke to make, hilarious
I’ve always respected Buttigieg’s ability to explain things in a way everyday people can understand as well as his willingness to engage with people in general. He’s kind of like a government version of Hank in those ways, I guess.
Yes! I was surprised on how easy it was to understand him and the straightforward answers - no verbal tricks or talkarounds that many politicians do that make you question yourself on if you're just too stupid to understand what they said or if they just said a whole lot of nothing
He's a Vlog Brother from another mother
The way Pete maintains his integrity is his humility. He will always be the kid from a middle class neighborhood in South Bend. He leans into it, and never forgets it. He went to prestigious Harvard in Boston and Oxford in the UK, lived in Chicago & Toronto for short time while working in the corporate world, served in a war zone in the military overseas, ran a presidential campaign, is is now a cabinet Secretary in the US Government. Despite being exposed to an intellectual, cosmopolitan, international life, he still treats rural & uneducated people with the same respect as his boss, the President.
@@lbputzer -- He's good people, as it were. I wish we had more people like him in public office.
I really enjoy Sec. Pete and his ability to quickly summarize an issue in plain language while being constrained by the role of the federal government and as a political appointee. "They do a lot of stuff....we get into some of that stuff here now" is so true. Transportation has so many touchpoints across everyone's daily life and this vlog just scratches the surface.
I don't understand why Buttigieg gets so much hate/flack. He seems pretty sensible to me.
Because he shows how good things can be if we just have the right people in charge of things. Hiring on merit versus hiring based on nepotism like the previous administration, who put Rick Perry into the leadership of the Department of Energy because "Texas oil state, oil is energy" despite that department being about our *nuclear* capabilities, both civilian and military.
I'm afraid a LOT of it is homophobia.
This is the first time in a while I haven't felt totally disillusioned when it comes to our government. Watching Pete Buttigieg talk with passion and excitement about this topic was a much needed breath of fresh air in an especially difficult election year. The fact checking throughout was aces as well.
I felt the same way!
I get where you're coming from. But! The good news is that the vast majority of government workers are just as passionate and motivated to make American's lives better. The problems are just immensely difficult to solve at times. Or it comes back to funding (or lack thereof).
I felt the same way. It also made me wonder if we voted for several key cabinet positions instead of just the big guy at the top, if we would all have a better sense of what the government is actually doing at a given time….
It really brings me joy. I get that everything is always political messaging, but my goodness I really appreciate informed people talk about how they deal with some of the most complicated things in the world. It’s really easy to criticize ideas or come up with novel ones when you don’t have reality riding on it. We rarely get to explore the perspective and depth of the people who do have to manage that , and I’m here for it.
He's a lovely, smart guy. He should have been put forward as presidential candidate instead of Biden, but homophobia.
God I wish more of our public discourse looked like this.
Pete is just such a good person and competent politician. I really appreciate him. He and his team are really clever about media presence too.
Secretary Buttigieg's enthusiasm around transportation is contagious. Marking my calendar for the 2028 high speed rail podcast rename!
THREE WHOLE ONIONS
and the way he said it was so serious!
Scallion ≠ Onion
@@SolaceEasymy guy are you really trying to fact check an off the cuff, terrible dad pun? You sir, deserve to be here
to be fair, Sec. Buttigieg did say "tri-scallion" instead of "triskelion"
@@SolaceEasy I fixed that for you!
Who could have guessed that hank 6 years ago would be interviewing the secretary of transportation
Well, nine years ago I was interviewing Obama so you could make the case that this is a step down...
I mean he's also interviewed a sitting President, so I'm not surprised.
Would Pete Buttigieg commit to a baby name though?
@@vlogbrothers They didn't come to YOU though, in your bespoke maximalist wizard office
@@vlogbrothers thats the joke
The great thing about Pete is that he’s a good educator. Like Hank said, so much happens in the nitty gritty and we need someone we can trust and someone who is loyal to the truth and committed to bringing that truth all the way to us.
Pete was far from my top choice in the 2020 primary (disagreed with him on single-payer healthcare, taxation, etc.), but I like him as cabinet secretary. He is dedicated, nerdy, and above all an excellent communicator. Hope we can keep him in that job for as long as we can.
Wild that Secretary Pete, himself from Indiana, chose to visit the Montana brother rather than the Indiana brother.
I laughed so hard
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Pete was there for the airport but stayed for Hank.
Go after the freight lines like John went after tuberculosis.😂
Yes!!
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honestly? True. Once the Green brothers become passionate about something, they manage to enact crazy amounts of change rather quickly.
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I have a lot of respect for Secretary Buittigieg. His ability to break political philosophies down into communicable ideas is really impressive and he seems to have a great deal of empathy.
This video is why I think hatred of the government is often overblown. There are so many thoughtful people working and actively improving our towns and our country. All of the progress referenced in this video that had never heard of. It's not all doom and gloom. Progress is being made.
23:07 *Buttigieg:* _"We don't actually experience distance in miles, we experience it in minutes"_ *Me:* _Cheering in Canadian_
Saskatoon resident, and I definitely have had a hard time explaining this to some of my more car centric coworkers. I appreciate this quote so hard. I used to live in Humboldt, which is an hour away from work. Now I bus from the opposite side of the city, and my commute is just a little over an hour, but longer. Humboldt is 110 km away, where I live now is 15 km away. I don't care about the actual distance, I care about time, convenience, and the environment (in that order).
And we don't even have to do metric/imperial unit conversions!
Hans Solo experiences time in distance
@@lethargogpeterson4083Minutes aren't metric. Seconds are. Also Americans use US customary. Smaller gallons.
In Australia, when you're asked how far something is, you say how long it takes to drive there.
I want more people in the government casually coming in for a sit down with smart people and talking about things relevant to non-elite Americans
Pete saying "get this" and his excitement that follows is the best. A+
As a transportation policy manager for a nonprofit - THANK YOU for asking him about parking minimums, our reliance on cars, and the connections between housing and transportation. I was nervous to watch this video as someone with a lot of feelings about transportation, but of course you came through as always.
I honestly was like "oh did you give Pete a screen cap of your desk to use as the background filter for remote meetings?" but then immediately he was IN YOUR OFFICE and I was shook.
Legit thought it was a green screen or Photoshop at first from the thumbnail
He literally gave you the pin off his jacket. These are the kinds of kind people we need to positions of power and authority.
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My grandfather was born in 1924 and at that time, almost no roads were made or built around cars as few people had them. I'm 28 now, I think in my lifetime we will start to see non-carcentric infrastructure cities.
I live in Chicago and (arguably) it's already a post-car city. Many adults do not have drivers licenses here. If it was more affordable to live here, I think it would receive much more attention. Pete speaks about that problem very well.
As someone who works in transportation research and has loved SciShow for years, this video feels like a weird but awesome party where your high school friends meet your college friends and they all have a great time XD Their shared excitement for transportation is so wholesome, we love to see it!
I’m vastly disappointed this isn’t an onion mukbang with Pete Buttigieg
Onions All The Way Down
To be quite honest when I saw the title I immediately thought of John's videos about like, cooking eight peas or whatever number of tomatoes
i was like oh is there an onion challenge? lol
Thanksgiving week group zoom call live stream special
If we ever needed an 'Onion mukbang with Pete Buttigieg' t-shirt, it's NOW
Orin being a bird nerd is absolutely perfect
I wonder if, when Hank was on Dimension 20, Orin and Brennan ever got to chat about bird facts? 😁
I really loved the cutaway facts. It didn’t feel like you were correcting information as much as providing basic information to make it easier to follow the conversation.
This is a classic example of how the Biden administration is so much more in touch with our youth and its role models like Hank and John than TFG. There is absolutely no comparison between the sensitivity and awareness of the needs of younger generations of the Biden administration and TFG. Thanks Hank and Pete. Such a pleasure to see two committed truth-seekers together.
I really hope we get to a space in America in my lifetime where Pete Buttigieg can become president. Smart guy, earnest, engaged, inspirational.
Same!
The biggest obstacle is homophobia in the general public, and the constant threats Pete Buttigieg and his family get because of the family they are is really serious and concerning. It's already become unsafe for his kids. So that's something we all have to work on if we want him to be president (as I do).
I'd vote for him! :)
I really appreciate his point that reducing reliance on cars actually INCREASES our freedom of choice. It’s definitely a politicians answer, but it’s also a way of framing this that I think might help the point resonate with more people.
Definitely. Growing up in a car-dependent area with no public transportation and not having access to a car and a license until I was 21, I can speak from experience when I say being reliant on cars is not at all freeing. During that period of my life I was basically stuck at home unless I could get someone to take me somewhere. Couldn't have a job, a social life, or go to college until I got a car. If I'd had a disability that prevented me from driving, I probably would still be stuck there. That's not freedom.
Yes. I think I would just say this: let's not make the rich man's toy of 1915 a shackle for the working American today.
My inner child healing just a little bit watching Hank platform and seriously consider his son's special interest topic of choice as part of the conversation.
As someone with a pilot dad: he does look exactly like an airline pilot
Is there another person in the Federal government at this level that could and would give such straightforward and clearly stated answers to your questions? This dude needs to be our President!
I agree!!
On one hand, I am glad this slightly more political comment is so low compare to all non-political nerdy ones at the top. But that's what I thought as well. As outsider non american it is so so so increadably unbelivebly bizzar that your system couldn't come up with some smart/bright/young/energetic politicians as a candidates but two old farts you got in the end, again. Someone like Pete would be a good example of such a choice.
@@AleksandrMotsjonov In Biden's favor, he knows the game very well and he knows all of the players, and I think he is doing a great job bringing us back to a more sensible middle, undoing a lot of what the Republicans have been doing to us. A younger candidate, idealistic and energetic, would be easily stalled by the establishment. Imagine what Pete could get done after a few more years of seasoning. As for Trump, I am convinced he ran just for the sake of the publicity so he could get another TV show, and he's proof of what the English, back in the early days of our country, said about the whole idea of democracy.
@@AleksandrMotsjonov I mean the last election had a bunch of candidates as bright as Buttigieg, but the status quo doesn't like them at all. Buttigieg is more progressive than Biden but he is also very middle of the road. Tgeir system just can't elect those candidates
We tried in 2019/2020! Pete Buttigieg ran a wonderful primary campaign and I was happy to be a part of it in my state. I hope that I get to cast my primary vote again for him someday!
I love this little exchange so much: “When I was young I wanted to be an airline pilot.” “You look, right now (I’m sorry), like an airline pilot” “Well thank you!”
I worked for Pete in NH during his 2020 run and it remains one of the things I am most proud of
3:33 A lightbulb moment in realtime 😂 Personal political preference aside, the fact that Pete is well educated & so willing to engage in *actual* discourse is incredible & SO refreshing. If only that was the standard & not an exception 😔 Thank you Hank!
It’s so nice to see a government official who seems like he knows what he’s doing and isn’t a million years old. It’s refreshing
Who cares about age (you, obviously). No need to be ageist, there will be a time for young people. It's nice though, that younger people get into office to get experience. Imagine if Pete Buttigieg runs for President again-he's just, very competently, managed a 55,000 person department as cabinet secretary. It's great experience.
@@Laura-kl7vi Because we want a diverse group of people helping to run the government. It isn't any more ageist to want equitable representation for younger people than it is that we currently have almost none. There's nothing wrong with wanting to see yourself exist in your representatives.
I love how optimistic working on the inside can make a person. You can tell Pete is genuinely excited for the positive changes he sees coming in the future.
I like this cut away format. I wish bigger news agencies did stuff like that.
When two nerds get together, fascinating conversation ensues. Loved this video, Hank!
Hank’s favorite mode of transport was the craziest part of this video.
He had that answer ready!
Mine is alpine sled, the kind where you sled down the mountain at a ski resort during the warm summertime. Then again, I have never tried a jet ski.
esp since jet skis are so bad for the environment 😞
Hank Green = Mobius M. Mobius
@@robotsongsyou’re right!
The surprised "See ya John" at the end there gave me a good chuckle
This was legitimately amazing. This is why I love vlogbrothers
Besides that Pete Buttigieg is a really impressive guy, it's great to hear him knowledgeably talking shop about transportation. Of course he would learn everything he possibly could when he got in office! Pete was a genius pick for Secretary of Transportation. And he and Hank together is a lot of fun!
The way he asks Hanks son for a handshake is just so kind, he really looks like a genuine guy
When he asked, "Can I give you a really big..." my brain screamed, "Don't hug kids without the parent's consent!" Then he finished with "handshake?" Such a gentleman.
I apparently totally missed this part of the video and can't find it by scrolling through - can someone please give me the timestamp?
@@KunamaElgar Orin comes in at 17:30
@@claireduston5177 thanks!
Man I love Pete Buttigieg! One of the very few politicians I find more than "okay". Fantastically intelligent and knowledgeable, and also humble and caring. That is literally all you need! I would love to see him run for president one day.
again. 👍
right! i forgot lol. i guess i really hope to see him as president some day :)
What a great format. Please bring us more of it, not only with federal officials but also state and municipal ones. I also liked the follow up information asides rounding out the background issues!
Well guys, that was AWESOME! Thank you both.
That Pete is so well-informed. A walking encyclopedia. I wish we could vote for him in the upcoming election.
My mom met with Pete Buttigieg the other week (he was also our former mayor, miss him so much😔) and now that he's met you, I've basically met Hank Green😎
Can we make "Hank Number" a thing? a la the "6 degrees of Kevin Bacon" begotten Bacon Numbers? EG, Yours is 2.
I am autistic and disabled, and I can't drive. I ended up leaving the US partially because I can't function in a society so focused on cars. It is extremely isolating and difficult to exist in America if you can't drive.
What country did you end up in? I hope you're doing well there. :)
@xzonia1 I'm in Scotland, which is only possible because I married a Scottish guy. Funny thing is, he's neurodivergent and can't drive either. But we live in a small town about 10 miles outside Edinburgh, and even this far out of the city we have 3 or 4 buses an hour right outside our house. And because I'm disabled, bus fare is free for me.
Awesome interview Hank and Pete! I was surprised to hear about that high speed rail being built.