Josh Turek

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931 appearances 8 recordings 5 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 21 Aug

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Pod Save America · Total Eclipse of the Harp · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

I gave him a letter I.

He gave me a letter I because I'm having one of those surreal moments.

I'm looking over, like, oh my God, I'm I'm I'm playing President Obama.

I ended up beating him IOWA to I, but he was uh he was talking trash to me the entire game.

Uh he's like, Look, I'm not gonna let you win.

I said

Mr.

President, with all due respect, I'm certainly not gonna let you win.

I have a reputation here.

I'm a I'm a two time gold medalist, I'm a four time Paralympian.

Like I'll never hear the end of it if I let you beat me.

That's

I found that one fascinating because uh so much of my story is overcoming adversity.

As you said, uh uh grew up in a working class family, working class community where we went to the goodwill for clothes, shared clothes, twenty-one surgeries by the age of twelve.

I had my first surgery at one day old.

And then, as you said, I'm I mean, I was cut six straight years from the national team.

I kept coming back year after year after year saying eventually I'm gonna get good enough.

You can ask any one of my national team uh team teammates.

I was absolutely one of the hardest workers.

And to win, I represent the reddest district that's represented by a Democrat in the Iowa legislature.

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