Living Room Local with Congressman Joe Neguse at Local Theater Company

Recently seen on the national stage as the House impeachment manager for the Senate trial of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district Joe Neguse joins Living Room Local for a conversation on the value of arts and culture in a healthy democracy. Local Theater Companys Artistic Director Pesha Rudnick sits down with Representative Neguse, whose district includes Boulder and Fort Collins, to discuss the importance of narrative in civic life and how storytelling has the power to build community and promote empathy. Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and naturalized citizens, will talk about his time as a campus leader at CU Boulder, his service as the one of the youngest state Cabinet secretaries in Colorados history, and his experience as the first African-American member of Congress to represent the State of Colorado.