RUSH TRANSCRIPT 800 440 ░░░░░░░░ Call now When I ░░░░░░░░ asked if there s ░░░░░░░░ quote or a mantra ░░░░░░░░ which I live and ░░░░░░░░ I often answer with ░░░░░░░░ from Judy Garland always ░░░░░░░░ a first rate version ░░░░░░░░ yourself and not a ░░░░░░░░ rate version of someone ░░░░░░░░ Since the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ Katie Phang show I ░░░░░░░░ brought my true and ░░░░░░░░ self to each and ░░░░░░░░ episode The goal was ░░░░░░░░ go deeper in the ░░░░░░░░ to be more thoughtful ░░░░░░░░ the conversations to empower ░░░░░░░░ with the knowledge so ░░░░░░░░ could feel even more ░░░░░░░░ in the issues Knowledge ░░░░░░░░ power and I wanted ░░░░░░░░ to feel like you ░░░░░░░░ armed with the right ░░░░░░░░ to tackle what was ░░░░░░░░ your way and you ░░░░░░░░ share that knowledge with ░░░░░░░░ especially when it came ░░░░░░░░ the law This show ░░░░░░░░ not have happened without ░░░░░░░░ hard work and dedication ░░░░░░░░ so many talented and ░░░░░░░░ individuals with whom I ░░░░░░░░ been blessed to work ░░░░░░░░ d like to highlight ░░░░░░░░ my current team Though ░░░░░░░░ may be small we ░░░░░░░░ mighty and the things ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ off have been simply ░░░░░░░░ The Katie Phang show ░░░░░░░░ has worked tirelessly every ░░░░░░░░ to bring you content ░░░░░░░░ is thought provoking at ░░░░░░░░ emotional and always of ░░░░░░░░ highest standard of excellence ░░░░░░░░ ve shared laughs and ░░░░░░░░ along the way and ░░░░░░░░ s only served to ░░░░░░░░ this journey together that ░░░░░░░░ better My gratitude to ░░░░░░░░ team cannot be measured ░░░░░░░░ they will always be ░░░░░░░░ to me A recurring ░░░░░░░░ in my show has ░░░░░░░░ accountability Speaking truth to ░░░░░░░░ sometimes more bluntly than ░░░░░░░░ But it was always ░░░░░░░░ to me that I ░░░░░░░░ transparency to the issues ░░░░░░░░ often say that I ░░░░░░░░ in the currency of ░░░░░░░░ and evidence Truth not ░░░░░░░░ Proof Not mere argument ░░░░░░░░ am offended to the ░░░░░░░░ by the lies and ░░░░░░░░ repeated attempts to gaslight ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ issues that impact so ░░░░░░░░ of us And so ░░░░░░░░ given the privilege of ░░░░░░░░ platform of a show ░░░░░░░░ the way with my ░░░░░░░░ Asian name on it ░░░░░░░░ embrace the honor of ░░░░░░░░ able to be a ░░░░░░░░ for so many of ░░░░░░░░ When it came to ░░░░░░░░ that the right thing ░░░░░░░░ being done and when ░░░░░░░░ s not that there ░░░░░░░░ a call for accountability ░░░░░░░░ those responsible each and ░░░░░░░░ week I fought for ░░░░░░░░ truth to be told ░░░░░░░░ now that my time ░░░░░░░░ at MSNBC comes to ░░░░░░░░ close I am taking ░░░░░░░░ fight back to a ░░░░░░░░ place I m proud ░░░░░░░░ let you know that ░░░░░░░░ ll be joining norm ░░░░░░░░ and others in their ░░░░░░░░ of justice on behalf ░░░░░░░░ some incredible organizations like ░░░░░░░░ state democracy defenders fund ░░░░░░░░ ll be back in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom fighting for democracy ░░░░░░░░ the arena where some ░░░░░░░░ the fiercest battles are ░░░░░░░░ waged And just like ░░░░░░░░ did here at the ░░░░░░░░ Phang show I ll ░░░░░░░░ demanding accountability by those ░░░░░░░░ power to prevent the ░░░░░░░░ destruction of our great ░░░░░░░░ For centuries countless Americans ░░░░░░░░ fought for our rights ░░░░░░░░ are currently being trampled ░░░░░░░░ this administration Justice will ░░░░░░░░ sought I hope you ░░░░░░░░ follow along with me ░░░░░░░░ I continue to meet ░░░░░░░░ where you are at ░░░░░░░░ like substack and youtube ░░░░░░░░ fellow truth tellers like ░░░░░░░░ touch and the contrarian ░░░░░░░░ you ll see me ░░░░░░░░ here but on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the desk ░░░░░░░░ a guest joining the ░░░░░░░░ anchors and hosts at ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe in ░░░░░░░░ Because I do Just ░░░░░░░░ night out of the ░░░░░░░░ a dear family friend ░░░░░░░░ me a photograph of ░░░░░░░░ letter that my late ░░░░░░░░ sent to him in ░░░░░░░░ April 16th 1997 Almost ░░░░░░░░ years to the day ░░░░░░░░ had never seen it ░░░░░░░░ in his unique handwriting ░░░░░░░░ dad quoted an old ░░░░░░░░ proverb Who live each ░░░░░░░░ so that you will ░░░░░░░░ be afraid of tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ ashamed of yesterday I ░░░░░░░░ my father sent me ░░░░░░░░ message As I close ░░░░░░░░ chapter and I embark ░░░░░░░░ a new one I ░░░░░░░░ proud of the work ░░░░░░░░ have done here I ░░░░░░░░ not ashamed of the ░░░░░░░░ I have done and ░░░░░░░░ am not afraid of ░░░░░░░░ is to come tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ I know that we ░░░░░░░░ in this fight together ░░░░░░░░ does it for me ░░░░░░░░ now Thank you all ░░░░░░░░ joining us today and ░░░░░░░░ day. But don’t go