# Zaid Jalani of The American Saga was our guest

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Podcast: [Kudzu Vine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kudzu-vine-7096048)
Published: 2026-05-11T00:22:02+00:00
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## Resource

Zaid is a journalist who has spent 15 years reporting everywhere from the halls of Congress and State Department in Washington, D.C. to the Cobb County Commission. In addition to the conversation with Zaid, Wendy and David discussed the dramatic changes happening and being proposed with Congressional Maps across the South and the reality show Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy filmed over a 7 month period during the past year.

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