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! Meghan'McCain,!the!outspoken!daughter!of!U.S.!Senator!and!former!presidential!candidate!John' McCain,!is!bringing!her!noHnonsense!style!to!the!small!screen!in!a!new!docuHtalk!series,-RaisingMcCain,!premiering!Sept.!14!on!Pivot!(check!local!listings).!
The!new!genreHbusting!docuHtalk!series!follows!McCain,!28,!on!the!road!talking!to!unexpected!experts,! regular!people,!and!members!of!her!generation,!exploring!the!most!important!and!unusual!questions! of!the!day!framed!by!her!experiences!in!her!personal!life.! McCain!chatted!with!Parade.com!about!her!new!series,!her!relationship!with!her!father,!and!more! On'what'viewers'can'expect'from'the'show.! “It’s!a!talk!show!that!we!filmed!on!the!road,!so!that!means!all!of!the!crew!and!the!producers!are!on! camera,!and!you!see!how!it’s!being!made!while!we’re!making!it.!It’s!really!weird!and!crazy!and!kind!of! like!being!on!the!inside!of!my!brain!!I!think!the!traditional!talk!show!format!is!kind!of!a!dinosaur,!and!I! personally!don’t!watch!traditional!talk!shows,!but!I!thought!it’s!an!important!format!that!could!be! reinvented.”! On'the'topics'she’ll'explore.! “Each!episode!has!an!issue!and!a!question,!and!in!that!episode,!we!go!out!and!try!and!take!on!the! question.!It’s!everything!from!feminism!to!the!death!of!romance,!technology,!privacy,!Millennial! veterans,!and!bullying.!There!are!a!variety!of!topics,!and!all!of!the!issues!stem!directly!from!my!life!one! way!or!another,!conversations!I’ve!been!having!in!my!own!life!with!my!girlfriends.”! Is'there'anything'that’s'offOlimits?! “I!don’t!love!talking!about!my!personal!life!too!much,!even!though!we!do!this!episode!all!about!the! death!of!romance,!and!we!talk!about!dating.!It’s!a!little!embarrassing!to!talk!about!my!messy!personal! life!and!my!messy!dating!stories.!But!there’s!pretty!much!nothing!I!won’t!talk!about!if!people!really! want!to!know.!I’m!not!a!horribly!private!person.!I!don’t!think!people!who!have!television!shows!really! should!be!horribly!private.!I!think!that!it’s!kind!of!ridiculous.!It’s!very!difficult!to!make!me! uncomfortable.”! On'the'biggest'misconception'about'Millennials.! “I!think!the!biggest!misconception!is!that!we’re!somehow!uninformed!or!unengaged,!which!I!just!think! is!such!a!lie.!I!have!been!doing!college!tours!for!the!last!five!years,!and!young!people!do!their!research,! they!know!what’s!going!on,!and!they!ask!the!toughest!questions.!I!have!never!found!this!generation!to! be!disengaged.!We’re!graduating!college!in!such!a!bad!economy—student!loans,!war!fatigue,!etc.,!but!I! think!that!we!are!up!to!the!challenge!and!up!to!handling!it,!and!I!think!that’s!exactly!what!we’re!doing.”! On'her'advice'to'the'younger'generation'when'it'comes'to'getting'their'voices'heard.! “Social!media!is!the!first!direct!line!to!having!your!voice!heard.!I!would!say!immediately!join!Twitter! and!Facebook!and!everything,!and!use!it!as!much!as!possible.!I!think!getting!involved!is!easy!if!you!just! look!around.!Volunteering!locally!someplace,!helping!young!kids!in!one!way!or!another.!The!majority! of!young!people!I!know!are!engaged!and!speaking!out!in!one!way!or!another.!And!we!have!this! amazing!social!media!that!gives!us!such!a!large!voice.”! On'how'she'handles'it'when'her'values'clash'with'her'parents’'values.! “That’s!a!topic!in!one!of!the!episodes,!and!I!would!rather!speak!out!and!be!truthful!with!who!I!am!and! what!I!believe!rather!than!live!a!lie!or!somehow!pretend!that!I!agree!with!every!single!thing!my! parents!agree!with!—!I!just!think!it’s!so!important!to!use!your!voice,!even!if!it!causes!drama!within! your!family.!But!I!understand!that!it’s!a!tall!order,!and!a!very!difficult!thing!to!do.”! On'her'relationship'with'her'dad,'John'McCain,'today.! “I!have!an!awesome!relationship!with!my!dad.!I!am!so!lucky.!He!is!so!supportive!and!so!loving!and! gives!me!such!great!advice,!everything!from!stupid,!small!stuff!to!very!large!career!stuff,!and!I’m!so! lucky!that!he’s!so!openHminded!and!really!embraced!who!I!am.!Both!my!parents!have,!but!I’m!so!lucky! –!I!have!a!great!relationship!with!my!father.”!
On'what'her'dan'thinks'about'her'new'series.! “He!really!likes!it.!He’s!seen!the!first!episode,!and!he’s!seen!clips!from!other!episodes.!Actually,!the!final! episode!that!we!filmed,!I!go!home!to!Arizona!and!I!interview!both!my!parents.!And!the!advice!that!he! gives!is!just,!follow!your!instincts!and!be!true!to!yourself,!which!I!just!think!is!such!great!advice!that!I! would!give!anyone!else,!too.!I!think!failure!is!just!as!important!as!success,!and!you!can!learn!so!much! from!failure,!and!I!always!think!‘follow!your!instinct’!is!the!best!advice!he’s!ever!given!me.”! On'her'thoughts'on'the'next'election'and'the'state'of'the'Republican'Party.! “The!Republican!Party!is!splintered!at!the!moment.!It’s!divided!between!sort!of!more!extreme! conservatives!and!social!conservatives,!and!then!people!who!are!more!interested!in!being!fiscally! conservative!and!having!a!strong!national!defense!and!small!government.!But!I!think!in!the!next! election!cycle,!we!have!to!nominate!someone!who!is!not!going!to!make!the!election!all!about!social! issues.!In!the!last!election!cycle,!women!really!had!a!difficult!time!coming!around!to!the!Republican! Party.!There!was!such!emphasis!on!birth!control!and!a!woman’s!right!to!have!birth!control,!and! abortion,!and!gay!people!not!being!allowed!to!get!married.!Times!are!changing,!and!I!would!really!like! a!candidate!that!would!espouse!the!beliefs!that!I!believe!and!let!social!issues!not!be!the!emphasis!of! their!platform.”! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !