Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Tim Walz swept onto the national stage in the summer of 2024 as the vice-presidential nominee for the Democratic party. In the wake of Biden’s announcement that he would not seek re-election, and the party closing ranks around Kamala Harris as their new presidential hopeful, the major question became: who will stand beside her and complete the Democratic ticket?
Before throwing his hat in the ring during the 2024 presidential elections, Walz was making waves on a state level as Governor of Minnesota. Elected in 2018, the former army veteran and teacher’s kitchen-table politics have made a positive impact in the homes and lives of millions of Americans. From providing free school lunches throughout the state to strengthening public safety and gun control, and from investments in clean energy and technology to university education, he has set Minnesota on a course distinctly at odds with the Executive Branch of American politics.
Walz stands at a crossroads. Despite electoral defeat on the national stage, he is back in Saint Paul with a new challenge on his hands: how to serve Minnesotans and navigate his state through the political upheaval coming from the White House? During this conversation with Tim Walz in two parts, highlighted his domestic and personal profile as well as the challenges and opportunities for Minnesota, and for the United States in general.
Recorded at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam on 18 February, 2025. Moderation by Laila Frank and Anna van Zoest.
Tim Walz swept onto the national stage in the summer of 2024 as the vice-presidential nominee for the Democratic party. In the wake of Biden’s announcement that he would not seek re-election, and the party closing ranks around Kamala Harris as their new presidential hopeful, the major question became: who will stand beside her and complete the Democratic ticket?
Before throwing his hat in the ring during the 2024 presidential elections, Walz was making waves on a state level as Governor of Minnesota. Elected in 2018, the former army veteran and teacher’s kitchen-table politics have made a positive impact in the homes and lives of millions of Americans. From providing free school lunches throughout the state to strengthening public safety and gun control, and from investments in clean energy and technology to university education, he has set Minnesota on a course distinctly at odds with the Executive Branch of American politics.
Walz stands at a crossroads. Despite electoral defeat on the national stage, he is back in Saint Paul with a new challenge on his hands: how to serve Minnesotans and navigate his state through the political upheaval coming from the White House? During this conversation with Tim Walz in two parts, highlighted his domestic and personal profile as well as the challenges and opportunities for Minnesota, and for the United States in general.
Recorded at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam on 18 February, 2025. Moderation by Laila Frank and Anna van Zoest.
