From Beto O’Rourke from Beto’s Substack

What I like most about these meetings is that people speak like people… not scripted, focus group tested, polled, consulted or researched. Just people talking and listening to other people.

Sometimes the way representatives and pundits talk about Medicaid cuts or the consequences of Trump’s budget bill can just seem like more politics, more talking points, more numbers and hypotheticals. We talk about fighting back, what does it mean? Who are we fighting for?

Meet Gail. She stood up in Humble, Texas last week to tell us about her husband who has Parkinson’s.

“I’m his only care taker.

I make just enough money that as long as I can keep him home, we’re good. But I’m 72 and my best case scenario is I outlive him. If I don’t, where will he go? Because when that money runs out, there’s not going to be a medicaid there to take care of him. He’ll be alone.

And those research dollars that Trump is cutting?

It affects everyone here. If it gives us just one more day or one more year with a loved one, it’s worth it.

If you know someone with cancer, that affects you. If you know someone who has Alzheimers, that affects you. If you know someone with a neurodegenerative condition, that affects you.

And this bastard is taking it away.”

This is what we do—our signature service: Capturing Voices.

Sure, we run the audio through automatic transcription AI, so that we can move faster. But make no mistake, we review EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. Stuttering and stammering, extended pauses, sobs, giggles, false starts—all of those things add meaning and nuance to the transcript. That’s how real people talk! They’re not scripted, they speak in bursts of enthusiasm, they stumble when their heart is breaking. We’re here to capture all of that—real people talking like real people. Telling you what is in their hearts, what they’re afraid of, what they’re hopeful for, what they’re trying to accomplish. Sincerity—we’re not just capturing voices, we’re capturing sincerity.