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What is the main focus of the podcast 'Clock It'?
Hey, y'all. It's Eugene Daniels.
And Simone Sanders-Townsend.
We're the hosts of a brand new podcast, MS Now Presents Clock It.
We're starting this show because over our years in D.C., me on campaigns and working in the White House.
And me covering it all, plus running the White House Correspondents Association.
We've learned to see through political machinations and maneuvering, whatever that is, right, Eugene?
Uh-huh, because right now we're watching the Trump administration try to legitimize itself by hijacking the arts, sports, basically the culture.
How does culture influence politics according to the hosts?
See, slapping Trump's name on the Kennedy Center, dispatching ice to the Super Bowl, uploading TikToks set to Nicki Minaj songs. It looks trivial, but this stuff matters.
So we want to open up our off-air conversations, our group chat, if you will, to everybody.
Every Thursday, we'll talk about what we see and hear in the news so you can start to clock it, too.
Our first episode is out right now, and new episodes drop every Thursday. Subscribe to MSNOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to get the show ad-free. Plus, you'll get an exclusive bonus episode as soon as this weekend.
And stay right here to get a preview of our first episode. Then search for Clock It and hit that follow button. No state's race, though, I think right about now is more interesting and more, you know, popping up in my group chats than what's going on in Texas in the Democratic primary between Congresswoman Jasmine Crouch and State Representative James Tallarico.
The thing that I think is most interesting about this primary for Democrats is that the split in the party is no longer ideological, right? Right. The actual split is whether you want to fight or not. And I think these two people show how different groups in the Democratic Party want to fight, right? Like James Tallarico, he's much more, you know, his demeanor's calmer.
I got into this because of my students. I got into the classroom in the fall of 2011, right after the state legislature cut $5 billion from our schools. I had 45 kids in one classroom. There weren't enough desks for all those kids, so I had students sitting on the air conditioning unit. It's unacceptable. And that's why I ran for the state legislature. It's why I flipped a Trump district that no one thought was winnable.
And you have someone like Congresswoman Crockett. And she is much more, I think, like a lot of members of Congress that are Democrats, much more in your face.
They're killing people in the middle of the street. They decided to execute a mother of three in broad daylight. I don't understand how we are sitting here and acting like this is normal.
Right. She's much more clear and concise. She seems much more ready maybe to fight Donald Trump the way Donald Trump fights.
Some would call her unconventional. Some reports have called her and her campaign unconventional. This recently, recently, OK, there was a controversy that popped off on the Internet. The fact that in 2026 campaigns are being and races are being appended by what happens on threads.
Mm hmm.
I don't know if this was a scheme that Todd set up to encourage people to sign up for threads. Todd is busy, child. But if you weren't on threads, you were not understanding where this came from.
Exactly. So this is Texas-based TikToker Morgan Thompson. She said she met Tallarico. And this is what she says happened.
Chao.
Now, can I just say a lot of different conversations have sprouted out from this, but as a former comms person, I will say in this new media landscape where folks are making their candidates available to influencers, people, creators, right? People with platforms that have substantial social media followings, particularly in the state or the district that makes a difference. These are also not... And this isn't a slight to Morgan. I'm not trying to slight her, but it was a private conversation. Like, the creators don't understand off the record.
No, they do not. So politicians, take a note.
Come on, take a note, baby.
What insights do Tony Goldwyn and Myles Frost share about political art?
Okay, if you start talking off the record.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the podcast 'Clock It'?
0:01–0:30
2
How does culture influence politics according to the hosts?
0:30–4:14
3
What insights do Tony Goldwyn and Myles Frost share about political art?
4:14–4:37
4
What are the implications of the Super Bowl halftime show on politics?
4:37–5:26
5
How do Texas Democratic primary candidates differ in their strategies?
5:26–6:05
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