John McWhorter – Is Kamala Harris the Next Obama?
August 16, 2024
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August 16, 2024
John McWhorter – Is Kamala Harris the Next Obama?
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<p>Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349" target="_blank">https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=65s" target="_blank">1:05</a> John: A Kamala Harris presidency won’t improve the discourse on race </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=552s" target="_blank">9:12</a> Glenn: Kamala Harris is no Barack Obama </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=884s" target="_blank">14:44</a> Why Glenn just can’t excited about a Harris presidency </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=1087s" target="_blank">18:07</a> Ground News </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=1240s" target="_blank">20:40</a> How Kamala measures up to Obama under the spotlight </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=1387s" target="_blank">23:07</a> Kamala’s code switching </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=1550s" target="_blank">25:50</a> Building the black political persona </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=2031s" target="_blank">33:51</a> White Ladies and White Dudes for Kamala </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=2439s" target="_blank">40:39</a> Are there white Sonya Masseys? </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=2755s" target="_blank">45:55</a> ACTA </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=2883s" target="_blank">48:03</a> Walz’s war on “weird” </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=2894s" target="_blank">48:14</a> The Dems get their hands dirty </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUhwgE-z7ug&t=3348s" target="_blank">55:48</a> Trump’s near-death experience that wasn’t</p><p>Recorded August 9, 2024</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-My-Father-Story-Inheritance/dp/1400082773" target="_blank">Barack Obama’s memoir, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-My-Father-Story-Inheritance/dp/1400082773" target="_blank"><em>Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3eCCbVr3EU" target="_blank">Trump’s on-stage interview before the National Association of Black Journalists</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/politics/trump-helicopter-willie-brown.html" target="_blank">NYT story about Trump’s alleged helicopter ride</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://glennloury.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">glennloury.substack.com/subscribe</a>