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The radio host talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about how he plans to wield his considerable political influence during this election cycle.

'The Interview': Charlamagne Tha God Won’t Take Sides

Just popping in to remind you, every weekend, on Saturday, we're going to be sending you

episodes of a new show our colleagues are making.

The show is called The Interview. This week

Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with radio host Charlemagne the God.

From the New York Times, this is the interview. I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro. I interview a lot of politicians and I'll be honest I'm

jealous of how many of them want to talk to Charlemagne the God as the co-host of

the wildly popular radio show, The Breakfast Club,

Charlemagne, who was born Leonard McElvy, has become a go-to interviewer for

politicians who want to reach the show's largely black audience

and who aren't afraid of a good tough conversation and this year with polls showing

Donald Trump's growing popularity with black male voters, reaching that audience for

candidates in both parties is more critical than ever.

The Breakfast Club has nearly six million listeners every month on the radio,

plus the YouTube channel, the podcast, and the clips from its interviews that regularly go viral.

Even if you've never listened to the show, you probably know about some of the more

memorable episodes. Like in 2020 when then candidate Joe Biden went on and

drop this line, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're from me or Trump, then you ain't black.

Even though Biden got huge blowback for that comment, Charlemagne endorsed the Democratic

ticket, but this time around, he said he won't endorse anyone.

That decision has led to some speculation about his personal politics.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Sabrina here.
0:03.0	Just popping in to remind you, every weekend, on Saturday, we're going to be sending you
0:08.3	episodes of a new show our colleagues are making.
0:11.6	The show is called The Interview. This week
0:14.6	Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with radio host Charlemagne the God.
0:20.0	Okay, here's the show.
0:31.0	From the New York Times, this is the interview. I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro. I interview a lot of politicians and I'll be honest I'm
0:37.3	jealous of how many of them want to talk to Charlemagne the God as the co-host of
0:42.4	the wildly popular radio show, The Breakfast Club,
0:45.2	Charlemagne, who was born Leonard McElvy, has become a go-to interviewer for
0:51.1	politicians who want to reach the show's largely black audience
0:54.4	and who aren't afraid of a good tough conversation and this year with polls showing
0:59.9	Donald Trump's growing popularity with black male voters, reaching that audience for
1:05.2	candidates in both parties is more critical than ever.
1:11.0	The Breakfast Club has nearly six million listeners every month on the radio,
1:15.0	plus the YouTube channel, the podcast, and the clips from its interviews that regularly go viral.
1:20.0	Even if you've never listened to the show, you probably know about some of the more
1:24.4	memorable episodes. Like in 2020 when then candidate Joe Biden went on and
1:29.4	drop this line, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're from me or Trump, then you ain't black.
1:36.7	Even though Biden got huge blowback for that comment, Charlemagne endorsed the Democratic
1:41.3	ticket, but this time around, he said he won't endorse anyone.
1:47.0	That decision has led to some speculation about his personal politics.
	...

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