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What Now? with Trevor Noah

The Kamala Question with Tressie McMillan Cottom

What Now? with Trevor Noah

Spotify Studios

News, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.72.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Sociologist and NYT columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom joins Trevor, Christiana, and Josh as they unpack Biden dropping out, Kamala’s nomination, and where we’re at in this ever evolving (some might say devolving) political landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

He stepped away from running from president, but he is still president.

0:05.0

You find out who somebody is where they put their two weeks in.

0:08.0

I knew Josh was coming with a point table.

0:11.0

Josh loves... Let me tell you Josh, before you say it, there are few human beings whose eyes

0:16.6

light up more than yours when somebody has quit their job.

0:21.1

Your eyes light up Josh, like someone has just been handed the keys to the

0:26.4

kingdom. You have there's a joy in you that cannot be surpassed by anything

0:32.2

when it comes to quitting your job.

0:38.8

You're listening to what now? The podcast where I chat to interesting people about the conversations

0:45.0

taking over our world. And the conversation that's taking over the world this week?

0:49.9

Joe Biden stepping down from the race and Kamala Harris stepping up. This has

0:57.2

never happened in the history of the United States. Yes, another first and to

1:02.4

help us navigate this first and make sense of this

1:04.9

moment, I invited writer, sociologist, and all-around amazing person. Oh, and also MacArthur

1:12.2

genius, Tresse Macmillan Cotton to join us on the

1:15.3

podcast. The day of the news broke, Tresse published an opinion article in the

1:19.3

New York Times called Kamala or Bust and it has totally reframed the way people are thinking

1:26.7

about this election and what happens next. Now of course along with Tressy I'm

1:31.8

joined by two of my closest friends writer and journalist and professional

1:35.8

hater Christiana and Baku Medina and comedian and human chill pill Josh Johnson.

1:46.0

Hey Josh how are you? I'm good man. How are you? I am blessed my friend. Looks like we're recording.

1:51.0

Okay.

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