MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene

2 min

•Feb 5, 20264 months ago

Summary

Nicolle Wallace introduces a new podcast, MS Now Presents Clock It, co-hosted by Simone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels. The show focuses on the intersection of politics and culture, analyzing how politicians appropriate music, slang, and aesthetics for political gain, with episodes dropping Thursdays starting February 12th.

Insights

Political influence extends beyond traditional venues like the White House and Capitol Hill into cultural spaces including social media, fashion, and entertainment
There is growing audience demand for analysis that connects cultural trends to political strategy and messaging
Media professionals are increasingly collaborating across former adversarial roles (White House reporter and staffer) to provide more nuanced political commentary
Understanding how politicians weaponize cultural capital and aesthetics is becoming essential for informed civic engagement

Trends

Politics-culture convergence as a dominant media narrative frameworkTikTok and social media platforms as primary battlegrounds for political messaging and cultural influenceCelebrity and influencer response to political appropriation of cultural contentShift from traditional political reporting to lifestyle and aesthetic analysis of political figuresPremium podcast subscription models as monetization strategy for news contentCollaborative journalism between former political insiders and active reporters

Topics

Political appropriation of music and slangCelebrity response to political messagingWhite House culture and internal sentimentTikTok as political battlegroundPolitical aesthetics and image managementVice President Kamala Harris coverageBernie Sanders political movementGovernment accountability and taxpayer spendingIntersection of entertainment and politicsSocial media influence on political narratives

Companies

Apple Podcasts

Platform hosting MS Now Premium subscription service with ad-free content and VIP bonus episodes

People

Simone Sanders Townsend

Co-host of Clock It podcast; former strategic advisor to top Democratic politicians including Bernie Sanders

Eugene Daniels

Co-host of Clock It podcast; former White House reporter covering Vice President Kamala Harris

Nicolle Wallace

Host of The Best People podcast; introduces and contextualizes the new Clock It show

Kamala Harris

Former Vice President; subject of White House reporting and political coverage discussed on the show

Bernie Sanders

Democratic politician whose campaign and movement were covered by Simone Sanders Townsend

Sabrina Carpenter

Celebrity who publicly criticized political appropriation of cultural content on social media

Quotes

"We get along so well because we are both fluent in politics and culture."

Nicolle Wallace•Mid-episode

"When we're not mic'd up for TV, we're talking about how politicians are stealing music and slang and aesthetics to make themselves seem powerful and relevant."

Nicolle Wallace•Mid-episode

"The real political games are being played outside on football fields on the runways and on TikTok."

Nicolle Wallace•Mid-episode

"To fight back in this crazy world, to win the war of ideas and the war for what's right, the people need to know exactly what's going on. They gotta clock it."

Nicolle Wallace•Late-episode

Full Transcript

Simone Sanders Townsend and I have known each other for more than a decade since she was the strategic mind behind the country's top Democrats. Y'all want to hear from Bernie Sanders? Back in the day, Eugene Daniels and I sometimes disagreed. He was, after all, reporting on my then boss, Vice President Kamala Harris. And honestly, when you talk to people in the White House, people are starting to feel a little bit more pessimistic. And now, instead of being at odds as White House reporter and White House staffer, We're friends and colleagues, dissecting what comes across our feed just like everybody else. This is people who are getting paid with taxpayer dollars. He's all the taxpayer dollars. It's corny. It's corny. It's trolling and it's not funny. Yeah. And we'll continue to stay on top of political news, but we'll cover much more in a new show. MS Now presents Clock It. We get along so well because we are both fluent in politics. And culture. When we're not mic'd up for TV, we're talking about how politicians are stealing music and slang and aesthetics to make themselves seem powerful and relevant. Putting out where he looks very superhero-esque, child. Very Tony Stark. It's giving Tony Stark. He's hopping out of the government vehicles. Because while most political coverage is focused on the White House or the Hill the real political games are being played outside on football fields on the runways and on TikTok Okay, Sabrina Carpenter saw this, tweeted, This video is evil and disgusting. And to fight back in this crazy world, to win the war of ideas and the war for what's right, the people need to know exactly what's going on. They gotta clock it. Come on. On our new podcast, MS Now Presents Clock It!, we're positioning ourselves at the intersection of culture and politics. So we can report back to you who's hijacking what, for what reason, and precisely how much any of it matters. Clock It! is where we talk about what we see and hear in the news, so you can start to clock it, too. New episodes drop every Thursday starting February 12th. And sign up for MS Now Premium on Apple Podcasts so you can listen to all the good stuff without ads. We'll even be dropping some VIP bonus content just for subscribers. Now clock that. Exactly.