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2/12/20266 min
“MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to the liveliest and most informed groupchat in your feed. Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are long-time political powerhouses. And they understand more than most how culture influences politics, and the role politics plays in culture. On “Clock It,” they’re helping you put your finger on the pulse of the hottest political gossip and their off-air conversations too colorful for TV.
In the first episode of their new show, “Clock It,” they’re joined by actors Tony Goldwyn and Myles Frost for a conversation about making thought-provoking art when political tensions are at their highest. And they dig in on the Super Bowl halftime show, why cuts to The Washington Post matter for democracy, and the race to the Senate in Texas.
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First 90 secondsEugene Daniels· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hey, y'all, it's Eugene Daniels.
Simone Sanders Townsend· Host0:03
And Simone Sanders Townsend.
Eugene Daniels· Host0:04
We're the hosts of a brand-new podcast, MS Now presents Clock It!
Simone Sanders Townsend· Host0:08
We're starting this show because over our years in DC, me on campaigns and working in the White House- ...
Eugene Daniels· Host0:13
And me covering it all, plus running the White House Correspondence Association- We've learned to see through political machinations and maneuverin', whatever that is, right, Eugene? Uh-huh, 'cause right now we're watching the Trump administration try to legitimize itself by hijacking the arts, sports, basically the culture.
Simone Sanders Townsend· Host0:30
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.
Eugene Daniels· Host0:40
So we wanna open up our off-air conversations, our group chat, if you will, to everybody.
Simone Sanders Townsend· Host0:45
Every Thursday, we'll talk about what we see and hear in the news, so you can start to clock it, too.
Eugene Daniels· Host0:50
Our first episode is out right now, and new episodes drop every Thursday. Subscribe to MS Now Premium on Apple Podcasts to get the show ad-free. Plus, you'll get an exclusive bonus episode as soon as this weekend.
Simone Sanders Townsend· Host1:03
And stay right here to get a preview of our first episode, then search for Clock It and hit that follow button. [upbeat music] No state's race, though, I think right about now is more interesting and more, you know, popping up in my group chats- Right [laughing] ... than what's going on in Texas- Uh-huh ... in the Democratic primary between Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett- Yes ... and State Representative- James Talarico -James Talarico.
Eugene Daniels· Host1:26
The thing that I think is most interesting about this primary for Democrats is that