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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndon

Plus, they talk of Biden’s initial intentions in his first run as president, and Biden’s growing online presence

By Bryan Curtis
President Biden Returns To White House Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images


Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes back Astead Herndon of The New York Times and host of The Run-up Podcast. He comes on to discuss the following about President Joe Biden:

  • Astead’s reporting in 2020 and how Biden’s age was a topic of conversation (1:04)
  • Whether or not he ran his first campaign with the intentions of being a one-term president (08:38)
  • The Biden campaign being more online now than four years ago (19:18)
  • His experience interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris in 2016 (40:55)

Plus, David Shoemaker guesses the Strained Punned Headline and Bryan closes the show with a quick update on the NBA rights

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Astead Herndon
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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