A Journalist's Outlook on This Moment in History: With April Ryan

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Michael Steele is joined by the longest-serving Black female White House correspondent in history, April Ryan. The pair discuss blending journalism and activism, the tribalism that exists in the country, the impact of Black women in politics and voting, a recent Twitter/X interaction between April and Matt Schlapp and who Donald Trump will choose as his Vice President.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the Michael Steele podcast.
0:02.5	So glad you could drop by for another conversation with me.
0:05.9	Today I'm excited to welcome my sister friend April Ryan.
0:10.0	April and I go way back to days when she was covering me as a county chairman here in Prince
0:15.8	Georges.
0:16.8	I've known her and loved her a long time.
0:18.7	She is the Washington DC Bureau Chief and Senior White House Correspondent at the Grio.
0:24.6	She is the longest serving Black Female White House Correspondent in history.
0:29.3	And with a 25 year, 10 year spanning five presidential administrations, April is one of a kind. She is also the
0:36.4	author of the of the book, which is a great read, it's out now for about a year.
0:43.0	Black women will save the world.
0:45.9	We have a great conversation.
0:48.1	I got her right in the middle on the road traveling,
0:51.9	so it was a lot of fun sort of bumping in along the way with her in her car so anyway stay tuned folks for a great conversation with April Ryan right here on the Michael Steele podcast.
1:04.8	Hey everybody welcome to the Michael Steele podcast.
1:07.8	Well I'm excited about this conversation because I got my my friend
1:12.0	April Ryan on the road. She's out and about doing her thing and I'm glad she could take a moment and drop in to say hello April. What's up?
1:20.0	I don't know. You tell me there's so much going on I know I know I know but look I'm so
1:28.0	I'm going to get to the controversy that you started a few days ago in a moment.
1:33.0	I didn't start anything.
1:35.0	I'm gonna...
1:36.0	This girl sent out a tweet folks that all hell broke loose,
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