John Heilemann on Politics and 'The Circus'

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Larry Weighs in on Elon Musk, Twitter, Tesla, and the mechanism in which billionaires are made. He's then joined by MSNBC analyst and host of Showtime's 'The Circus' John Heilemann to talk about how the show is constructed and its ambitions within today's political discourse.(16:55) They then detail how the results of the 2016 election not only kickstarted the success of 'Late Night with Stephen Colbert' but also kept 'The Circus' in production.(30:49) Next, they debate a number of current hot button topics including Ron Desantis,(45:25) Trumps appeal to his followers,(53:31) and the Republican Party vs. Disney.(59:31) They end the pod by speculating on what the Democratic party and President Biden can do to compete in the upcoming elections.(1:14:49) Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: John Heilemann Producer: Kaya McMullen Production Assistance: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you ever curious what's going on behind the scenes in Hollywood?
0:04.3	You watch a Netflix show or a Marvel movie and you wonder why was that person in it?
0:08.8	Why did this movie get made?
0:11.8	I'm Matt Bellany, founding partner of Puck News and I'm covering the inside conversation
0:16.0	about money and power in Hollywood.
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0:30.8	some of the smartest people I know breaking down the hottest topics and entertainment
0:34.5	to tell you what's really going on.
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