Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and Covering the Democratic Convention With CBS News’ Robert Costa and Ed O’Keefe

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🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Hello media consumers! Bryan has a bonus mid-week episode with two special guests from CBS News. First he speaks with White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe, who discusses working the floors of the convention, staking out Joe Biden during his final days in the White House, and the early returns on Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (1:21) Then he talks with the chief election and campaign correspondent, Robert Costa, to discuss his conversations with Donald Trump and Joe Biden, his thoughts on the convention so far, and leaving the theater after Biden announced that he is stepping down. (25:45) Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Ed O’Keefe and Robert Costa Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Tara Palmary. I'm Puck's Senior Political Correspondent and host of,
0:05.3	Somebody's Gotta Win. Brought to you by the Ringer and Spotify.
0:08.4	The 2024 election has been upended, with Joe Biden off the ticket and Donald Trump facing a new
0:14.0	challenger Kamala Harris. If you want to hear what the insiders are really
0:18.0	saying about the race, join me Tuesdays and Thursdays as I break it all down
0:21.8	with lawmakers, journalists, and political
0:24.0	strategists. We'll go deeper than the headlines to the anxieties at the highest
0:28.1	levels of power and of course we'll chew overall the hot political gossip as we
0:32.4	head into this historic election.
0:34.1	Be sure to follow, somebody's got a win at Spotify or wherever you get your
0:38.4	podcast. Hello Media Consumers,
0:45.0	Consumers, welcome to a bonus edition of the press box from the Democratic Convention.
0:51.0	Brian Curtis of the Ringer here along with producer Brian Waters.
0:55.8	This week in Chicago I've seen a lot of Democrats.
0:59.3	I've seen a lot of protesters and of course I've seen a lot of reporters including both Wolf
1:04.7	Blitzer and Brett Bear in the security line. For this podcast I want to talk
1:09.1	politics and how you cover a convention with a couple of television pros, Ed O'Keefe and Robert Costa of CBS News.
1:18.0	Let's begin with Ed O'Keefe.
1:20.0	On Wednesday I took my trusty microphone to the CBS Skybox high above the floor of the United
1:25.8	Center.
1:26.8	What a perfect and romantic place to interview CBS's senior White House correspondent.
1:32.2	Unfortunately, at that moment,
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