Kamala’s Hollywood Connections: Do They Help or Hurt?

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Matt is joined by Puck senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri to discuss Hollywood’s place in the 2024 election now that Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee. They talk about Kamala’s close Hollywood ties, including her close friendship with Disney’s head of TV, Dana Walden; the upcoming debate on ABC; and the current state of the Hollywood fundraising apparatus (02:44). For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here. Email us your thoughts! [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Tara Palmeri Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.0	It is Wednesday, August 14th. The town is typically a politics-free zone. This podcast is for
1:22.2	everyone. Politics is definitely not my specialty. But the actual town, meeting Hollywood, the entertainment
1:28.2	industry, it's a very politically active place, always has been. And this year, there happens to be a
1:33.9	candidate running for president with tons of Hollywood ties, not the star of The Apprentice and Home Alone,
1:39.3	too. We all know about Donald Trump's Hollywood ties. I'm talking about Kamala Harris, who, in addition
1:43.7	to being a California senator and attorney general before she became VP, she's a Brentwood resident,
1:49.1	at least some of the time. Craig's seen her walking the streets. She's got tons of Hollywood
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