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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Listen to “Kamala: Next in Line”

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Reintroducing “Kamala: Next in Line,” a podcast on the stories that shaped the life and politics of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone. It's Joy Reed. Back in 2020, as then Senator Kamala Harris was running alongside

0:09.0

Joe Biden for the White House, MSNBC and Wondery teamed up on a podcast called Kamala,

0:15.9

Next in Line. It was hosted by yours truly and told the stories that shaped the woman we know today.

0:22.5

Now, with about a month to go until Election Day, we're resharing that series again,

0:27.5

but only as a special treat for our MSNBC premium subscribers.

0:32.6

So if you haven't signed up for premium yet, now's the time.

0:36.0

When you do, you'll get MSNBC's original podcasts

0:39.0

ad-free on Apple Podcasts, plus early access to select content and monthly bonus content,

0:46.2

like Kamala, next in line. And to give you a taste of the benefits, I wanted to share an excerpt

0:52.1

from the first episode here.

1:01.6

Around the same time, Gary Delanus met Kamala Harris, Rebecca Prozen, got a phone call.

1:08.5

And, you know, the call that changed my life, Senator Harris called and was like, look, I'm looking for a campaign manager.

1:10.3

Are you interested?

1:13.7

She didn't know Kamala well, but she knew her reputation and that she'd recently announced her run for district attorney.

1:17.7

San Francisco political scene is literally like high school.

1:20.7

Rebecca had recently chaired a local election campaign

1:23.0

and had worked in Willie Brown's office for five years.

1:26.1

She hadn't been looking to run another campaign,

1:28.2

but she agreed to come in and meet with Kamala and her political consultant.

1:31.9

But it was like a redone basement office,

1:35.0

so it was an open, like there was maybe three desks in there,

1:38.8

and then we were like in the sitting, there was like a little sitting area.

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