Recode Decode: How HBO's 'Veep' is reacting to Trump (Live at SXSW)

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Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2017

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

"Veep" actors Tim Simons and Matt Walsh and showrunner David Mandel talk with Recode's Kara Swisher about the upcoming sixth season of the HBO political satire. Speaking in front of a live audience at South by Southwest, they recount how they found out on set that Donald Trump had won the presidency, and why it's not their job to respond to the new administration directly. Instead, they say, "Veep" will continue mocking the hypocrisy at all levels of politics and on both sides of the aisle, showing what happens to Julia Louis-Dreyfus's character, Selina Meyer, after she loses the presidency and is a private citizen once again. The trio also talks about the addictiveness of Twitter, whether "Veep" would work in virtual reality, and why everyone in D.C. is oblivious when they get parodied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Recoed radio presents Recoed Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:07.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Reco.
0:10.6	You may know me as the future president of the independent state of California, but in
0:14.5	my spare time, I talk tech and you're listening to Recoed Decode, a podcast about tech and
0:19.6	media's key players, big ideas, and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:23.7	You can subscribe to Recoed Decode at iTunes.com slash Recoed Decode, and while you're there,
0:28.4	leave us a review.
0:30.1	Today, we are live at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.
0:34.4	You all may yell if you like.
0:35.6	At the net, at the net, you go further base camp, and I'm delighted to have on stage three
0:42.2	funny folks from HBO's Veepe.
0:44.8	We have had a lot of HBO people, and we love having them on because the shows are so fantastic.
0:49.0	First, to my left, Tim Simons, who plays Jonad Ryan.
0:53.3	Yes.
0:54.3	Matt Wall, who plays Mike McClintock and David Mandel, who is executive producer and showrunner,
0:59.6	Tim, Matt, and David, welcome to the show.
1:01.8	Thank you.
1:02.8	Thank you for having us.
1:03.8	All right.
1:04.8	The Zabie Sleeping.
1:05.8	Right before we went on, two questions.
1:08.7	We're going to talk, obviously I read about tech a lot, and we do read about media and tech
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