The Obamas Take On Trump
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Sarah, Justin and Anthony are at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Barack and Michelle Obama have been speaking.
The gang unpack the speeches, which also included endorsements of Kamala Harris, innuendos, and classic Obama themes.
Plus, a rousing musical appearance from rapper Lil Jon.
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Here we are in the Convention Center in Chicago where the night's proceedings have just wrapped up. |
| 0:09.5 | The crowd is starting to make their way out, but in a state of some excitement because what a night it's been the |
| 0:15.9 | sheer high wattage star power on the stage of first Michelle and then Barack Obama has everybody |
| 0:22.2 | in a tizzy because whatever you think of their politics |
| 0:25.1 | they are some very powerful speakers and they give us quite a night tonight. |
| 0:28.7 | Yeah and it's a tizzy with a purpose that's the point it's not just a tizzy to get the crowd going and |
| 0:33.6 | have a lot of excitement it's a tizzy that is designed isn't it to bring to |
| 0:39.6 | this campaign a sense of purpose and hope that Obama word and also |
| 0:46.9 | positivity that they can use now to forge a campaign that's a different kind |
| 0:52.3 | a campaign and turn a page and frankly turn a page to an extent on Joe Biden. |
| 0:57.5 | So it's a really big deal and it could have huge political consequences which we should talk about now so welcome to |
| 1:04.4 | AmeriCast. |
| 1:07.4 | AmeriCast from BBC News. |
| 1:10.8 | There was blood pouring everywhere and yet I had God on my side. Nothing can come |
| 1:17.0 | in the way of saving our democracy. So I've decided the best way forward is |
| 1:20.8 | the past the torch for a new generation. |
| 1:22.6 | You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? |
| 1:25.1 | We're effectively run in this country |
| 1:27.1 | by a bunch of childless cat ladies. |
| 1:28.8 | These guys are creepy and yes, just weird as hell. |
| 1:31.5 | That's what you see. |
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