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The NPR Politics Podcast

The White House Is Holding Policy Briefings For TikTok Creators

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Politics, Daily News, News

4.524.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The administration is trying to explain its policies to a core part of the Democratic base: young voters. A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, political reporter Barbara Sprunt, and political reporter Miles Parks.

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Hey there, it's Susan Davis from the MPR Politics Podcast and Atlanta.

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Come see us live.

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Join me, Mara Laisen, Osma Halle, Tamara Keith, Miles Parks, Georgia Public Broadcasting,

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Steven Fowler, and WABEs, Raul Bali, as we do our show live at the Buckhead Theatre, Thursday,

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October 20th, at 8 p.m.

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You can find more information about tickets, including student ones, at mprpresents.org.

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Thanks to our partners at Georgia Public Broadcasting,

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WABEs and WCLKJAS. We hope to see you there.

0:33.0

Hi, this has been an I just finished driving down to DC from New Jersey to see my dad come out of retirement

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for a performance of guys and dolls at the Kennedy Center tonight.

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My time of days, NPR Politics Podcast time, and that time is now.

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One 37 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022.

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Some things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I'll always be proud of my dad's long career on Broadway.

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Congrats, dad. All right, here's the show.

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That's lovely, and I hope dad's an NPR Politics Podcast listener, so he actually appreciates that.

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That's amazing.

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Yeah, I'm getting some heater school flashbacks myself.

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Congratulations to your dad.

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Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Osma Halle, I cover the White House.

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I'm Miles Parks, I cover Voting.

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And I'm Barbara Spren, I cover Politics.

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And today on the show, why the White House is turning to TikTok stars to sell its message.

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