Pod Can’t Save America
Why are powerful leaders all trying to be Oprah Winfrey? From Obama's Netflix series to Bill Clinton's podcast, the political elite aren't content with being merely influential — they want to be influencers. But Pod Can't Save America, and we shouldn't come along for the ride.
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton at a book signing for their book The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories for Courage and Resilience in New York City, 2019. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images)
On a recent episode of her podcast You and Me Both, Hillary Clinton asked actor Kerry Washington a self-flattering question.
“There has to be a way of using storytelling to help us craft a new story, one that welcomes everybody in but asks hard questions of people and their own view of reality. It’s been harder due to social media trapping people in faux realities. You’re a storyteller, how do we do that?”
The implicit answer: stay tuned to this podcast — and content from other liberal leaders — coming to a screen, earbud, or airport bookstore near you.
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