John McWhorter – Is Kamala Harris the Next Obama?

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:05 John: A Kamala Harris presidency won’t improve the discourse on race 9:12 Glenn: Kamala Harris is no Barack Obama 14:44 Why Glenn just can’t excited about a Harris presidency 18:07 Ground News 20:40 How Kamala measures up to Obama under the spotlight 23:07 Kamala’s code switching 25:50 Building the black political persona 33:51 White Ladies and White Dudes for Kamala 40:39 Are there white Sonya Masseys? 45:55 ACTA 48:03 Walz’s war on “weird” 48:14 The Dems get their hands dirty 55:48 Trump’s near-death experience that wasn’tRecorded August 9, 2024Links and ReadingsBarack Obama’s memoir, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and InheritanceTrump’s on-stage interview before the National Association of Black JournalistsNYT story about Trump’s alleged helicopter ride This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe