The Bakari Sellers Podcast The Ringer

Bakari is joined by Alice Randall, an American author, songwriter, producer, and lecturer. Alice discusses her life being born in Motown Detroit, graduating Harvard University, and being the first African-American woman to write a number-one country hit. She also speaks about Black country music being on the rise and taken to new heights with Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album, and being introduced to new artists like Shaboozey. Plus, is Taylor Swift a country artist?

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Alice Randall
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari Sellers is joined by Axios national politics reporter Sophia Cai to discuss what it was like covering Donald Trump’s presidency straight out of college (01:00). They also discuss what to expect from the upcoming presidential debates (21:00).
Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Sophia Cai
Producer: Jonathan Kermah
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Bakari is joined by Detria Austin Everson, who is the chief executive officer of the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation. Detria dives into her career arc from her time at Spelman to continuing her activism in remembrance of John and Lillian Lewis. She also discusses what the foundation represents.

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Detria Austin Everson
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari Sellers is joined by TargetSmart senior adviser Tom Bonier. They discuss swing state polling, the importance of senior voters (6:05), what the public should understand about the polls being reported in the media (10:20), and much more.

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Tom Bonier
Producer: Isaiah Blakely
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt
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Bakari is joined by U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, who has represented California's 12th Congressional District since 1998. Lee discusses her upbringing in El Paso, Texas, which led her to a life of public service (01:26). She touches on what gives her hope for the future of Congress and policy (10:12), what Congress has been like under Speaker Mike Johnson and Kevin McCarthy (13:38), what issues have been motivating voters for this cycle, and how well the Biden campaign has been responding to them (17:49).

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Representative Barbara Lee
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Tiffany Cross is an American television personality, political analyst, and author who joined Bakari to discuss what life has been like since The Cross Connection last aired and what direction cable news is going in. Also, which famous rapper would she like to see actually make a political run.

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Tiffany Cross
Producer: Clifford Augustin
Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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