2023-05-15
51 分钟Host Kara Swisher and Succession creator Jesse Armstrong unpack the electoral and familial chaos of episode 8, “America Decides.” Plus, Kara is joined by two political consultants who helped the Succession writers create this incredibly tense episode: Ben Ginsberg, a lawyer and advisor who played a central role in the Bush-Cheney administration, and Jon Klein, a political analyst and former president of CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's fun.
My team's playing your team.
It's only spicy because if my team wins, they're going to shoot your team.
Welcome to election Night on HBO's official succession podcast.
I'm kara swisher.
This week, the Roy sibling drama may very well decide the next president of the United States.
If I lose, I want it correctly characterized as a huge victory.
Fuck you.
This is about the future of the country.
So glad I didn't drop out.
It just makes an election so much more interesting when you're in it.
Today we're diving into the fever dream that is episode eight with none other than series creator Jesse Armstrong.
And then I'm joined by political consultants Ben Ginsburg and John Klein, who advise the succession writers on the true insanity that is election night in America.
And they should know.
Ben was a lawyer and political advisor who played a central role in the Bush Cheney administration.
And John is a political analyst and former president of CNN.
This episode, titled America decides, was written by Jesse and directed by Andre Parekh.
It's election night, ATN's biggest holiday.
Tom is running the show and things aren't going well.
Wasabi in people's eyes.