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Clock It with Symone & Eugene
Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels first became friends over a decade ago, as they built careers at the intersection of society, culture, and politics. On “Clock It with Symone & Eugene,” they invite listeners and guests into their personal groupchat. They talk about politics (think Nikole Hannah-Jones on modern civil rights!); they talk about the arts (Tony Goldwyn, aka President Fitz from “Scandal,” drops by!); and they talk about how all of it comes together to shape our lives. This…
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Clock It with Symone & EugeneAre Republicans Secretly Running The Best Get Out the Vote Campaign of All Time?
President Trump is at his lowest approval rating ever. Polling averages from FiftyPlusOne show Democrats winning in 11 of 15 key Senate races. Its generic…
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Symone and Eugene on The Best People with Nicolle Wallace
This week Symone and Eugene joined Nicolle Wallace on her podcast "The Best People" to discuss all things midterms: El-Sayed's low polling with Black voters…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneNon-Voters, Billionaires, and Millennial Mayors
Two weeks from the most pivotal midterm elections in modern history, the polling looks good for Democrats. But if they’re going to win back the House and the…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneHow 'Breaking Bad' and 'Game of Thrones' Were Harbingers of MAGA
This season of America continues to get more and more violent. Last Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the administration would…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneMichael Steele’s Up-Mountain Battle to Reform the Republican Party
Michael Steele remains a Republican, but the party as it stands today is unrecognizable to him. “For the sake of power, we bought the idea of the South will…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneRachel Maddow: 'Can We Stand Up Fast Enough? And Furious Enough?'
We're a month out from the most consequential midterm elections of the 21st century. With momentum on its side, the Democratic party is hoping that big wins in…
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‘I Think We Gon’ See Some Sh*t’
On Saturday, September 26th, Symone and Eugene taped an episode of Clock It in front of a live audience as part of MS NOW’s Together in Texas event. They spoke…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneA Ban on the Free Press, Impeaching the Cabinet, and On The Road with Angie Nixon
Last week, President Trump banned CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House grounds. And this is just the latest in a long list of times Trump has taken…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneHasan Piker Is an Agitator. But Is That What Democrats Need?
If you’re thinking why did Symone and Eugene invite a live streamer to Clock It – or what even is a live streamer – that’s fair, but stay with us. Because…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneCan Mississippi Turn Blue? And What Did John Fetterman Do Now?
We are eight weeks away from the midterms. While Symone and Eugene are optimistic about the multiple paths Democrats have to victory, there is angst that the…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneWhy We Should Fight for a Future We Won’t See
Following a whistleblower report that the White House is ignoring a court order to stop its attempts to manipulate mail-in-ballots, Eugene and Symone come to…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneIt's Time for Democratic Donors to Get Up Off the Mat
The Democratic Party is overperforming and polling well all over the United States, but the candidates winning primaries look a little different than expected…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneUsing the Press Pool as a Decoy, and La La Anthony on Criminal Justice Reform
For a special live taping of Clock It, Symone and Eugene traveled down to the ATL to kiki in front a standing-room-only crowd of journalists at the National…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneAre we really gonna defend democracy again?!?
In the lead up to one of the most important midterm cycles of the last couple of decades, Symone and Eugene want to check the pulse of the voting bloc they…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneDemocratic Voters Want a Fighter. Trump Wants a Coup.
Progressives – some from the DSA, some not – continue picking up big nominations this primary season. Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed defeated Haley Stevens to…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneDNC Disarray, Fake Health Influencers, and Untrustworthy Michigan Moms
There are fewer than 100 days until the midterms commence in November. Republicans are reported to have amassed more than half a billion dollars more than…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneJenifer Lewis Has No Shame in Her Game
On this special episode of Clock It, Eugene and Symone welcome the sage advice and enlivening presence of Jenifer Lewis to the groupchat. The iconic “Mother of…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneGov. Wes Moore: “ We are not gonna sit there and get punched in the face”
This week, Maryland Governor Wes Moore entered the groupchat. Fresh off the announcement that Maryland would hold a special session this August to focus on…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneMitch McConnell Is MIA, Graham Platner’s Campaign Is Dead, and White Nationalism Is Alive and Well
From oyster farmer to progressive star to Democratic party pariah, Graham Platner has been on a bumpy ride. His campaign survived questionable Reddit posts…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneOn America’s 250th, Please Read the Constitution
Despite feeling somewhat conflicted about the 4th of July and the semiquincentennial of the country this week, Eugene and Symone went looking for hope. They…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneA Bombshell Book Drops, and ICE Coverage Goes Cold
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s book about the first 14 months of Trump’s second term is out, and Symone and Eugene have questions. Is someone recording in…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneA Presidential Center Opens While Men in Little Shorts Fight
This week Symone and Eugene cover the Obama Presidential Center, UFC 250, the fact that tomatoes are up 32%, and, most importantly, Juneteenth. “Rights on…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneTrump gets Booed…Loudly, and Graham Platner Tries to Redeem Himself
Graham Platner’s redemption arc starts now, after he wins the Democratic senatorial nomination for Maine. And while the rest of the United States is…
Clock It with Symone & Eugene“60 Minutes,” The Bidens, and All Those “Summer House” Lies
This week we were keeping tabs on a very long primary day with races all over the country, Jill Biden's book tour, the "Summer House" reunion taking over our…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneCorruption, Cancel Culture, and the Death of the Comedy Roast
Even though President Trump continues to see spiraling poll numbers, the wallets belonging to his inner circle continue to get fatter. But it’s not just the…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneColbert Says Goodbye and Drake … Is Back?
It’s official. CBS has closed the doors of the Ed Sullivan Theater to “The Late Show” and Stephen Colbert. The show’s expiration is a sign of the times, when…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneTrump Won’t Save You, from the Billionaires or the Hantavirus
The hantavirus is not the next COVID (at least that’s what we are being told…and hope). But Symone and Eugene wonder if they can trust the public health…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneMoney for War (and the Met Gala) but Can't Feed the Poor
Usually at this time of the year fans of art and culture, like Symone and Eugene, are enjoying (or critiquing) the looks from the Met Gala's red carpet. But…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneIntroducing WITHpod: The AI End Game
AI – and coverage of it – is everywhere. But what is artificial intelligence, really, beyond the buzzword? Each week, in a special new miniseries - ‘The AI End…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneTrump Uses WHCD Shooting to Push for a Ballroom That Makes No Sense
There’s a lot going on this week: the Supreme Court took the Voting Rights Act off of life support, James Comey was indicted again, this time for a picture of…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneBad Billionaires, Hollywood Tiptoeing, and an Administration in Chaos
As the U.S. tries to strike a deal in the Middle East, Symone and Eugene wonder why in the WORLD Jared Kushner and JD Vance are leading negotiations. Kushner’s…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneThe Pope vs. Trump, Dems on the March, and Coachella Does Not Seem Worth the Money
Trump is a lot of things: the 45th and 47th President of the United States, the former host of “The Apprentice,” a man whose businesses have filed for…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneEugene Is a Space Nerd, Symone Says Fill Up Your Tank ASAP, and We’re All Nostalgic for the ‘90s
This week gas prices were dramatic, brand new Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin took to Fox News to walk back promises he made during his…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneDruski, Nick Cannon, and Rachel Maddow's Top Questions for Trump
As the war in the Middle East continues and Americans take to the streets to protest, Symone and Eugene turn to a familiar figure to make sense of these…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneTrump Sends ICE to Airports to Stand Around and Harry Sisson Asks Dems to Stop Dancing
Trump says he was the first person to think ICE agents would help with the interminable lines around the country. “That was like the paperclip,” he said…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneGas Prices Are Soaring, the UFC Is Training the FBI, and Hollywood Is Ruining “Sinners”
Symone and Eugene observe the fallout of war in the Middle East, which has widened to include Iran’s soccer team, the price of gas all over the world, and the…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneDon Lemon Thinks His Critics Are “Out of Their Rabbit A** Minds”
As the war in Iran extends into week two, the White House is turning the deadly fighting into a meme, while the president and Marco Rubio eye their next…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneDoes Nikole Hannah-Jones Have Hope?
"You don't talk to me for hope," she says. But we found a little bit. First, Ayman Mohyeldin stops by to break down how he’s watching the news out of Iran, and…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneKash Patel, Gavin Newsom, and a Very "Raggedy" Black History Month
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union was … one for the record books. Literally. In the longest State of the Union address in history – something the president is no…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneObama Plays Ball While Celebs Duck for Cover
Why is Donald Trump so angry? Because former President Barack Obama is cool and he’s not – at least according to journalist Jemele Hill. Jemele joins Symone…
Clock It with Symone & EugeneBad Bunny, Texas Dems, and the Artists Making People Nervous
In the inaugural episode of “Clock It,” Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels share the latest coming out of the Texas Senate race, chat about how Jeff…
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Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels were once at odds as White House staffer and White House reporter. Now they’re friends and colleagues–each…