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Podcasts are dominating the 2024 election. Why?

Washington Post · Erik Wemple · last updated

Monopolies and oligopolies don’t yield courteously to competition. That’s why there’s been some grumbling this fall from members of legacy news organizations as the presidential candidates hop from one podcast to another in an attempt to reach audiences critical to their prospects on Nov. 5. Vice President Kamala Harris has appeared on podcasts “Call Her Daddy,” “All the Smoke” and “The Howard Stern Show” on SiriusXM, and she is mulling an appearance on Joe Rogan’s show. Former president Donald Trump has sat down with Theo Von, “Bussin’ with the Boys” and others in a bona fide podcast tour.

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