WASHINGTON — (AP) — In today’s fragmented media environment, podcasts have become prized venues for politicians to reach voters. Kamala Harris recently conducted two interviews that were released this week. One was with Shannon Sharpe, a former NFL player who hosts “Club Shay Shay” and the other was with Brené Brown, an academic whose podcast is called “Unlocking Us.”
The conversations covered a lot of the same ground as previous interviews, such as Harris’ plan for making it more affordable to care for the elderly and her love of Venn diagrams for explaining complicated concepts.
But even with a week to go until the election, there are still a few new things to learn.
Harris warned Black voters against supporting Donald Trump
Sharpe asked Harris some pointed questions about how Black voters, particularly men, seem to have gravitated toward her Republican opponent.
Harris responded by talking about how Trump spread lies about how Barack …