WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 In today鈥檚 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 鈥淐lub Shay Shay鈥 and the other was with Bren茅 Brown, an academic whose podcast is called 鈥淯nlocking Us.鈥
The conversations covered a lot of the same ground as previous interviews, such as Harris' plan for making it more affordable to 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 , the first Black president, , and how Haitian migrants in Ohio were .
Then she pivoted to a broader warning about how Trump views the world.
鈥淒on鈥檛 think you鈥檙e in Donald Trump鈥檚 club. You鈥檙e not," Harris said. "He鈥檚 not going to be thinking about you. You think he鈥檚 having you over for dinner?鈥
When Trump is with his 鈥渂illionaire buddies,鈥 she said, he鈥檚 not thinking about the needs of Black men, such as better healthcare and educational opportunities.
鈥淪hould he be president of the United states? That鈥檚 the question.鈥
Harris talks about 鈥楤lack jobs鈥
Trump caused a stir during his debate against President when he said that
Harris waved off the comment while talking to Sharpe, saying Trump is trying to make voters think 鈥渋t's either you or them.鈥
鈥淲hat do you define as a Black job? Let me tell you what I define as a Black job," she said. "Vice president of the United States.鈥
鈥淭hat's a good one,鈥 Sharpe responded. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know about the pay, but it's a good job to have."
Harris laughed. 鈥淲ell, you know, not everybody is Shannon Sharpe," she said.
Harris talked about trying to stay fresh on the campaign trail
Sharpe鈥檚 interviews start with a toast, but Harris cheerfully declined the liquor.
鈥淚鈥檓 not going to actually drink this because I might fall asleep,鈥 she said, adding that she needed to be fresh for an appearance with Obama later that day.
Harris said she still works out every morning, no matter how late she's up the night before, and that she started eating breakfast when she got older.
鈥淚t鈥檚 usually a spinach omelet,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 like chicken apple sausage and some toast.鈥
Harris keeps an eye on the clock
Politicians are notorious for being late, especially presidents who are used to having the world wait for them.
But Harris said she鈥檚 a stickler for staying on schedule, to the point that others have poked fun at her.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really important to me to be on time,鈥 she told Brown. 鈥淟ike someone teased me recently who鈥檚 worked with a lot of elected leaders. And like I鈥檝e never seen an elected leader who is always on time. But I feel that I owe other people the respect of knowing their time is important.鈥
