About this episode

The episode discusses Congressman James Clyburn's decision to continue serving in Congress at the age of 86 and the broader implications of aging politicians.

Democratic Congressman James Clyburn turned 86 years old this week. He has no plans to retire. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) announcing he is running for a 18th term. Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on ⁠youtube.com/vox⁠. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: ⁠vox.com/members⁠. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast⁠.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Astead Herndon

Topics covered

• politics
• retirement
• Congress
• Democrats
• age in politics
• elections

Keywords

• James Clyburn
• Congress
• retirement
• politics
• Democrats
• elections
• age

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Organizations: Vox Media

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