Obama Plays Ball While Celebs Duck for Cover

About this episode

The episode discusses Obama's appearance at the All-Star Game, political themes at the Olympics, and features insights from Jesse Jackson and Jemele Hill.

Obama’s appearance at the All-Star Game, politics at the Olympics, and Jesse Jackson's reminder that we are “somebody.” Plus, Jemele Hill enters the chat.

People in this episode

Hosts: Symone Sanders Townsend, Eugene Daniels

Guest: Jemele Hill

Topics covered

• politics
• sports
• celebrity culture
• Olympics
• social issues

Keywords

• Obama
• All-Star Game
• Jesse Jackson
• Jemele Hill
• politics
• Olympics
• celebrity culture

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