Topic: Speed Round

2 chapters across the catalog

23: Blacktivate
• 53:57 - 1:00:17

23: Blacktivate

Andrew Yang, Latino Priorities and Speed Round

During the Vice summit, a question from the audience highlights that Latino voters prioritize education and the economy over "kids in cages" or immigration. Andrew Yang participates in a "speed round" of trivial questions, which the hosts analyze for subtle biases in how candidates are treated. The segment notes that Yang's answers regarding Jay-Z and basketball felt like forced attempts at cultural relatability.

23: Blacktivate
• 1:25:10 - 1:27:17

23: Blacktivate

Bernie Sanders Speed Round, Unions and First Jobs

Bernie Sanders participates in a speed round where he discusses his first job carrying soda bottles for a Teamster operation, which he credits for his lifelong support of unions. He also mentions voting for John F. Kennedy and expresses a fear of "saying something dumb." The hosts note that Sanders was given more intellectual room in his speed round compared to the "pandering" questions given to others.