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MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene
The Rachel Maddow Show · 2:27 · 68d ago
"This is a straightforward promo clip; be aware that the friendly banter builds parasocial trust to encourage subscribing to the new show and premium service."
Transparency
TransparentPrimary Technique
Direct appeal
Explicitly telling you what to do — subscribe, donate, vote, share. Unlike subtler techniques, it works through clarity and urgency. Most effective when preceded by emotional buildup that makes the action feel like a natural next step.
Compliance literature (Cialdini & Goldstein, 2004); foot-in-the-door (Freedman & Fraser, 1966)
This is a short promotional trailer introducing Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels' new podcast at the intersection of politics and culture, teasing topics like politicians adopting cultural aesthetics and celebrity news. No covert mechanisms; all persuasion is overt promotion matching the stated purpose of launching the show. Standard podcast promo techniques are transparent.
Worth Noting
Introduces a unique angle on politics-culture intersections with specific examples like ICE at Super Bowl and politicians' aesthetics, potentially valuable for news enthusiasts seeking lively analysis.
Be Aware
Direct appeals to subscribe leverage the hosts' White House credentials for parasocial trust transfer to MSNBC's premium ecosystem.
Influence Dimensions
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Transcript
Simone Sanders Townsend and I have known each other for more than a decade since she was the strategic mind behind the country's top Democrats. Y'all want to hear from Bernie Sanders? Back in the day, Eugene Daniels and I sometimes disagreed. He was, after all, reporting on my then boss, Vice President Kamala Harris. And honestly, when you talk to people in the White House, people are starting to feel a little bit more pessimistic. And now, instead of being at odds as White House reporter and White House staffer, We're friends and colleagues, dissecting what comes across our feed just like everybody else. This is people who are getting paid with taxpayer dollars. He's all the taxpayer dollars. It's corny. It's corny. It's trolling and it's not funny. Yeah. And we'll continue to stay on top of political news, but we'll cover much more in a new show. MS Now presents Clock It. We get along so well because we are both fluent in politics. And culture. When we're not mic'd up for TV, we're talking about how politicians are stealing music and slang and aesthetics to make themselves seem powerful and relevant. Putting out where he looks very superhero-esque, child. Very Tony Stark. It's giving Tony Stark. He's hopping out of the government vehicles. Because while most political coverage is focused on the White House or the Hill, the real political games are being played outside on football fields, on the runways, and on TikTok. Okay, Sabrina Carpenter saw this, tweeted, This video is evil and disgusting. And to fight back in this crazy world to win the war of ideas and the war for what right the people need to know exactly what going on They gotta clock it Come on. On our new podcast, MS Now presents Clock It!, we're positioning ourselves at the intersection of culture and politics. So we can report back to you who's hijacking what, for what reason, and precisely how much any of it matters. Clock It! is where we talk about what we see and hear in the news. so you can start to clock it too. New episodes drop every Thursday starting February 12th. And sign up for MS Now Premium on Apple Podcasts so you can listen to all the good stuff without ads. We'll even be dropping some VIP bonus content just for subscribers. Now clock that. Exactly. Exactly. Transcription by CastingWords Great insurance. NJM. Insurance underwritten by NJM Insurance Company and its subsidiaries.