Hillary Clinton is launching a new podcast that will include wide-ranging conversations styled after late night host Conan O’Brien’s podcast.
“Conan just exudes enthusiasm about this platform, and he does these interviews that are really evergreen, and the idea with her, in part inspired by that experience, is to do the same thing,” a person close to Clinton told Politico on Thursday.
“She wants to try to have a wider-ranging conversation that will be lasting, so you can listen to it in a year, or you can listen to it tomorrow, and it will be interesting,” the person added. “And then, of course, she’ll do some ranting and raving about news of the day.”
The failed 2016 presidential candidate is also looking to Howard Stern’s show for inspiration. Clinton appeared on the show late last year and reportedly fell in love with its style.
“It was an incredible experience. We’ve been thinking through based on that experience how to create a similar format,” the source said. “Stern has a cast of characters, so could you have some people on the show in her orbit who are interesting but not necessarily guestworthy? And then, hopefully, there’s some irreverence involved.”
The insider said the former secretary of state is looking to create the podcast in a similar fashion to her latest book, The Book of Gutsy Women, that will include “a meeting of the minds with people of grit and determination.”
