Overview

• Schulz accused Kamala Harris’s team of “blatantly” lying about attempts to schedule a 2024 Flagrant podcast interview, saying both he and allies reached out multiple times.
• He said co-host Charlamagne Tha God and campaign surrogate Mark Cuban also contacted Harris’s team without receiving a response.
• According to Schulz, the campaign dismissed outreach efforts by branding him and his associates as “podcast bros” who were sexist, bigoted and racist.
• Flagrant hosted President Trump in October 2024, highlighting Schulz’s view that podcasts now shape political communication.
• Since the election, Democrats Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders have appeared on Schulz’s show, reflecting evolving party attitudes toward nontraditional media.