Episode eighty - one: National Political Correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti On His New Book, The Long Alliance

Yo, News Nerds, I'm so glad to be back! This week I (virtually) sat down with NY Mag correspondent, Gabriel Debenedetti. 

The complicated relationship between Barack Obama and Joe Biden is mostly thought of through the lens of their two terms in the White House, but today’s guest, Gabriel Debenedetti tells us that the relationship spans almost 2 decades. Debenedetti’s new book, The Long Alliance which was published yesterday, profiles the two president’s relationship from 2003 up until this year, a time span in which he says the two men had a nuanced but at times turbulent relationship. We’ll talk about the duo’s decision making, how their personal lives seeped into their professional ones, and what their relationship looks like now. Debenedetti writes for New York Magazine, which he joined in 2018, but previously covered politics and the 2016 presidential race for Politico. He also previously covered the Obama Administration and Capitol Hill for Reuters.

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