The Defining Moments of the D.N.C. Finale
The Defining Moments of the D.N.C. Finale  
Podcast: The Run-Up
Published On: Fri Aug 23 2024
Description: On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage and formally accepted her party’s nomination.After the balloons fell, Astead Herndon and his colleagues Maya King and Jennifer Medina broke down the moments that stood out to them from the night — from people touched by gun violence telling their stories to the way Ms. Harris talked about Israel and the war in Gaza to how she told her own story. Plus, there was the rumored special guest who never materialized. On today’s episode:Maya King, a politics reporter for The New York TimesJennifer Medina, a politics reporter for The New York Times Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.