Astead Herndon
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Sep 14, 2026
David BylerGUEST
feeling that it's been a little slower than it could have been in terms of thinking through this in action.
Mary RadcliffeGUEST
Astead Herndon at Fox did an interview with Jim Clyburn in July, in which Clyburn said that he just found out about ChatGPT a couple weeks ago.
Mary RadcliffeGUEST
In July, in the year of our Lord, 2026, Jim Clyburn, one of the most senior House Democrats, was just like, oh, we have this chatbot now.
Mary RadcliffeGUEST
It's not even advanced AI, it's just chatbot.
speaker_5SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us.
Antonia HyltonHOST
And joining me now at the table for today's edition of The Assignment Desk, we have Brandy Zadrozny, MS Now senior reporter; Ayman Mohyeldin, MS Now analyst, journalist, and anchor; and Astead Herndon, editorial director at Vox and host of the America Actually podcast.
Antonia HyltonHOST
Um, Brandy, I wanna start with you.
Antonia HyltonHOST
Is there a snowball's chance in hell that Congress is able to do anything about this?
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Antonia HyltonHOST
McConnell's already told Kentucky he won't seek re-election next year, so this isn't about political future.
Antonia HyltonHOST
The question is whether one of the most powerful men in Washington can still do the job, and how much longer the Senate can go without a straight answer.
Antonia HyltonHOST
Brandy Zadrozny, Ayman Mohyeldin, and Astead Herndon are still here at the table.
Antonia HyltonHOST
Um, you know, Brandy, like there have been so many conspiracy theories at this point around this-
Astead HerndonHOST
Additional support from Miranda Kennedy, David Taddeo, and Nisha Chittal.
Astead HerndonHOST
I'm Astead Herndon, and this is America Actually.
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Astead HerndonHOST
Additional support from Miranda Kennedy, David Taddeo, and Nisha Chittal.
Astead HerndonHOST
I'm Astead Herndon, and this is America Actually.
Astead HerndonHOST
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Brian CurtisHOST
Mentioned Ross and the Antichrist.
Brian CurtisHOST
Astead Herndon,
Jason ConcepcionGUEST
now
Brian CurtisHOST
podcasting at Vox.
Negin FarsadHOST
I'm your host, Nagin Farsad, and that's right, we have a classic holiday episode for you with conversations that have never been heard before.
Negin FarsadHOST
We've got Astead Herndon and Shalewa Sharp talking about how to be old.
Negin FarsadHOST
We've got Mehran Kagani and Ophira Eisenberg demystifying the historic institution of the dinner party.
Negin FarsadHOST
And guys, next week, Fake the Nation is so back.
Astead HerndonHOST
Additional support from Miranda Kennedy, David Tattersdill, and Nisha Chittal.
Astead HerndonHOST
I'm Astead Herndon, and this is America Actually.
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Brian ReedHOST
Some of this came out a few mint juleps deep in our last episode, Drinks for Five.
Brian ReedHOST
Astead Herndon at The New York Times, and my mentor from This American Life, Ira Glass, were talking about their feeling that the job of a journalist should be to document the world, not necessarily to try to influence it.
Brian ReedHOST
And I said: You talking about, like, journalism's role being to reflect reality or just kind of document that's the best we can do, I believed that for a long time, and I've been in this zone of just feeling like it doesn't feel like enough.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mm-hmm.
Lizzie O'LearyHOST
Hmm
Amanda LitmanGUEST
... is an argument people will make to me, like, "Well, these elected officials who've been in office for 30 or 40 years, they have so much experience." I'm like, "And that experience has gotten us to this point, to here? Like, you think this is a good outcome of those 40 years of experience in governing? I don't think so." I also think we're seeing, and there's a really great interview that, um, Astead Herndon at Vox did with Representative James Clyburn about, you know, his age and his leadership and all these things, and at one point asked him about AI and ChatGPT in particular.
Amanda LitmanGUEST
And Representative Clyburn said, "Oh, I just heard of that last week." It's like-
Lizzie O'LearyHOST
Hmm
Lizzie O'LearyHOST
Hmm.
Amanda LitmanGUEST
You know, this is an argument people will make to me, like, "Well, these elected officials who've been in office for 30 or 40 years, they have so much experience." I'm like, "And that experience has gotten us to this point? To here? Like, you think this is a good outcome of those 40 years of experience in governing? I don't think so." I also think we're seeing, and there's a really great interview that, um, Astead Herndon at Vox did with Representative James Clyburn about, you know, his age and his leadership and all these things, and at one point asked him about AI and ChatGPT in particular.
Amanda LitmanGUEST
And Representative Clyburn said, "Oh, I just heard of that last week." It's like-
Lizzie O'LearyHOST
Hmm
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