EXCLUSIVE: The Rest is Politics is to host a live YouTube U.S. election special from New York, bringing together talent from the stable of Goalhanger podcasts.
Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart, Anthony Scaramucci aka ‘The Mooch’, Dominic Sandbrook and Marina Hyde, who helm four Goalhanger pods between them, will all feature on the night of November 5.
Rest is Politics duo Campbell and Stewart will host the live event, which will stream on YouTube from a New York venue. Scaramucci, the former Trump aide-turned vehement Trump critic who now fronts The Rest is Politics: US with BBC North America’s Katty Kay, will play a key analyst role, “bringing valuable insights from every angle,” he told Deadline.
The coverage will come live through the night and following morning. Alongside Scaramucci, Goalhanger is tapping into its stable by enlisting Hyde, the Guardian columnist who hosts The Rest is Entertainment with Richard Osman, and The Rest is History’s Sandbrook, an expert in post-World War Two American history.
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