Morning Joe - MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene

Episode Date: February 5, 2026

Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels were once at odds as White House staffer and White House reporter. Now they’re friends and colleagues—each co-hosting their own shows at MS NOW. But their off-air conversations are where the real action is. Their new show, “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to their groupchat, the liveliest—and most informative—in news. Whether it’s ICE getting dispatched to the Super Bowl because Bad Bunny’s doing the halftime show, or Nicolás Maduro’s Nike Tech fit, or Michael B. Jordan’s sole Oscar nomination despite playing three roles in Sinners, there is no collision between culture and politics that this show won’t document and decipher. Symone and Eugene see exactly what’s going on—and they want you to clock it, too. New episodes drop every Thursday, starting February 12th. Search for “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” and hit “follow” so you don’t miss an episode. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Simone Sanders Townsend and I have known each other for more than a decade since she was the strategic mind behind the country's top Democrats. You all want to hear from Bernie Sanders? Back in the day, Eugene Daniels and I sometimes disagreed. He was, after all, reporting on my then-boss, Vice President Kamala Harris. And honestly, when you talk to people in the White House, people are starting to feel a little bit more pessimistic. And now, instead of being at odds as White House reporter and White House staffer, were friends and colleagues, dissecting what comes across our feed, like everybody else. This is people who are getting paid

with taxpayer dollars. He's all the taxpayer dollars. It's corny. It's corny. It's corny. It's trolling and it's not funny. Yeah. And we'll continue to stay on top of political news,

but we'll cover much more in a new show. MS Now presents Clockin. We get along so well because we are both fluent in politics. And culture. When we're not miced up for TV, we're talking about how politicians are stealing music and slang and aesthetics to make themselves seem powerful and relevant.

He is putting out where he looks very, superhero-esque child. It's giving Tony Star. He's hopping out of the government vehicles. Because while most political coverage is focused on the White House or the Hill, the real political games are being played outside on football fields, on the runways, and on TikTok. Okay, Sabrina Carpenter saw this, tweeted, this video is evil and disgusting.

And to fight back in this crazy world to win the war of ideas and the war for what's right. The people need to know exactly what's going on. They got a clock it. Come on. On our new podcast, MS Now presents Clocket. We're positioning ourselves at the intersection of culture and politics. So we can report back to you who's hijacking what, for what reason, and precisely how much any of it matters. Clocket is where we talk about what we see and hear in the news, so you can start to Clocket 2.

New episodes drop every Thursday starting February 12th. And sign up for MS Now Premium on Apple Podcasts so you can listen to All the good stuff without ads will even be dropping some VIP bonus content just for subscribers. Now clock that. Exactly. Exactly.