CNN Primetime hosts Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon will co-host a new CNN podcast called ‘The Handoff’.
The podcast is based on the unscripted “handoff” conversations that Cuomo and Lemon have at the end of Cuomo’s 9 p.m. program Cuomo Prime Time, leading into Lemon’s 10 p.m. show CNN Tonight, according to Hollywood Reporter.
“Each night during the primetime hours of CNN’s television programming, viewers witness the deep love, honest candor, and respect that these two anchors—and friends—have for one another in their unscripted “handoff” conversations between shows. Now, with no broadcast clock to hold them back, they are stepping out from behind their anchor desks to come together and ignite even more personal and hot topic conversations. Nothing is off limits,” CNN said in a statement.
“If you want unscripted, honest conversations about what matters, what you’re talking about, the way you talk about it – then listen to this podcast. If you’re not easily offended, this is the podcast for you. If you are easily offended, then this is definitely the podcast for you. We’re going to toughen you up,” Lemon told THR.
“Why does the chat between Don and me get so much attention? Why has it become must-see TV with lots of people tuning in? This podcast is the answer,” Cuomo tells THR. “It is all real thoughts and questions and disagreements that are often glossed over in the media.”
The podcast will be posted weekly and will only be available to subscribers to CNN’s Apple Podcast channel.
