Politicon's 'How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along!' Panel Becomes Podcast With Clay Aiken

Panel Turned Podcast

A regular feature of the annual POLITICON conference is now a weekly podcast on the iHEARTPODCAST NETWORK hosted by "AMERICAN IDOL" contestant and NORTH CAROLINA Congressional candidate CLAY AIKEN.

"HOW THE HECK ARE WE GONNA GET ALONG!" is a bi-partisan discussion featuring politicians, comedians, and thought leaders taking questions from a live audience. The podcast version debuted MARCH 5th and will post on THURSDAYS. KMG NETWORKS is the official audio partner of POLITICON.

“I can't remember any point in my lifetime when we've been so divided as a country,” said AIKEN.  “We’ve withdrawn into our own respective ideological corners and folks are having a hard time being in the same room with each other, much less listening to each other. I think pundits, politicians and politicos want to fight and argue, but the general public is sick of the media spin and would like to see something actually get done. What I'm excited about with this new show is the opportunity to not only put people with differing positions into a room together, but also make them face a live audience's questions -- where I come from, we might call it a 'come to Jesus meeting' – and figure out how the heck are we gonna get along!”

“We debuted 'HOW THE HECK ARE WE GONNA GET ALONG!' as a panel at the very first POLITICON in 2015, and it's been a staple every year since,” said POLITICON co-founder SIMON SIDI. “It's an important topic as there's certainly a lot of divisiveness to repair. Now in 2020, when politics feels more polarizing than ever, we're excited to unveil the concept as a podcast with a live studio audience asking the questions.”

“As election season heats up, there’s no better time for a show like this one,” said iHEARTPODCAST NETWORK President CONAL BYRNE. “Similar to the popular POLITICON panel, this series genuinely tries to bridge the gap between the extremes of American politics, with a little something for everyone, and a great, unique format with live audience participation.”

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