


Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss racial identity, police brutality and more Monday on the sports and pop culture podcast “All the Smoke,” which is hosted by two retired N.B.A. players.
The nearly hourlong interview with Ms. Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, will be released on Monday and aligns with her pattern of speaking with nontraditional media and their niche audiences. Appearing on “All the Smoke” could help her reach more Black men, a base that has been increasingly courted by former President Donald J. Trump.
“In previous times, someone would have gone to a Black barbershop or a soul food restaurant,” said Todd Boyd, a race and pop culture scholar and professor at the University of Southern California. “But these days, certain podcasts appeal to certain audience members.”
Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg and Will Smith have all been interviewed on “All the Smoke,” which began in 2019 and has more than one million YouTube subscribers. “All the Smoke,” which has become one of the more recognizable athlete-led podcasts in a saturated marketplace, typically brings on guests from sports and entertainment to discuss topics in those areas.
The show’s hosts, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, spent portions of their long N.B.A. careers with the Golden State Warriors while Ms. Harris was the district attorney of San Francisco. The vice president, who was born in Oakland, where the Warriors played for 47 seasons, has been a vocal fan of the team, and Coach Steve Kerr endorsed her at the Democratic National Convention.
“To step into this political realm and understand the importance and how some people are either all the way in it or all the way out of it, I’m really interested to see what our fans have to say,” Mr. Barnes said in an interview with The New York Times.