The podcast episodes discuss the shifting voting patterns and allegiances of African American voters, particularly in the context of the 1960 presidential election between Nixon and Kennedy.
In the first episode, sports personality Stephen A. Smith suggests that African Americans should strategically vote Republican for one election cycle to force both parties to actively court their support. This relates to the topic of African American voting patterns.
The second episode analyzes how the 1960 presidential election was significantly impacted by the civil rights movement and Kennedy's strategic outreach to Coretta Scott King, which allowed him to be perceived as aligning with the moral cause despite political calculations on both sides. This also relates to the topic of African American voting patterns.