Frost/Biden
In 1987 David Frost spoke to Senator Joe Biden, who was seeking his party’s nomination for president. This is the first time the interview has been broadcast.
In 1987 David Frost met Senator Joe Biden, who was seeking his party’s nomination for president. Their remarkable conversation was never broadcast because Biden withdrew from the race soon after, due to accusations of plagiarising a speech by Neil Kinnock. David Frost's son Wilfred presents excerpts from the original two-hour interview, in which Biden talks about his faith, his family and his hopes for America.
This is an excerpt from The Frost Tapes, an iHeartRadio and Paradine Productions original podcast.
These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.
The Frost Tapes is a production of iHeartRadio and Paradine Productions.
Executive producers of The Frost Tapes are Wilfred and George Frost
Executive producer for iHeartMedia is Mangesh Hattikudur
It was produced by Ryan Murdock and Nikki Ettore.
Written by Lucas Riley, Ryan Murdock and Wilfred Frost.
Directed and edited by Ryan Murdock, with help from Abu Zafar and Michelle Lanz.
Fact checked by Austin Thompson.
Special thanks to David Peck at Reeling In The Years Productions and Morgan Lavoie iHeartMedia
Special thanks also to John Florescu producer of The Next President with David Frost, 1988 and Jerry Patton, founder Classic Strategic Media Ohio.
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Listen to the full Frost / Biden episode
David Frost interviews a young Joe Biden during his first bid for the presidency in 1987.
Broadcasts
- Fri 30 Oct 2020 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 8 Nov 2020 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 19 Nov 2020 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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