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‘Good’ Interviews Don’t Matter Like They Used To
Appearances on podcasts like Call Her Daddy and Theo Von’s This Past Weekend are about audience exposure more than anything else.
Though Howard Stern isn’t a podcaster, his widely listened-to SiriusXM show is still what political journalists would regard as a “nontraditional” media platform, andyesterday’s uninterrupted hour-long chat culminated with Stern’s endorsement, which should carry some weight with his broad male audience.Her running mate, Tim Walz, will soon appear on Smartless, the cozy showbiz podcast hosted by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes, who have previously recorded an episode with Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden, before Biden exited the race. Vance have been frequenting the red-pill “manosphere” podcast circuit for months, hitting shows hosted by the techno-bro favorite Lex Fridman, the YouTuber turned wrestler Logan Paul, and the Joe Rogan–esque Theo Von in a bid to strengthen their support among young men. But at the end of the day, I can’t see a world where one of the main conversations in this election is women and I’m not a part of it.” Historically, Cooper has tended to overly accommodate her interviewees, whiffing away opportunities for follow-up questions and creating the kind of safe space that makes A-list celebs comfortable.
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