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Nathan Fielder Wants Wolf Blitzer to Know the FAA Is Dumb
He stopped by CNN to drive home the more serious points of The Rehearsal while wearing a 737 baseball hat.
“These days, a lot of people will go to alternative-news sources or comedy podcasters to get the word out about stuff, like Joe Rogan or Theo Von, but for me, it’s still CNN all the way,” he told the co-host with a little smile. His seemingly earnest admiration toward traditional news outlets followed an in-depth discussion about the theory Fielder explores in his HBO series: that miscommunication between pilots is a major contributor to commercial-airline crashes. The comedian’s CNN appearance, where he was joined by former National Transportation Safety Board member and Rehearsal co-star John Goglia, played in to all that makes the show so singular, particularly the tenuous balance between Fielder’s dry sense of humor (often at the “intimidating” Blitzer’s expense) and sincerity (a plea for the government to take this seriously).
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