NFT: Marc Maron interviews POTUS - discusses his interview

Just a heads up for those who like Maron and for those who enjoy heady, off-beat things. He interviewed the President yesterday, and below is a link to where he discusses the interview.

I think it's pretty darn intriguing. Maron has his own touching and disarming style, infused a bit of funny. He's very good at engaging in a more intimate conversation. A few weeks ago he had an awesome interview with Terry Gross

Here's a bit from the article:

Quote:

Q. Did you plan to approach the interview in a certain way, and then, in light of the Charleston killings, think, I need to approach this differently? A. Yes, in a way. At one point in my life, I used to be part of the political dialogue, as a radio commentator. I made a very conscious choice to take myself out of that. I just have not really been that attentive. I focused what I do along different lines entirely. I had to combat my old self, but engage in a conversation that would be worthy of the president. I was going to do it my way, engage in a personal way, but he knows all the tricks. He’s the president. I wasn’t going to put anything over on him by acting more comfortable than I was. But it was weird: He came over, he made me very comfortable very quickly. He was very engaged. He was looking forward to having a nice chat, and I think steamrolled into the conversation very intensely and very quickly, like I do sometimes. Especially when I’m a little nervous. But yeah, we were very conscious of what happened in Charleston, and that that would be weighing on him. I wanted to respect whatever he’s going through. He lost someone he knew that day.

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