Ross and Reihan on the Radio
Hello comrades!
So, we were on a wonderful show — On Point, hosted by Tom Ashbrook — and I was pretty darn nervous. I am very good at coming up with catchphrases, but terrible at delivering them. Ross is a very smooth radio performer. All I wanted to do was talk about Sweden and the overconcentration of women in low-wage sectors. But I fought that impulse and was instead a little vague and testy. Fortunately, Tom Ashbrook is a consummate professional. There were many moments that will haunt my dreams: for example, when I had twenty seconds and delivered a ten second answer; a truly frightening moment where I was I asked the size of government. I should have had a better answer! Aaaaaaaaargh!
I’m really grateful that On Point gave us this opportunity, and I hope you check out the podcast. We had really some great callers, a couple of whom sounded like potential Sam’s Club Republicans, amazingly enough.
Hi Reihan, as mentioned on Ross blog, I really enjoyed the interview and thought that both of you performed very well. On Point is one of my favourite shows, so it was great to see Tom featuring you and Ross. A bit more in depth thoughts here: http://politicsofscrabble.org/?p=196
Amusingly, your ten second answer was what I quoted on my blog. I thought you answered remarkably well for what little time you had. Very much looking forward to reading the book and thanks for working with Ross to provide what seems like a thoughtful contribution to the overall dialogue.
Cheers,
Scott
— Scott Payne · Jun 26, 04:58 PM · #