Rocketsauce
Haagen-Dazs Addict
I can't believe this post is continuing, kind of reminds me of the most recent show actually, little substance being drawn out.........................
Here is a little anecdote that might be insightful for those that think this most recent show went too far to 'negative town'.
My father was a really accomplished journalist and interviewed a ton of people and treated them all the same, from A list celebs to elementary school teachers.
One time he got to interview his child hood idol who was a top 20 all time Hall of Famer ball player I won't name. My dad idolized the guy. During the interview, my dad asked him some relevant questions about a book he 'supposedly' wrote and he couldn't answer them (presumably because he didn't write the book!) and started getting defensive.
My dad could have kissed his ass and defused the situation with a super friendly tone, after all it was his number 1 idol of all time! But my dad did his job and continued to press him to try and get a good interview. Cut to the chase, my dad brings home the cassette of the interview which we listen to in the dining room and the ball player and him are basically verbally sparring. Now I'm not saying that being an interviewer gives anyone a license to be a dick in tone, but................ a good interviewer asks the tough questions which can mean challenging defensive guests who are reluctant to answer a relevant question. And that's just in a mainstream forum trying to get someone to give their opinion on something, which is different than the paracast forum which is more challenging.
Could you imagine half the guests on the Paracast getting the same respect from David and Gene then if they were interviewed by someone from the New York Times? They would be laughed out of the room most of these guests, unfairly of course.
I could not sense anything mildly mean about this most recent interview. The Paola Harris interview did take a turn to negative town, but I think that is the nature of this show, people are called out on their fluff. IMO, outside of this niche paranormal world, most of these people are completely ignored or laughed at by mainstream media, so they often live inside a little bubble of preaching to the choir.
Think of how many people in broadcasting take the trip to negative town all the time and that is why they are successful. Of course IMO, you don't want to be a Bill O'reilly and be a dick for the sake of your own ego, but you also don't want to be Ryan Seacrest either, at that point or your just someone who works in PR.
David takes this subject very personally, which means he will get emotional about stuff he perceives as BS, which can be interpreted as unprofessional (not Ryan Seacrest!). I think this can result in some uncomfortable moments with guests who seem friendly and think they have good intentions, but at the end of the day, we all get way more useful information from this show on this topic than any other show IMO. If some new age peeps feel angry about how they are treated, it's a free country, they can go back to their bubble.
But of course, the message board is open to all opinions so that's cool too!
Here is a little anecdote that might be insightful for those that think this most recent show went too far to 'negative town'.
My father was a really accomplished journalist and interviewed a ton of people and treated them all the same, from A list celebs to elementary school teachers.
One time he got to interview his child hood idol who was a top 20 all time Hall of Famer ball player I won't name. My dad idolized the guy. During the interview, my dad asked him some relevant questions about a book he 'supposedly' wrote and he couldn't answer them (presumably because he didn't write the book!) and started getting defensive.
My dad could have kissed his ass and defused the situation with a super friendly tone, after all it was his number 1 idol of all time! But my dad did his job and continued to press him to try and get a good interview. Cut to the chase, my dad brings home the cassette of the interview which we listen to in the dining room and the ball player and him are basically verbally sparring. Now I'm not saying that being an interviewer gives anyone a license to be a dick in tone, but................ a good interviewer asks the tough questions which can mean challenging defensive guests who are reluctant to answer a relevant question. And that's just in a mainstream forum trying to get someone to give their opinion on something, which is different than the paracast forum which is more challenging.
Could you imagine half the guests on the Paracast getting the same respect from David and Gene then if they were interviewed by someone from the New York Times? They would be laughed out of the room most of these guests, unfairly of course.
I could not sense anything mildly mean about this most recent interview. The Paola Harris interview did take a turn to negative town, but I think that is the nature of this show, people are called out on their fluff. IMO, outside of this niche paranormal world, most of these people are completely ignored or laughed at by mainstream media, so they often live inside a little bubble of preaching to the choir.
Think of how many people in broadcasting take the trip to negative town all the time and that is why they are successful. Of course IMO, you don't want to be a Bill O'reilly and be a dick for the sake of your own ego, but you also don't want to be Ryan Seacrest either, at that point or your just someone who works in PR.
David takes this subject very personally, which means he will get emotional about stuff he perceives as BS, which can be interpreted as unprofessional (not Ryan Seacrest!). I think this can result in some uncomfortable moments with guests who seem friendly and think they have good intentions, but at the end of the day, we all get way more useful information from this show on this topic than any other show IMO. If some new age peeps feel angry about how they are treated, it's a free country, they can go back to their bubble.
But of course, the message board is open to all opinions so that's cool too!
