Director’s Cut / Commentary on TAL Episode 1
Long time listener here but I haven’t heard any episodes older than 2011 - I was curious about the first ever episode and found it almost jarring how different it flowed from “modern” TAL episodes. I found myself wondering what you (Ira) think of the craft of the first few episodes now - what’s different in the approach and the editing? Your voice and cadence seem to be almost the same - did you work on that or is it just how it naturally came out to be? Very curious.
What happened in Seattle?
Hi, Ira! I saw you live in Seattle in May of 2023 when there was a disruption in the middle of the show from a man in the front row protesting. You very impressively handled the situation so calmly and diplomatically that I thought he was a plant and part of the show until security finally came and removed him. It unnerved many in the audience (a few people left), but you seemed totally unrattled by the situation. What did you think was happening in that moment, and in retrospect would you have handled it differently?