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.
How many questions is too many questions?
After mulling questions to ask you it became apparent that I have far too many. Maybe my first question should be how many questions can I ask without sending you screaming for the hills. Take a deep breath, here are a few: Would you ever consider writing an autobiography? Would an autobiography of TAL be feasible? Would you share some of your favorites (books, albums, meals, cities, songs, jokes, etc) with us? Who came up with the idea of using show clips to roast Torey at the end of each show? It is an incredibly clever way to keep people listening through the credits. Do you have a phonetic cheat sheet to use when pronouncing all the people's names who work on and appear on the show? Do you know that you are a National Treasure? Because, you are. Thank you for sharing your insights, opening our minds, exploring human nature, using humor to educate and for shining a light on the human condition...in so many conditions. America and the world are better places for having you in them, Ira.