Andrew Marantz

And people kept coming up to him out of the crowd and, you know, wanting to get selfies with him and get him to sign stuff. So it was kind of half journalism, half kind of celebrity influencer stuff.

And people kept coming up to him out of the crowd and, you know, wanting to get selfies with him and get him to sign stuff. So it was kind of half journalism, half kind of celebrity influencer stuff.

It's completely incredible how often. I mean, so that year that was 2020. That year he was live on camera for 42 percent of the hours of that year, like all the hours of the year, not waking hours. And he doesn't like film himself sleeping like this is him hosting a show for 42 percent of his life.

It's completely incredible how often. I mean, so that year that was 2020. That year he was live on camera for 42 percent of the hours of that year, like all the hours of the year, not waking hours. And he doesn't like film himself sleeping like this is him hosting a show for 42 percent of his life.

It's completely incredible how often. I mean, so that year that was 2020. That year he was live on camera for 42 percent of the hours of that year, like all the hours of the year, not waking hours. And he doesn't like film himself sleeping like this is him hosting a show for 42 percent of his life.

Oh, yeah. I flew to L.A. and I, you know, took a lift to his house and rang the bell. And, you know, he showed up at the door and he said, all right, sit out of the shot. Don't make any sound. I'll talk to you when I'm done. And then he just sat down and kept going for four more hours. This was already four hours into the stream that day. That was a Sunday. And so...

Oh, yeah. I flew to L.A. and I, you know, took a lift to his house and rang the bell. And, you know, he showed up at the door and he said, all right, sit out of the shot. Don't make any sound. I'll talk to you when I'm done. And then he just sat down and kept going for four more hours. This was already four hours into the stream that day. That was a Sunday. And so...

Oh, yeah. I flew to L.A. and I, you know, took a lift to his house and rang the bell. And, you know, he showed up at the door and he said, all right, sit out of the shot. Don't make any sound. I'll talk to you when I'm done. And then he just sat down and kept going for four more hours. This was already four hours into the stream that day. That was a Sunday. And so...

He's just doing it all the time. And he's getting numbers that are like, you know, that day it was a Sunday. It was kind of a slow news day. He had maybe 30 something thousand people watching him simultaneously, which is like better than some cable networks. And especially in the coveted youth demographic. Yeah. And he was covering the overthrow of Assad in Syria, which had just happened.

He's just doing it all the time. And he's getting numbers that are like, you know, that day it was a Sunday. It was kind of a slow news day. He had maybe 30 something thousand people watching him simultaneously, which is like better than some cable networks. And especially in the coveted youth demographic. Yeah. And he was covering the overthrow of Assad in Syria, which had just happened.

He's just doing it all the time. And he's getting numbers that are like, you know, that day it was a Sunday. It was kind of a slow news day. He had maybe 30 something thousand people watching him simultaneously, which is like better than some cable networks. And especially in the coveted youth demographic. Yeah. And he was covering the overthrow of Assad in Syria, which had just happened.

He was covering a YouTube documentary about NATO. You know, just whatever he's looking at on his screen, you're looking at with him. And it actually sometimes can be really exciting. Like the next day when I came to his house, you know, he went to play basketball in the park. And then he came back and said, OK, what should I talk about today? Maybe I'll talk about this. Maybe I'll talk about that.

He was covering a YouTube documentary about NATO. You know, just whatever he's looking at on his screen, you're looking at with him. And it actually sometimes can be really exciting. Like the next day when I came to his house, you know, he went to play basketball in the park. And then he came back and said, OK, what should I talk about today? Maybe I'll talk about this. Maybe I'll talk about that.

He was covering a YouTube documentary about NATO. You know, just whatever he's looking at on his screen, you're looking at with him. And it actually sometimes can be really exciting. Like the next day when I came to his house, you know, he went to play basketball in the park. And then he came back and said, OK, what should I talk about today? Maybe I'll talk about this. Maybe I'll talk about that.

And then about, you know, a few minutes before he went live. Luigi Mangione was arrested, the suspect in the United Healthcare assassination. And he said, OK, this is what we're talking about. And for six straight hours, he just went through all the things his commenters were sending him. You know, what was Luigi looking at on Twitter? What was he looking at on Goodreads?

And then about, you know, a few minutes before he went live. Luigi Mangione was arrested, the suspect in the United Healthcare assassination. And he said, OK, this is what we're talking about. And for six straight hours, he just went through all the things his commenters were sending him. You know, what was Luigi looking at on Twitter? What was he looking at on Goodreads?

And then about, you know, a few minutes before he went live. Luigi Mangione was arrested, the suspect in the United Healthcare assassination. And he said, OK, this is what we're talking about. And for six straight hours, he just went through all the things his commenters were sending him. You know, what was Luigi looking at on Twitter? What was he looking at on Goodreads?

Can we watch his valedictorian speech from high school? And it's kind of thrilling to watch someone dig through it in real time and be making comments. live commentary. I mean, it's kind of a high wire act. He's trying not to say something too erratic, but he's trying to be erratic enough to be entertaining.

Can we watch his valedictorian speech from high school? And it's kind of thrilling to watch someone dig through it in real time and be making comments. live commentary. I mean, it's kind of a high wire act. He's trying not to say something too erratic, but he's trying to be erratic enough to be entertaining.

Can we watch his valedictorian speech from high school? And it's kind of thrilling to watch someone dig through it in real time and be making comments. live commentary. I mean, it's kind of a high wire act. He's trying not to say something too erratic, but he's trying to be erratic enough to be entertaining.