Chuck Todd

Like, you know, that's one of the things I learned being traveling with Obama for six years as a as a White House correspondent that I didn't fully appreciate. You sort of know intellectually, but you don't know until you're there is

how most international relations are simply no different than a president's relations with the governor of a state, meaning everybody's got their own politics they got to worry about and they bring it to these conversations.

how most international relations are simply no different than a president's relations with the governor of a state, meaning everybody's got their own politics they got to worry about and they bring it to these conversations.

how most international relations are simply no different than a president's relations with the governor of a state, meaning everybody's got their own politics they got to worry about and they bring it to these conversations.

And and so it's it's when you when you think when you put yourself in the shoes of their domestic politics, you suddenly can understand a point of view of another country a lot easier. So let's talk about the diplomat. When did you get greenlit?

And and so it's it's when you when you think when you put yourself in the shoes of their domestic politics, you suddenly can understand a point of view of another country a lot easier. So let's talk about the diplomat. When did you get greenlit?

And and so it's it's when you when you think when you put yourself in the shoes of their domestic politics, you suddenly can understand a point of view of another country a lot easier. So let's talk about the diplomat. When did you get greenlit?

Before or after the pandemic?

Before or after the pandemic?

Before or after the pandemic?

Still a fairly hot restaurant, by the way. It's, you know, like anything, you know, the more popular something gets that, you know, it's at its peak. And the question is, it only can go in one direction, but it's still a hot restaurant.

Still a fairly hot restaurant, by the way. It's, you know, like anything, you know, the more popular something gets that, you know, it's at its peak. And the question is, it only can go in one direction, but it's still a hot restaurant.

Still a fairly hot restaurant, by the way. It's, you know, like anything, you know, the more popular something gets that, you know, it's at its peak. And the question is, it only can go in one direction, but it's still a hot restaurant.

So in some ways, the shutdown, I mean, what better time to focus on writing a pilot than having nothing else to do, but be shut in and focused on that. It was a good time to write.

So in some ways, the shutdown, I mean, what better time to focus on writing a pilot than having nothing else to do, but be shut in and focused on that. It was a good time to write.

So in some ways, the shutdown, I mean, what better time to focus on writing a pilot than having nothing else to do, but be shut in and focused on that. It was a good time to write.

Everybody was bored, right? Everybody could, hey, I'm available. I can't go anywhere. Let's do Zoom, right? Here we go.

Everybody was bored, right? Everybody could, hey, I'm available. I can't go anywhere. Let's do Zoom, right? Here we go.

Everybody was bored, right? Everybody could, hey, I'm available. I can't go anywhere. Let's do Zoom, right? Here we go.

So... What do you have a couple of diplomats in your head that were the that were the the peoples whose sort of biograph? I let me I don't before trigger before suggesting a name. I wanted to see if you modeled. I have a couple of ideas in my head, but I'm just curious if you modeled some of the characters and I'm off of actual people.