Colby Hall

I said, I don't mind it as long as journalists goes first.

And if someone wants to call me an influencer, okay, fine.

I have cultural.

I do think that I have cultural influence and impact.

So, you know, I would not be insulted by that.

But if you want to call me a podcaster, okay, you know, but...

whatever but i'm a journalist first so let's talk about that because cnn is now you know in its most obvious sort of um indication of where they are wanting to go or maybe just what they're testing i mean if you look at this is jake tapper okay cnn's podcast look and the slow death of cable news

so you know that's anderson cooper is there talking with is that michael smirconish oh no it's not but he's talking he's got the giant old school podcast mic and i have one this is an old school mic now i started my show with that mic which is sitting at my studio in midtown right it's sort of the old one that you have on the desk sort of as a prop but mine actually worked and so anderson has this mic there um he's sitting in the control room he's got the tie you know

Undone and he's rolled up his sleeves and then Jake is in his office and let's roll some of Jake and then we'll talk about it.

All right, here we go.

So look, Jake, I know Jake's office.

I would like I would go to the D.C.

Bureau and I go, oh, shit, I forgot my tie.

And Jake would say, go in my office and grab one.

So this is Jake's office.

Authentically, it looks like this.

I'm telling you, let me just, I'm gonna caveat and say,

this and you know i did not like my exit for from cnn that is public knowledge i thought that they treated me very poorly on the way out after dedicating almost 17 years to that company however however they are the best journalists in the business i believe and and and if there's any proof of it is look at their look at what they're doing with with iran right now they're the best i have not watched it yeah they're there by wide measure but

I don't watch.

I see clips, right?