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I just think they're used to something else, right? They are scheduled by schedulers, right? If you talk to them yourself, if you end up having a personal relationship with Wes Moore of Maryland, and he wants to do your show. He will tell his scheduler, I want three to four hours to do the show.
I just think they're used to something else, right? They are scheduled by schedulers, right? If you talk to them yourself, if you end up having a personal relationship with Wes Moore of Maryland, and he wants to do your show. He will tell his scheduler, I want three to four hours to do the show.
But the scheduler is used to a world, the staff is used to a world where nobody gets three to four hours for the boss. Reporters don't, donors don't, policy staffers don't. So then when some interview comes in, And they say, hey, I want three to four hours. The answer is no, because culturally it's not done.
But the scheduler is used to a world, the staff is used to a world where nobody gets three to four hours for the boss. Reporters don't, donors don't, policy staffers don't. So then when some interview comes in, And they say, hey, I want three to four hours. The answer is no, because culturally it's not done.
But the scheduler is used to a world, the staff is used to a world where nobody gets three to four hours for the boss. Reporters don't, donors don't, policy staffers don't. So then when some interview comes in, And they say, hey, I want three to four hours. The answer is no, because culturally it's not done.
You need Donald Trump himself, Pete Buttigieg himself, AOC herself to say to their staff, no, no, no, we're making time for this. Because it's not how they make time for things normally. I don't know how much it is fear. I do think they're unused to it, but I suspect a lot of it is simply booking culture. Like I run into it too. They're not used to saying yes to three to four hours for anything.
You need Donald Trump himself, Pete Buttigieg himself, AOC herself to say to their staff, no, no, no, we're making time for this. Because it's not how they make time for things normally. I don't know how much it is fear. I do think they're unused to it, but I suspect a lot of it is simply booking culture. Like I run into it too. They're not used to saying yes to three to four hours for anything.
You need Donald Trump himself, Pete Buttigieg himself, AOC herself to say to their staff, no, no, no, we're making time for this. Because it's not how they make time for things normally. I don't know how much it is fear. I do think they're unused to it, but I suspect a lot of it is simply booking culture. Like I run into it too. They're not used to saying yes to three to four hours for anything.
It's not that they don't have it. They have three to four hours if their kid is having a graduation, right? I mean, they're human beings. They can make time. But it would have to come in a way from them. My sense is this is part of the Rogan. It's very unclear because there are very differing stories on what happened in the Rogan-Harris negotiations.
It's not that they don't have it. They have three to four hours if their kid is having a graduation, right? I mean, they're human beings. They can make time. But it would have to come in a way from them. My sense is this is part of the Rogan. It's very unclear because there are very differing stories on what happened in the Rogan-Harris negotiations.
It's not that they don't have it. They have three to four hours if their kid is having a graduation, right? I mean, they're human beings. They can make time. But it would have to come in a way from them. My sense is this is part of the Rogan. It's very unclear because there are very differing stories on what happened in the Rogan-Harris negotiations.
But it does seem that time was one of the sticking points.
But it does seem that time was one of the sticking points.
But it does seem that time was one of the sticking points.
Well, we're barely like 50 minutes into a four hour. I have no more material, Lex.
Well, we're barely like 50 minutes into a four hour. I have no more material, Lex.
Well, we're barely like 50 minutes into a four hour. I have no more material, Lex.
Well, that's a thing the left has to get over. Yeah, that's a very important cultural. They began to do a thing where spaces were verboten because it had platformed so-and-so. And I think that culture is changing. I think they realized that they abandoned huge, vast swaths of significant culture because they wouldn't go places anymore. it's crazy.
Well, that's a thing the left has to get over. Yeah, that's a very important cultural. They began to do a thing where spaces were verboten because it had platformed so-and-so. And I think that culture is changing. I think they realized that they abandoned huge, vast swaths of significant culture because they wouldn't go places anymore. it's crazy.
Well, that's a thing the left has to get over. Yeah, that's a very important cultural. They began to do a thing where spaces were verboten because it had platformed so-and-so. And I think that culture is changing. I think they realized that they abandoned huge, vast swaths of significant culture because they wouldn't go places anymore. it's crazy.