Hannah, this was such an interesting and enjoyable interview to watch/listen to. Your excellent questions were so effective in drawing out fascinating stories and opinions from MB and such a warm and comfortable rapport between you - great interviewing! ;-)
This was such an interesting interview. I wasn't going to watch it because I'm not that interest in journalism but I stayed for the whole thing. Your questions were great Hannah!
So fascinating Hannah - really interesting questions and an amazing insight into somebody that I have trusted and listened to for so many years. Thank you for sharing this, and well done on a great interview.
This was such an insightful interview. You could tell that you had really thought about the kind of questions you wanted to ask and had such good rapport. Great job Hannah!
Very interesting interview. Many thoughts and many questions! (I apologize for the near-essay. A very brief statement got me on a particular train of thought.) I always feel my hair a little raise at the sentiment "once we could respect a person even if we disagreed with their opinion." I understand why so many people say it: we want to feel respected, we want to feel respectful, and it implies a (fictional, at worst, and nostalgic, at best) time when "everyone" ("we/they") was both of those things. But I think it skirts around the issues of what it means to disagree directly, especially in situations with real-world effects. The statement implies that a "person" can be separated from their "opinion." For opinions like "pickles smell gross/pickles smell great," sure, agree to disagree. That's probably not a _defining_ opinion (but who knows?). But many of our opinions do shape who we are. And our opinions will affect our actions, which is either empowering or terrifying or both. A hypothetical harmful opinion could lead to very real harmful action (and the same on the opposite side of the spectrum). The statement also implies, to me, that "respect" means the same thing to everyone. Perhaps some people mean "respect" as in simple things like "don't call people names." But more often I feel like "respect" means silence, or walking away. I think of too many times when who, and by some extension what, we're asked to respect is literally dangerous, whether racist, sexist, ableist, etc. Is "respect" silence? If so, I can think of too many times when people were silent/"respectful"... sometimes disastrously. Sometimes out of self-preservation, which I sympathize with and understand. But silent. And as the Rush song goes, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." I don't think "respect" _should_ mean silence, but I think it does to many people. I will disagree with a person I love when they make a hateful or harmful statement _because_ I "respect" them, and I respect their potential to grow. But it's a lot harder when we're acquaintances or strangers. I guess the bigger question is, how _can_ we disagree productively? How do we change minds, especially those guarded against change? Being humble is a start, recognizing that our own opinions aren't always right or good. Being proud of our changes, and thus being open to continuing to change (heaven knows I like who I am now more than who I was in seventh grade, but seventh-grade-me was still a step on the path). Not putting ourselves in an echo chamber where we only hear opinions we agree with, as you both go on to say. But I'm not sure how to bring out those qualities in other people. It's a lot harder to be patient with strangers, and to get them to be patient with us. Yet I go on wanting to change opinions, people, the world for the better, not knowing how. Many questions, and so few answers... Thank you for sharing this interview, Hannah, I really enjoyed it! Your questions were excellent, and his responses and your comments have me thinking critically in new ways. I look forward to your next video!
This is a brilliant video. Do you think he is Sir Ian McKellan's twin? If you do want to see something positive and uplifting on FB, then I very highly recommend Returning the Favor, which is a weekly show hosted by Mike Rowe. The premise is that you find bloody do-gooders and return the favor to them. You will love it. Give it a try,.
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Very thought provoking interview. Insightful questions and a very interesting interviewee!
Hannah, this was such an interesting and enjoyable interview to watch/listen to. Your excellent questions were so effective in drawing out fascinating stories and opinions from MB and such a warm and comfortable rapport between you - great interviewing! ;-)
This was such an interesting interview. I wasn't going to watch it because I'm not that interest in journalism but I stayed for the whole thing.
Your questions were great Hannah!
So fascinating Hannah - really interesting questions and an amazing insight into somebody that I have trusted and listened to for so many years. Thank you for sharing this, and well done on a great interview.
Good, interesting interview.
This was such an insightful interview. You could tell that you had really thought about the kind of questions you wanted to ask and had such good rapport. Great job Hannah!
Well done on another great interview with a good subject to cover and an interesting person to talk to about it😊
Very interesting interview. Many thoughts and many questions! (I apologize for the near-essay. A very brief statement got me on a particular train of thought.)
I always feel my hair a little raise at the sentiment "once we could respect a person even if we disagreed with their opinion." I understand why so many people say it: we want to feel respected, we want to feel respectful, and it implies a (fictional, at worst, and nostalgic, at best) time when "everyone" ("we/they") was both of those things. But I think it skirts around the issues of what it means to disagree directly, especially in situations with real-world effects.
The statement implies that a "person" can be separated from their "opinion." For opinions like "pickles smell gross/pickles smell great," sure, agree to disagree. That's probably not a _defining_ opinion (but who knows?). But many of our opinions do shape who we are. And our opinions will affect our actions, which is either empowering or terrifying or both. A hypothetical harmful opinion could lead to very real harmful action (and the same on the opposite side of the spectrum).
The statement also implies, to me, that "respect" means the same thing to everyone. Perhaps some people mean "respect" as in simple things like "don't call people names." But more often I feel like "respect" means silence, or walking away. I think of too many times when who, and by some extension what, we're asked to respect is literally dangerous, whether racist, sexist, ableist, etc. Is "respect" silence? If so, I can think of too many times when people were silent/"respectful"... sometimes disastrously. Sometimes out of self-preservation, which I sympathize with and understand. But silent. And as the Rush song goes, "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." I don't think "respect" _should_ mean silence, but I think it does to many people. I will disagree with a person I love when they make a hateful or harmful statement _because_ I "respect" them, and I respect their potential to grow. But it's a lot harder when we're acquaintances or strangers.
I guess the bigger question is, how _can_ we disagree productively? How do we change minds, especially those guarded against change? Being humble is a start, recognizing that our own opinions aren't always right or good. Being proud of our changes, and thus being open to continuing to change (heaven knows I like who I am now more than who I was in seventh grade, but seventh-grade-me was still a step on the path). Not putting ourselves in an echo chamber where we only hear opinions we agree with, as you both go on to say. But I'm not sure how to bring out those qualities in other people. It's a lot harder to be patient with strangers, and to get them to be patient with us. Yet I go on wanting to change opinions, people, the world for the better, not knowing how.
Many questions, and so few answers... Thank you for sharing this interview, Hannah, I really enjoyed it! Your questions were excellent, and his responses and your comments have me thinking critically in new ways. I look forward to your next video!
This is a brilliant video. Do you think he is Sir Ian McKellan's twin? If you do want to see something positive and uplifting on FB, then I very highly recommend Returning the Favor, which is a weekly show hosted by Mike Rowe. The premise is that you find bloody do-gooders and return the favor to them. You will love it. Give it a try,.