1. I hope that the Bulwark turns more and more toward positive, prescriptive content from a centrist/bipartisan but most of all pragmatic, outcomes-first standpoint. Make this pod permanent or re-focus the others somewhat. We have to turn from surviving in the darkest times to succeeding in better ones - together. Thank…
1. I hope that the Bulwark turns more and more toward positive, prescriptive content from a centrist/bipartisan but most of all pragmatic, outcomes-first standpoint. Make this pod permanent or re-focus the others somewhat. We have to turn from surviving in the darkest times to succeeding in better ones - together. Thank you JVL & crew for seeing this necessity!
2. Avlon is running as a D in an Obama-Trump NY district. Which seems relevant to mention to this audience, especially because these early topics & guests (fentanyl, Haidt) and Avlon's tone (more on that in a moment) are coded really hard right. Liberal viewers' trust in the B is still fragile (or is it just me?)...might wanna tread carefully.....
3. I understand that we're talking about, and to, people who have suffered profound personal tragedy. But, to me, John's tone was almost comically pitched into melodrama. I would recommend a more clinical rather than emotive inflection for the majority of the air time. Drippy-insistent GRAVITAS! reeks of Fox News or charity informercials or...something...manipulative and slimier than an honest policy discussion.
But overall - this sort of content is super important, and thanks for doing it. I will look forward to each one!
Liberal here who would not say that my trust in the B is not fragile. But do agree that the tone was pitched into melodrama, not 'natural', seemed a little performative, but I assume that is because he is professionally a political commentator and so that's his public style of speaking.
The loss of a child is not drama. It is trauma. People would want to know why Kamal is doing this work. His story is important and might save lives. I believe humanity should be interjected in politics and policy and story telling is the way to wake up people.
Absolutely, I agree. I have no quibble with the choice of guest or how the father related his story. The father's tone was much more measured than the host's, which is who I was talking about. Of course people will have different reactions, just my own 0.02
First impressions:
1. I hope that the Bulwark turns more and more toward positive, prescriptive content from a centrist/bipartisan but most of all pragmatic, outcomes-first standpoint. Make this pod permanent or re-focus the others somewhat. We have to turn from surviving in the darkest times to succeeding in better ones - together. Thank you JVL & crew for seeing this necessity!
2. Avlon is running as a D in an Obama-Trump NY district. Which seems relevant to mention to this audience, especially because these early topics & guests (fentanyl, Haidt) and Avlon's tone (more on that in a moment) are coded really hard right. Liberal viewers' trust in the B is still fragile (or is it just me?)...might wanna tread carefully.....
3. I understand that we're talking about, and to, people who have suffered profound personal tragedy. But, to me, John's tone was almost comically pitched into melodrama. I would recommend a more clinical rather than emotive inflection for the majority of the air time. Drippy-insistent GRAVITAS! reeks of Fox News or charity informercials or...something...manipulative and slimier than an honest policy discussion.
But overall - this sort of content is super important, and thanks for doing it. I will look forward to each one!
(Edit: spelling of Avlon)
Liberal here who would not say that my trust in the B is not fragile. But do agree that the tone was pitched into melodrama, not 'natural', seemed a little performative, but I assume that is because he is professionally a political commentator and so that's his public style of speaking.
The loss of a child is not drama. It is trauma. People would want to know why Kamal is doing this work. His story is important and might save lives. I believe humanity should be interjected in politics and policy and story telling is the way to wake up people.
Absolutely, I agree. I have no quibble with the choice of guest or how the father related his story. The father's tone was much more measured than the host's, which is who I was talking about. Of course people will have different reactions, just my own 0.02