Bob Garfield on the Media, Cannes, Trump and Being Ruggedly Jewish (Not Necessarily in That Order)
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When I told Bob Garfield I would be interviewing him, his response was “I will take short, shallow breaths.” So I can assure you that despite his current gig as host of WNYC’s “On the Media” and his upcoming one-man traveling show, “Ruggedly Jewish,” Bob is still the same smartass I worked with for more than 20 years at Ad Age. He was our resident ad critic, author of “The Chaos Scenario” series that later became a book and the instigator of a revolt against Comcast customer service with a diatribe entitled “Comcast Must Die.” But don’t take my word for it; you can read our edited transcript below.
The Jewish part I get. But rugged?
You sort of have to be there, but it will turn out that during the course of the program that not am I not all that rugged, I am not especially Jewish. The show taps into my personal search and Americans’ search for self improvement and building a personal identity at the core of our current political moment. There are like three different strands all woven in together. It’s funny, it’s shocking, it’s poignant, its weird.
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