I'm not dying for things to say.
I'm always willing to talk to somebody if they have something to say that is interesting.
Sir, you have but two topics, yourself and me. I am sick of both.
If you aren't giving people something to talk about, you've become too dull.
But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake.
The heavy subject matter is the most fun stuff to work with. It's the meaty things, it's the things that you get to get stuck in.
It's important, at least for me, that while we're entertaining, there's also something substantive to talk about.
The choice of a topic which will bear analysis and support enthusiasm, is essential to the enjoyment of conversation.
I have very intense conversations with friends, people I really interconnect with. We talk about politics, important things. I like to talk about ideas and get people to be specific.
When I get serious criticism - if I get serious criticism - it's about how I'm thinking and engaging in a topic. I can't think of an example of someone saying, 'You're too nice.'
I'm trying to elevate small-talk to medium talk.
