Transcript
A (0:00)
Hey, everyone, it's Bradley. Before we dive into today's episode, we've got some interesting news. Firewall was nominated for its first ever Webby Award. If you're wondering what are the Webby Awards, it's like the Oscars for Internet stuff, and we're up for best individual episode in the podcast category. And the way they determine the winner is through voting. And we could really use your help because we're up against some really heavy hitters, including Oprah. So if you go to the Show Notes, you can find the link that'll take you right to the ballot. Or if you go to Webby Awards, you can navigate your way there too, and we'd really appreciate the support.
B (0:36)
Thank you.
A (0:44)
All right, welcome back to Firewall. I am your host, Bradley Tusk. My guest today is Ed Manzi. Ed runs a group called Unmuted, which is devoted to bringing politically curious New Yorkers together in person to have conversations about different issues. Here at pt, we've been hosting a salon series with Ed and Unmuted about free speech. We just had the first one last month. So, Ed, welcome. And I will say to the listener, this is Ed's first podcast ever, which I was surprised about, I have to say. I thought you would have been a veteran at this point, but you're not.
B (1:15)
No, I'm. I'm actually so nervous. I've never. I've never done one of these. I like to talk, though, so I think I'll get pretty good at these pretty quickly.
A (1:23)
It's reps.
B (1:25)
It's reps. You know, I like to, like, say, maybe am I the first white man to want to do a podcast? I don't know.
A (1:30)
No, there's one other.
B (1:31)
There's, like, one. I gotta think about it, but I think there's one other.
A (1:33)
But then he thought, like, why would anyone care what I think? So.
B (1:36)
And thankfully, we have worded this whole industry. That could have happened.
A (1:39)
Yeah, Yeah, I know. Although I will tell you this. It's reps. But one mistake that I have made in the past is thinking that speaking is a translatable skill. And I learned this when I did the audio for my first book where I thought, like, oh, I have a podcast. I'll be totally great at this. And I was fucking terrible. Like, totally different thing. And I, like, what should have been, like, eight hours in the studio took, like, 16, because I, like, you know, talk too fast or swallowed my words or whatever it was. So don't get too high on your horse here.
