In an extraordinary meeting of national politics and new media, President Obama sat for an interview with Marc Maron, comedian and host of the popular "WTF" podcast. Moran, as is his way, focused less on politics or policy and more on Obama the man. Broadcasting from his Pasadena basement, Maron elicited interesting stories about Obama’s maturation as a college student just down the street from the interview site, and along the way scored some quotable insights from the president.
The New York Times, concentrating on the grabber quote of the interview, notes that it was the first time a president has publicly uttered the word “nigger” in generations.
And Terry Gross, host of NPR’s “Fresh Air” program, interviews Maron about the experience of interviewing the president. A lot of smart, thoughtful stuff.
