LOL. So the guy who'll blow a couple thousand flying cross-country for a (possibly) adversarial interview is making "elaborate booking demands" because he expects someone conducting an interview to spend two to three hours reading material, some of which is already posted on this site? And I might also expect him to make a couple of phone calls to verify background information.
Yeah, I'll say I'm the champion of candor. I've conducted interviews. A couple of hours prepping is nothing.
My friend, Tony Cavender, is a professional ethnographer. He conducts interviews all the time. For decades, he taught students how to conduct interviews. This is simple, basic stuff.
Smurger, when did you last conduct an interview? Seriously, when? Is this another example of an "AP" deciding he's an expert, this time regarding proper protocol for conducting an interview?
Just another classic example of someone having no idea what they're talking about, but loving to opine.
P.S. In case anyone is wondering, Professor Cavender (with whom I had lunch last Friday), has many professional interviews both on tape and published.
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