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Russ Baker's Full-Circle Fall From Grace
from 2017, A Year Of Love And Peace · #76
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2 minTim and Ray look back on their relationship with journalist Russ Baker, from loving his book Family of Secrets and his early appearances to souring on him after a live show where he seemed schmaltzy, evasive, and possibly (jokingly) poisoned them at dinner.
- 13:41Tim explains how they've come full circle on Russ Baker—started loving him, now indifferent.
- 14:23Tim: they've never done an about-face on a guest as dramatic as Baker, who went from amazing to problematic.
- 14:37Russ took them to dinner and Tim believes he was poisoned, though he can't say for certain.
- 14:58A live show with Baker where he was all over the place, grasping for laughs and trying to be charming.
- 15:09Tim criticizes Baker for repurposing questions and reestablishing facts instead of just shutting up and answering.
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