“As a New Yorker, I like to claim things as the City’s own, including The Moment. Brian’s accomplished, respected, insightful, and gets great guests, of course. But there’s something inherently New York about the podcast. Brian’s from the area and still lives here. He records here. I won’t say a majority of his guests are New Yorkers, but it seems there have been more guests from New York than any other locale (LA’s had its share).
Yes, it’s a great listen anywhere. But there’s something to be said for walking by Rockefeller Center listening to Brian interview Seth Meyers. Or riding the subway to Queens while Michael Rapaport is gleefully spewing James Dolan-induced expletives and talking about getting kicked out of school. Or getting a slice at Joe’s while Tim Herlihy talks about Big Daddy. Brian’s passion for the city elicits the same feelings from his guests, and it just makes listening feel like more of an event.
Week after week I think “Man, he knows a lot of great people, can he really keep doing this every week for X amount of years?” Here’s hoping he does.”
JShalek via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/22/14