You Can Call Him Al
The guest on this week’s Al Franken podcast, the guest is his former Senate Communications Director and Deputy Chief of Staff Ed Shelleby. As the show writes, “n this Best Of episode, we revisit our conversation with Al’s former Senate Communications Director, Ed Shelleby, to relive their time working together. Ed tells tales of him TRYING to manage Al's comedic impulses in serious situations, but also talks about the great work they accomplished together. Ed shares several behind-the-scenes stories including how Al, as a newly elected official, had to learn to "pivot" in interviews and explains how the office coined a brand new term: The Dehumorizer. But also, we cover the effectiveness of Al's time in the Senate. And they share many stories of how Al treated his staff like family. It's a different kind of show this week, but one we KNOW you will enjoy.”
NOTE: During the interview, Al talks about having loved Senate hearings and singles out one in particular, where he was questioning the head of the deeply conservative Focus on the Family, for which the podcast plays the audio. But here is the full video of that exchange which goes a bit further than just the audio and is more pointed --
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