I truly enjoy listening to N.Y. Times sophistos A.O. Sott and David Carr kick it around for their “Sweet Spot” series, but those awful Times tech guys refuse to make embed codes available. Not on YouTube (which features Scott’s “Critics Picks” videos) and not on Hulu, which the Times recently cut an output deal with. So just click on the link and watch. It’s about Carr trying to get Scott for being snooty and cruel.
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