not that it matters, but the interview got me thinking about how the entire show was furiously
delivered from the start. after years of watching it, i was surprised by the overall pace. usually
jon speaks really quickly only to make up time when the show is running long. so then pouffle comes
on, and you can tell jon is starstruck by his intellect. that's when it became obvious that their
pre-show conversation deeply affected jon, causing him to dial it up all night. i don't think he
needed to feel inferior though. his guest was just passionate and at the top of his game delivering
sound bites from his book.