Dale Jr. is becoming a pretty good interviewer.

herr_oberst · 05-12-2022, 10:14 AM

I listened to this whole interview on his podcast; it's a couple of hours long, (this Youtube hit is just a snippet) and the whole time, I was hanging on every word. Mears was my guy in the '80's.
(Disclosure, I love Mears, but I also think he props up his humble act a little, maybe in the same way that British expats sometimes goose the accent to impress the audience)

I love podcasts of all stripes but these interviews that Dale Jr is doing are becoming a real treat for me.
Last week he interviewed Ricky Carmichael, the motocrosser - it was fantastic;
Dale can obviously can get any Nascar driver or personality alive, and he does, and he did a good show with Little Al that was kind of heartbreaking. I think the combination of Junior's enthusiasm and the long format work together to bring out stories that other hosts can't or don't get.

javadog · 05-12-2022, 02:02 PM

I’ve watched a lot of his podcasts, I agree, he does a good job.

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Originally Posted by javadog

I’ve watched a lot of his podcasts, I agree, he does a good job.

Me too. He gets some entertaining people on there.

greglepore · 05-13-2022, 06:09 AM

What I like about Dale is that he gets out of the way and lets the guests talk.
The Robert Wickens interview is epic. Having lived thru and SCI, I can relate, and Wick gives terrific insight into the thought process.

herr_oberst · 05-13-2022, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by greglepore

What I like about Dale is that he gets out of the way and lets the guests talk.
The Robert Wickens interview is epic. Having lived thru and SCI, I can relate, and Wick gives terrific insight into the thought process.

Exactly. He prods just enough with short, appropriate questions and then sits back and listens.
Wickens is in my queue.

These are great interviews for long stretches of windshield time.

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Tar-Heel Earnhardt? Lot of my kin are from them parts. And yeup Nascar originated from there. The sport is a middle finger at non-southern folks round this country. But y'all will never know. Heh-heh!