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Hank Interviews His Mayor

2011-02-22 · Hank, John Engen · watch on YouTube · US politics & society · conversation qa

Lower-confidence wave

2011 videos did not pass the QA gate (17 %); their analysis is shown but less reliable.

Casting himself and John as Nerdfighteria's co-mayors, Hank interviews Missoula mayor John Engen about his pets, past jobs and what a mayor does, then plugs his shows and asks viewers for challenges.

What is said

00:00:00 — Hank praises John's Thoughts from Places video and points to it

  • ★ Hank calls John's Thoughts from Places video on Friday absolutely amazing and points viewers to it. — 00:00:00 · Thoughts from Places

00:00:21 — The brothers as co-mayors of Nerdfighteria, so Hank wants to ask a mayor what the job is like

  • ★★ Hank says he and John are less presidents of Nerdfighteria than co-mayors, since it is more like a town or small city, so he wanted to ask a mayor about the job. (playful) — 00:00:21 · Nerdfighteria

00:00:43 — Interview with Missoula mayor John Engen: talking to your mayor, pets, past jobs, the job, the mayor's firetruck

  • ★★ Hank feels that if you have a chance to talk to your mayor, you should. (hedged) — 00:00:45
  • ★★ Engen says everyone should have a chance to talk to their mayor: local government is the front line, citizens' opportunity to interact. — 00:00:54
  • ★ Engen has a rescued labradoodle and a Humane Society cat, and recently lost his beloved 13-year-old greyhound. — 00:01:07
  • ★★ Before becoming mayor Engen worked at Golf Land, an indoor miniature golf course, at Hansen's Famous Ice Cream Store, and for a long time at the Missoulian newspaper. — 00:01:31
  • ★ Hank laments that Missoula has lost Golf Land and Qwivals and feels the town is lacking family fun centers. (playful) (hedged) — 00:01:37 · Missoula, Montana
  • ★★ Engen calls mayor the best job he has ever had: very challenging, a fantastic education and a real opportunity to get things done. — 00:02:04
  • ★★ Engen says the mayor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Missoula, which has about 500 full-time city employees. — 00:02:24 · Missoula, Montana

00:03:10 — Camera ran out of card; vote for Engen; Hank's Seattle and Portland shows

  • ★★ Hank had a great time talking to Engen and tells Missoula viewers they should vote for him. — 00:03:15 · Missoula, Montana
  • ★★ Hank will play music in Seattle and Portland at the end of March with Mike Phirman and Paul and Storm; tickets are $20 and selling fast. — 00:03:18 · Seattle, Portland, Oregon

00:03:31 — Apology and ask for challenges as the space pasta reward; sign-off and Crazy Town outro

  • ★★ Hank apologises for never letting Nerdfighteria challenge the brothers as the reward for solving space pasta, and asks for challenges in the comments, like interviewing your mayor. — 00:03:31 · Nerdfighteria

Humor (significant)

  • Hank promises the mayor hard-hitting questions, 'below the belt', then asks his first one. — 00:01:02 > «Do you have any pets?»
  • Engen says he doesn't like to be around that much corn and isn't allowed in bouncy things... — 00:01:49 > «there's a restraining order.»
  • Engen says he lends out his mayoral firetruck, especially on prom night. — 00:02:47 > «Probably your primary income source.»
  • Hank suggests challenges like 'interview your mayor' for viewers to set. — 00:03:40 > «I wish somebody had challenged me to do that, because I just did it. Gah!»

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