Hank Interviews His Mayor

2011-02-21 · collab / interview · Hank, John Engen · 4:00 · watch on YouTube

Topic: US politics & society (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: guest or collab, on location, self promotion, civic or action cta, community lore

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

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

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. — 00:00:45
★★ John Engen: 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
★ John Engen: Engen has a rescued labradoodle and a Humane Society cat, and recently lost his beloved 13-year-old greyhound. — 00:01:07
★★ John Engen: 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) — 00:01:37 · Missoula, Montana
★★ John Engen: 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
★★ John Engen: 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

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, space pasta

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!”

Threads in this video

told · Hank interviews Missoula mayor John Engen (2011) — Hank calls Missoula's mayor's office and interviews mayor John Engen on camera about pets, past jobs and what a mayor does. (00:00:38)
asked · Hank asks Missoula viewers to vote for mayor John Engen (2011) — Hank tells Missoula viewers they should vote for mayor John Engen. (00:03:15)
asked · Hank asks viewers to come to his Seattle and Portland shows with Mike Phirman and Paul and Storm (2011) — Hank invites Seattle and Portland viewers to his end-of-March shows with Mike Phirman and Paul and Storm; tickets are $20 and selling fast. (00:03:18)
reminder · John asks Nerdfighters to suggest and upvote challenges for the brothers after space pasta (2010) — Hank apologises that the brothers never let Nerdfighteria set them a challenge for figuring out space pasta and asks for challenges in the comments. (00:03:31)
accepted · John and Hank: do a difficult or horrible challenge set by Nerdfighters as the space pasta reward (2010) — 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)
milestone · Thoughts From Places: the vlogbrothers' series of visual essays from places (2010) — Hank calls John's Thoughts from Places video on Friday absolutely amazing and points viewers to it. (00:00:00)
told · Hank's mini Pacific Northwest tour with Paul and Storm and Mike Phirman (March 2011) — 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)