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Well, for the most part.
And who knows maybe that approach will work.
Trump, Inc.publishedits final episodethe day before President Bidens inauguration.
So why windTrump, Inc.down now?
Ilya Marritz:Oh yeah, I agree.
I think the end of the Trump presidency marks a great opportunity to investigate Trump stuff more generally.
Matt Collette:Winding down also allowed us to draw some conclusions.
Tell me more about that time capsule.
I thought it was a pretty striking conceit.
It was a nice narrative tool that allowed us to surface some obscure things and some not-so-obscure things.
We had this Trump board game that we got for a live show where we actually played it.
We had all these objects.
And, for us, these were mementos that took on new meaning as time went on.
How do you think people might feel when they open that time capsule back up in the future?
It also completely captured a vanished moment.
It just felt like a truly different but recognizable moment.
I imagine the time capsule will have similar effects.
Was there anything you felt you could have done differently over the years?
Andrea and I looked at each other and were like, Well, hes a Queens guy.
Were local New York City reporters.
We should be on this, so lets make up for lost time and do some stuff now.
But in general, you dont know which way the news is going to go.
You cant plan a season where a character recurs at the right moment.
How do you feel about all the other Trump podcasts that came out of the last five years?
Working on the show felt like a way to be a part of this big conversation.
We at least had the tools and resources to tell the story at the right moment.
There was a lot of Lets talk about the latest tweet, the latest scandal.
I will admit, though, that I didnt listen to a lot of the other Trump shows.
I would when somebody would be like, Hey, did you hear this really killer interview?
But I was trying to listen to fun, happy things during my personal time.
Im not a lawyer, so I found those really useful, even if they werent exactly reporting.
What do you hope from coverage on the presidency moving forward?
Maybe well be able to think about a lot of things at once again.
Once again, maybe well be able to walk and chew gum.
