President Obama recently did a live phone interview with Ryan Seacrest on his on air radio show on 102.7. Seacrest mentioned Obama's past interview with Zach Galifiankis on his show "Between Two Ferns". He asked how that experience was with Zach and how Zach asked and responded to some questions. Obama mentioned his kids who were shocked and excited to hear that their father was going to be on a show with Zach Galifiankis because they have watched his previous shows. President Obama kept the interview very humorous, but also well informed. He used his opportunity for being on a live broadcast radio to reach out to the audience about his political views and especially about healthcare.
As we discussed in class after watching President Obama's interview with Zach Galifiankis, we shared the ideas of how President Obama kept his humor well appropriate as well as still aiming for political talk. Obama still made it a point to mention the Affordable Care Act in both his interview with Zach and Ryan. The video of the interview "Between Two Ferns" reached over 15 million views and Obama mentioned to Ryan that many people have signed up and heard about healthcare ever since then. Obama still wanted to keep it professional and use all his opportunities to reach out to the younger audience that might not know much about the act or politics in general. President Obama's choice and professional skills resulted in perfect results because since he has done these interviews, the audience has heard and acted on the Affordable Care Act.
Yes, and the use of humor also made him easier to relate to. As last week's reading suggests, the use of humor can help boost your credibility. I think this worked for Obama, at least amongst the younger crowd.
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