See Fran Lebowitz talk to Ari Melber about truth, growth & MAGA 'shame': 'The Summit Series'

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Writer Fran Lebowitz applies her iconic candor and wit to the insurrection, voter suppression, feminism, the news media, comedy - and why she says she’s not a pessimist, despite her reputation- in this wide-ranging interview, a new installment of The Summit Series with Ari Melber, featuring discussions with leaders at the summit of their fields. The series debuted in 2021 with Melber’s interview with Bill Gates. www.thebeatwithari.com » Subscribe to MSNBC: on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc
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@AriMelber 2 роки тому

So, is Fran a pessimist or a realist?! Again appreciate her time for the conversation - and let us know if you all have ideas for other people we should invite to the Summit Series!

@andreag7822 2 роки тому

Jane Fonda please Ari/MSNBC 🇬🇧

@JohnSmith-ft4fz 2 роки тому

I would axe the "lightning round" for a guest like Fran

@cathychase663 2 роки тому

I have such a crush on you!!! :)

@mvinjew 2 роки тому

Realist. Love her comments about algebra and sports questions on Jeopardy. I am of her time. Algebra was not taught to be applicable in our era, and because sports were entirely male dominated during our formative years, why should we care?

@callalily4052 2 роки тому

Dave Chappelle. That's who you should have on your Summit Series. Angela Merkel, after her retirement. Marco Pierre White. Sonia Sotomayer or Elena Kagan (or both separately). Ken Burns. Ian McKellan.

@Mentallect 2 роки тому

Anyone remembers when Confederate flags were considered patriotic? Me neither.

@sole_bragz6060 2 роки тому

@@jerryulin6629 is that flag you a talking about still around?

@Mentallect 2 роки тому

@@jerryulin6629 Untrue. We never listen to Fox, the channel of Trump, traitors, and Russian propaganda. We listen to the progressive media where facts matters, vaccines are good, and Biden won the election by a landslide.

@weedthenorthdragon9366 2 роки тому

@@jerryulin6629 You have point. Do you think you could try and explain it better? So it doesn't come off like your being insulting or defending the Confederate Flag?

@danisyx5804 2 роки тому

@@jerryulin6629 i saw the KKK come out and openly endorse mango mussolini too, what's your point?

@danisyx5804 2 роки тому

@@jerryulin6629 especially the stars and stripes, amiright?

@hansklimstra5987 2 роки тому

Listening to this interview, I would like to comment that even if the truth hurts, I would rather hear that than being lied to.

@shannon3944 2 роки тому

Yes!❤💯👍

@matthewhuszarik4173 2 роки тому

To bad the vast majority of Americans aren’t like that. They only vote for politicians who tell them what they want to hear.

@xpsxps1339 2 роки тому

Whatever painful truth is more bearable than a merciful lie if one ponders about the long-term cosequences.

@annmarieknapp 2 роки тому

Amen to that. We used to hear facts and make decisions for ourselves based on our own thoughts from facts we'd been given via news. Now what news outlet is trustworthy and doesn't have a bias when a few people own all news agencies of world? Makes it hard for us to think for ourselves. We are operating on little truth and a lot of conjecture based on someone else's agenda. Scary.

@marymdavis3189 2 роки тому

@Hans Klimstra I so agree. I'm the same way, I know personally even when it stings a little or a lot, getting and focusing, to strip the situation bald, and focus on the secondary or third party perspective, of someone able to step back, and tell you what they see, hear, with out a personal attachment, is a wonderful gift. My favorite radio & TV personality IDOLS as a child growing until they died, were Walter Cronkite & Paul Harvey for the same reasons, but delivered in a somewhat lighter manner, until he dropped the hammer. I received my Batchelor Degree in Communication Studies, but I'm one of those my college dropped my Final Degree pursuit 5 classes short (one semester) of my Webmaster Certification with an Internet Security Minor. I've paid 11 years on loans with only the 4,600 left, part of that Spring semester I didn't get.

@hayleyanna2625 11 місяців тому

I adore this woman. She is certainly no phony. Straight talking, intelligent, witty, an observer and awake.

@retf054ewte3 Місяць тому

she or he?

@suzibarlow3611 2 роки тому

Fran is always a delight. I knew her mother and father. She sounds like her mother and delivers the punchline like her father. Good people. All of them.

@davidhefner2010 Рік тому

Indeed

@iggypopisgod9 Рік тому

source?

@sicknado Рік тому

@@iggypopisgod9 ugh go away

@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg 5 місяців тому

Lucky you!. If they're anything like her, I would have loved to know them.

@corpesdiem100 2 роки тому

A wonderful woman. Thank you for interviewing this honest unique individual x

@letinatalie 2 роки тому

"It's not your desk, you don't have a desk, last time you had a desk you were in detention!" that rant was so elegant, made me laugh out loud

@taralilarose1 2 роки тому

It's kinda sad that she has utter contempt for obvious blue collar workers!!! At least she was honest about being judgemental.

@letinatalie 2 роки тому

@@taralilarose1 she was talking specifically about that one guy who put his feet on Pelocy's desk on 1.06. - not about blue collar workers in general

@janesmith8050 2 роки тому

@@taralilarose1 I think you're mistaken about this. I am lower working class and I have never felt that she has contempt for us. Did you miss the part when she was talking about miners having the hardest job? Or she herself being a cab driver?

@gailremp8389 2 роки тому

Oh god yes. I've already watched this one time a couple of months ago. But I decided to stumble in and watch this again. You need all the Fran that you can get... her and Katherine Hepburn are two of my most favorite speak what they want to speak Broadstone the whole world. RIP Kate. Keep on truckin Fran.

@Britgirl58 2 роки тому

I'm 63 years old and I found Fran Leibowitz by accident as recently as five years ago. I always find her fascinating to listen to. This was a good interview - not too serious, quite varied of subjects, and Ari's reverence for her was palpable. She is definitely a product of her time, and yet she is also very aware of the world around her today. As I say, fascinating! I didn't want it to end. Thank you for putting this on UKposts.

@scpatl4now Рік тому

It was the quickest 40+ minute video I've ever watched on UKposts

@davidhefner2010 Рік тому

Bravo!

@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg 5 місяців тому

We're about the same age. Luckily I discovered her in the late 70s in high school when I read reviews of her book "Metropolitan LIfe." I read it at the time and loved her dry wit, with so many laugh-out-loud passages. So I feel I've known her all my life. I was just sorry that she famously suffers from writer's block and after her second book said she found it difficult to write more, though she's fine in interviews.

@stephr9859 2 роки тому

“Being judge mental to me means I have standards” lol. Love it.

@ingledoo58 2 роки тому

Fran, I'm so glad you're on this Earth!

@stevejette2329 2 роки тому

Now 74, I was born in 1947 and raised in the 50s. Children were to be seen but not heard. I was never asked an adult question until I was about 20. Now I talk to my grandchildren as tho they are real people.

@jasonpop1628 2 роки тому

Thank you and they will also thank you, one day !

@moniqueengleman873 2 роки тому

They are Real people, but they don't deserve a vote on certain issues. People who were seen and not heard have OVERCOMPENSATED too much. Feeling are not facts. Parents should not be "friends" with their children. Mine are grown now and I am enjoying the friendship, but not while they were younger. I usually have them a choice between two options.

@petes9524 2 роки тому

Me too, I remember as a five year old, my old man would arrive home from work, get out of his car say hello, go change , sit down on the porch with a drink and say, " ok, it's gown up time now, go and play." At 74 I Still remember how I wished I could just stay to be near him.

@Circlewisewoman01 2 роки тому

Same experience.

@Ontheroxxwithsalt 2 роки тому

And they're probably insufferable because of it.

@fagandog5560 2 роки тому

"I'm guessing you're not a desk guy... I'm guessing the last time you had a desk, you were in detention...in Jr. Highschool." Spot on Fran.

@50farrell 2 роки тому

if he made it to high school

@dabeage 2 роки тому

Different lens? No. She's looking through clear lenses, not rose-colored lenses. I do appreciate this gentleman as an interviewer. Nice job, Ari.

@Marses970 2 роки тому

Ari is one of the best

@sunnydaze2359 2 роки тому

@@Marses970 THEE BEST ! 👍🏼❤️

@analmf1210 2 роки тому

I like him, her? not so much.

@origamimambo545 2 роки тому

I laughed when Ari says 'thank you for being here,' Fran doesn't say 'Oh thank you for having me.' ... She says "You're welcome" with a curtness that punctuates all that that can imply. Haha, I love this woman.

@deborahhaas8829 2 роки тому

She provided a service. Ari thanked her. And she responded aptly by saying "You're Welcome. "

@origamimambo545 2 роки тому

@@deborahhaas8829 Listening to Liebowitz its kind of required to pay close attention to not only what is said but also how its said. What's true on the surface gives way to what is also implied.

@RhinocerosProductions 2 роки тому

my favorite Fran response was Bill Maher once asked "how are you?" and Fran answered, "Compared to whom?

@larryhall2805 2 роки тому

That's interesting because I thought it was a warm and sincere reply. I didn't interpret it as curt. I do wish more guests would reply as Fran did.

@origamimambo545 2 роки тому

@@larryhall2805 okay.

@daveogarf 2 роки тому

LOVE YOU, Fran Lebowitz! Your honesty and candor are so refreshing in this world of purposeful LYING!

@hueylongadmirer55 2 роки тому

Which she is doing very well herself.

@annek1226 2 роки тому

@@hueylongadmirer55 No one will hold you to task for your comment because it is obvious that intelligence is something you are unfamiliar with.

@lindastruckus776 2 роки тому

Old School

@ralph_m31 2 роки тому

This is the type of people that Americans should listen to, and not the "Orange Man", and his minions with their lies and conspiracy theories....

@rudyspective1870 2 роки тому

I've watched many interviews of Fran Lebowitz and I find that many of the questions addressed to her were a bit redundant, but Ari asked intelligent questions, well thought out, and a few were even I might describe as challenging. Of course Fran being the woman that she is answered eloquently. Very entertaining interview. Great job Ari, and thank you Fran!

@marycoates4671 Рік тому

I love Fran, you never know what level of wit she will deliver to the interviewer. She is a living Maxine that we so love on Hallmark cards! ; )

@marjoriegarner5369 5 місяців тому

Agree, thank you. Everyone involved.

@nicki66 2 роки тому

When I tell you I admire and love Fran. I just do! She never disappoints! We have celebrated thinkers such as Noam Chomsky but I think Fran is just as bright and worth listening to.

@redwoods7370 2 роки тому

I adore her. She is a national treasure.

@221b-Maker-Street Рік тому

She's fabulous, isn't she?! 🖤

@monealiza7553 2 роки тому

I don't think Fran is negative. She's a disappointed optimist.

@jennifergalberth1240 2 роки тому

AMEN

@matthewhuszarik4173 2 роки тому

Fran is just blunt she doesn’t sugar coat things she says to protect the sensibilities of snowflakes.

@leonardodemelo3711 2 роки тому

I love the term “disappointed optimist”….but that’s not what she is…. I think she is more of a “callous sophisticate”.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

She answered the question, she's a realist, and I would add that since reality is mostly negative, and she reflects reality, she is seen as negative.

@carltonfuller3072 2 роки тому

Perfect analysis.

@SoulSpirit1 2 роки тому

It was said when I was young, “Children are to be seen and not heard”.

@katerineella274 2 роки тому

I grew up in up in the duties fifties. My parents preferred that I not be seen as well. Spent alot of time alone in my room. Now I'm old and still spending alot of time home alone.

@Marchant2 2 роки тому

"No one can afford to live here, yet 8 million people do." I LOVE that.

@fenique2 2 роки тому

It's exactly the truth. 🤔🤔

@joycedominguez1828 2 роки тому

Doesn't take much for you to love

@tiwantiwaabibiman2603 2 роки тому

Was LMAO at that too especially I plan on relocating to NYC.

@thinktwice8860 2 роки тому

Instead of, “I’m entitled to defend myself”, they are thinking, “I’m entitled to offend you, and because there may be consequences, I want guns for backup.”

@bessieking3797 2 роки тому

So true, some thinks the constitution give you the right to OFFEND, not so. It gives you the right to DEFEND. To defend includes peaceful protesting, and speaking up about things like voters suppression and police brutality.

@thinktwice8860 2 роки тому

You are so right, Bessie!

@thinktwice8860 2 роки тому

@Blood Spatter People who get in other people’s faces spouting racial slurs and insults sometimes get punched in the nose. This is deserved. The people causing themselves to be punched lately are carrying guns sometimes because their mental disorder won’t allow the shame or fear of getting punched.

@Circlewisewoman01 2 роки тому

Utter truth.

@paulazemeckis7835 2 роки тому

Yeah, gun ownership certainly took a different turn the past 40 years. I remember when they were kept well hidden and never brought out except for target practice. Nowadays the youth uses them as a status symbol or something. Like I am cool because I have a gun. How awful. Its out of control 😪.

@wgharrison99 2 роки тому

Fran is amazing! One of the most truthful individuals in America. This is coming from a Canadian who lived in NYC for 10 years.

@mbords01 2 роки тому

One of the most authentic individual on earth. So rare. But I do not know, why, I can punch Melber in the gut sometimes.

@Mike-rk8px 2 роки тому

I lived in Manhattan my first 40 years (1966-2006) and I used to see Fran on occasion walking on the upper west side (I lived off of west 65th), especially in Central Park often with other people or her dog. New Yorkers don’t bother famous people on the street as a rule, so the most I did was wave and say hello, or make quick small talk while waking. She’s always interesting. There are a lot of awful things I can say about New York, but it’s never boring, and neither are the people who live there. It always would make me laugh when I’d see Fran being cranky on a talk show, or read something she wrote that was cranky, because every single time I saw her she looked very happy and would give me a big warm smile that didn’t seem at all phony. It’s too bad she smokes cigarettes, I do worry about her health, and the world would be worse off without her in it.

@taralilarose1 2 роки тому

Well you obviously haven't met tara lila rose.....

@taralilarose1 2 роки тому

@@Mike-rk8px Wow.....you're the same age as my brother, who is sadly stuck in NY but at least he is in Brooklyn. I'm curious where did you move to? I moved to AZ, NM and am presently in semi-free FL.

@wgharrison99 2 роки тому

@@taralilarose1 Toronto. I escaped when Trump was elected.

@DavidTa2 Рік тому

The way she says "youre welcome" at the beginning.... so Fran 🤣🤣

@minipawpaw 2 роки тому

She's the BEST!!! Truth-teller, keen observer, wry wit. Love you, Fran!

@hayesdabney 2 роки тому

"I never forgot Anita Hill." Right on.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

Yet she was delighted Biden won the nomination, because a flawed man beats an inhuman monster.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

@Chino T. Have you forgotten Donald Trump's two dozen sexual assault victims? Brett Cavanaugh's?

@maryhalverson5713 2 роки тому

@@leechap3 - For every one Tara Reade who dares to step forward, there are a thousand who've yet to speak up.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

@@maryhalverson5713 By that logic there are 100,000 Trump victims who haven't come forward.

@shells500tutubo 2 роки тому

@@leechap3 Probably are. Wouldn't be surprised if there is another Trump child or young adult running around somewhere, and certainly there are aborted fetuses.

@redchic 2 роки тому

Probably the best interview on all the major stations in the last 5 years, if not longer.

@Sides3Sides 2 роки тому

I’ve noticed that Ari has been doing interesting interviews. I agree that this is really good.

@redchic 2 роки тому

@@Sides3Sides given that I know I'm a but biased, I'm glad someone else notices that he seems to be growing into being a journalist rather than just a 'talking head'.

@benjaminberns497 2 роки тому

Atypical interview for Ark

@dadkathy8247 2 роки тому

Like she said towards the end of the clip, apparently 47% of the country isn't aware of the truth of things

@sparkleevenmore9638 2 роки тому

There’s an art to interviewing Fran Liebowitz and Ari perfected it. Well done.

@michibean666 2 роки тому

"...I'm not negative, I'm realistic." I say this all this time. I like her.

@9UaYXxB 2 роки тому

Reality has innumerable facets though, and we can choose to focus more energetically on the ones that are grating, or tough, or irreparable, or infuriating.... etc, or we can focus on the many which are clearly indications of good will, indications of efforts toward constructive ends, indications of collaboration, etc. So what we focus upon can indeed show our bent, our mindset.

@teresaf991 2 роки тому

@@9UaYXxB sometimes giving attention to a negative can help us get to a positive.

@lindamazur6124 2 роки тому

Her reality is her reality ,on which she very opinionated,But her opinion only influences her reality unless you absorb her opinion as your own ,thus accepting her reality as truth .

@hansklimstra5987 2 роки тому

I always feel that whenever I listen to Fran's pronouncements that I am hearing 110 percent wisdom and truth--no holds barred!

@JungContrarian 2 роки тому

That, and at least 110 "you know"s

@SC-uq2jf 2 роки тому

@@JungContrarian So what? Did her repeating the phrase "you know" impede your understanding of the contextual nature of Fran's discourse?

@shariwelch8760 2 роки тому

@@JungContrarian Everyone does that kind of thing, including you - you're just not aware of it in yourself. So what is your point exactly?

@marshwetland3808 2 роки тому

@@shariwelch8760 No, seriously, those were the most you-knows I've ever heard. And they are not good speech and rather jarring.

@shariwelch8760 2 роки тому

@@marshwetland3808 I didn't even notice. I wonder what makes you so sensitive to hearing it.

@jayking2762 2 роки тому

I Love her wisdom, candid thoughts and answers. She's an amazing mind. Could listen to her all the time. Thanks NBC for this great and timely segment wit Fran Leibowitz. Loved it!!

@JohnTLyon 2 роки тому

Bravo Fran!!! Question authority, question EVERYTHING!

@bluezinnia847 2 роки тому

Ahh Fran Lebowitz...she's a grand philosopher, and in so many ways...I just love her! She's honest with her opinions, and she could be right! Let's just say she has balls to speak truth to power! She's a beloved icon from my era.

@Denise35jo 2 роки тому

MEH.

@paulazemeckis7835 2 роки тому

And a great role model for girls and women.

@nancystowell4877 2 роки тому

@@Denise35jo Poor little muggle🙄❗

@wordsculpt 2 роки тому

@@Denise35jo What an unbelievably unintelligent response. If you have nothing intelligent to say, say nothing.

@handledotcom 2 роки тому

@@wordsculpt Which is why she doesn't ''get'' Fran.

@misabbydu 2 роки тому

She's right about the Supreme Court. A place I used to view in aw, has been trashed by corruption.

@petes9524 2 роки тому

And a beer loving, lying groper.

@Denise35jo 2 роки тому

Oh my like no one of color noticed.

@hangukhiphop 2 роки тому

I'll go a step farther to say the Supreme Court was never a good idea to begin with.

@florian8599 2 роки тому

@@hangukhiphop Well, the way it is appointed, at least. Meanwhile, in the UK, Supreme Court Justices actually appointed by an independent commission don't care about partisan politics.

@marshwetland3808 2 роки тому

@@hangukhiphop You need a court of appeal, though.

@lindaworthington4847 6 місяців тому

Fran is a great listener as well as a communicator. Ari is the best interviewer, and they bounce back and forth bringing out their talents.

@susanallison183 2 роки тому

Thank you, Ari, for this. Any time one can spend with Fran is a gift.

@lindadewitt9239 2 роки тому

I also remember the "asks too many questions" remark. My mother stood up to the teacher on that one. Luckily, the only really poor teacher I had was my first grade teacher. And thank you for being a realist, Fran! The world needs more of them!

@pac2840 2 роки тому

The thing that was on every single report card of mine was "stares out the window" and "doesn't pay attention." I always thought they were interrupting my serious thinking.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

My first report card had LEE IS A CHATTERBOX in all caps in the comment section. That was crippling to my personal development.

@elburko9453 2 роки тому

I asked too many questions and was ejected from church and bible school at 7. Saved me from the dog pen of Christianity. Excellent interview, Ari. You are such a benevolent pro.

@tracyhaverstick5672 2 роки тому

Fran is on my very short list of people I would love to talk with for an evening. It's not that I find that we would agree on everything but rather a conversation that I would learn from. Learning is important to me.

@TheBerny32 2 роки тому

I agree!! Intersting conversation is much more important. She would be so much fun to have a conversation because of her wit and inteligence.

@Britgirl58 2 роки тому

I know I would like her but I think I would find her rather intimidating to converse with, without knowing her personally.

@BLOATEDLUNATIC666 2 роки тому

Trump on your list ?

@kiddtuffy 2 роки тому

As I've worked with many of my hero's, I do not recommend meeting any of them.

@tracyhaverstick5672 2 роки тому

@@kiddtuffy Probably sound advice sir.

@michelleprice7605 2 роки тому

Thank you for this interview. It is so rare to listen to someone speaking that resonates with your sense and sensibilities across the board. I love the way you think

@lovelyvictor77 2 роки тому

Fran Sitting in my kitchen in Australia, I would never have known about you if it wasn’t for the internet. I am glad I have that opportunity and I really just enjoyed you! Thanks Ari.

@beverlyvriesenga9552 2 роки тому

I love Fran I could listen to her all day she’s so unique. Great interview Ari.

@margeryriviers3432 2 роки тому

A downright dynamic interview by Ari Melber. Fabulous!! Clearly prepared & thoughtful, better yet, egaged & SO professional. Yes please!

@krmccarrell 2 роки тому

@@margeryriviers3432 Couldn't have said it better. Thank you!

@bcyes409 2 роки тому

I absolutely love listening to Fran!

@fineartbytuckerdempstucker7786 2 роки тому

I do as well.

@conniefletcher6884 2 роки тому

Me too!

@rykersisland8254 2 роки тому

This interview was so well done. I’m used to seeing her dry, sarcastic side. This brought a whole different side to light.

@hornybodhisattva 2 роки тому

So refreshing hearing a rational adult that values facts and science

@Ruben-fp6du 2 роки тому

Lindsey Graham also said that on many occasions, “ if we were to make voting fair, no Republican will be reelected! One would think that we are forced to vote for people we disapprove of?

@TheQueenRulesAll 2 роки тому

Trump said it too, of course

@lsingstock1646 2 роки тому

So true. I wish they'd just fold.

@lucindaacosta5020 2 роки тому

People need to listen to what he is saying. We have to cheat because the majority of Americans don't want us.

@amberandrews6842 2 роки тому

@Scientific Methodologist so? It's only propaganda, misinformation, lies.

@pac2840 2 роки тому

@Scientific Methodologist So? Because he said it, it's supposed to matter? Get a grip.

@karlvanzat4084 2 роки тому

Thank you, I love Fran’s real mind, if more people like her run for office this world would be a much fairer place.

@Marchant2 2 роки тому

The partisan monster would try to devour her. Fran would survive, but she'd spend too much time defending herself in the process and not enough time putting things right as a result of that.

@steini6771 2 роки тому

It is simply impossible to not love Fran Lebowitz. Thank you both -

@ohiostreetjoe3185 2 роки тому

I love her comment about hard work. "Mining is hard work. Right after mining: Writing!" Splendid!

@marklawes1859 2 роки тому

What a fascinating person. Great interview Ari.

@karlypearl9701 2 роки тому

😂 I am robot 🤖

@alwayslernin4400 2 роки тому

@Alex MacKenzie you'd have to be there.

@celtglen 2 роки тому

@Alex MacKenzie If you are serious...I find her fascinating on a number of points, one of which is that she thinks. She doesn't skip over a comment nor an action with the flick of the wrist an then toss its importance off the planet. That is one...there are more but I feel I have lost you already.

@TheSneezingMonkey 2 роки тому

Great interview. I was not aware of her. As a European, someone who goes on TV in the US and says “guns are a sign of stupidity” has my respect.

@kreek22 2 роки тому

In America, blacks use guns far more than any other group. Are you calling blacks stupid? Is the Israeli Lebowitz? Hey, were the guns that rescued Israelis in Europe in 1945 stupid?

@yaelbarzilai 2 роки тому

@@kreek22 she talked about the people that are holding guns to “protect themselves” wink wink. Not about professionals that needs weapons to to their major task. And she did not talked about a specific color of people. You did.

@Stenn333 2 роки тому

Kreek...what a BS bit of "WhatAboutIsm." Blacks (and other poor) "use" guns for survival in the underground jungle economy left to them, while they're largely shut out of the "white" economy of high-paying jobs many whites take for granted. While I disagree with her blanket statement of "guns are stupid," the real point is Intent and Context, which you ignore with your "what about blacks" observation. Many Trumpanzees think they're arming themselves to rise up against and "take back our government," so your apples and oranges use of guns between Blacks and Whites is a useless, 1-dimensional diversion.

@priceandpride 2 роки тому

Bring her back! This was such a good conversation!

@janusatthegate6201 Рік тому

Amen, Fran. We need truth so much truth. No more gaslighting.

@petercase7697 2 роки тому

As an Australian, this is the first time I have heard any American sum up what Australians think about guns. Wow.... exactly, "who's after you"? Maybe if voting WAS easy as it is in Australia, you might trust your government more, plus no one carries at the supermarket etc.

@bigem2166 2 роки тому

Same here in Canada and we share a border with them. It’s truly mind boggling how physically close we are to America, how closely related our culture is to theirs, yet how VASTLY different things are here compared to there !?!?! Legit boggles my mind. It is 100000% related to their second amendment and their obsession with self and American power

@alwayslernin4400 2 роки тому

Both of you come from a country with universal healthcare. Just saying. America is going crazy, we also have Reaganomics. Could be 2 contributing factors.

@georgeb.wolffsohn30 2 роки тому

@@bigem2166 it's the idea of "Rugged Individualism" and the current interpretation of the 2nd Amendment that is fueling that difference.

@georgeb.wolffsohn30 2 роки тому

@@alwayslernin4400 you mentioned Saint Ronnie. He definitely pushed America in this direction.

@karenwalkeden6030 2 роки тому

Criminals get their hands on gun's in Canada and Australia too.

@rebahenderson211 2 роки тому

Fran, straight no chaser. A refreshing conversation and interesting.

@mamadat3621 2 роки тому

Love this interview! The questions were exactly what I wanted to know! Every follow-up was exactly what I wanted asked next. Thank you!

@BrewsterBee 2 роки тому

Thankyou Ari, this is the 1st time i've got to hear Fran Lebowitz talk for more 5 min's Fran is not really on the radar here in Australia... but it was very refreshing and honest. thanks again from down under.

@janehale4402 2 роки тому

I am so glad I listened to this interview, she has the ability to make me feel free to be my self.

@taralilarose1 2 роки тому

Now you hit it. I think that is what I find most refreshing about her. She is simply herself....giving others permission to do the same.

@mn2454au 2 роки тому

Her matter of fact candor is always refreshing

@mithulahiri4105 6 місяців тому

I can see why a lot of people say that MSNBC reporters are biased, but this was a great interview with a national treasure. Fran Liebowitz is wonderful!

@Quijanos1 2 роки тому

Fran is remarkable. Superlative interviews and dialogue. Thank you for such excellence.

@pchinnIII 2 роки тому

Fran is whoever she says she is and Fran would know because she has thought about it.

@cross3624 2 роки тому

More than that - she has embraced it.

@yankee2666 2 роки тому

Is that a female? Oh, wait...probably a lib female. I get it.

@TCS86 2 роки тому

FFS!🤦‍♂️

@cross3624 2 роки тому

@@yankee2666 Fran Lebowitz is a world renowned satirist, author, activist, a national treasure. But I'm guessing you would have to be able to read to know that....Don't expect that from someone who chose a tag like yours.

@cross3624 2 роки тому

@@lindaleal809 Exactly

@reginaduke7451 2 роки тому

I love Ari and I love Fran. Both in conversation? Heaven.

@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276 2 роки тому

Fran is awful. She has nothing but disdain for anyone that lives outside of her nyc bubble.

@nomadicroadrat 2 роки тому

The only thing that would have been better would have been to have simultaneous interviews with Fran Libowitz and Jeanne Garafalo both iconoclasts in theiir own right.

@LG-dj9qr 2 роки тому

@@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276 she might agree with you but awful is completely mean spirited and unkind. Fran humors herself and takes those of us who think she is fabulous along with her. Awful is cruelty and fowl smelling and odious. Fran is none of those things.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

@@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276 When have you ever heard her express disdain for people who don't live in New York? And even if she did feel that way, why would it make her awful? Would it hurt you? She is still witty and interesting, isn't that what matters?

@Denise35jo 2 роки тому

@@nomadicroadrat fran and sarah berndhart would have been epic.

@clairethomas1440 2 роки тому

Fran & Ari, This interview was the Best!!! I'm a Fran, Frances too. 🤩🤩🤩

@Scientology_ismyruin 2 роки тому

I loved this interview. Fran is truly one of my favourite public figures. 😊🇨🇦

@lynnyhen 2 роки тому

Ari, I'm impressed, Fran really opened up to you, great conversation!

@sunnydaze2359 2 роки тому

Ari is one of the best interviewers anywhere. He is so smart it’s almost scary. I think one of the things that makes him so smart is, he really listens to people . He’s not interested in what he has to say as much as what his guests are saying, and that’s rare in this day and age where people are so egocentric ! Thank you Ari for just being you. 👏

@MaseRhea 2 роки тому

"Fran, thank you for being here.' "You're welcome." Everyone else: "thank you for having me." I like her already..

@krmccarrell 2 роки тому

I caught that as well. I'm always screaming at the television, "no! no! stop it! stop saying thank you, it's not fitting nor applicable!

@juliasturgman2351 2 роки тому

I like 98% of what she said but the South had THE RIGHT to secede and the north were obsessed controlling stalkers. It’s not a slavery issue. They were no slaves and areas controlled by the doors that were freed until well after the Civil War for example, oh Maryland, kept slaves until well after the war of Northern aggression ended.

@henrimatisse7481 2 роки тому

@@juliasturgman2351 Please read history

@reeniebrett-steding8308 2 роки тому

@@henrimatisse7481 as Henti Matisse said-READ HISTORY

@robertgraybeard3750 2 роки тому

@@juliasturgman2351 are you a troll? Are you saying that just to upset people?

@morenofranco9235 2 роки тому

I just love Fran Lebowitz. I have most of her books. An iconic author.

@lindazeidler9654 2 роки тому

I absolutely love Fran and aspire to be more like her.

@michaelsalisbury1477 2 роки тому

LindaZeilieeGood luck !!!!!!! Nn

@YTPartyTonight 2 роки тому

Why I like Fran Lebowitz; no B.S. What you see is what you get.

@t.r.campbell6585 2 роки тому

Clearly she indicated she is full of it. She needs to stop being so smug.

@bryncarlson2322 2 роки тому

@@t.r.campbell6585 Hey...she's a New Yorker !!

@shannon3944 2 роки тому

YTParty...💯Yes!! My other fave lady is Ms. Wanda Sykes.💯❤

@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276 2 роки тому

Smug nyc neolib hack

@teresaamanfu7408 2 роки тому

@@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276 Obviously she’s not your cup of tea, and that’s OK!

@Hitch_Hiker 2 роки тому

this is the first i have ever heard of fran lebowitz and wow shes brilliant. thank you all for doing this and introducing her to your audience. thank you ari and fran

@Bruintjebeer6 2 роки тому

I grew up in the sixties and seventies and always saw her like that. She has the gift to put in words what we all thought at the time and now she shows us to look through a different lens because in reality things were not that bad. It is just what we not wanted for our selfs.

@LS-ug1im 2 роки тому

@ Sam You must treat yourself to; "Social Studies" and "Metropolitan Life." Those two books have gone through many printings and they are pointedly hilarious, Very quick reads.

@Hitch_Hiker 2 роки тому

@@LS-ug1im I will add them to my book list! Thank you!

@pac2840 2 роки тому

Lucky you. You have a whole lot of enjoyment ahead. I've been a fan since the first thing she wrote.

@janmayberry337 2 роки тому

Omg. Read her Metropolitan Life. You will not regret it.

@michaelpinreno 2 роки тому

This has been the most enlightening conversation with Fran I have ever had the privilege to listen to. T Thank you Ari.

@margrethechristensen7849 2 роки тому

So much intelligence in that woman. I totally admire her, and I am living in a completely other country, but every time I get a chance to listen to her I do.

@nimanknight662 2 роки тому

She may not have any children of her own but she has been a mother to many.

@latentsea 2 роки тому

I am not a dolphin, but I am a dolphin

@Ontheroxxwithsalt 2 роки тому

That's a dude. I do not care what anyone says. That is a lumberjack in a dress.

@anhbenbrook4458 2 роки тому

Talk is cheap.

@vividemporium4533 2 роки тому

She said "who's after you"? All these stupid guns in the hands of stupid people.

@STICKITINYOUREAR 2 роки тому

Vivid Emporium- The people with the most guns are from the 10 stupidest states and they are all repug states. No surprise there.

@STICKITINYOUREAR 2 роки тому

@Blood Spatter - So far this year alone, there has been 350+ MASS SHOOTINGS in the USA. 'Nuf said !

@kristianhartlevjohansen3541 2 роки тому

@Blood Spatter … so … put on a mask, get vaccinated … Just playing to the stereotype, I know 🤷🏻‍♂️

@jollyandwaylo 2 роки тому

@Blood Spatter So you are saying paranoid people are the ones with guns within reach. I grew up on a farm and we had a number of rifles in an unlocked cabinet but we never even imagined we would use them against humans. It is a paranoid fantasy for most people who carry guns on their person unless you have a specific job like security guard at a bank.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

@Blood Spatter Here's a few facts to ponder.. The pandemic is making a comeback and the new variant is 1000x more contagious. 99% of the hospitalizations and 100% of the deaths are among the unvaccinated. Maybe when The Delta Variant finds you, and it will find you, you can shoot it with your gun. Yep, real smart not getting vaccinated, way too risky. Odd strategy for a guy who brags about being ready for bad things that might happen.

@TheLeotLion 2 роки тому

Fran is a National Treasure. Love her honestly and open conversation, were I ever to be trapped in an elevator I certainly hope I'd be trapped with Fran.... I'd break the elevator myself, and then twice on Sunday

@cirella1064 2 роки тому

Thank you Fran for inspiring me to be true to my lack of enthusiasm in today’s world.

@adridelarosaj 2 роки тому

This is so therapeutic... Total REALIST. Love this conversation. Ari, you a wonderful interviewer.

@roberttrepagnier9149 2 роки тому

Fran has always told it like a is. She is the coolest person ever.

@WGB3019 2 роки тому

She’s pretty good. She knows who she is so she can spend time looking at other people and things around her or that interest her.

@oneirishpoet 2 роки тому

She's actually just another angry old lesbian elitist and not funny or smart at all

@LG-dj9qr 2 роки тому

@@oneirishpoet she’s not angry. She is a commentator who isn’t driven by ideology (though she has her personal ideology) and she is immensely interesting and aware. Fran reads all the time and respects the written word. If you think she is angry the Insurrectionists must be nuclear to you.

@leechap3 2 роки тому

@@oneirishpoet You seem a lot more angry than her.

@hayleymatheson8681 2 роки тому

She certainly is.

@heartmd8943 2 роки тому

It is interesting to see this amazing person's perspective, even spiritually. I love books...the written word is different than than the spoken word...TRUTH.

@mmb628jr2 2 роки тому

Fran is who she is. and that’s a beautiful thing. Represented herself without malice and with hope enough to let ppl with good intentions lead.

@mfwriter959 2 роки тому

That was a great interview, Ari! You asked so many great questions and gave her the room to really shine.

@karlypearl9701 2 роки тому

😂 Why thank you Mike Frenkel, I really appreciate your thoughtful comment . 🤖

@teresaf991 2 роки тому

Yes. The two together made a great interview. I enjoy them both.

@meafordmichael 2 роки тому

“SHAMEFUL AND SHAMELESS” - thanks for calling out Trump and the GOP, Fran. Your voice and your vote are your power, citizens; use it!

@craigpoer 2 роки тому

70 million people don't see it that way. Democrats are evil.

@paul1242 2 роки тому

@@craigpoer Take a look in the mirror. Your party supports torture and putting children in dog cages. Your party also worships Satan. The proof is on the GOP logo with 3 upside down pentagrams. Ever wonder how that happened? That didn't happen by accident!

@kittywiskerskiki3859 2 роки тому

Really!!! call joe out and ask him something you would ask a two year old and he can't answer with out saying really really I mean it 😂

@meafordmichael 2 роки тому

@@craigpoer 70 million people are blind, deaf, dumb, deluded, uneducated, or some combination thereof; fortunately they are, and will remain, the minority …..

@meafordmichael 2 роки тому

@@kittywiskerskiki3859 Joe Biden is, above all, DECENT, a quality completely absent in Donald the Psycopath, chronic liar (30,000 lies and counting) Trump. Might I propose a new mantra for you MAGA meatheads: “TRUMP FOR CHUMPS”, because that is how Trump treats you mesmerized fools. No matter, he’s going to jail in the near future; keep watching the “fake news” for all the disgusting details …..

@robertcyr6972 Рік тому

One of my fav interviews. She has lived a blessed life and is one of the most entertaining/interesting people

@reidwhitton6248 2 роки тому

"I'm not negative, I just tell the truth." That's my kind of person.

@dianedavidson7977 2 роки тому

I feel the same way about the Supreme Court and they became irrelevant when they installed Bush 43. I was surprised to hear anyone else say that.

@richietattersall2122 2 роки тому

That's not what happened, thier decision was based on the State Voting laws regarding recounts, NOT on who was actually running for President.

@bessieking3797 2 роки тому

@@richietattersall2122 Bush's election was totally corrupt both times. Guess America was smarter than they thought.

@Jase-L 2 роки тому

@@richietattersall2122 Yeah right. If that were truly the case, they would've refused to hear arguments and remanded it to a lower court for finality. Rather they heard the case and their decision installed someone as President.

@kreek22 2 роки тому

Time magazine's "cabal" installed what passes for #46.

@mauriov 2 роки тому

This is one of the most fascinating interviews I've seen in years. Thanks Ari, I love Fran.

@sandramalone3522 2 роки тому

Loved every bit of this conversation. Fran is such an interesting character.

@RoyGBiv-lc8tv 2 роки тому

Very interesting conversation. Enjoyed her perspective a lot.

@floorted 2 роки тому

I loved the Netflix special. The way she was able to make Martin laugh was magical. She’s a treasure.

@doppx 2 роки тому

netflix = shitlib indoctrination programming

@Rekindle1976 2 роки тому

Good job Ari Melber. I enjoy your work more and more each day.

@iwnunn7999 Рік тому

Fascinating and enthralling lady. Can't get enough of her.

@bhornannawindeedeigh5007 6 місяців тому

Fran Lebowitz is my Hero, even though she would hate being anyone's hero. Love her chutzpah! She's marvelous. 💐

@nhyde567 2 роки тому

Fran has been and always will be an epic writer, reporter and human. She’s fabulous.

@mercyjokes2d696 2 роки тому

She's brilliant. A true raconteur.

@erictaylor5462 2 роки тому

3:00 Or put another way, "Frances is eager to learn."\ If I saw, "Asks too many questions" on a report card I would say, "Well why aren't you teaching her. That is what you are being paid to do, isn't it?"

@stephenwedderburn9307 2 роки тому

Ask too many questions would be a great thing to read on your kids report card! That's how you actually learn, well usually, lol 😆.

@erictaylor5462 2 роки тому

@@stephenwedderburn9307 But some people really hate being asked questions they don't know the answers to. The most ignorant and stupid people hate it the most, and are the most likely not to know.

@azuchan6079 2 роки тому

In her time children were to be seen and not heard. School is a place where the teacher says something to you and you just accept it as truth. Education in Fran's time is nothing more than pushing information into the brains of children by adults. So when a teacher says she asks too many questions, it's not a good thing because it's a challenge to the authority of the teacher and an affront to the system of education.

@paulg3336 2 роки тому

"That is what you are being paid to do, isn't it?" No. You have a lot to learn about the purpose of education in a capitalist society.

@moniqueloomis9772 2 роки тому

@@paulg3336 BINGO!