Hoagland always came across to me as a complete fake.
I listen to Art for other reasons. He is a consummate interviewer, with a very organized and discriminating mind. You had to listen for awhile, to figure out whether he was taking the guest seriously, or politely tolerating him/her.
After awhile, you could tell.
-JT
You are exactly right. That was the fun of listening to Arts show. Kooky or not subjects, his broadcast was good.
On Hoaglands show recently he had a guest who was talking about a terrorist attack (Paris or San Berdo I don’t know) and said that less people would’ve died if one or more people had been armed. Hoagland interrupted him “No! No! No! That’s not true!” And his guest who had been walking on eggshells with Hoagland all night finally just set him straight quite bluntly. “Oh yes it is!” It was great to hear that pompous ass get put in his place.