And when they're doing what's supposed to be an interview, neither one of them is doing the interviewee any favors by throwing softballs or asking setup questions.
Probably right but hard news is so spoungable these days... Actually, there is no HARD news, but sometimes we have to agree that some news is hard (truth) but you’re probably right, we no longer have hard news...so I agree with that part.
(Spoungable may be a made up word but it fits).