Bard College Drama

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J.K. Trotter

07/30/14 03:39PM

Bard College alum and Politico reporter Dylan Byers assesses the recent career arc of fellow Bard alum and MSNBC host Ronan Farrow:

In 2014, he was given a daytime cable talk show on MSNBC, where he instantly drew some of the lowest ratings in cable news. One week in July, struggling for viewers, he used Emojis to explain racial diversity. The following day, he interviewed the B-level actress Tara Reid about her new TV-movie “Sharknado 2,” a sequel to the TV movie “Sharknado,” because MSNBC and SyFy share the same corporate parent and wanted to achieve what’s known as “cross-platform synergy.”

It is currently unclear whether Gawker senior editor Leah Finnegan, another Bard alum, has a stake in this Bard drama. I’ve invited all three Bard alumni into the discussion below.

J.K. Trotter J.K. Trotter 07/30/14 03:55PM

After being notified of this discussion, Byers told Disputations:

I’d love to [discuss this Bard drama], but I’m busting out for vacation.

(Farrow has not yet acknowledged his invitation.)

Leah Finnegan J.K. Trotter 07/30/14 03:57PM

bye dylan

Leah Finnegan J.K. Trotter 07/30/14 03:48PM

correction: i am not a bard alumna. i hold a bachelorette's degree from the university of texas at austin (you have to call them bachelorette's degrees in texas). but i did attend bard college from 2004-2006. proud to be a raptor.

J.K. Trotter Leah Finnegan 07/30/14 03:54PM

Bard’s alumni association considers an individual an alumnus/alumna if he or she attended the school for a year.

Leah Finnegan J.K. Trotter 07/30/14 03:57PM

wow that is SO forgiving! thanks bard!

mandragora_helix Leah Finnegan 07/30/14 08:40PM

Bard's mascot is this?

Leah Finnegan mandragora_helix 07/31/14 08:36AM

yes

Hudson Hongo J.K. Trotter 07/30/14 06:30PM

Wow, really surprised that Byers graduated in '08. I always assumed from his illustration/cool opinions that he was at least in his 50s.