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‘The Phoner’

Todd Snider satirized telephone interviews in 2011 video

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Daryl Sanders
Dec 08, 2024
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Todd Snider does a phone interview in The Phoner.

By Daryl Sanders

In 2011, Todd Snider enlisted the help of then-tour manager Dave “Elvis” Hicks to create a short video satirizing the often-absurd staple of music publicity — the phone interview.

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