ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Recently you had Ronan on the podcast to do a littleNewlywed Game.
You guys were really open about your relationship.
How much do you discuss what to talk about and what to keep private?
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JON LOVETT:That’s a great question.
I will say, maybe we should be more deliberate about it.
I think neither one of us really wants to be, you know, defined by the relationship.
Look, first we had an excuse, which was that gay people are not allowed to get married.
Then the pressure was on to get engaged.
All right, and thenwe got engaged.
And then all of a sudden the question is, when are you getting married?
I will say that we had not made plans before this terrible crisis.
This terrible crisis has not hastened any of these plans.
As an avidvideogame fan, can you explain why theAnimal Crossingfan base is so hyped?
I’ll be honest and say it’s really a mystery to me.
My partner, Ronan, is into it.
I imagine there’s something soothing about exploring and living in this ordinary way.
You’re in disconnected islands and have these quotidian accomplishments and travels and comforting domestic experiences.
I will tell you that that’s never been appealing to me.
I can’t even imagine that sort of crowd today.
Group gatherings are so crucial to political movement.
How can we keep moving forward politically without physical action?
There’s two aspects to it.
One is the emotional aspect and the other is the political.
In terms of the politics, I think it’s an open question.
How much are you thinking about what November is going to look like?
We’re all thinking about it.
That’s a big step that’s really important that we should be taking.
This needs to be a priority in any upcoming fights over stimulus money."
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