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[AI-Generated Summary] Larry King joins Bob Costas at Runyon’s Saloon in New York to discuss his career, personal philosophy, and love for sports. King expresses a strong allegiance to labor unions, stating he would refuse to broadcast an NFL game played by replacement players during a strike. The conversation moves through various topics, including their shared nostalgia for growing up in Brooklyn, the universal appeal of sports as a "metaphor for life," and King's unique approach to interviewing, which relies on genuine curiosity rather than extensive preparation or reading a guest's book beforehand. King also demonstrates his technique by conducting a brief, spontaneous interview with a member of the audience, reinforcing his belief that a good question should be short, open-ended, and driven by a sincere desire to learn something new.

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