# 167 Fard Muhammad was at Conan's First Tonight Show And The Energy Was Palpable

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Podcast: [The Letterman Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-letterman-podcast-5430767)
Published: 2025-02-28T08:52:39+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5511

## Resource

This week’s guest is Fard Muhammad, a longtime member of alt.fan.LETTERMAN and a devoted fan of late-night television. Few people appreciate the culture of late-night as much as he does!Fard and Mike have an enthusiastic conversation covering a variety of topics, including Fard witnessing Conan O’Brien’s first-ever Tonight Show, his emerging YouTube channel, his favorite David Letterman moments, and much more.Of course, we couldn’t do this show without our legendary sponsor, Hello-Deli.com—the only place to get officially licensed Late Show with David Letterman merchandise, run by the one and only Rupert Jee!And hey, if you’re enjoying what we do, why not like, share, subscribe, and leave a glowing review? Or, you know, do the opposite and pretend this never happened. Either way, we appreciate you!

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