This first vid is the longer of the two we’re offering for your nightly Tucker pleasure. Here he grills the president of the Environmental Defense Fund about his “knee-jerk” opposition to the nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of State. As the interview progresses, Carlson goes after him for the climate hysteria approach to shutting down all questions, which is actually antithetical to the scientific process.

NEXT PAGE: LIGHTER FARE

This interview showcases why I think Carlson is so good on this show. Even if he may disagree with a guest, it seems that he has a genuine curiosity about how and why that guest got to where he or she is. Most of the time, that ends with him shifting from curiosity to criticism, but in this case it just makes for a pleasant conversation.