The Rewired Soul

Great episode!

I love the guests and content but am sometimes frustrated that many questions asked or responses given continually turn the focus back on the host. I appreciate that he’s survived addiction and other mental health challenges but wish he would give more space for guests to talk

Interesting conversations and insights with authors on a variety of topics.

I don’t understand how Chris reads as many books as he does. It seems superhuman. And he’s obviously a super nice guy and a careful thinker who doesn’t feed into the culture war mania that’s so prevalent in media these days. He has excellent guests and I’ve learned a lot from this podcast. BUT… he also rambles a lot. I think it’s fine to ask fairly long questions with lots of setup (Matt Taibbi does that, as do the hosts of Counterspin, very effectively), but when you’re basically just reiterating what the guest already said, it detracts from the experience. That said, I think Adam Conover does some reiterating too, and it doesn’t bother me. Maybe it’s because it doesn’t feel like he takes as long when he does it or something. Idk. Anyway, good podcast.