Dwarkesh Podcast

Awesome you should get more Sarah Paine in there though she was great maybe she could talk about Stalin or Hitler that would be great maybe you could put me in touch with her

I firmly agree with lots of other reviewers that the guests are amazing but the host really needs to work on interview skills. Podcast has a ton of potential that will hopefully be realized as everyone improves

The guests are great. But the host asks questions that are interesting to him rather than what is interesting for his audience. There is no narrative, he is so well versed in the subject that his questions jump into the middle of a subject and the audience is left trying to catch up…why is he asking this question, what is the background behind it? I listened to an episode on Napoleon thinking I would learn something and at the end, I couldn’t recall a single thing that I had learned. It wasn’t that I already knew so much about Napoleon, it was that they never gave any background or context to what they were discussing. Same with his interview with Sarah Paine…it opens with him peppering her with “what if” scenarios as if we’re gaming out a metaverse of scenarios. I. Oils tell that he’s been thinking of these thing but he doesn’t explain why, the context, buildup the scenario to educate the audience to the point where we understand why his question or his scenario is interesting or important. The host provides no narrative, no cohesive thread, and seems to just revel in his conversations for his own personal enjoyment. He gets something out of doing the podcast but unfortunately I got very little out of it other than recognizing that he’s an interesting person with an inquisitive mind who talks with great guests and records those conversations.

See title. Unfortunately, the host does not allow their guests to shine in the proper light. Read other critical reviews. If you can, listen to the guests and skip through the longer ramblings from the host as they provide nothing much of substance.