Dwarkesh has real conversations with guests instead of just nodding along. Esp love how he cooked Chollet 😅

How is this popular?! Uptalk much? Non sequiturs? Who is this for?

Ok, I had to listen to Dwarkesh since folks seemed to rave about him. It’s only “amazing” if you factor in the fact that he is a relatively un knowledgeable about various topics. It’s like a college physics sophomore at a 2nd grade college interviewing and challenging, I don’t know, Richard Feynman 🤷🏽‍♂️ Annoying and not worth it

This podcast is a hidden gem, but not for long.

Tried to listen to the recent semiconductors episode and it was like a competition to see like who could talk the fastest and drop like the most arcane terminology with these guys who like maybe just finished grad school or something and maybe they’re credible, maybe not, who knows but they talk a good game in a like performative way. Not sure who this is for but it’s not for me.

Well prepared host, mostly interesting guests, with exceptions, but if you have time to read 700-page books and do three-hour long interviews, maybe you can take a few minutes to properly introduce your guest and the topic. The total disregard for listener background knowledge is frankly a little arrogant.

The guests are top rate, the host is leaves something to be desired.

Great interviewer initially and used to be 5 stars. The latest episode with Leopold is giving air time and support to friends with shaky ideas over accomplished guests. It’s actually hard to listen to the amount of validation of credentials (how many times is it worth mentioning that this guy was valedictorian in college) and awkward in-jokes they make instead of talking about the subject at hand in a serious manner. This would be a 1 star if it he didn’t have recent good guests like Zuck and still have previous great episodes to make up for it, but I fear Dwarkesh has jumped the shark or stepped into the deep end in a topic that he’s not ready for and his “friends” are willing to use him as a mouthpiece since he’s impressed by the credentialism rather then arguments. High potential still if he’s able to realize this and course correct.

I just listened to your interview with Francois Chollet at Google and I can’t stop cringing. Don’t argue with your guests and don’t interrupt them. If you disagree, move on and don’t spend 30 minutes beating a dead horse.

It’s kind of, like, you know, kind of, like, you know. I don’t understand how anyone can listen to this.