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I feel the same way at OP, amazing guests, but can't he push them a bit? What I'd like is more like what Tyler Cowen does, on non-tech subjects [1]. He gives t

by iguy 6y ago

I feel the same way at OP, amazing guests, but can't he push them a bit? What I'd like is more like what Tyler Cowen does, on non-tech subjects [1]. He gives the impression of having read all their books (and their opponents') not just having skimmed Wikipedia over breakfast. He keeps it moving, and often gets people a little bit off-balance, not aggressively, but enough to make people think afresh and not just repeat what they always say. Besides people's work, he'll ask them serious questions about (say) their known interest in some kinds or Jazz, or unrelated things about characters they would have run into at MIT in the 70s, or about the Russian education system. (I presume he has people helping him prepare, but maybe he's just like this all the time.) [1] https://conversationswithtyler.com/ https://conversationswithtyler.com/

gen220 6y ago
Tyler is an exceptionally good interviewer, in a way you can only get by exceptional preparation. We’re lucky to have him. I haven’t heard a better interviewer since Charlie Rose (who had a team working for him, of course). Does anyone know of similar interviewers in this vein? Long form and exceptionally-prepared?
- st1x7 6y ago
  > I haven’t heard a better interviewer since Charlie Rose Really? Rose is a serial interrupter. Might as well have Gary Vee interview people if you think Charlie Rose is any good.
  - gen220 6y ago
    Yeah, they obviously have different interview styles, but a lot of the difference can be explained by the mediums, and their respective backgrounds. Personally I appreciate them both, but I can respect that you wouldn't find his style enjoyable. However, I'll defend Rose, in that he always picked interesting guests, and did good prep work. It's true that he steered the conversation in the direction he wanted it to go. But, of course, he had 60 minutes, and was recording for a broad television audience. The constraints were/are very different from Tyler's, personality differences notwithstanding. If you listen to the interviews where he gets to break out of the normal 60 minute boundaries, I think you'll find his style shifts with the medium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOUzTd-Ge_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOUzTd-Ge_g I've never heard of Gary Vee. However, based on a cursory search, I don't think a hyperbolic comparison helps your argument! :)
- apsanz 6y ago
  I am a big Tyler Cowen fan and like his choices for guest but it is almost on listenable to me. He prepares his exact questions beforehand and tends to stick to them instead of having a conversation. It makes his delivery wooden and the interview boring.
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cblconfederate 6y ago
push them on what? Lex does technical people and i dont think cowen would be able follow them, plus he steers away from politics.
- iguy 6y ago
  I mean don't leave them on autopilot, then you get the same stump speech they have given many times. Instead push them off-trail just a bit, make them talk about some unexpected connection or comparison, so they have to think. Agree that Cowen himself wouldn't be the right guy, at least not if you want to hear the technical side.

by iguy 6y ago

gen220 6y ago

Tyler is an exceptionally good interviewer, in a way you can only get by exceptional preparation. We’re lucky to have him. I haven’t heard a better interviewer since Charlie Rose (who had a team working for him, of course). Does anyone know of similar interviewers in this vein? Long form and exceptionally-prepared?

st1x7 6y ago
> I haven’t heard a better interviewer since Charlie Rose Really? Rose is a serial interrupter. Might as well have Gary Vee interview people if you think Charlie Rose is any good.
- gen220 6y ago
  Yeah, they obviously have different interview styles, but a lot of the difference can be explained by the mediums, and their respective backgrounds. Personally I appreciate them both, but I can respect that you wouldn't find his style enjoyable. However, I'll defend Rose, in that he always picked interesting guests, and did good prep work. It's true that he steered the conversation in the direction he wanted it to go. But, of course, he had 60 minutes, and was recording for a broad television audience. The constraints were/are very different from Tyler's, personality differences notwithstanding. If you listen to the interviews where he gets to break out of the normal 60 minute boundaries, I think you'll find his style shifts with the medium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOUzTd-Ge_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOUzTd-Ge_g I've never heard of Gary Vee. However, based on a cursory search, I don't think a hyperbolic comparison helps your argument! :)
apsanz 6y ago
I am a big Tyler Cowen fan and like his choices for guest but it is almost on listenable to me. He prepares his exact questions beforehand and tends to stick to them instead of having a conversation. It makes his delivery wooden and the interview boring.

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cblconfederate 6y ago

push them on what? Lex does technical people and i dont think cowen would be able follow them, plus he steers away from politics.

iguy 6y ago
I mean don't leave them on autopilot, then you get the same stump speech they have given many times. Instead push them off-trail just a bit, make them talk about some unexpected connection or comparison, so they have to think. Agree that Cowen himself wouldn't be the right guy, at least not if you want to hear the technical side.