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The channel certainly has interviewed some fascinating individuals, but the repetitive lines of questioning he pursues are tiresome. He almost always starts by

The channel certainly has interviewed some fascinating individuals, but the repetitive lines of questioning he pursues are tiresome. He almost always starts by asking if someone grew up with both parents. That's an interesting thing to know but interview after interview this question leads interviewees down the same path and it leaves blind spots. I hardly ever hear him ask in depth about their early experiences at schools, churches, childhood friends, extended family, the healthcare system, sports, media, etc. There are some Freudian assumptions baked into his interview style and I think if he challenged himself to try other angles he could go from humanizing the guests to individualizing them.

that_guy_iain 5y ago
> I hardly ever hear him ask in depth about their early experiences at schools, churches, childhood friends, extended family, the healthcare system, sports, media, etc. To be fair, they're normally 30 minute interviews even in 3-hour long interviews very rarely do any interviewers go in depth on any subject. I think I understand what you want but I don't think you'll ever really find it.
- jrumbut 5y ago
  That's exactly the issue. Since he isn't going to memoir depth (or only rarely does), I'd like him to make sure not to dig the same shallow hole over and over again.