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That requires a podcaster that’s an expert in everything, or an interview on a super niche, super low subscriber, topic specific podcast. Odds are against both.

by nomel 4y ago

bko 4y ago
Right which is fine, in which case I'd prefer to hear the person being interviewed just speak candidly and the interviewer to offer little guidance. It's a more natural conversation style, like one I would have with someone at a dinner party about their field of expertise.
homarp 4y ago
or a podcaster who prepares their interview ?
- nomel 4y ago
  No, original comment was: > If someone is an expert in their field or has a depth of experience, I'd prefer him to be challenged by someone with a similar level of expertise. Preparing for an interview will give you some superficial understanding, which will probably fall apart during the interview, unless the interviewer is very intelligent/curious (Sean Carroll's Mindscape and Newtons Apple comes to mind). Another alternative would be to have people on both sides present, but I've never seen that work out. The discussion you get with hostility is nowhere near the discussion you get with curiosity.
- chimineycricket 4y ago
  Joe Rogan doesn't interview people. He might have stuff that he wants to bring up, but most of the conversation is organic which is part of the appeal I think.
jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago
Or it requires a podcaster that does some research and preps questions, including soliciting questions from the guest's peer community. This is like journalism 101 stuff but because Joe is a podcaster no one has the basic expectation of it.
SyneRyder 4y ago
I think that just defined what I like about all the podcasts I listen to. Topic specific, hosted by someone with significant experience in their field. I would much rather listen to a musician interviewed by someone with experience with recording & songwriting & making albums, who can ask intelligent questions about the craft & process & equipment. (Warren Huart's interviews with music producers are a great example.) Not some random gossip journalist asking "So what are your inspirations on this album" and "what can we expect from your tour".
- nomel 4y ago
  For me, it's a problem of discovery, and the allure of the novel. I don't know about half these people, or topics, but I find I'm interested in them. From there, I do look for other podcasts that have had those people. I've found several topic specific podcasts from there. I think that's why broader podcasts are popular. You don't really know the specific topic you're getting, but it's often pretty interesting, and you can go deeper from there, finding the one or few expert podcasts that talk about that topic.
  - SyneRyder 4y ago
    Ahh, that makes a lot of sense! I have tried podcasts like that before (Farnam Street's "The Knowledge Project" comes to mind), but I found that often the guests weren't always interesting to me. If the hit-rate wasn't high enough I'd end up unsubscribing. Derek Sivers tried doing the reverse, his podcast feed was every interview he'd done on other people's podcasts. So he was always the guest, but it introduced me to new podcasts & hosts I'd never heard of. That's actually how I found The Knowledge Project (and I did love the Knowledge Project interview with Annie Duke, who wrote Thinking In Bets). Edit: Guess I should link those episodes for anyone who might be interested: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/

That requires a podcaster that’s an expert in everything, or an interview on a super niche, super low subscriber, topic specific podcast. Odds are against both.

by nomel 4y ago

That requires a podcaster that’s an expert in everything, or an interview on a super niche, super low subscriber, topic specific podcast. Odds are against both.

bko 4y ago

Right which is fine, in which case I'd prefer to hear the person being interviewed just speak candidly and the interviewer to offer little guidance. It's a more natural conversation style, like one I would have with someone at a dinner party about their field of expertise.

homarp 4y ago

or a podcaster who prepares their interview ?

nomel 4y ago
No, original comment was: > If someone is an expert in their field or has a depth of experience, I'd prefer him to be challenged by someone with a similar level of expertise. Preparing for an interview will give you some superficial understanding, which will probably fall apart during the interview, unless the interviewer is very intelligent/curious (Sean Carroll's Mindscape and Newtons Apple comes to mind). Another alternative would be to have people on both sides present, but I've never seen that work out. The discussion you get with hostility is nowhere near the discussion you get with curiosity.
chimineycricket 4y ago
Joe Rogan doesn't interview people. He might have stuff that he wants to bring up, but most of the conversation is organic which is part of the appeal I think.

jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago

Or it requires a podcaster that does some research and preps questions, including soliciting questions from the guest's peer community. This is like journalism 101 stuff but because Joe is a podcaster no one has the basic expectation of it.

SyneRyder 4y ago

I think that just defined what I like about all the podcasts I listen to. Topic specific, hosted by someone with significant experience in their field. I would much rather listen to a musician interviewed by someone with experience with recording & songwriting & making albums, who can ask intelligent questions about the craft & process & equipment. (Warren Huart's interviews with music producers are a great example.) Not some random gossip journalist asking "So what are your inspirations on this album" and "what can we expect from your tour".

nomel 4y ago
For me, it's a problem of discovery, and the allure of the novel. I don't know about half these people, or topics, but I find I'm interested in them. From there, I do look for other podcasts that have had those people. I've found several topic specific podcasts from there. I think that's why broader podcasts are popular. You don't really know the specific topic you're getting, but it's often pretty interesting, and you can go deeper from there, finding the one or few expert podcasts that talk about that topic.
- SyneRyder 4y ago
  Ahh, that makes a lot of sense! I have tried podcasts like that before (Farnam Street's "The Knowledge Project" comes to mind), but I found that often the guests weren't always interesting to me. If the hit-rate wasn't high enough I'd end up unsubscribing. Derek Sivers tried doing the reverse, his podcast feed was every interview he'd done on other people's podcasts. So he was always the guest, but it introduced me to new podcasts & hosts I'd never heard of. That's actually how I found The Knowledge Project (and I did love the Knowledge Project interview with Annie Duke, who wrote Thinking In Bets). Edit: Guess I should link those episodes for anyone who might be interested: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/derek-sivers/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/ https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/annie-duke/