Fridman has interviewed some pretty smart people - so I would say the shows are intellectual, rather than the hosts themselves (although Lex is a smart guy IMHO

Fridman has interviewed some pretty smart people - so I would say the shows are intellectual, rather than the hosts themselves (although Lex is a smart guy IMHO). I like the long-form interview format - it's allowing the listener to make up their minds rather than "old media's" way of pushing certain points of view. For example: Fridman's interview with John Carmack is my favorite episode (at 3+ hours I think?). I've never got on with Joe Rogan's or Jordan Peterson podcasts - just not my cup of tea. Sam Harris is no doubt a smart guy but he suffers too much from TDS - which gets annoying.