I find it hard to listen to his Podcasts because of his "philosophical" questions that often are just a regurgitation of stereotypes. I do listen to some of his interviews, because he gets guests that rarely give long interviews like Chris Lattner, Donald Knuth and the like. He doesn't seem to do any deep prep for any of any of the guests and ends up providing his opinion on things like "the Russian soul" or whether someone is "in Love" with a programming language. It often derails the interesting conversations that he could have had with his illustrious guests. I would listen to more of his podcasts if he would follow his guests lead more and not force them into the (same) mold that he has for every show.
Perhaps harsh, but while I’d love to hear more from the guests - I find his interview style insufferable and his questions usually irritating. So much to the point that I avoid stuff he’s in.
A lot of the philosophical questions show he hasn’t read the AGI stuff, Bostrom, Yudkowsky, etc. and it’s frustrating to listen to someone who isn’t aware of some of the basic ideas.
I get a strong sense of bullshit too which makes it hard to listen to because I have to second guess everything. It feels like listening to sophomore undergrad philosophy.
