Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ...
by LargeWu on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:16PM
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One of the reasons I stopped listening to Ferris’s podcast is that he’s a totally uncritical interviewer. His guests are allowed to blatantly self promote
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Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ...
by ramraj07 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:24PM
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Not to mention the blatantly self indulging attitude as well. Of course, he’s talking to people who are at the least millionaires if not more, so that’s expected, but some episodes just reek of tone-deaf “I’m smart and rich and have no idea how insensitive my hobbies and activities might sound to a Normal person” sense.
But he does talk to a lot of smart people, and there’s often much interesting to learn about, so I put up with their egos and extract the information by listening.
Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ...
by lc9er on Sunday July 11, 2021 @05:51PM
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Ferris is kind of a grifter. If he were to probe deeply, then others might do the same to him.
Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ...
by steve_adams_86 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @07:13PM
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I try to remind myself that Ferris started out in marketing (as I recall) and it shows - he’s an aggressive self promoter. Even so, some of his guests are excellent and I enjoy his themes and topics.
Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ...
by steve_adams_86 on Sunday July 11, 2021 @07:15PM
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I agree, but I still enjoy some of his guests. His podcast can serve as a good stepping stone to other great people.