In saying that, I've stopped listening to him since he went onto Spotify. The only episode I've listened to in full since he switched was the recent Tarantino interview, which was great.
You haven't missed much. 9 out of 10 of his podcasts have him spouting the same one rant about covid responses. He does this no matter the guest or their field of interest.
It's that simple I think.
Eh, his relationship to MMA has been far more casual for years now, maybe in the aughts or early last decade, when he was more engaged by the sport this was true. His pod is still the highest honor media appearance for most MMA fighters though.
To each his own. He sells out comedy shows and has done so for years. People do enjoy his comedy.
He does know what the placebo effect is it appears:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE5k5UcEHj4
To me he seems reasonably informed for a autodidact-type person.
Then again, I haven't been able to understand his success.
I cringe when he calls himself a Comedian.
I cringe when he talks science. (Always felt someone should sit down with him and explain The Placebo Effect, and The Scientific Method, and what goes into a good Clinical study. I would be shocked if he ever even took Psy 101.)
Is it the upfront pot use that garners so many admirers?
He does know his MMA though.
I have enjoyed his interviews, but it's the guests I find interesting.