i think one of the things that surprised me as i dug deeper into the universe was not just how broad his interests are, but also how broad his audience is. And in 20 19, at least when i was writing this article, it was a pretty broad audience. I mean, this sgy was very progressive on a lot of issues, so the idea that he was only for the, all right, a was just counter factual. So there's left wing tighps. You do you get frustrated bythe the time constraint of the debates? Absolutely. It's people from all across the political spectrum, and conspiracy theorists, loones, nut jobs and some dubious scientists, mex
The podcast host built a massive audience by speaking to fringe figures in culture, business, and science. During the pandemic, that got him in trouble with Neil Young, among others.
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