The Importance of Norms in Conversation Podcasts

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I think an interesting problem about our world is that norms are really important. We're breaking out of smaller communities. And we come to be part of this larger whole, I think a lot more of those kind of subtle or implicit norms get broken down and you have to do things that will work with anyone that comes along. A lot of conversation podcasts focus on a piece of media. So a new book someone has written some written corpus that they have,. but this isn't the case with the clear thinking podcast.

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Is it possible to be both agreeable and skeptical in conversations? How can you give feedback and challenge people constructively without triggering their automatic self-defense mechanisms? More generally, how can you challenge people intellectually without riling them up emotionally? What skills are needed to be able to have detailed, productive conversations across a wide range of topics? How can you push through plateaus in the process of self-improvement? What are podcasts as a medium good for?

Find more about Spencer through his website, spencergreenberg.com.

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