Many people listen to podcasts, I think they tell themselves for information, but really they're looking for entertainment. People want some sort of humanity there and Sam and Sean do it in like a humorous way. It's cause like being a real person means like, you know, having a personality out. Being a host kind of feels wrong to be a character because you feel like you're taking the spotlight off the guest.
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