“Interesting guests. It seems like the host wants to move between technical/scientific language and ‘layperson’ language. If so, I respect the intent, but in the process he makes offensive assumptions about the listener, the running community at large. He also makes more accurate assumptions, but the approach is damaging nonetheless. Human intentions are far more nuanced than the way he often paints them (in the four episodes I’ve listened to).
Perhaps he will re-evaluate his deep seated stereotypes of the runners and listeners, and instead sacrifice the illusion of hard nosed confidence in order to become a more dynamic and flexible host. Or, perhaps he won’t. I may not stick around to find out.”
smk128 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/23