Reflections on Hosting a Podcast

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(00:03:48) - (First question) - Who has inspired him as an interviewer 
(00:05:13) - How he approaches interviews now compared to when he started  

(00:06:48) - Changes in the early days that were game changers for him 

(00:09:06) - Comparing his preparation process now to what it was early on  

(00:11:44) - Reframing common questions in a thought provoking way  

(00:14:10) - Probing a guest before hitting record to get a sense of where the conversation could go 

(00:16:55) - Podcast episodes he’s found inspirational and what makes an episode great

(00:27:20) - The art and difficulty of interrupting a guest without breaking the flow

(00:30:20) - Pushing in when a guest says they want to come back to something later

(00:32:36) - Managing the types of guests the Web3 and crypto space attracts 

(00:36:08) - What makes an episode successful 

(00:41:40) - The greatest looking things are often very well prepared 

(00:44:10) - Comparing Joe Rogan to Howard Stern 

(00:45:10) - Where his inspiration comes from 

(00:46:55) - Pitching download data to guests as relatively scaled sports stadiums  

(00:48:18) - Advice for people who want to get into podcasting 

(00:50:42) - Wanting to change the name of Web3 Breakdowns 

(00:52:34) - Other changes he’d like to make and his process for sourcing guests

(00:54:06) - The migration from the fixed income community into crypto   

(00:56:52) - A lot of hard work for a labor of love 

(00:59:46) - Judging the quality of an episode after conducting the interview  

(01:02:35) - Lessons learned and surprising things about exploring the media space