Senra: Tyler Cowen's interview style avoids follow-ups and conversational flow
David Senra · Sessions: David Senra (Founders Podcast) · Acquired · Mar 29, 2023 · at 2:10:57
David Senra contrasts conversational podcasting formats against Tyler Cowen's rigid, list-driven interviewing style.
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“Like the Tyler Cowen thing, where he just like, he has his questions, and you just said something interesting, he's not going to follow up, and he's going to go on the next question.”
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