The King Of Podcasts

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You’ve been hosting your interview podcast for eight years. How has it changed you?

It has helped me become a more fully realised adult. Talking to other people so often, for such a long time, in such a relatively deep way, has taught me how to be a lot more reconnected with my empathy and not be so self-involved.

Some people have pointed out that there’s a master narrative about your show, which is that it’s your own vulnerability and openness that get people to say stuff to you.

There used to be a lot of interviews where it seems I’m fighting for time with my guest. As time has gone on, I’ve learned how to shut up. But I am genuinely curious about people in a weirdly emotional way. I always assumed, in my own insecurity, that other people had figured something out that was just totally elusive to me. And I’m also connecting with people that seem to have a lot of something magical.

Who’s the most magical person you’ve talked to?