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He stopped talking about economics and markets and started getting very philosophical, almost metaphysical. The early years of econtalk were glorious.
But I remember realizing at some point in the late 20-teens that he hadn't done an episode on buying and selling things for a year. Stopped listening sometime around then.
That’s around the time I learned about Econtalk. There were several really good episodes about the American healthcare system during that stretch.
Fame got to his head? I got too based and extreme?
He claims he became a better interviewer, talk less and ask more. I just felt he became more and more cucked, less interesting, more sucking up
I started losing interest during Covid.
It probably was similar to what you described, just getting too extreme to be interested in his guests.
He had Taleb on during 'rona — true. It was pathetic... (But not sure whose most to blame, him or Taleb!)
I didn’t even mind most of the specific conversations. It just seemed like they were oblivious to the enormous scandal that was obviously unfolding.
I haven't listened to Econtalk for years either. What do you think went wrong with it?