That's why it was great though - he might not be the sharpest, but he was curious. He'd get someone talking and help them to find a way to get to those mind blowing implications you find everywhere you look hard enough. And instead of "for my audience, can you explain XYZ briefly?" He'd genuinely learn about the topic and give the audience a nice into that felt organic

Then he started to reject ideas that challenged his favorite beliefs now and then... At this point, he's got a lot of favorite beliefs, and he'll just straight up ruin the interview if he doesn't like what the guest is saying