Im not saying hes a bad interviewer. For the purposes of Hot Ones then sure he’s decent. But as an interviewer in general, I think hes overrated.
People always praise him for his interviewing skills due to the questions he asks and rightfully so. Theyre good, well-researched questions that arent normally asked.
But as I continue watching his content, I noticed that as an interviewer, thats really the only thing he has going for him.
He’s not good with follow up questions to further explore the topic theyre talking about which is a big part of interviews since your goal is to know more about the interviewee.
It seems Sean’s formula is just, Ask interesting question then move on. Once he asks the initial, well researched question, he really doesnt do anything else that warrants him being a good interviewer.
If the interview skill that theyre praising is the questions youre asking, then it says more about your skills as a researcher rather than an interviewer.
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He used to be better. Imo their recent seasons have been mediocre.
Your critique is the format of the show not his interview skills. The format is one question per wing and then move to the next question I don’t know how you could dig in more.
It’s impressive the research they have done for their silly YouTube wing show.
Meh. The show is just a meme. He never asks anything actually interesting and avoids controversial topics like the plague.
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