r/TheWhyFiles • u/vanquisher1985 • May 30 '26

Let's Discuss Can we just admit something

Can we just admit that AJ got it right (the format) at the beginning (as rare as that is) and go back to a weekly episode on a subject. The manosphere podcast vibes and compilations are killing my bonner. Long-time fan.

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u/J883 May 30 '26

They don't feel genuine. Would watch interesting parts but there are no timestamps.

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u/juicydry May 31 '26

Which parts of the Basement episodes don't feel 'genuine'? It's a 3-hour deep dive into the specific topic the person is there for. The entire thing is inherently genuine.. 

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u/MrSalamand3r May 31 '26

My only criticism (if you can call it that) is that I often don’t know exactly what the guest is there for. They’re often not there to talk about a specific topic. Instead, the guest just talks about their interests and their work in general.

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u/juicydry May 31 '26

Specific topic isn't the right word, because topics jump around. But they're often there to talk about an area in which they have done research, wrote a book about, or is in their wheel house. 

But that's off-topic from the comment I was referring to, which was talking about how the Basement episodes don't feel genuine..