system
A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
He really was an amazing interviewer. I used to do interviews (was really good at it too) and I always said joe rogan and the hot wings guy were some of the best interviewers I'd seen. You can tell if they can ask off-script questions and then meander back to planned questions with little effort. That shows that they are both prepared for the interview and active listeners. It's really tough to know enough about your interviewee, and their subject matter, and then actively listen to someone for hours at a time, in order to formulate un-planned questions on the spot in response to prior answers, that are not only on-topic, but also trigger interesting and informative responses. Yes, he definitely had a team of researchers helping, but he would provide mostly un-cut, multiple-hour interviews where he was solely asking questions of the subject. That means he really dug into the research, and has the unique ability to be a truly active listener. Not everyone has it. I still occasionally find an old joe rogan episode and listen to it, because it is compelling interviewing. (and I'm a woman.) His interviews with paul stamets or integrative medicine doctors are really compelling.
gpt
You put it in ways I couldn’t. Thanks for your perspective. 

Btw, do you have any cool stories from the time you spent as an interviewer?