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I like CGP Grey and Myke Hurley on other podcasts but Cortex bores me. CGP Grey needs someone different to play-off, like Brady on Hello Internet. On Cortex Myke just seems to play the role of mini-Grey. Also, there's only so much micro-workflow optimisation and productivity-wanking I can stand.

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To me, HI seems more like a discussion between two friends. It works really well because of Brady's reporting background and interviewing skills. In Cortex, however, Myke has said that he started the podcast because he wanted to see how Grey worked. As such, the podcast is just kind of a continuous explanation by Grey, to Myke about the way he works and what he is doing to improve his productivity. Myke then explains what he is doing off of Grey's advice and Grey improves it.

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