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I just finished listening to "Episode 49: Elliot" and I must say, I'm quite upset by the host's reaction.

He doesn't seem at all to be someone in the security research field.

Either he has those reaction because this is a mainstream podcast and purposely tries to have a "dumb" reaction for his audience (like in a children's film) or he doesn't seem to understand hacker culture at all.

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He acts surprised as part of making the podcast available to a broader audience. It's silly, but the episodes are usually so good I can get over it.

I think I had a similar reaction to you for this episode. I've listened to all of them, and love them, but episode 49 rubbed me the wrong way too. I actually asked him about it and got a response that made me feel better about it: https://twitter.com/mknox42/status/1184533813185130502?s=19

I've listened to almost every episode and I really like the podcast but I admin I share this criticism. His tone seems pretty unnatural at times and the longer you listen the more it bothers you. Still worth listening for the great stories.

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