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On this special year-in-review episode, Tyler and producer Jeff Holmes look back on the past year in the show and more, including covering the most popular and underrated episodes, fielding listener questions, reviewing Tyler’s pop culture picks from 2014, mulling over ideas for what to name CWT fans, and more.
As for an excerpt:
HOLMES: Moving on to underrated episodes, episodes that weren’t necessarily breaking download records but are still very, very good. You could think of them as a personal favorite. I’ve got my picks. Do you want to throw out a couple?
COWEN: One underrated episode was Masaaki Suzuki because most people don’t know enough about Bach to really love what he said. Plus, he had an accent; that may hurt downloads a bit. But that one, I was very fond of. Fareed Zakaria, you got to see the real Fareed. Even his son loved the episode. I don’t know how many downloads it got, but it has to be underrated. Michael Nielsen. Most are underrated. Tom Tugendhat, who did not make it to be head of the Conservative Party, but someday still might and certainly ought to be.
HOLMES: Yes, those are good picks. Masaaki Suzuki was a fan mention as well, a favorite of my wife’s, so check that one out if you haven’t. I would also throw out Stephen Kotkin, so pretty recent episode. Kotkin performed very well.
COWEN: That’s one of the best episodes of all time.
HOLMES: It clearly just established itself in the pantheon. Think about Lazarus Lake in the past, or Richard Prum, which were some of my favorites. Just as soon as you listen to it, it’s a clear favorite. If you check out the YouTube comments, many people are commenting that it’s their favorite Stephen Kotkin interview.
COWEN: And people are still listening, so that will climb in the numbers. Paula Byrne was a tremendous episode.
And this:
COWEN: We’re pleasing people too much. Is that the lesson?
Recommended. And who else would you all like to see as guests?
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