Also, I think there’s an important difference between books and podcasts in how carefully constructed and checked they are.
Eh, depends on the book (see e.g. Guzey’s takedown of Why We Sleep).
Plus most EconTalk episodes are about books the guests have written, and Russ is a fairly critical host. I’d actually wager that the epistemic quality of the median EconTalk book is higher than that of the median nonfiction English-language book.
Also, I think there’s an important difference between books and podcasts in how carefully constructed and checked they are.
Eh, depends on the book (see e.g. Guzey’s takedown of Why We Sleep).
Plus most EconTalk episodes are about books the guests have written, and Russ is a fairly critical host. I’d actually wager that the epistemic quality of the median EconTalk book is higher than that of the median nonfiction English-language book.