051 Rob McGinley Myers | What Is It That Truly Makes Us Human

Rob McGinley Myers is the host for Anxious Machine. He is part of The Heard, which is a podcast collective of several different and awesome shows. The best way to describe Rob’s podcast is it’s a show about the impact of technology on our everyday lives. Rob’s interview style really brings out a lot of gems in people. We talk about the impact technology has on kids, his podcast style, and his weightless journey.

Show Highlights

• 04:45 • – Podcasting is a medium and not a genre.

• 06:45 • – Rob doesn’t listen to podcasts on an increased speed.

• 08:00 • – What was the first podcast Rob listened to?

• 09:15 • – Should we separate radio publishers versus independent podcasters in a different category?

• 10:05 • – How can Apple make the discovery process easier?

• 12:35 • – What’s Rob’s story?

• 16:20 • – How did Rob get into podcasting?

• 18:15 • – Podcast Movement was great this year.

• 20:00 • – What is Third Coast?

• 23:30 • – What is The Heard?

• 27:15 • – As the show gets better, does Rob feel more pressure in finding better guests?

• 31:40 • – Rob explains what Love and Radio does.

• 32:15 • – Rob talks about how he came to create one of his podcast episodes.

• 35:50 • – Does Rob worry about how technology impacts his kid’s lives?

• 37:20 • – In the article, The Touch-Screen Generation, the author conducts an experiment to see if her child would eventually get bored of the iPad.

• 39:35 • – What’s Rob’s ‘studio’ setup?

• 40:55 • – Rob loves reading his stories in front of people.

• 48:50 • – People are more likely to reveal certain things about themselves in audio form.

• 51:15 • – How does Rob bring out such great stories in people?

• 54:00 • – Rob talks about S2:E2 – All My Days Have Been Guns

• 59:00 • – Rob talks on how studying comparative literature has helped his podcast.

• 01:00 • – What’s Rob’s Anxious Machine’s story?

• 01:03 • – Rob used to be overweight and believes being overweight is a math problem.

• 01:11 • – Rob makes a conscious effort to interview very different people.

• 01:13 • – What’s the story behind using the title S2:E5 – These Things Is Miracles?

• 01:18 • – What do Rob’s students think of his podcast?

• 01:19 • – Rob is both surprised and not surprised about his podcast show.

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