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.

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

Show Notes

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.