Just another co-sign on how good this podcast is. To the degree that, as fun as it is to listen to, it also feels a bit like a historical document. It could be typed up, edited, and published and be just as good as a book, and not dissimilar to those volumes of conversations between Peter Bogdanavich and Orson Welles or Francois Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock (except hip-hop, obviously).

It makes me think about how much hip-hop history exists in the experiences of the people who lived it and how, as those individuals pass, there may be a lot of information lost if it isn't successfully archived. It's not like we don't have plenty of good books about the subject, but each book can only cover a limited scope, depending on the context. Paul is super-interesting as an individual and for the sake of his own work, which is far more stellar than his self-deprecation would have you believe, but he also offers tons of good insights and information on others he encountered along the way. And that's *so* valuable.

Others have been saying how good of a host Open Mike Eagle is, and this is true. Paul's interesting in his own right, but Mike's interest and enthusiasm for the subject - with well-placed, knowledgeable prompts - influences the appeal of the show. Dry-ass overly-amateur podcasters can kill even the most interesting of subjects.