>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like a historical document.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.