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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gautam Malkani

‘I think of it as anti-brain rot’: how our podcast team creates space for thought

A composite image of two podcast guests and the host
In conversation… (left to right) writers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, and Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty. Illustration: Natalie Gegan/The Guardian

It doesn’t often happen during interviews. Something inside the person starts shifting. Fresh ideas get forged in real time.

Our new podcast series Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty has already managed to generate many such moments. Each time it happens, you can almost hear the expression changing on the guest’s face. At one point, I switched from audio to video to witness the change and then watch as they refined their thoughts.

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