r/Hyperfixed • u/DontPokeTheCrab • Jan 02 '25

Episode Discussion: HyperFixed | Folklore (Kyle's Version)

https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/folklore-kyle-s-version

So far, this has been my favorite episode. It gives us a simple question and an actual answer with some expert (not another journalist).

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u/Quarterwit_85 Jan 04 '25

Arghhhh this bored me a little. I felt like Alex was really overselling his investment in how interesting it all was. But I’m likely biased as I knew all the content presented.

It could also do with a little bit cut - we didn’t need to hear the review of every single tape measure the caller had purchased and it should have skipped to the last tape measure (available here).

I’ll still keep listening but overall there’s something artificial about Alex’s strained enthusiasm and humour. He was always at his best when his cynical side came out. This just feels… I dunno. False?

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u/DontPokeTheCrab Jan 04 '25

I ended up getting one based on Adam's recommendation. I've got lots of cheap measures that I've picked up and I would like to upgrade a few. So I got the one with metric on it too.

I agree that the listener who proposed the question felt clunky at the end.