Most Podcasts Just... End. Why?

Most podcasts just... end. No reflection, no pause. And it's actually a bit weird.

Given that many podcasts intend to inform, inspire, educate - they miss one essential element to make that work. The debrief.

Adam Morgan does something different on Let's Make This More Interesting.

At the end - and often midway through - he cuts away from the guest. Just him, reflecting on what he just heard. Little snippets that got him thinking. Some hindsight now he's absorbed it. He'll point us toward things we might have missed.

Breaking the fourth wall.

It's a really nice touch - and it works.

Having these chunks rather than one long unbroken discussion is smart. It's how learning actually works. Process, reflect, connect.

Debriefs are standard in learning design. We'd never run a workshop and just... end. We always make space to ask: what did you notice? What stood out? What will you take with you?

Interesting that more media doesn't borrow from this. Debriefs would indeed Make This More Interesting.

Adam's latest episode with Rory Sutherland is a good example if you want to hear it in action - not to mention a whole lot of Rory's oblique ideas and riffs.