Appreciate the post on this and everyone's thoughts.
Do I agree with everything that everyone on my podcast says, of course not... But I can't think of any interview that I've done where I didn't learn something from the other person. Tim is no different. to boot, Tim is one of the most enjoyable guys to bs with. Great experience out in the woods, loves to tell stories, and enjoys discussing his takeaways. Many other folks that are a little "controversial" that I have had on are similar.
On pushing back.... why would I? I don't have the experience with large cartridges that Tim has, I probably never will. I'm not him. I'm not going to extrapolate my experience in other scenarios, with other rifles, other styles of hunting into an abrupt conversation stopper of "you're wrong". That is asinine. Do I try to ask follow-up questions that dig deeper into "the why" a certain opinion would be? I try, and that is an art that I am working to improve. There are times I think I asked Tim good follow-up questions and times I could have done better.