That makes sense... it's just hard to stomach from time to time.Yeah.. re: JVB.. Not sure, but I *think*??? he's trying to settle into his own form of a Ron Spomer-inspired cadence to his on-air/recorded stuff, and as you eluded to... yeah... it does sound quite odd that he'd willfully elect to speak that slow and dulled-down.
In general for content you'd make intended for digestion by other folks, typically in general you DO want to go slower than you'd talk naturally. But not THAT damn much Sheesh!