Joe is popular because he is essentially fearless. He brought Podcasting and the longform interview to the mainstream and is a modern day renaissance man. He has friends and acquaintances from many different worlds and social classes, from the humble to the avante-garde, and he treats them all equally with the respect they are due as human beings. He is responsible for the launching of countless podcasts, for the listening of billions of intelligent, and some not so intelligent but hilarious conversations, and force of nature in the change of global consciousness.
