Thread by @Timcast

theres a tendency among left wing personalities to ignore show invites for my podcast

unfortunate but its their call, i wont drag them for it

upon stating this there is a tendency for small left wing channels to demand i invite them to prove i would host more leftists

i invite people i think would be interesting and i dont invite people by demand

point being, its extremely easy to book right wingers

its always been much more difficult to book left wingers, sometimes taking months

of course many will point to my content and say its because of my bias

but this has been true going back to VICE days and even during OWS

the fact that small channels who want attention demand an appearance shows its not really about bias

I can only assume its because they are scared of cancel culture backlash from the left or that they lack the ability to defend their ideas

the leftists i have invited in the past just ignore my invites, leave me on read, or decline

there have been a few instances where passively calling them out forced them to accept

but i dont drag people over them not wanting to do a show

no one owes me favors

the bigger issue is the difficulty in getting leftist opinion on a show unless it comes from small channels trying to gain followers

unfortunately for them this isnt about building your brand

this is about getting prominent figures to discuss ideas

i mostly just assume they fear getting canceled

that being said i have some ideas for guests in the future that will be smaller channels and very leftist