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Before launching into its first story,Crypto Islandopens with a deep breath.
A lot has happened in the intervening period.
Meanwhile, Spotify has gone on to bigger and grander controversies,mostly involving Joe Rogan.
But memory of the Test Kitchen scandal lingers.
What happened to Vogt?
Whats actually going on atReply Alland Gimlet these days?
Why didnt they releasethe rest of the investigationintoBon Appetit?
The report was peculiar.
Yeah, I dont know about that.
So what to make ofCrypto Island?
On the one hand, its unmistakably good.
The Skeptic offers an interview with someone whos come out the other side of cryptos roller-coaster experience.
That said, there are times when Vogt seems to flicker between credulity and skepticism.
In moments, the podcast raises the question of whether were witnessing a host become increasingly crypto-pilled.
Flashes of what made Vogts work onReply Allso effective are abundant.
What could you say about that other than, Its a shame it was ever invented.
A lot of people I knew felt that way.
But every now and then, somebody, sometimes a close friend, would get hoovered up.
(So, it seems, has Vogt.)
On the other hand, there remains the Test Kitchen of it all.
Now that we have one such opportunity, Im struggling with the tension.
I dont think someone in Vogts position should necessarily be side-eyed from making things or working again.
At the same time, the straightforwardness of his return gives me pause.
I get what youre saying, Vogt wrote back.
Ive very much felt the same way about people whose work I respected who let me down.
I understand there are going to be people who dont want to listen to my work.
In many ways, the pairing of Vogt and his new subject matter is fitting.
I suppose thats the thing about the wild west.
Until it is tamed, anything goes and almost anybody can get in there.
The only proviso is that youre able to hang.
