Don't Get Byrned

Behind This Week's Cover - BusinessWeek

John Byrne, Executive Editor at BusinessWeek, has to be one of the most annoying interviewers/hosts currently in the podcasting space. He doesn't seem to contribute anything to the weekly behind-the-scenes look at the current BW cover story except ill-timed snide remarks. Also, his point of view seems to be at odds with the podcast format, but that's not his fault. It's just kind of disconcerting to hear some of his decidedly old-school comments delivered in such a new-school format.

In spite of this, the shows are usually pretty good and provide a nice companion to the current cover story. Luckily, the reporters actually do most of the talking, so the podcast succeeds in spite of the host.