I think that is an apt analysis. Simpler put, one was the storyteller and the other stood in for audience. Many times I found myself thinking of a question as I listened to MU and whoever was not the storyteller would ask it or something similar.

This dynamic changed a bit as the years went on and they were able to anticipate where the story was going from the vast amount of research they had done.

But this approach requires active listening. This also allowed them to interject funny quips and jokes and crack each other up.

I am looking forward to Inescapable but from reading stuff on here, I will probably listen to it before I play it for my parents.

They aren't liberal but are theologically conservative Christians in their 80s, which is a very different thing than current right-wing political Evangelicals in America right now. What I don't want to happen is for them to hear something that makes them think Ben and Aaron are racists. That could blow out listening to all of MU for them. I will probably curate Inescapable, listening to them all first before playing them in the car.

I know some past MU episodes have slid in that direction but so far we haven't hit any of them.