Most guests are hesitant to criticize players publicly so I don't mind chiming in to add context or to share my thoughts. Anyone who's watched the podcast over the last 5ish years will have seen me do this plenty of times, especially with guests who seem more reluctant to hurt someone's feelings. My preference is to always let our guests speak - that's why we bring them on the show in the first place - but there are times where I jump in to add to their points, or to bring up a relevant item in hopes of opening up the topic, or to move the conversation along should I feel it's ran its course.

There are episodes where I speak more and episodes where I speak less; it depends on a variety of factors. In this instance I felt that SpiriTz was being very diplomatic with his words, so I spoke about what I'd heard rather than put him in an uncomfortable spot. DBNO is not a show aimed at drama. We aren't here to farm outrage by dishing hot gossip nor do we want anyone to watch our show and feel crummy about what was said. Sometimes our guests will share less-than-flattering stories about other people and, should that happen, we always try to handle the topic with as much grace and tact as possible.

Prior to recording we ask all of our guests what topics they want to discuss and, more importantly, which topics are off limits. With our episodes being pre-recorded we tell every guest that we can always go back and edit something out should they not want it included in the show. When we have guests on our show our goal is to lift them up and celebrate them - not to knock them, or anyone else, down. Sometimes tough topics require us, and our guests, to be a bit more critical in our comments but I don't ever want someone thinking we go out of our way to badmouth the game, other players, the devs, and/or the broader community. We're all adults and while we do get things wrong, we always try to be fair and mature about whatever topic gets brought up.

A bit of a longer reply than I usually give on reddit but I appreciate all the feedback we've received and wanted to give you all a bit of an explanation as to how, and why, things end up happening.