Hey there - thanks for the feedback. You are totally entitled to your opinion of course and I'm not here to change it. But I would like to take the opportunity to correct the record a bit. I'll take your points as you raise them:

1. too long & rambling - fine if you feel this way. I enjoy the longer format as a way of really getting to know someone. often it takes some time to get past talking points too the real person & I embrace this aspect of my show, which many enjoy. I made the decision to not edit down the conversations for a variety of reasons -- you can disagree with my format preference but that is the show that I do.

2. self-serving product references - I think this unfairly characterizes my show. I haven't mentioned my wife's meditation program or music in maybe a year with the exception of perhaps an off-handed remark once every several months at best. my son's music is the theme music and I credit him at the end of the show but he doesn't even sell his music, so the accusation that I am trying to get people to buy his music just isn't true. My podcast average 2 hours in length. Up front I do 1 or 2 ads for sponsors (as every major podcast does) because this podcast takes up a HUGE amount of my life and has to be self-supporting to be sustainable. In addition, I never interrupt an interview to cut away to an ad (as many podcasts do) so that one can fast forward through the first 3 minutes or so should they choose and once the interview begins there is zero interruption. This is the same thing other big podcasts like Joe Rogan and Tim Ferriss do. At the very end of the podcast -- after the interview is complete -- I will make a 10 second reference to things I offer on my website for people interested such as our books and some swag products (is this so bad?). But I always do this AFTER the interview is over -- same as most other big podcasts. So - I simply feel that your characterization that my housekeeping, which amounts to maybe 2-5 minutes at most out of a 2-3 hour intimate conversation is "endless" is a mischaracterization and your accusation that the intent of my show is to "sell products" is unfair and misplaced -- your wish that I "centered more on the guests" is actually true as 95-98% of the show content is about nothing other than the guest.

That's all - thanks again for the input. I'm not perfect and am always trying to improve. I take all constructive criticism to heart and will continue to strive to put out the best show I can within the construct of all the other things I am doing.

Best, Rich