I finally got a chance to listen to this enthralling conversation between and David Charalambous (whose stellar behavioral science and communication research I featured in this piece: margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/12-com…), and it deepened my appreciation for both of these fearless straight-shooters even more.
Ahmad is now one of my favorite interviewers—he pays careful attention to every word; asks thoughtful, probing questions; keeps the discussion laser-focused; and contributes his own insights and wisdom.
Both Ahmad and David are the opposite of mainstream straddlers (margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/letter…), and their observations about these equivocating cowards reminded me of my conversation with as well as Naomi’s searing essay on that topic:
