I just finished listening to "Episode 49: Elliot" and I must say, I'm quite upset by the host's reaction.
He doesn't seem at all to be someone in the security research field.
Either he has those reaction because this is a mainstream podcast and purposely tries to have a "dumb" reaction for his audience (like in a children's film) or he doesn't seem to understand hacker culture at all.
I think I had a similar reaction to you for this episode. I've listened to all of them, and love them, but episode 49 rubbed me the wrong way too. I actually asked him about it and got a response that made me feel better about it: https://twitter.com/mknox42/status/1184533813185130502?s=19
I've listened to almost every episode and I really like the podcast but I admin I share this criticism. His tone seems pretty unnatural at times and the longer you listen the more it bothers you. Still worth listening for the great stories.
He doesn't seem at all to be someone in the security research field.
Either he has those reaction because this is a mainstream podcast and purposely tries to have a "dumb" reaction for his audience (like in a children's film) or he doesn't seem to understand hacker culture at all.