I think Tim Poole (who has his own problems) is correct in his assessment of Maher, as a boomer who still questions things and is interested in the truth, but is wrapped up in the old ways of acquiring information and isn't willing to get lost down any rabbit holes. Where Joe Rogan will have Jamie pull up random websites on the fly to find whatever he's asking about, Maher depends on research staff to look into a story he read about in the New York Times and give him the scoop. He won't see anything until it's been analyzed and approved for dissemination by corporate media.