No? Imagine how ridiculous that would become if interviewers actually followed that logic. "Great gameplay out there, <insert professional sports star>, but nevermind the sport we are all watching, my research identified that you erroneously wrote 1+1=3 in Kindergarten. What was your thought process?"

The podcast in question is known as "People I (Mostly) Admire" from the Freakonomics podcast network. The name should tell you that it is going to be about the people, not diving deep into their work. Perhaps there is room for a Podcast that scrutinizes the work of scientists, but one that literally tells you right in its name that it is going to be about people is probably not it.