Paul, do you listen to other interview shows? The BBC has no shortage of excellent ones, and I adore The Sound Of Young America. Your digressive tales, descriptions of your taste in games, sense of the interview's rhythm, and sense of the interviewee's willingness and ability to go deeper on a matter are off, I think. Maybe time limits constrained you. Also, you need to ask more specific questions. Dan Hsu said, "We'll see a move to smaller, more tightly budgeted games." This already happened with the DS and PSP. Games writers ignore them for iPhone and downloadable games. There was an obvious followup there ("Why do you play these instead of those? Why does the audience play those instead of these? What do you think about your differences?"). That's not to say that you need to stray from your mission, but even Lipton goes 1 or 2 steps farther. Also, I'm really surprised that you didn't make them bring a top 10 or 20 of all-time list. Practice makes perfect, of course, but I think that you could start from a better position. The 1st 2 felt more like casual conversations you'd have upon meeting someone for the 1st time, not feature-style interviews.
Theywere still enjoyable, though. Obviously, no offense meant. Congratulations on your new podcasting project!