I've heard him make such comments as well. He's talking about media atheists coming on his show.
I'm not going to dig up posts, but his approach to the forum is very different. You can search for "stuck on stupid" on this and the old forum if you want to get a taste of where he stands here. I used to attempt to engage Alex substantively. He made it clear that he was not interested and I've long given up trying.
It's too bad.
The interviews are entertaining to be sure, but most barely scratch the surface of these topics, which can't adequately be canvassed in 30min- 1 hour interviews. They rarely get all that in depth into these topics, and even more rarely treat these topics in a nuanced manner. They are great introductions though and provide a valuable service (to me at least) in this manner.
Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to Alex for producing the podcast, having introduced me to a vast topic that I had never known much about, and for providing a forum which has given me so much (though I still think it could be so much more!).
I would have really liked to have truly engaging discussions with Alex. Perhaps it still may happen one day.
In any event, the podcast is different than the forum.