Exy, when or where does the listener talk about not being that excited about the RTR book?

you nailed it.

On the boards it's all hail whoa goa girl.
I am sure she feels accepted and popular now.
She may attract some protectors and commiserators in the bunch at least until the next podcast. Stef manipulates some sort of social bonding by making these podcasts a form of intimacy. It is nothing but exploitation. He creates a stage for "his" conversation, has them provide the material, he digests it, spits it out as his miracle , signs his name to it and collects his donations.