Molyneux is an interesting cat.
Its like the guy was born to be a podcaster, and all of his life just led up to this point from many directions.
Molyneux is a very good interviewer. He doesn't harangue his guests too much. But he does ask some deep questions.
However, he is a horrible person to debate with. Most actual philosophers don't even try anymore.
His views that he expresses in his shows have changed drastically from the beginning till now. He has also been accused of forming a cult... which is half true. Many of the stories are of the form that molyneux gave them the correct diagnosis and path. (Your mother is a narcissist, you have to go no contact.) But, when it worked for you, you tend to over proselytize it.
So, I haven't heard this video. I will go check it out.
This can happen to anyone that is considered intelligent. I've seen it first hand with family members of mine who had almost like cult followers. Sometimes being perceived as Intelligent causes certain people to let their guard down. It is much more comfortable to let someone else do the thinking on tricky topics for you, so they tend to gravitate to people like Molyneux.
The fact that they stop thinking for themselves is the real problem, and that's actually true of any CULT as well. ;)