Maybe I’m cynical but I’m thinking whatever platform the podcast is on probably has that tracking information for sale anyway if the podcast producers want it.

If I had to guess I’d say because “an unknown man” can be intepreted as “an average man” which obviously is going to hit a lot of people.

The actual statistics of man vs bear is not really the point through, and a large number people did not get that. It’s just that the question was phrased (intentionally or unintentionally) in a way that lends itself to this comparison.