It's well produced, I thought, and very helpful as a supplement to reading Vol 1 (The place I listened only had Vol. 1 material, I may have missed something). I guess it can seem a bit 'tacky' depending on how you like exuberant hosts being effusive and excited about some pretty dry, dense economic theory, but I think it's a great resource. Worst case your friend doesn't need it and decides not to keep up with it.