Spanning the globe, enjoy some nuggets of creativity, hilarity, and interview genius we found and thought you would enjoy.
We got a lesson in storytelling from doc filmmaker Ken Burns; discovered the true stories behind famous love songs; snooped around in the New York Times photo archives; refused to get hitched with Johnny Cash and Linda Ronstadt; and dished the sloppy details of our first kiss to all of radioland.
Spanning the globe, enjoy some nuggets of creativity, storytelling, and interview genius we found and thought you would enjoy.
We listened in on Tony Hawk’s convo with blind skateboarder Tommy Carroll; partied with some of our favorite authors; discussed perfection with Ray Charles circa 1963; celebrated knockouts and slam dunks with Sports Illustrated’s 100 Greatest Pics; and offered a sneak peek of our new animated interview series. Stay tuned!
At the end of 2012, we let in on a little secret: we’re busy creating a new animated interview series. There will be 12-episodes in the initial run and we’re excited to be partnering with one of most respected names in media on this special project. More on that soon.
We’ve just released a demo of what the YouTube series will look like. You have to see what animator Patrick Smith added to John Dankosky’s interview with the late Dave Brubeck on fighting communism with jazz.
We’re busy crafting the look of this series, so we’d love get your feedback. Drop us a note.
Calling All Journalists
We have a few interview slots left to fill in our new animated series. Each of the 3-4 minute epsiodes will feature smart, clean animation layered atop artfuly produced intimate, raw interviews with icons like Louis Armstrong, David Foster Wallace, Jim Morrison, and James Brown.
We want hear what unheard interviews you have on tape, minidisc, or your hard drive.
Get more info on collaborating here.
Thanks to all of our fans, supporters, and contributors for a remarkable 2012. We’ve transformed dozens of interviews that together have been heard 100,000 times via our podcast, public and satellite radio, and on YouTube.
We have big plans for 2013, including a new animated interview series. So stay tuned. Enjoy the holidays.
* David Gerlach, Founder and Executive Producer
Spanning the globe, enjoy some nuggets of creativity, hilarity, and interview genius we found and thought you would enjoy. This week:
We said goodbye to jazz legend Dave Brubeck; got some vintage NASA knowledge from celebrity duos; played Hollywood Squares with the cast of Parks & Recreation; gawked at photos of a beardless Abe Lincoln; listened to a Reading Rainbow remix; and watched “Wes Anderson From Above.”
Spanning the globe, enjoy some nuggets of creativity, hilarity, and interview genius we found and thought you would enjoy. This week:
We get into the holiday spirit with CeeLo and The Muppets; snuggle up with the curmudgeonly Maurice Sendak; make trick shots with the Pistons’ Kyle Singler; take style advice from Andre 3000; check out blueprints for designer doghouses; and get awkward with some mistaken news anchors.
Spanning the globe, enjoy some nuggets of creativity, hilarity, and interview genius we found and thought you would enjoy.
Nanette Vonnegut discusses the “nonstop creative force” that was her father Kurt; Smiths’ lyrics are reimagined as Penguin Classic book covers; bizarre graffiti runs stopmotion-style through the streets of Buenos Aires; the dearly departed go out with a bang as shotgun shells; and we cry into our Twinkies at the news of Hostess’ bankruptcy.
And don’t forget to sign up for our podcast. Author David Sedaris will make you laugh.
Spanning the globe, enjoy some nuggets of creativity, hilarity, and interview genius we found and thought you would enjoy.
Joseph-Gordon Leavitt’s remix of “Remix;”an 82-year-old car with a 102-year-old driver;
the alphabet according to Wes Anderson; risque presidential campaign buttons of yesteryear.
Our latest Blank on Blank comes from super-talented writer and interviewer, Joe Fassler.
He speaks with Brian Selznick, the author/illustrator whose book become the Martin Scorsese-directed film Hugo.
The topics du jour: Einstein, God, Maurice Sendak, and reaching his potential. Thanks, Joe. Great stuff.
Here’s the full audio
If Mitt and Barack aren’t doing it for you, maybe this leading man will step in.
A rough cut from Ginanne Brownell‘s 2007 interview with Clooney for Newsweek magazine from 2007.
