Lance - I love all these folks you mention. About Charlie specifically: sometimes he's the kinda of interviewer that talks over his guests. Sometimes I can't figure out why he dislikes certain guests and but it seems obvious to me that he does. You can never tell with Terry though. She never lets it show. (Except that time she gave Gene Simmons some shit). She is great. She (and her staff) do their homework. And Tavis is a great personality. I'm just as interested in him as I am in his guest. You used the phrase "long interview" and as I do the BURNcast blog and see what other citizen journalists are doing, I realize that the Internet is creating content that's short and sweet and the users attention span is getting shorter as well. So the content is short and to the point. Example: the Boing Boing interview with David Silverman I posted yesterday. I think there's a place for long interviews, but I honestly think it's when somebody's commuting and needs to use their eyes. Otherwise, if they're listening on their computer, their eyes and attention is somewhere else. What do you think?

Andie - Good advice. Hadn't thought of that. When we did that practice interview on the playa, should I have prepped you more? It's kinda weird to me to do that 'cuz I'm so used to having conversations with you rather than formal interviews. But you're right: it's my job to facilitate better. I try to make people comfortable so that they'll talk, but like, I don't have two hours!

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