Tag: interviews

Paul Allen on Bill Gates at Microsoft

Paul Allen on Bill Gates at Microsoft

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, died recently from cancer, a disease he fought for much of his adult life. Even though I live in the Pacific Northwest where Allen was active, I don’t know anything about the man. From this 2011 interview with Leslie Stahl on 60 Minutes, I felt deep regret for that ignorance.

Mike Rowe’s frank and funny hour-long interview 

Mike Rowe’s frank and funny hour-long interview 

I don’t think I’ve heard Mike Rowe cover so many topics in an interview. I’ve always liked his humor, and I find myself attracted to many elements of his philosophy, which he sums up in The S.W.E.A.T. Pledge. This interview reveals a lot about his values and how he thinks about some of the craziness …

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My wife LaRonda Zupp interviewed…because she’s AMAZING!

My wife LaRonda Zupp interviewed…because she’s AMAZING!

My wife LaRonda Zupp  runs a successful coaching and retreat facilitation business called Turtle Heart Coaching & Retreats. She serves mostly Deaf and hard-of-hearing women who seek help clarifying their purpose in life and working through life transitions. She LOVES her work and is very good at it. Global Deaf Women (GDW) founder Sofia Seitchik took …

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Russell Brand interviewed by Jeremy Paxman – Video

Russell Brand interviewed by Jeremy Paxman – Video

My only exposure to Russell Brand was when he played the outlandish “Aldous Snow” in the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. His loud, obnoxious, ridiculous performance left me with a peculiar aftertaste, and I felt I’d had enough of the guy. But Jeremy Paxman’s interview—argument, really—with Russell Brand has totally updated my early impressions of …

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Alice Eve ~ Interviews reveal her charming accent and wit

Alice Eve ~ Interviews reveal her charming accent and wit

Bumped into this interview of actress Alice Eve on Conan that just charmed my socks off. I’m not familiar with Alice Eve, but during the interview she demonstrates how she can instantly change from her gorgeous English accent to an American, Los Angeles accent—which includes inserting “like” for commas, or so goes her theory…