Post Mortem

 Well kids, the NPR gig went very well  — factoring out the minor mistakes I made on the air.  They were very pleased by the fact that I just dug in and, as Julie said, “KICKED ASS!” 

I’m not going to lie and say that the first hour wasn’t difficult — because it was.  The topic is something that I could handle (i.e., the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes made in 2002), but having three guests on the phone (they were all on the east coast), a producer giving me direction through my headphones (i.e., “We’ve lost the General, redirect questions to other guests…The caller is going on too long, wrap it up…60 seconds to the break….30 seconds…20 seconds! Gotta wrap it up…we’re going to pledge break soon.”), and the fact that I’ve never done a live talk show made for some (brief) rough patches.  The second hour was so much better.  I had Eric Weiner on, who wrote a funny book called The Geography of Bliss, and he was in the studio, so having someone face to face made it a lot easier to focus on talking to guy instead of managing the behind the scenes stuff. 

If you’re interested in listening to the programs, you can HERE.  Just scroll down to January 17, 2008. 

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13 thoughts on “Post Mortem

  1. Darn, cannot listen Safari would not let me.. Stink… Well I am so glad that things went good the second hour, next time it is be a lot easier and less nerve racking.

  2. Thanks everyone! And you’re right LaLunas…next will be easier.
    Regarding Safari: You should download Firefox as an alternate browser. It plays nicer with certain websites than Safari. I also keep Opera on hand as a third choice. They’re all free and easy to install, so it’s not really a big deal.

  3. I’ve listened to your broadcast twice. The second time while on a drive with my girlfriend. We both really enjoyed it. It’s really all about acceptance (not the same as resignation). Accepting what you have and enjoying it to the fullest. As the serenity prayer suggests… accept what you can’t change, change the things you can, and have the wisdom to know which ones you can do something about.

    You have a great DJ voice and disposition. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Argh, I haven’t had time to listen yet, but I am sure you were briliant!

    And looking forward to this week’s Mix Six as well.

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