Pals with Bill Wadman
Infrequent Interviews With People I Know
Displaying items 11-16 of 16 in total of Pals with Bill Wadman with the tag "interview".
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Episode 24: Louise Hung - Death Positive Writer
February 16th, 2019 | 1 hr 45 mins
death, death-positive, dying, funeral, hong kong, interview
Come tour the 20 places writer Louise Hung has lived, drop into the political reality of Hong Kong, find out what it's like to live in Japan, and discuss whether the LA theater scene exists as a feeder for Hollywood. And all of this before we get to where we really start in on a deep dive about the death positve movement. Perhaps not for the faint of heart, but I found the conversation fascinating and hope you will too.
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Episode 23: Gigi Chen - Painter
February 13th, 2019 | 1 hr 34 mins
artist, conversation, illustrator, interview, painter, talking
Painter Gigi Chen didn't start out as an animator like most of her bios say. She started out as a kid with a set of colored pencils deep in the borough of Queens. We discuss her obsession with bowerbirds, how a 'No' response doesn't mean anything, and what it was like for her to switch from oils to acrylic paints. Come along for the ride.
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Episode 22: Eli Neugeboren - Illustrator / Retoucher
February 1st, 2019 | 1 hr 43 mins
citytech, creators, cuny, illustrator, interview, life story, retoucher, retouching
Eli has been a lifelong illustrator who is now a happily tenured professor at CUNY's City Tech here in Brooklyn.
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Episode 17: Shaun Zetlin - Personal Trainer
November 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 10 mins
gym, interview, personal, personal trainer, push-up, workout
Shaun Zetlin is a personal trainer and author of the book "Push-Up Progression". Not only is he knowledgable and in crazy good shape, he's also one of the sweetest people I know.
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Episode 12: TJ Elliott - Knowledge Broker
August 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
education, ets, interview, learning
The most well-read person I know and until recently the Chief Learning Officer of ETS (Educational Testing Service). TJ has had quite the journey from the Bronx to Princeton. Come along for the ride while he recounts the opportunities and lessons he's learned along the way.
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Episode 11: William Coupon - Portrait Photographer
August 27th, 2018 | 49 mins 56 secs
interview, new york, photographer, portrait, studio 54
Legendary portrait photographer William Coupon sits down to discuss his upcoming book, what it was like to start his career in New York in the late 70's, and regale us with stories about his forty plus years in the business.