July 6, 2005

I hear that Voice again

Posted by pete at July 6, 2005 12:05 AM

Weird.

Got an e-mail yesterday from the host of Voice of America's "Talk to America" radio program, who apparently wants to interview me for today's show about the "enduring fascination with" The War of the Worlds. Seems he saw my review on Film Threat, and I guess Michael Medved had to back out (one of the other guys listed as appearing on the program is the National Review's John Miller, meaning this has the potential to be interesting).

I have no idea how they found me, but I'm going on some time between 11 AM and 12 PM Central time. There's a link to a Real Audio stream on the web site, so if you want to listen to my valiant attempts to sound erudite later today, knock yourselves out.

UPDATE: And...I'm spent.

That went fast. Didn't really talk to anyone other than the hosts, and I think I was on the air for a grand total of five minutes. They snuck a question in about the aliens presence as a metaphor for terrorist sleeper cells, which I sidestepped.

Anyway, I imagine it'll be archived tomorrow. Listen for me around the 30 minute mark, if you're so inclined.

UPDATE: Archive's up (the actual file is here). I'm on at about the 26-minute mark, and I can't believe my voice sounds like that.

Can I have your autograph? ;-)

Seriously, this is really cool, Pete. I'll see if I can listen in today.

--Posted by Curmudgeon on July 6, 2005 6:39 AM

Make sure to work in the fact that John Miller hits the movie reviewer trifecta of being 1) a hack, 2) a suck-up, and 3) somebody who doesn't understand movies. Also, he hates America.

--Posted by HWRNMNBSOL on July 6, 2005 8:24 AM

Not having read any of Miller's reviews, I'll have to take your word for it. The plan appears to be for me to come on for something like five minutes around 11:20, so I doubt there'll be much talk about hackery.

But I'll see what I can do.

--Posted by Pete on July 6, 2005 8:39 AM

Can't get the Real Audio to work.

Dammit.

--Posted by blurker gone bad on July 6, 2005 11:15 AM

I must have tuned in before the actual program, because some somnambulistic DJ was playing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and Berlin's "Take My Breath Away." What the fuck? And a very special what the fuck for the sleeper cell question. You should have said "THESE COLORS DON'T RUN, MOTHERFUCKER!" and hung up.

--Posted by norbizness on July 6, 2005 2:09 PM

I can't believe you sound like that either...
When you gonna make the big bucks doing this? I think you need a better agent... and a voice coach.

--Posted by MacinFla on July 7, 2005 12:36 PM



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