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An Interviewer Who Never Meant To Be Published
William Drummond was just writing notes in his diary.
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John-Paul Flintoff
0:55
How to avoid distraction?
I’m going back to occasional use of my typewriter, to avoid distraction when I write. What do you do about this problem?
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Which interview situation sounds most like yours?
Some predicaments, in list format
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John-Paul Flintoff
4:56
“Eland Books HQ”
Inside a small publisher's office. Artist In Residence report
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On listening to something dry - but gripping
I listened to a podcast series that makes little effort to please. So how did it grab me?
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John-Paul Flintoff
7:54

April 2024

Kenneth Harris: No tape recording, no written notes
Harris did some impressive interviews for The Observer. How did he remember it all?
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1:00
Studs Terkel: “You can learn anything from anyone at any time“
… So said the great Chicagoan radio host, who continued to interview the famous and the uncelebrated into his 90s.
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John-Paul Flintoff
0:58

March 2024

"Journalists are not your friends"
...said one journalist, to another, who was being interviewed at the time
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1:34
Who wants to write like a journalist?
And what kind of journalist?
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Secrets of a Newsletter Publisher
Clickbait headline? I think it’s deserved
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February 2024

Documentary film. Partly made by people traffickers
Beyond Utopia reminds us that there's always something else going on - something someone doesn't want us to know about
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John-Paul Flintoff
What Does A Raw Interview Sound Like?
My friend Rob let me share it with you
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