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Voices in my Head: The book on Guinness

Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:30 AM by Will Femia
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You may recall during the Summer I started the interview series Voices in my Head.  After a brief lapse I'm picking up where I left off. This first one is with Bill Yenne, author of a book called Guinness: The 250-year quest for the perfect pint.

I confess when I saw the book title I mostly wanted to ask an expert all the thing I'd heard about Guinness as a bartender, so that's pretty much what the first half of it is. The transcript page is here, with a video option so you don't have to wait for the download to play it.  But if you prefer to take it with you, the mp3 is here.

P.S. Where else have I been? You may have heard about the big move by MSNBC to new studios. I don't technically have a new desk yet but I did spend some quality time plowing through seven years of accumulated junk, notes, books and ketchup packets.

You should see what the old place looks like now.  They didn't take most of the equipment (yet?) so it's basically a fully equipped news center and TV studio but completely empty of people. Totally eerie, kind of like that movie 28 Days Later. I have some pictures, but I also remember this guy so I'm waiting for special permission to post them.

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I interned at Christian Science Monitor (in Boston) in 1992 right after the Television portion had been shut down.  On my floor was CSM Radio; the next floor down was Television.  None of the equipment or desks had been moved.  Personal effects were still on the desks in some cases so it looked as though everyone -- probably about 75 or so people -- had just stepped out for lunch.  Weird/sad feeling to see that, but it was a good lesson for a young college intern in the volatility of the television world.  Now, I work in IT. ;)

Beth, St. Louis, MO (Sent Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:39 AM)

As a fan of you and beer, I wanted to read the transcript of the Guinness interview but couldn't find it on the page link. Am I missing something?

Joe S, WC, PA (Sent Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:25 PM)

Joe, there isn't a written transcript, there's the mp3 audio or there's the video player which is still just audio but with the book cover because sometimes clicking the mp3 link gives people's machines a hard time (it's a big file).

I used to try to type the transcripts out but it takes a really long time and part of the point of the Voices in my Head series is that I be able to produce it with not much more investment than the phone call itself.

Will Femia (Sent Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:34 PM)

I was disappointed as well to not find a "written" transcript...you may want to use a different word, as I've never heard of an "audio" transcript.

I can certainly understand you not wanting to type out the whole thing, though it's faster for me to read it than to listen to it...looks like you need an intern!

Patrick, Peoria AZ (Sent Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:07 PM)



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