Reflections on Interviewing for a Historical Narrative Project

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The speaker reflects on their experience of interviewing people for a historical narrative project, highlighting the candidness and openness of the interviewees. They discuss the role of timing and retirement in their subjects' willingness to share their perspectives. They also reflect on the flaws, traumas, and results of the project after almost 20 years.

Ian Coss is a journalist, audio producer, and composer. He is the host of Forever is a Long Time and The Big Dig.

“One thing that I really carried with me in making the show is a belief that bureaucracy is interesting. And that once you get through the jargon and wonky sounding stuff … beyond that it’s all just human drama.”

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