Selected Conversations, 2013–2018
These interviews are drawn from a larger body of twenty-eight conversations conducted over roughly five years. Together, they trace a gradual shift in posture: from early exploratory curiosity, through the tension between promotion and depth, toward longer-form, craft-driven dialogue with practitioners across domains.
The five presented here are not featured because of the profile of the guests, but because they mark distinct phases in the development of my listening and interviewing practice.
Phase I – Early Curiosity (2013)
Inquisitive Entry / High Velocity Listening
These early conversations were conducted as a music fan learning how to ask real questions in public. The posture is energetic, unrefined, and exploratory. Craft is present but not yet named.
Lance Whalen – 2013
Phone interview with independent musician and songwriter Lance Whalen (Nashville, TN)
Henry Rollins – 2013
Email interview with author, actor, and spoken word performer Henry Rollins (Los Angeles, CA)
Phase II – Tension & Transition
Promotion vs. Presence
By this point, the work begins to register an internal tension: how to honor a subject’s public work without reducing the conversation to promotion. The questions deepen, but the posture is still forming.
Doug Hamilton – 2013
Phone interview with documentary director and photographer Doug Hamilton (New York, NY)
Phase III – Long-Form Craft Dialogue
Process, Practice, and Formation
These later conversations reflect a more settled posture: fewer questions, longer arcs, and sustained attention to how work is actually carried across time. The domain widens beyond music into other forms of disciplined practice.
Beau Hufford – 2018
Telephone conversation with graphic designer, visual artist, and studio co-founder Beau Hufford (San Diego, CA)
Derek Webb – 2018
Telephone conversation with independent musician, songwriter, and entrepreneur Derek Webb (Nashville, TN)
Method Note
Each interview is presented with a brief contemporary introduction and reflection, written to situate the original conversation historically and to acknowledge how the posture of listening has changed since it was recorded.