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Behind the Scenes with Jonathan Goldstein, host and producer of WireTap
Jonathan Goldstein is host and producer of CBC Radio’s WireTap. He is a contributing editor to This American Life and a member of the PRX editorial board. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Nerve and The National Post where he has a weekly column. Goldstein's latest book, a retelling of stories from the Old Testament, will be published by Riverhead this spring. He lives in Montreal.
Hear some WireTap highlights.
Watch a couple of hi-larious videos featuing Jonathan and friends.
Read JG's untitled manifesto about...a lot...on transom.org.
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Instead of the usual text-based interview, we couldn't resist talking to Jonathan via (duh!) the telephone. The TCF's Julie Shapiro spoke with him and asked about WireTap, how he gets ideas for show, why eavesdropping on phone conversations is so damn alluring, and various other rambling and unrelated topics.
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Jonathan gives some background information about the two featured stories, Sensory Deprivation Tank and Ice Cream Man. (2:23)
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Jonathan describes the notebook where he jots down potential WireTap ideas, and explains how one story progressed from idea to taping. (3:30)
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Jonathan explains why the telephone's so good for telling and hearing stories, and talks about how WireTap guiltlessly blurs the lines between fact and fiction. Plus, a little bit of confusion. (2:14)
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Is WireTap Jonathan's dream job?(:49)
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In which Howard Chackowicz is deconstructed, gently ridiculed and hugely appreciated. (1:06) |
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