ALT This might seem strange, even inflated… but it’s what happens when you go DEEP in an interview. Especially with an ‘ordinary’ (or as the great Studs Terkel called them, ‘uncelebrated’) person. Just being avidly listened to, with sincere interest and curiosity, can bring forth remarkable and extraordinary stories (it's so draining, I call it 'aerobic listening'). Of course this intimacy can be misused – but in longform oral history/audio settings, we’re generally an honourable bunch. This ep includes a raw clip I recorded decades ago with an Australian woman who was a journalist in Vietnam during the war - still brings me to tears. More in ep, on all podcast platforms inc here https://lnkd.in/ggDXagvF