posted by admin on May 22
Hi, everyone. For those of you who listened in on my interview at KHEN, thanks so much. Because it was at an awkward time (5 to 7 Eastern), I think most people I know were not able to listen in. But I was expecting that, and that’s okay.
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hat really sucked is that there were problems with the broadcast. It seems that someone (or some people) went up to the town’s tower and cut the cables. When I walked into the studio with my interviewer, DJ Andi, the station was off the air. It had been going on and off over the course of a couple of days while they were fixing the problem. So Andi kept announcing, “If you hear ‘ssssshhhhhh’, don’t panic, it’s temporary.” But on top of that, when we were on, the stream was really staticky and fuzzy. My friend Angela alerted me to this, so Andi knew to reboot the station’s server.
The broadcast was fine after that, but by this time, the first part of my interview was over. And I suspect that once people heard that the station was off the air and/or was staticky when it was on the air, they probably shut it off.
Ultimately, I don’t think too many people heard the show. Which sucks because I was hoping to get some decent promo from this. We were giving away a copy of my book to the first caller and no one was calling in. It struck me as odd because free stuff is free stuff, even if it is a crappy cookbook 
, and people will always make a call for something free. I was really getting bummed out that no one was calling in, but then I realized that the broadcast problems were probably to blame. Oh, well. Just my luck.
Finally, someone named Dominic called in for the book. So, Dominic, if you’re reading this, thanks for calling in and I hope you’re enjoying the book. And feel free to let me know how the recipes come out, if you make any.
Despite the technical difficulties, it was a fun interview. I was nervous and timid at first, but by the second part of the interview, I was getting into it. I really was worried that I’d say something stupid and make an ass out of myself, but I think I did pretty well. 
Andi helped keep me on track, too. There was one moment when she was adjusting my levels (because I were speaking so softly) and I had finished answering her question, and there was a few seconds of silence, which even I know is bad. I almost started to panic then, but Andi jumped back in with another question and I breathed a big sigh of relief.
On the plus side, Andi taped the interview and we’re going to do a podcast, which I’ll link on my blog. She also may run the interview again on a future show. I’ve had numerous people ask me if they could listen to the interview on KHEN’s archives. They don’t currently have that capability (although, I understand they are working on it), so I will post the podcast as soon as I get that together and will keep you updated on when the interview might run again on the live KHEN stream.
Thanks for coming back this week. I’ll leave you with a recipe from my book. Even though it’s almost Memorial Day, everyone around the U.S. has been suffering with lingering winter. It doesn’t seem to want to let go this year and is hanging on with sharp claws. So, for those of you who have been enduring rain, cold, and even (gasp!) snow, here’s a recipe for Zucchini-Corn Soup with Tubettini. Enjoy, warm up, and have a great Memorial Day weekend! 
[Radio tower photo:http://www.negrophonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/radio-tower-full.jpg]
