Interviews

Below is a partial-list of interviews I have conducted for various news organizations.  Please note that some source material belongs to the original publisher and is currently unavailable.  Media and/or links provided on this page are included for non-commercial reference purposes only.  I have done my best to provide succinct and accurate information about the interview subjects, but if you have corrections or notes please contact me or leave a comment below. I will provide updates and links to this page as information becomes available.

A stream of updated news and interview audio can be found on the podcast page.

Thanks.


Interviews by danpatterson

  • Maciej Ceglowski – Pinboard.in, founder – 2013
  • Ken Segall – Apple (fmr) – 2013
  • Dick DeBartolo – Mad Magazine – 2013
  • Cory Doctorow – Author, Blogger – 2012
  • Matt Hawkins – President, Top Cow Comics – 2012
  • Lisa Wexler – Journalist, Talk Radio Host – 2012
  • Jim McLauchlin – The Hero Initiative, formerly Wizard Magazine, Top Cow Comics – 2012
  • Steve Wozniak – Co-Founder, Apple Computer – 2012
  • Nikki Haley – Governor, South Carolina – 2012
  • Herman Cain – Former Presidential Candidate – 2012
  • Greg Pak – Comic Book Author – 2011
  • Frank Ahearn – Author, “How to Disappear” – 2011
  • Scott Beale – Laughing Squid – 2011
  • Kazuo Kodama – Japanese Ambassador to the UN – 2011
  • Janos Pasztor – Executive Secretary at UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability – 2011
  • Lakshmi Puri – UN Women Deputy Executive Director – 2011
  • Tamara Kreinin – Executive Directory, Women and Population UN Foundation – 2011
  • Radhika Coomaraswamy – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict – 2011
  • Jocelyne Croes – Minister of Aruba – 2011
  • Alex Reinert – Foursquare Head of Product – 2011
  • Charles Joseph Hynes – Brooklyn District Attorney – 2011
  • Andrew Hyde – Entrepreneur – 2011
  • Max Brallier – Author, ‘Can You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse’ – 2011
  • Ze Frank – Host, ‘The Show’, Co-Founder Star Dot Me – 2011
  • Tim Kring – Television Producer, Co-Creator ‘Heroes’ – 2011
  • Vint Cerf – “Father of the Internet” – 2010
  • Tim Berners-Lee – Computer Scientist – 2010
  • Ben Folds – Musician – 2010
  • David-Michel Davies – Executive Directory, The Webby Awards – 2010
  • Richard MacManus – ReadWriteWeb, Publisher – 2010
  • Hamid al-Bayati – Iraqi Ambassador to the UN – 2010
  • Yukio Takasu – Japanese Ambassador to the UN – 2010
  • Mark Lyall Grant – UK Ambassador to the UN – 2010, 2011
  • Manjeef Singh Puri – Indian Ambassador to the UN – 2010
  • Juan Antonio Yanex-Barnuevo – Spanish Ambassador to the UN – 2010
  • Kiyo Akasaka – UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information – 2010
  • Michelle Brown – PR for Refugees International NGO – 2010
  • Ray Chambers – UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Malaria – 2010
  • Helen Clark – former Prime Minister of New Zealand; Head of the United Nations Development Programme – 2010
  • Tim O’Reilly – Author, Publisher O’Reilly Media – 2009
  • Kevin Rose – Digg, Founder – 2009
  • Jay Adelson – Digg, former CEO; SimpleGEO, CEO – 2009, 2011
  • JC Hutchins – Author, ’7th Son’ – 2009
  • Ben Huh – I Can Has Cheezburger, CEO – 2009
  • Gina Trapani – Blogger, TWiT – 2009
  • Bre Pettis – Makerbot Industries – 2009
  • Chris Brogan – Author, ‘Trust Agents’ – 2009
  • Julien Smith – Author, ‘Trust Agents’ – 2009
  • John McNee – Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations – 2009, 2010
  • Joanne Sandler – Deputy Executive Directory for UNIFEM – 2009
  • Nick Birnback – Chief of the Peacekeeping Public Affairs Section of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the UN – 2009
  • Carsten Staur – Ambassador of Denmark to the UN – 2009
  • Jane Stewart – International Labor Organization Special Representative to the United Nations – 2009
  • Jared Kotler – Spokesperson for the UN Department of Political Affairs – 2009
  • Andrew Hudson – Head of Water Governance Program of the UN Development Program – 2009
  • Nicholas Reader – Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – 2009
  • Jessica Jiji – UN Speechwriter – 2009
  • Anita Sharma – North American Coordinator for the UN Millennium Campaign – 2009
  • Matthew Lee – UN Correspondent – 2009
  • Chris Anderson – Author, Wired Magazine, TED – 2009
  • Lawrence Lessig – Academic – 2009
  • Loren Feldman – 1938 Media, Founder – 2009, 2010
  • Robert Scoble – Rackspace – 2009
  • Loic Le Meur – Seesmic, Founder – 2009
  • Gary Vaynerchuck – VaynerMedia/Wine Library/The Daily – 2009, 2010
  • Amber Ettinger – ‘Obama Girl’ – 2009
  • Tom Merritt – CNet/TWiT, Host – 2009
  • Mike Hudack – Blip TV, Co-Founder – 2009
  • Dina Kaplan – Blip TV, Co-Founer – 2009
  • Eric Moretensen – Blip TV, User Experience – 2009
  • Elisa Camahort Page – BlogHer, Founder – 2009, 2010
  • Dane Atkinson – Squarespace, CEO – 2009
  • Anthony Casalena – Squarespace, Founder – 2009
  • Tom Serres – Piryx, Founder – 2009
  • Eileen Gittins – Blurb, Founder – 2009
  • Brad Hunstable – UStream TV, President and Founder – 2009
  • Frank Rose – Author – 2009
  • Mark Penn – Chief Strategist for Hilary Clinton Campaign – 2008
  • Dennis Kuchinich – Representative, Ohio – 2008
  • Ron Paul – Representative, Texas – 2008
  • Salva Kiir – President, South Sudan – 2008
  • Sudanese Slaves – Darfur, Sudan – 2008
  • Jack Rice – Talk Radio Host – 2008
  • Sean Hannity – Television Host – 2007
  • Michael Medved – Talk Radio Host – 2007
  • Alex White Plume – Lakota Elder – 2007
  • Chuck D – Musician – 2006
  • Jello Biafra – Musician, Activist – 2006
  • Mike Rounds – Governor, SD – 2006
  • Tim Johnson – Senator, SD – 2005
  • Tom Daschle – Senator, SD – 2004
  • John Thune – Senator, SD – 2004
  • Willie Nelson – Musician – 2002

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