Interviews with interesting people
After her husband died and her kids were grown, my Mom moved to Taipei to teach English. This is her story. It won’t exactly be an interview, since she’s dead, but she often talked about her life. I’m just piecing the audio clips together.
When it came time to start her medical practice, Julie Flagg returned to the small town she grew up in. She likes to stay up on the latest medical info and yet be able to go out and milk the cow. If you’d like a busy-relaxed life (or is that relaxed-busy), Dr. Julie might be living the life you want to lead.
If you love biology, Dezene is your guy. He lives in Prince George, British Columbia but I caught him while on vacation on Prince Edward Island, just after Hurricane Irene. He gives you a good idea of what it’s like to be a university professor.
Brad Dacus is a lawyer with a cause. He founded the Pacific Justice Institute which offers its services free of charge. Think of it as a conservative ACLU.
Dan Swecker is a State Senator for the great State of Washington. But he started off raising fish. And the need to lobby on behalf of his industry led his to Olympia to talk to the politicians, and then to become one. As it turns out, politicians, teachers and preachers all share a similar problem: they work much harder than people think they do.
If your film needed a tall, good looking boy who was a Boy Scout, did well in school, played football and was elected class president, you’d have described the childhood of Chuck DeVore. He learned hard work and self-reliance from his parents. And he learned how to overcome fear and pain from football.
Chuck earned a college degree in strategic studies, served as an Army officer, and was a staffer for a US congressman. And although he worked in aerospace for many years, Chuck is probably best known for the years he served in the California State Assembly. Politicians spend a lot of time on the road; they are like musicians without guitars. For Chuck DeVore’s site click here.
Stacey Earl turned a difficult childhood into a productive adult life. Her father died when she was young, and his relatives didn’t keep in touch. And her mother suffered from bipolar disorder, often on the manic (scary) side. Stacey has a degree in kinesiology. In contrast to physical therapy, she works with people after they have recovered from surgery. She puts her energy into helping people improve their lives by increasing their flexibility and muscular functionality. She is a specialist in both resistance and muscle-activation training.