I received a request to do an interview on behalf of the Institute on CBC's program Wiretap.
I have tentatively agreed to the interview but can cancel if anyone thinks this is not a good program to make an appearance on.
The show has possibly been best described as "a weekly half-hour of conversation, storytelling and introspection, culled from equal parts real-world experience and the warp of Goldstein's imagination."[2] Each show tends to follow a particular investigative theme; titles for past shows includes: "Life Lessons", "Reach for the Top", "Prized Possessions" and "Our Fathers".
The series began in the summer of 2004 as a 10-episode experiment, after which it succeeded to its own regular timeslot. It is recorded out of CBC's Montreal studios. The show has been criticized by some as being too vague in format and its host as boring.[3] Conversely, other critics of the show find the host's deadpan delivery and the blurring of genres is exactly what makes the show such an interesting listening experience. Goldstein regularly references these criticisms to his show by having the guests call him boring, depressing, and monotonous.
Even though it is not a scientific inquiry-type show (and more on the comedy side of things), I think it will be good exposure for Imminst. Reading about the show, I think the audience would be open minded about life extension topics. We are not talking a huge audience here but we haven't had any outside exposure in a while so I think it will be good publicity.
