Today I ask the big questions of Michael, age 33, and Objectivist with a soul. He is from the Greater Minneapolis area, and we met to record in a park on the most glorious of late fall days.

We got into depression, alcoholism, and coming out of all that into a more
hopeful view of life and the universe. Michael was a most open, honest, heartwarming person. I adored doing this interview.

And as always, email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.

This show is the answers to the question posed last month -
What is the Universe? 6 people tackled the question in this new
experimental format.

We heard from :
- David C., from show #34
- Graviton Ring, show #48 -  http://gravitonring.googlepages.com/
- Darren Blackshaw, a new listener
- DragonLordALS, from NASA and show #51
- Anthony, show #31 - www.AShantyNoLemon.com
- Cayenne, show #1 - www.tekdiff.com

I loved the show, with philosophies from way out there, to the
hard sciences. Thanks everyone for participating!

Let me know if you like this format or the old style interview, or maybe
would like a mix of both?

Write to me or volunteer for an interview at:
uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Hey all! My new format isn't working.
I asked for emal answers (or recorded sound - .mp3 files)
as answers to the question I posed in the last show -
"What is the Universe".

Sadly I have only received 2 email answers so far, and the
deadline was yesterday. I don't have enough material to do the
next show.

I'm changing the deadline to October 13th, in the hopes that I get more.
Please participate!

Thanks so much -
Sue

This is a special show. Today I ask the big question:
What is the Universe?
to the listening audience.
Please look at the Hubble Deep Space picture at:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/07/image/a/format/large_web/

Ponder this picture, think about the Universe and send me sound (mp3)
files (64 kb is fine, 96, or 128 kb is good too) - or send an email
with the thoughts and answers to this question.

I'll read or play the files on the next show. I try to start tackling the
question myself on this show, and hope to have better conclusions after I hear from all of you.

Please send your mp3 recorded answers or your email answers to:
sue.grandys@gmail.com

I will need the answers by October 5th, so I can get the show up by the
following week. Please, please, please join in the conversation!
I need you!

Today we get philosophy according to Corey, age 21.
He is a Vegan, male prostitute from Minnesota. A monophobic who
loves philosophy and people. (Oh yeah, and sex).

It is a charming, irrepressible, and slightly nilistic combination. What fun it was to talk with him!

I'm exploring the possibility of changing the show. I just passed my 2 year
anniversary of the podcast, and am rapidly losing audience for the last 2 shows. I suspect you might be getting a little bored?

One idea is to ask one "big question" each show, and ask for listeners
to send in .mp3's or email with their answers. Of course that would depend
on you all getting involved. What do you think?

Email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Today we ask the big questions of Drew, age 27. He is an Audio Equipment designer, and the D.J. for the old school Hip Hop band
MC/VL - a rapidly rising Minneapolis based band.

For more about MC/VL check out their myspace page at
www.myspace.com/mcvl

To hear the amazing Drew (Professor BX), give a listen to "Cold Check It" on that page. One of my favorite show offs of Drew's D.J. work.

And as always, email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net
Volunteers are welcome!

Today's show is with Linda, age 59. She is from Salt Lake City, retired from State employment, and having the time of her life. She sang for 20 years in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, traveled all over, taught the sight impaired, and has had quite the interesting life.

I found her straightforward, yet such a kind person. Religious, yet open to anyone and full of mirth. I totally enjoyed talking with Linda!

And as always, email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Today we ask the big questions of Steve the Dean Williams, age 35. He has several podcasts on relationships at www.visionarymindset.com.

He is a most enjoyable talker, and this show ends up being mostly about
relationships and sex. Give it a listen!

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The song at the end of the show is the long promised song (from previous
guests Alex and Lyndon and their band 3 Blind Mice) from their new
CD release Good Grief. The song is my person favorite off that CD -
How Will I Know? Their CD's are available on itunes, or visit their
web page at www.catsaway.com.

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As always, email me at uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Today's interview is with Scot McKay, age 40. He is the founder of X & Y Communications. He is a coach and trainer in pickup, seduction, dating and relationships. He has written several books on the subjects and has a podcast empire going too which includes The Chick Whisperer.

He was engaging and delightful and we spent most of the interview talking about Christianity and sex and relationships. Quite the interesting combination!

For more from Scot, go to his core website at http://www.deservewhatyouwant.com

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The song I play at the end of the show is from previous guests Alex and Lyndon and their band 3 Blind Mice. It is from the CD - Before They Were Famous - vol 1 - and the song is one of my all time favorites The Bear Lies Down. You can get their music from "itunes" or their website: http://www.catsaway.com

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As always, email me at uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.

Todays interview is with DragonLordALS (his web handle). He is a 20-year-old Computer Science major at Drexel University. The show turns out to be a fascinating view of the world from a mathematician and fractal artist.

Please check out DragonLordALSs fractal art at dragonlordals.deviantart.com.  The art is really beautiful!

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And in the news, 3 Blind Mice have a new CD out! They are previous guests:  Alex,is the February 19^th interview from last year, and Lyndon, the March 5^th interview from 2006.

The final song I play on the show is: from the CD Before They Were Famous, Volume 2. The song is Emily Has Compassion Fatigue- my favorite song at the moment. You can visit the 3 Blind Mice web page at: www.catsaway.com
Most of their music is also available on itunes.
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There should be a new Channel Surfing Wipeout up, this week, after a hiatus of 8 months or so at www.channelsurfingwipeout.com

And as always, email me at uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.
See you when I get back from Japan!

Join me in when Charlie takes on the "big questions". Charles is age 54, a psychologist, originally from Texas, now resides in Oregon.

We wandered off in many directions from the questions, as I was interested to see how a psychologist would view the uncomfortable questions. We also had our super-geek moments! What we got was a lot of laughter and fun.

Attatched is a ghoulish Halloween picture of Charlie! Can you imagine meeting your psychologist dressed like that?

And please email me at uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.

If this is all too serious, tune into Cayenne Chris Conroy's absurd comedy show at www.tekdiff.com . It will make you a better person. Really!

Today's delightful show is a Skype interview with DeAnne, age 41.
She is a Musician, Social Worker, Transcriberix, and happens to be blind.

She is a most lovely person to talk to, spiritual without being religious, funny, questioning of everything, and I totally adored her.

My favorite parts are her view of Hope as "Spiritual Gravity", and her final words of advice kept me laughing for some time.

I'm adding a photo of DeAnne that was just sent, a Halloween picture. Fun!

As always, email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.

I'm back on my feet for the new year, with Graviton Ring (as he is known on the web), age 67, science fiction and story writer, and armchair cosmologist.

This one is way out there, I scraped most of the questions and just tried to
follow him where he was going, and he struggled with putting into words, concepts that just didn't fit well into words.

What a great ride! Join us, and enjoy the show!

To hear more from Graviton Ring - check out his own podcast at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/FreeThoughtMyRoughDraftOfReality


As always, email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.