The last week or so has been a bit bonkers for me. I’ve found myself on the opposite side of the interview, being asked questions about Dining With Strangers and why I launched the website. It all started thanks to the Washington Post.
Their reporter Mike Rosenwald turned the tables (pun?) by taking me out to dinner at The Pig in the District and asking me about the site. He was far too kind about me in his article, which you can read here or by clicking on the picture above.
That article ran last week, and this week I was contacted by the television show Canada AM to do a brief interview with them about the site. Similarly you can click on this link or the picture above to watch that. Somehow, despite being bleary eyed from the early morning wakeup for the show, I managed to make it through the five minutes sounding vaguely coherent and without falling out of my chair. Success!
A few hours after the Canada AM show I was on the air with Barry Morgan, host of a talk show on Canadian radio station CJAD 800. The one thing I learned from that interview? I need to stop saying “errrr…” so much between sentences.
It has been a fun week or so, and my biggest thanks go to Mike at the Post but also the other media outlets that have shown interest — I think my 15 minutes of internet fame have more than expired at this point.
More importantly, the exposure has led to more than 100 strangers writing in asking to go to dinner with me. I’ve started writing back to people and plan on emailing everyone, so stay tuned for more dinners coming soon.
I enjoyed reading the article in the Washington Post! And it led me to your blog – which I am also enjoying!!
Linda in VA