Jeff on the radio
A few months ago, Z'Ka at WJFF Radio Catskill 90.5fm interviewed me on astrology for their "Making Waves" program. Last night, it was aired, and now the interview is in their archives. You can download the mp3 it from my website (13.6 MB). There are a few interviews before mine; fast-forward in your mp3 player 19 minutes to listen to her interview with me.
This is my first ever radio interview, so any honest feedback about my "delivery" would be appreciated :)
This is my first ever radio interview, so any honest feedback about my "delivery" would be appreciated :)
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posted by Jeffrey Kishner at 9/18/2007
12 Comments:
I'm listening to your interview now...
I like your voice, although it doesn't match how I expected you to sound. You're good at explaining astrological concepts that could be confusing or overwhelming to a beginner.
You're speaking very slowly, as if you're bored with the conversation. Were you nervous? (Or is that your regular tone of voice/speech pattern?)
Question:
You used Sag and Cap as examples of the differences in ascendants, which got me to thinking...When I entered in my birth data on a couple Indian vedic astro sites, it said my asc. is Capricorn. Other sites say Sagittarius. When there's a difference of opinion (or method), which are we supposed to use? Our own personal judgment? I don't feel very Capricornian...That one thing made me doubt everything else on those sites. But could they be right?
P.S.
GRRRRR at the definition of astrology that the interviewer mentioned at the top of the interview.
@Jara, Vedic astrology used the Sidereal Zodiac, whereas Western astrology uses the Tropical Zodiac. These two systems are 23 degrees apart, hence the differences in your Ascendant.
As for my speaking slowly ... I wasn't bored. That's probably my regular speech pattern. I'm not a fast talker. Probably with my Virgo Rising, I try to make myself clear at the expense of entertainment value.
Thanks. So should I start thinking of myself as a Cap asc? 23 degrees is a lot of variation. Doesn't this affect interpretations of charts?
Also, congratulations on your first interview. Great job!
Random thoughts:
I'm still listening to the interview. I think you sound like you're talking slowly because the interviewer has a more animated voice and speaks faster. It's very interesting listening to the contrasts. I wonder where her Mercury is placed. I have a guess. :)
Is she pronouncing your last name correctly? Like "KiRshner"?
I have some other thoughts, but am gonna save it for a private convo.
Kishner.
I know I posted a comment earlier. Did it get deleted?
ANyway.. comment was..
I liked your voice, it was unexpected. I dont know what I thought it should sound like, but that wasnt it.
I too felt you sounded bored. I thought a bit more enthusiasm would have been good.
I liked the yod explanation.
@scorp, Expressing my enthusiasm verbally has been a life-long challenge. That's why I've gravitated to writing. My passion comes out better via the written word.
Either way, I did enjoy listening to you.
Echoing the others, I was not expecting you to sound like that. Your voice is very soothing, very therapist sounding. In fact I keep listening to it because I like your voice and you give some good information! I have a problem talking as slow and low as you, one because I am usually excited, and two because I always think people stop listening after a point if you speak too slow and without force. Usually when I hear experts on a certain subject speak about their specific area, they seem much more fanatic about it, as though it was a religion or something of the like, whereas you seem to have studied astrology thoroughly before stamping it as valid. You seemed as though you thought about every question she asked, which probably made the skeptics who were listening give astrology another look. So bravo to you!
What you said about Mercury in Aquarius is very true. I find that this placement gives a tendency to want to study the sciences, which can be controversial at times. The interviewer didn't seem very open to the idea of astrology. And that definition she gave was extremely annoying, "pseudoscience?" I am a biology and chemistry double major and astrology is the only science that has proven to be true every time.
Overrall, the interview was very informative. It has gotten me to thinking about the midheaven and north node much more than I have. Two thumbs up!
Thanks, Allegra. I think the interviewer was interested in astrology, she was probably just opening up the interview with the question many skeptics would ask.
When I heard it I was really impressed at how your Virgo ascendant comes through. You carefully respond to each question in a tidy thorough analytical manner, directly and specifically, like a Virgo. You state facts, make excellent references and present your case very logically.
This will certainly keep the skeptics at bay, put them to rest or prompt them to do some research of their own, as you speak like a college teacher and one who treats astrology as the serious science it is.
The discussion was an intellectual discourse, like a lecture in interview format, presented objectively and intelligently. After hearing it I can honestly say I trust your integrity regarding the subject.
And as I find the concept of integrity elusive, your responses concerning the subject matter were refreshingly wholesome, nourishing and provided much food for thought.
The conversation about the void of course moon followed by the question about the Yod (finger of God) was remarkable because all afternoon that day I was thinking about these patterns, in exactly that order.
An old friend born 10/19/59 has his Moon on the exact cusp of Gemini/Taurus as it is switching signs, and this Moon is the finger of his Yod in the 4th, also the handle of his bucket formation.
His mother is extremely important to him and he's been married to the same woman since youth, has two daughters, surrounded by female influence. After getting to know him well I can surely see the Yod energy at play in his life.
Thank you, Victoria, for the positive feedback.
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