What I Wanna Know

Interviews With Fascinating People From Around The World

ROB BELL

ROB BELL

“It’s always been like an endless exploration: following that which can’t be named and arranging my life around it. Wondering has been the engine. So, it has not felt like departures as much as just obvious next steps.”

ROB BELL

“It’s always been like an endless exploration: following that which can’t be named and arranging my life around it. Wondering has been the engine. So, it has not felt like departures as much as just obvious next steps.”

ROB BELL

“It’s always been like an endless exploration: following that which can’t be named and arranging my life around it. Wondering has been the engine. So, it has not felt like departures as much as just obvious next steps.”

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Robert Fowler

Robert Fowler

 "Celine Dion has a huge international following...So, it isn't surprising that a Senegalese man would know of, and admire, her. But, to have this come from an Al-Qaeda captor in the Sahara Desert, some weeks into our captivity, was so bizarre."    ...

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Teddy Atlas

Teddy Atlas

"How could someone be so stupid to say (Mike Tyson) could be the greatest? He had no character. He didn't have the ability to overcome controversy like Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. They overcame personal issues...Tyson didn't have that ability." T eddy Atlas has a lot...

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Shad

Shad

"Any life that revolves around me, inevitably makes me sad. That's one curious thing I've noticed...What that tells me is that, most times, happiness comes from being able to forget yourself."    Within today's mainstream hip-hop culture Shad K is an...

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Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva

"The higher, more distant, level of patriarchy is capitalism. This is what is represented by corporate truth. You don't see a man beating a wife, but there's a fictitious man beating all the women, children and people of the world." In a world full of powerful...

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Dewey Bozella

Dewey Bozella

 "My motto is: never let fear determine who you are, and never let where you come from determine where you are going. That's what I preach, and what I talk about. I would love to be able to give that back, and share it with anybody. I don't care what part of the...

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Malice

Malice

"Who wants to do this? I never wanted to put out  my story like this ... but I was so convicted by this experience I knew it was a must. I'd much rather look cool to the public, but I had to take my cool off and say, "this happened to me." B y profession and...

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Raj Patel

Raj Patel

"The day I start believing that what I have to say is much more important than the people who I learn things from, I will be crossing a dark line."      Raj Patel is many things: an author of two successful books, an academic with degrees from some of...

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Michela Wrong

Michela Wrong

"'Use a condom', and 'Don't eat any salads'. I think that's the best advice you can give anyone in Africa. " After nearly 19 years reporting on some of the most dire situations in Africa, it's great to see that British journalist and author Michela Wrong still has a...

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Michael Coogan

Michael Coogan

   "I've had emails saying that I'm from Satan, and that I'm doomed to hell, but that goes with the territory."   The Bible is one of the world's most popular, and controversial books. When you decide to dedicate your whole life to analyzing,...

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Teddy Atlas

Teddy Atlas

"How could someone be so stupid to say (Mike Tyson) could be the greatest? He had no character. He didn't have the ability to overcome controversy like Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis. They overcame personal issues...Tyson didn't have that ability." T eddy Atlas has a lot...

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Shad

Shad

"Any life that revolves around me, inevitably makes me sad. That's one curious thing I've noticed...What that tells me is that, most times, happiness comes from being able to forget yourself."    Within today's mainstream hip-hop culture Shad K is an...

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Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva

"The higher, more distant, level of patriarchy is capitalism. This is what is represented by corporate truth. You don't see a man beating a wife, but there's a fictitious man beating all the women, children and people of the world." In a world full of powerful...

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Dewey Bozella

Dewey Bozella

 "My motto is: never let fear determine who you are, and never let where you come from determine where you are going. That's what I preach, and what I talk about. I would love to be able to give that back, and share it with anybody. I don't care what part of the...

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Malice

Malice

"Who wants to do this? I never wanted to put out  my story like this ... but I was so convicted by this experience I knew it was a must. I'd much rather look cool to the public, but I had to take my cool off and say, "this happened to me." B y profession and...

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Raj Patel

Raj Patel

"The day I start believing that what I have to say is much more important than the people who I learn things from, I will be crossing a dark line."      Raj Patel is many things: an author of two successful books, an academic with degrees from some of...

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Michela Wrong

Michela Wrong

"'Use a condom', and 'Don't eat any salads'. I think that's the best advice you can give anyone in Africa. " After nearly 19 years reporting on some of the most dire situations in Africa, it's great to see that British journalist and author Michela Wrong still has a...

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Michael Coogan

Michael Coogan

   "I've had emails saying that I'm from Satan, and that I'm doomed to hell, but that goes with the territory."   The Bible is one of the world's most popular, and controversial books. When you decide to dedicate your whole life to analyzing,...

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David Yanagizawa-Drott

David Yanagizawa-Drott

"Like most researchers, I'm driven by some fundamental curiosity of how the world works...The greater goal of that is how can we use that knowledge to change public policy, and change life conditions on earth. Where that comes from, who knows?"   When you finish...

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