Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

Author interviewed by Dr. Alvin Jones

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Also on August 29, 2006, Path of Destruction author John McQuaid was interviewed by Dr. Alvin Jones. You can listen to the full interview via download from Dr. Jones’s website.

Interview on WNYC

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Back on the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2006, Path of Destruction authors John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein were interviewed on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show. You can listen to the full interview online at the official WNYC show site.

Authors on WWL 870AM

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Mark Schleifstein and John McQuaid are on Garland Robinette on New Orleans, LA radio station WWL 870AM right now until 4:00 pm CST. You can listen live online at WWL.com

The Weather Channel’s Storm Stories: A Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Special

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

The Weather Channel’s Storm Stories program on August 20th will be a Hurricane Katrina special featuring Path of Destruction co-author Mark Schleifstein at 8pm EST. Be sure to check out each Storm Stories show on the days leading up the the August 29th anniversary of Katrina, including “Storm Stories: New Orleans Katrina,” “Storm Stories: Covering Katrina,” and “Storm Stories: A Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Special” on August 20, 22, and 23 with an encore of the anniversary special on August 29.

Learn more from the press release announcing the series and from the official Storm Stories website.

NPR: A Day in the Life of New Orleans

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

NPR recently recorded a special story for Morning Edition that goes through a day in the life around New Orleans. Around two minutes into the story (which you can hear via Real Player or Windows Media Player on their site), Steve Inskeep interviews Path of Destruction co-author Mark Schleifstein about the current state of business on the Mississippi River and the activity in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city. You can also view photos from the story along with information on the Washing Away series via the audio slideshow link.

Read the rest of the story, listen to the full version and view the slideshow at NPR’s site.

Author interviewed by KUOW

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Mark Schleifstein was interviewed on Puget Sound’s public radio station KUOW on July 12. He discussed current New Orleans politics and the hurricane season as will as the book with host Steve Scher.

Listen to the full interview here.