In my 20 years of blogging I’ve interviewed a lot of very interesting, accomplished people. The world is full of them and some of them are also very nice and took some time to talk with a small time blogger. These are the top ten in no particular order. Each interviewee is awesome in their own right and specialty. Each of their names will by linked so you can read the interview if you want to.
Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize winner, author and columnist: Yes, in a complete shock to me, I interviewed a Pulitzer Prize winner for my blog way back in 2013.
Rick Reles, founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization: Yup, I went from Dave Barry, the GOAT of columnists, to Rich Reles, the GOAT of Bigfoot experts. And, isn’t Bigfoot the GOAT of paranormal creatures? I did an interview with Bigfoot too. When I emailed Rick and his colleague they were a little standoff-ish fearing that I wasn’t going to take their work seriously. I convinced them otherwise and Rick was great.
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Larry Kirwan of Black 47: One of my passions in life is good music. You may not know about Larry’s band Black 47, which disbanded in 2014, but in the 90’s and early 2000’s, Black 47 was selling out places in New York City nightly with their Irish party rock music. I absolutely loved their music and am disappointed that I never got to see them live.
Marie Lanza, author, radio personality, producer and Zombie Queen: If you’re a human being alive in the United States you’ve probably seen, heard or read some content that she caused. Marie is so good that she’s had multiple appearances on The Phil Factor. My favorite was her Top Ten Things You Need To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse.
Robbie Rist: Actor, voice actor, and musician: As I made note of in the interview, if you didn’t know his name until now, you’ve probably seen or heard him. His career encompasses The Brady Bunch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Doc McStuffins, Sharknado, Hallmark movies and music.
Rich Valdes, Demonologist and Exorcist: This interview was tremendously popular. If you’ve got an unwanted ghost or need an exorcism, this is your guy. In 2023 he was featured on Eli Roth’s Legion of Exorcists which you can find on The Travel Channel, Hulu, and HBO Max.
Jodyne Speyer, author, Huffington Post contributor and Hollywood costuming expert: Of course you’ve never heard of Jodyne unless you read her relationship book, Dump ‘Em. She’s also Sarah Silverman‘s sister and once interviewed Kato Kaelin!
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The Dating Doctor: When I posted this interview in 2015 I was surprised at the response and number of views. People from all over the world were looking for love on ThePhilFactor!
Hugh Howey, author: To me, Hugh created the template for indie/self-publishing writers. I interviewed him when was just into the early years of his success and he struck me as a great writer with a good head for the business of publishing. The Silo series , based on his Wool book has a phenomenal cast and is on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.
Christopher Moore, author: I’m not saying Christopher Moore is my favorite author, or that I saved the best for last, but I might have. He is on my personal Mount Rushmore of authors. So many great books, so much fun to read, and one of the nicest people I ever interviewed.
As many of you know, I like a good top ten list. This is a great top ten list and as I said, all of these wonderful people took the time to talk, email or message with me. Things like these wonderful artists interviewing with me is what keeps me hanging around the internet. I hope that you read and enjoyed some of the interviews you haven’t seen before.
Have a great Monday and thanks for reading! ~Phil
