
We interviewed hundreds of people this year, from long-time rockers to the designer of New York’s subway map. Here are a few conversations you may have missed:
- On the day Radiohead’s In Rainbows was released exclusively online, musician Jonny Greenwood talked about the “experiment.”
- Doctor for the uninsured Jay Parkinson told us how to save $1,250 on our next MRI.
- Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz wondered why they can't make a quiet truck.
- Actor/Director John Turturro revealed his plans for a Big Lebowski sequel.
- Former Playgirl editor Colleen Kane shared horror stories from the magazine’s amateur section, “Real Men.”
- Musician Andrew Bird told us where he gets his socks.
- NBC sportscaster Len Berman shared his favorite NYC sports moment.
- Artist Mike Nelson gave us a sneak peek at his remarkable installation in the abandoned Essex Street Market.
- Jim Riches, Deputy Chief of the Fire Department, told us how Giuliani “failed to prepare for the WTC attacks.”
- Actor/Director Crispin Glover shed some light on his fascinating “It” trilogy of films.
- 5 Boroughs Ice Cream entrepreneur Scott Myles dished on his D.I.Y. operation.
- Debbie Harry told us all about her Broadway debut alongside Andy Kaufman.
- “Obey” artist Shepard Fairey shared an amazing story about his arrests and near-arrests in New York.
- Sarah Vowell revealed her next book and her favorite Puritans.
- Stanton Social chef Chris Santos tried his best to decide on his last meal and told us how his critics get free food.
- The Human Giant comics divulged some skit ideas MTV rejected, such as “Farting Deadzone.”
- PBS Wide Angle anchor Daljit Dhaliwal spoke with us and posed for a close-up photo of her toes.
- Actor Josh Hamilton told us how “I’ve always had this weird thing where I find drugs on the street.”
Pictured: Crispin Glover, Natasha Khan, Andrew Bird, Debbie Harry, Shepard Fairey, John Turturro, Jonny Greenwood, Jim Riches, Colleen Kane, Ira Glass, Sarah Vowell, Josh Hamilton




I see white people.
where is the ira glass interview?
The Shepard Fairey was a good read.
Those are some pretty decent interviews, all in all.
Crispin Glover is crazy. Crazy AWESOME, but also just crazy.
Interesting that the majority of the interviews featured in this post were conducted by the same person who made the post, despite the fact that the majority of Gothamist's interviews in 2007 were made by a different contributer!
Different contributers, I meant.
Someone has a self-boner!