The Art of True Curiosity with Kelly Corrigan of Kelly Corrigan Wonders

This episode was sponsored by Signal Hill Insights. 

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Kelly Corrigan is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, the host of PBS’ long-form interview show Tell Me More, and the podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which just crossed 13 million downloads. O Magazine calls her "the voice of a generation" and Huffington Post says Kelly is “our Poet Laureate of the Ordinary.”

Read her books:  Tell Me More: Stories About the Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say The Middle Place Glitter and Glue Hello World! Other books by Kelly’s guests mentioned on this episode:  The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson If you liked this episode, you’ll love Sound Judgment Episode Season 1, Episode 5, “Finding Your Voice with Shelter in Place Host Laura Joyce Davis.”

Takeaways from my conversation with Kelly: 

1. The thing we  are asking for when we put our podcast, our book, or our speech out there is attention. And there is no more exquisite currency than attention. So how can we reveal something, or elicit something from our guest, that will make the listener feel like the time they spent with us was worth it? That’s Kelly’s guiding principle.  

2. Carefully time the three questions you’re a little afraid to ask. Don’t ask your toughest ones first – and feel for the opening, like Kelly did with Samantha Power. 

3. The purest motivation to start a podcast is to follow your curiosity. When it’s there, it’s evident to the listener. And it’s evident when it’s not there. 

4: Kelly knows when an interview is going great when she’s saying something she hasn’t said before or when she knows that her guest is saying something they haven't said before.

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www.kellycorrigan.com

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kellycorrigan

Facebook: kellycorriganauthor

Twitter/X: @corrigankelly

 

 

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