114: I'll Marry Tom Felton One Day

In this completely off-the-rails, hilariously human second installment, Rebecca Wade returns to the AV/IT Amplifier for a wide-ranging and joyfully unpredictable conversation that barely touches technology—and that’s exactly the point. What begins as a follow-up to her work with Igloo Vision turns into a full character study as Rebecca opens up about introversion, extroversion, road-tripping across America with only the Twilight soundtrack, and the emotional weight of being British in the U.S. the week the Queen died.

Ryan and Rebecca riff through a kaleidoscope of absurd hypotheticals, tall-girl tales, celebrity sightings (or lack thereof), and one particularly cursed would you rather involving finger-length legs. If episode one was about immersive tech, this one is about immersive personalities—especially Rebecca’s. It’s the kind of episode that feels more like eavesdropping on best friends at a pub than a formal interview, and it’s all the better for it.

• Introversion vs. extroversion and being a remote worker in L.A.
• Moving to the U.S. on a whim (and a visa)
• The cross-country road trip with nothing but the Twilight soundtrack
• Making a band t-shirt quilt while flanked by bulldogs
• Mourning Queen Elizabeth at a San Diego tech event
• Celebrity gossip and TSA run-ins with Tom Felton
• Ordering fast food with a “fake” British accent
• The rise and fall of a flawless American impression
• Pen pals, stamps, and analog joy
• Would-you-rather questions that haunt your dreams

Connect with Rebecca
[e-mail]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-wade-979094154/

Connect with Ryan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanagray/
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Voiceovers by Chris Dechter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdechter/

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