One Guest

One Guest is WGBH's first Web-only interview series. Hosted by WGBH employees, One Guest features people from all walks of life. The questions and answers are offbeat, interesting, and leave you wanting more. Two new webisodes posted every week.

Meet the hosts

Do you know someone with a story to tell?

Suggest a guest! Guest: Victor Coelho, musicologist

Host: Meg Smallidge
Webisode 34: July 17, 2009

Musicologist Victor Coelho talks about, and demonstrates on his lute, the similarities between Renaissance and Pop music.

Guest: Michael Frank, Museum of Bad Art

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 33: July 10, 2009

Michael Frank is the curator at the Museum of Bad Art in Dedham, Mass. He talks about how the museum got started, how pieces are selected, and what constitutes "bad" art.

Guest: Janie Katz-Christy, alternative transportation

Host: Carrie English
Webisode 32: July 7, 2009

Janie Katz-Christy, director and a co-founder of the Green Streets Initiative, speaks about what inspired her to start the campaign for alternative transportation.

Guest: Neil Cohn, comics scholar

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 31: July 6, 2009

Neil Cohn talks about what he's learned by studying comic books and why comics aren't just for kids.

Guest: Cynthia Gold, "tea sommelier"

Host: Alex Hadshi
Webisodes 29 & 30: June 23, 2009

"Tea sommelier" Cynthia Gold talks about the many unexpected ways in which tea can be used, from food to cocktails.

Part 1: Tea's versatility
Part 2: Tips for tea and food pairings Guest: Naveed Nour, photographer

Host: Carrie English
Webisode 28: June 16, 2009

Naveed Nour's photography collection Momento reveals what he discovered by taking photos of the same places around the world over time.

Guest: Charles Heightchew, costume designer

Host: Josh Poole
Webisode 27: June 12, 2009

Boston Ballet costume designer Charles Heightchew talks about how he got into the business, where he gets his inspiration, and his advice for aspiring costume designers.

Guest: Terrence Masson, VFX expert

Host: Vanessa Wiegel
Webisode 26: June 9, 2009

This visual effects expert talks about what it was like to work on Star Wars and how he analyzes images on the History Channel's UFO Hunters.

Guest: José Gouveia, biker poet

Host: Megan Smallidge
Webisode 25: June 5, 2009

José Gouveia discusses how he became passionate about poetry and why riding Harleys and writing poetry are more similar than you think.

Guest: Al Sacco, astronaut

Host: Carrie English
Webisode 24: June 2, 2009

Al Sacco talks about how he became an astronaut, the challenges of working in space, and what it's like to see Earth from the cosmos.

Guest: Karen Corday, Mortified

Host: Josh Poole
Webisode 23: May 29, 2009

Karen Corday, writer and producer of the stage show Mortified, talks about what makes people want to go on stage and read their diaries to an audience of total strangers.

Guest: Samuel Kounaves, Mars soil

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 22: May 26, 2009

Meet Sam Kounaves, a Tufts professor and chemist who knows from personal experience whether life could exist on Mars.

Guest: Angela Peri, Boston Casting

Host: Kim Perez-Gern
Webisode 21: May 22, 2009

Angela Peri, owner of Boston Casting, talks about what it's like running New England's largest casting agency. She also has tips for how to break into the film industry.

Guest: Tom Kunz, bat expert

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 20: May 19, 2009

Bat expert and Boston University professor of biology Tom Kunz talks about his research trips around the globe, his encounter with the world's largest bat, and why after 45 years of studying these winged mammals he still wants to learn more.

Guest: Sara Ross, bakery entrepreneur

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 19: May 15, 2009

Meet entrepreneur Sara Ross on location at her cupcake bakery in Somerville, Mass., where she reveals why she's crazy about cupcakes.

Guest: Nancy Mangion, beekeeper

Host: Josh Poole
Webisode 18: May 12, 2009

Nancy Mangion of the Beekeeper's Warehouse talks about why she loves bees, how bees work together, and why everyone should have a beehive.

Guest: Peter O'Malley, telegram singer

Host: Kim Perez-Gern
Webisode 17: May 8, 2009

Peter O'Malley, from American Singing Telegrams, talks about his career — from his beginnings as a singing bumblebee to the most memorable telegram he ever delivered.

Guest: Jeff Lieberman, artist

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 16: May 6, 2009

Jeff Lieberman, host of the Discovery Channel's Time Warp, talks about the balance of art and science in his life and the unexpected ways in which these two disciplines unite.

Guest: Joe Tecce, expert on lying

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 15: May 1, 2009

Joe Tecce, an associate professor of psychology at Boston College, is an expert on lying. Learn some of the signs that indicate someone isn't telling the truth.

Guest: Ed Kamuda, founder, Titanic Historical Society

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisodes 13 & 14: April 14, 2009

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. Ed Kamuda, founder of the Titanic Historical Society, in Indian Orchard, Mass., talks about his lifelong passion for the doomed vessel.

Part 1: Forming the Titanic Historical Society
Part 2: Taking part in Titanic, the movie Guest: Henry Jenkins, MIT professor

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisodes: 6, 10, and 12

A three-part webisode with Henry Jenkins, director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Part 1: Video games as art
Part 2: Participatory media
Part 3: Citizen journalism
Guest: Juan Chavez, violinist

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 11: Jan. 9, 2009

With the help of Aaron Kim on cello, Juan Chavez demonstrates that strings can do the cha-cha.

Guest: Jonathan Devor, geocacher

Host: Carrie English
Webisode 9: Dec. 26, 2008

Jonathan Devor explains what geocaching is and why it's so popular.

Guest: Manami Morita, musician

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 8: Dec. 19, 2008

Listen to jazz pianist Manami Morita's rendition of a happy homecoming.

Guest: Dominic Chavez, photojournalist

Host: Gita Pullapilly
Webisode 7: Dec. 12, 2008

Dominic Chavez talks about the danger and emotion that go with his line of work.

Guest: Rishi Reddi, author

Host: Carrie English
Webisode 5: Nov. 28, 2008

Author Rishi Reddi talks about growing up bicultural in the US.

Guest: Leah Kramer, crafter

Host: Kim Perez-Gern
Webisode 4: Nov. 21, 2008

Leah Kramer explains how you can be crafty on the cheap.

Guest: John Govoni, treasure hunter

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 3: Nov. 14, 2008

A local hobbyist shows off the treasures he has found over the years.

Guest: Liz Carlisle, country singer

Host: Josh Poole
Webisode 2: Nov. 7, 2008

Meet this country music talent and Harvard alumna who found fame in Japan.

Guest: David Gracer, entomophagist

Host: Edgar B. Herwick III
Webisode 1: Oct. 31, 2008

Why does this man want you to eat bugs?