Fantastic approach. Love the simple, easy-to-read layout.
Idea: Maybe you could make certain interviews "open" where you invite your users/readers to submit their own follow-up questions during the next few days after it posted to the site. These follow up questions will spur discussion, your interviewee might agree to answer these questions after the deadline, and you'll create a "stickier" site that readers can enjoy until your next interview posts. ;) Great work.
If I understand your suggestion correctly, then it's already done. It says [name] is also answering your questions in comments and all interviewees so far agreed to answer the audience questions in comments. So go ahead and ask them.
Sorry, I noticed this when reading more thoroughly through the site. (I get over-excited with suggestions sometimes.) Looks beautiful, still! Thanks again.
EDIT: A few suggestions while finishing your most recent interview (Space Shuttle Engineer).
- The video puts you pretty far from the camera and makes it feel very distant. You might "engage" your audience more if you filled more of the frame by being physically closer to the camera or zooming in. I suggest having your head fill the top 3/4ths to 2/3rds of the frame instead of dead-center as Douglas sat.
- You cover your mouth a few times while listening to the response. Try to avoid this, you seem anxious.
- Smile. A LOT! It makes you charismatic and puts your viewers and interviewees at ease.
Covering the mouth looks weird indeed. I wasn't anxious, but it definitely made me look so. Oh, well, I'm new in that television business. Learning. Thanks for the tips.
Idea: Maybe you could make certain interviews "open" where you invite your users/readers to submit their own follow-up questions during the next few days after it posted to the site. These follow up questions will spur discussion, your interviewee might agree to answer these questions after the deadline, and you'll create a "stickier" site that readers can enjoy until your next interview posts. ;) Great work.