Who better to have as my first female guest on The R.J. Moeller Show podcast than Ricochet's own, Diane Ellis

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Topics covered in the interview include: Russian literature in the 20th century, Peter Robinson's task-master leadership style (or how he's the nicest man alive), Obamacare's skin-deep promises already giving way to reality, and Mexican cuisine.

We thoroughly enjoyed having Diane on the show and look forward to talking with her again! 

You can stream the conversation live here, or download it straight to your iTunes!

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Diane Ellis, Ed.

Thanks for inviting me for an interview, R.J! I'm honored to be the first female interviewee on your show!

A note about my rambling on The Master and Margarita, which seem a little incoherent as I listen to that part of the interview.  From Wikipedia:

A memorable and much-quoted line in The Master and Margarita is: "manuscripts don't burn" (Russian: рукописи не горят). The Master is a writer who is plagued by both his own mental problems and the oppression of Stalin's regime in the Moscow of the 1930s. He burns his treasured manuscript in an effort to hide it from the Soviet authorities and cleanse his own mind from the troubles the work has brought him. Woland later gives the manuscript back to him saying, "Didn't you know that manuscripts don't burn?" There is an autobiographical element reflected in the Master's character here, as Bulgakov in fact burned an early copy of 'The Master and Margarita' for much the same reasons.

flownover
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RJ

Question

between stitcher, where i listen to rico,batchelor, nro, etc. and the podbean which appears to be a place to get Gaffney, i am getting further and further down a dark path.

so ...I have to go get this from iTunes ? 

as for the venue, it's whatever i can field on the iphone during my morning constitutionals

need help, or i dont get hear the only smart woman in SF that is conservative. 

Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter

I'll have You know that I listened to this podcast before Professor Limbaugh's because of Miss Ellis.

I can see it now:

Daddy: So, what will You be studying?

Miss Ellis: "Russian Language Literature."

Daddy: [thinking] Goodness gracious... What in the world will She do with that?!

Edited on Sep 13, 2011 at 6:38pm
Diane Ellis, Ed.

Jimmy Carter: I'll have You know that I listened to this podcast before Professor Limbaugh's because of Miss Ellis.

I can see it now:

Daddy: So, what will You be studying?

Miss Ellis: "Russian Language Literature."

Daddy: [thinking] Goodness gracious... What in the world will She do with that?! · Sep 13 at 6:38pm

Edited on Sep 13 at 06:38 pm

That's pretty much exactly how the conversation went. 

#2 sibling is a chemist, so at least the parents will have some security in their old age.

R.J. Moeller
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R.J. Moeller

Jimmy Carter: I'll have You know that I listened to this podcast before Professor Limbaugh's because of Miss Ellis.

I can see it now:

Daddy: So, what will You be studying?

Miss Ellis: "Russian Language Literature."

Daddy: [thinking] Goodness gracious... What in the world will She do with that?! · Sep 13 at 6:38pm

Edited on Sep 13 at 06:38 pm

I pray I have a daughter who wants to study Russian! Chemistry is for the birds. :)

R.J. Moeller
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R.J. Moeller

flownover: RJ

Question

between stitcher, where i listen to rico,batchelor, nro, etc. and the podbean which appears to be a place to get Gaffney, i am getting further and further down a dark path.

so ...I have to go get this from iTunes ? 

as for the venue, it's whatever i can field on the iphone during my morning constitutionals

need help, or i dont get hear the only smart woman in SF that is conservative.  · Sep 13 at 5:33pm

The easiest way to get our show really is through iTunes.  I'm technologically impaired for the most part.  We're re-launching the website at AEI this podcast can be found on as well.  Shoot me an email if you have any further questions (rj@rjmoeller.com).  Thanks!

Steven Drexler
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Steven Drexler

iTunes is an evil, anti-conservative conspiracy of Marin County socialists and the Trial Lawyers Association. That is all.


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