March 9, 1998 Magician Jamy Ian Swiss Interviewed by John Bowe	"I do not do unnatural acts with women in skimpy outfits."
	March 2, 1998 Hat Salesperson Ravi Pearlman Interviewed by Bruce Henderson	"There are a lot of nasty people who come in here. We've had customers return a hat after owning it for two months--that's just sick."
	February 23, 1998 Political Cartoonist Ted Rall Interviewed by John Bowe	"It's a dying art."
	February 16, 1998 Transvestite Prostitute Tracy Interviewed by John Bowe	"It's not as glamorous and easy as people may think it is."
	February 9, 1998 Adult Webmistress Empress Maggie Interviewed by Paul Vee	"Our genitals are about as sacred to us as our typing fingers."
	February 2, 1998 Stripper Sara Maxwell Interviewed by Allison Housley	"The longer you strip, the harder it is to retain a positive view of men."
	January 26, 1998 Dominatrix Severa Interviewed by John Bowe	"You have to learn how to torture nipples, how to tie knots. You have to become educated in all facets."
	January 19, 1998 Union Organizer Naomi Zauderer Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"I know I'm an ideologue, but I consider myself a thoughtful ideologue."
	January 12, 1998 Nurse Beverly Arlene Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"Are there any spills on the floor? Are all the wheelchairs put away? Are any of the exits blocked? Is the pantry cleaned?"
	January 5, 1998 Private Investigator Peter Hoffman Interviewed by Alissa Lara Quart	"Women cry, men scream."
	December 29, 1997 Farm Hand Charlene Mathis Interviewed by Allison Housley	"I might not be the smartest person you ever met, but I can pull out a goddamn weed."
	December 22, 1997 Waiter Richard Phillips Interviewed by Bruce Henderson	"We work for gratuity, for favors, and so we get treated like shit."
	December 15, 1997 Bartender Lucy Vasolsky Interviewed by David Shapiro	"I hear a lot of confessions."
	December 8, 1997 Waitress Jessica Seaver Interviewed by John Bowe	"I don't want to deal with stuffy, snobby people."
	December 1, 1997 Wild Animal Keeper Kristen Ampela Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"You have to watch the birds closely."
	November 24, 1997 Title Closer Gary Pollard Interviewed by John Bowe	"I'm a part of a transaction. I'm not the most important part. But I am a part."
	November 17, 1997 Live Sound Engineer Mitchell Green Interviewed by Bruce Henderson	"It's nice when you get someone like Tony Bennett walking up to you after a show and saying, 'Thanks a lot, it sounded great."
	November 10, 1997 Songwriter Rollo Keevins Interviewed by John Bowe	"Once I'm finished writing a song, my job is done and my only input is: please perform it often and loudly and sell many, many copies."
	November 3, 1997 Furniture Maker Michael Puryear Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"I have a sort of complicated relationship with wood."
	October 27, 1997 Trend Forecaster Robert di Mauro Interviewed by Alissa Lara Quart	"Being upbeat is very important."
	October 20, 1997 Personal Ad Salesman Robert Sykes Interviewed by Bruce Henderson	"I get like fifty phone calls every day from freaks and losers."
	October 13, 1997 Novelist Lawrence Block Interviewed by Paul Vee	"I don't work or play well with others."
	October 6, 1997 Advocate for Rappers Wendy Day Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"Rap artists can do no wrong."
	September 29, 1997 Casting Director Lisa Pirriolli Interviewed by Bruce Henderson	"I think that a lot of people who are angry and bitter go into casting. Or maybe they become angry and bitter from casting."
	September 22, 1997 Violin Restorer Ziya Devletsah Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"The violin is much more human than many of us think."
	September 15, 1997 Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Jamie Wolfe Interviewed by John Bowe	"I have never, and I mean this, never met an honest man."
	September 8, 1997 Missile Flight Safety Test Manager Ken Newtson Interviewed by Paul Vee	"I wouldn't necessarily call them nightmares--but I have very stressful dreams."
	September 1, 1997 Range Rider Les Gilliland Interviewed by Paul Vee	"We are keeping the cows off the missile range."
	August 25, 1997 Coffee Shop Manager Sonia Barreto Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"There are about twenty-five different tasks I do in a typical day."
	August 18, 1997 Bike Shop Owner Frank Arroyo Interviewed by David Shapiro	"People like gadgets--it's a way of life today."
	August 11, 1997 Singer Janet Burgan Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"Very few people actually get paid to do music."
	August 4, 1997 Pornography Writer Jane Allen Interviewed by John Bowe	"Inter-species sex is frowned upon."
	July 28, 1997 Highway Patrolman Don X Interviewed by John Bowe	"There's almost always some reason to stop somebody."
	July 21, 1997 Bookstore Owner Monica Jones Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"My mother always told me that if I went into any of my friends' houses and they did not have a bookshelf then I needed to leave because they were dumb."
	July 14, 1997 Squash Instructor Josh Easdon Interviewed by Alissa Lara Quart	"I'm a prostitute, a therapist and a squash pro, in that order."
	July 7, 1997 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Therapist Johnathan Brown Interviewed by John Bowe	"I allow myself to be somewhat brain-damaged as a form of empathy."
	June 30, 1997 Shoemaker David Zuva Interviewed by John Bowe	"Leather for feet is better."
	June 23, 1997 Heavy Metal Roadie Thomas Bright Interviewed by Paul Vee	"I did it because I loved it. And, in addition, I got special perks and privileges, such as lots of drugs."
	June 16, 1997 Shaman Juan Carlos Ibarra Interviewed by John Bowe	"What I believe is that disease and pain will teach you a lot of things, and you have to know when to cure pain and when not to get into that."
	June 9, 1997 Tofu Manufacturer David Eng Interviewed by David Shapiro	"It's not my favorite food."
	June 2, 1997 Ambulance Driver Jeff Tolson Interviewed by John Bowe	"There were all kinds of strange calls with all kinds of bleeding."
	May 26, 1997 Model Lauren Wacht Interviewed by Paul Vee	"I will never eat lemon yogurt again as long as I live."
	May 19, 1997 Workfare Street Cleaner Sandra White Interviewed by Norman Kelley	"They want you drenching wet."
	May 12, 1997 Medical Textbook Writer Laura Brasseur Interviewed by John Bowe	"I specialize in traumatic injuries, things where your skin is ripped open and your bones are smashed into a zillion pieces."
	May 5, 1997 Art Mover Eric Beull Interviewed by Sarah Jude	"There are just too many people making art."
	April 28, 1997 Advertising Executive Josh Williams Interviewed by John Bowe	"Everybody thinks the American public is dumb."
	April 21, 1997 Camera Salesman Bob Braine Interviewed by John Bowe	"I've heard all sorts of shticks. As many ways as somebody could tell a lie is the way a lot of these things are sold."
	April 14, 1997 UPS Driver William Rosario Interviewed by Paul Vee	"Zippy Printers are the worst fucking account in the world. They're shit. They gave me a bottle of Asti Spumante for Christmas."
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