I think one of the things that most impresses me about Robert Krulwich is the evident delight he brings to his work. There is a "gosh, that's so interesting" quality to almost everything he does. I'm convinced that to be successful in communicating, you have to have that quality in what you do. You have to make people want to share the journey through a story with you. In a way, the topic doesn't matter, as long as the person talking about it is interesting.

It reminds a bit of how I chose courses in college. I went for the most interesting teachers, no matter what subject they were teaching. That's how I wound up in courses on Swedish History, Gothic Art and Architecture, and Irish Playwrights of the Early 20th Century.

--Joe Palca

4:32 - October 3, 2008

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