Regular readers will know that I make my living as a performing artist, swallowing swords and reading minds all across the country.

image copyright 2007, Amanda Bohart

As advertised on this blog just last week, I recently appeared on a number of radio programs to promote a show that was sponsored by Clear Channel Communications and Immix Wireless. We managed to record one of those interviews, which happens to contain a short performance of a piece that I created, present regularly and which has been causing waves amongst certain performing circles.

I’m pleased to be able to share that performance with you here – which also happens to be the first radio recording of the piece to-date. A few words of explanation before you listen, however.

Just a reminder that I will be appearing at the Pickelner Arena in Williamsport, PA this Sunday, April 22nd for two free shows courtesy of our sponsors Clear Channel Communications and Immix Wireless.

Tune into KISS 102.7FM, BILL (95.5 and 95.3 FM) or VARIETY 97.7FM for the details. You can also hear me on the morning radio shows found on those stations this Friday, April 20th.

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Regular readers will know that I make my living as a professional sword swallower on theater stages across the country. As I have only around fifty active, living colleagues in my esoteric profession, general press mentions of my art are small in comparison to, well, just about every other form of performance art.

Though I tend to get a lot of press myself (for example), any mention of sword swallowing in the news is exciting to me, so when one of my favorite NPR shows made mention of sword swallowers I felt a surge of adrenaline rush to my fingertips.

Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Is the weekly comic news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal, judged by that ever-present NPR voice Carl Kasell and paneled by a somewhat-rotating group of writers, authors, humorists and assorted media personalities. Each show features a segment entitled Not My Job wherein a celebrity guest – this week, former SNL cast member Julia Sweeney – is invited on to answer a series of three questions designed to be as unrelated to their actual job as is possible.