Patty McMahon is a Philadelphia-based radio producer turned independent podcaster. who spent years producing and editing episodes of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She was in the Fresh Air studio in 2002 for an interview with Gene Simmons that's become legendary in podcasting and radio circles.

This is the behind-the-scenes story of that interview with additional thoughts from Patty about getting good interviews and working with publicists.

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• Fresh Air