Michael Feldman Quotes

United States, Radio Personality
March 14, 1949

Michael Feldman is an American radio personality. He is the host of Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, formerly a radio show distributed by Public Radio International and now a podcast. His former announcer, Jim Packard, referred to him as "The Sage of Wisconsin." He has given himself the title of "Producer Internationale," and also refers to Public Radio International on-air as "The International House of Radio."

I was always a fan of Groucho Marx as a kid.

Michael Feldman
- Always
- Kid
- Fan
When I was a kid, I hated being talked to as a kid. I don't know if all kids feel that way, but I seem to remember awful things in the crib, something like people doing baby talk in the crib and sticking their big, fat faces in there and scaring me. So I always talk to kids as if they were a person.

Michael Feldman
- People
- Remember
- Way

It's not just dead men who tell no tales. Live ones don't have much to say for themselves, either.

Michael Feldman
- Dead
- Much
- Tales
The goal for me has always been to learn how to express myself in radio and to have fun doing it and work with whatever contingencies arise.

Michael Feldman
- Learn
- Goal
- Radio
I was the class innuendist.

Michael Feldman
- Class
- Innuendo
I really like Wisconsin. I enjoy it. I enjoy the people. I enjoy the fact that it's not L.A. or New York. And there's some sense of normalcy here - people having children in homes they can somewhat afford to live in.

Michael Feldman
- People
- Children
- New York
I don't feel like a 40-year-old. I feel more like four 10-year-olds, each pulling in a different direction.

Michael Feldman
- Feel
- More
- Direction
I can only approach things indirectly, or I can't approach them at all.

Michael Feldman

I tell people my only successful long-term relationship was with Jim Packard. He was my rock. I didn't realize how codependent I was.

Michael Feldman
- People
- Relationship
- Rock
I don't think anybody should do what they do in hopes of being successful. But I always expect myself to be successful at things. And if I'm not, I feel bad. I don't care for failure. I've failed at a number of things, and it's not my favorite state of mind. So I prefer success.

Michael Feldman
- Mind
- Failure
- Successful