Andrew Sullivan and his blog, The Dish, have been a huge influence on me throughout my time as a blogger (closing in on ten years, unbelievably). Big Think have an extensive video interview (and transcript of it) with him, during which he muses on blogging, politics, homosexuality and religion. Well worth 40 minutes of you time.

Here’s an extract from it:
[[Spotted via Om Malik, whom I also admire greatly]](http://gigaom.com/2011/08/06/andrew-sullivan-on-the-art-of-blogging-video/)
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