Author and broadcaster Jon Ronson is a Cardiff-born journalist whose distinctive reporting style and subjects have entertained readers of his Guardian column, viewers of his documentaries and readers of his five books.

His third book, The Men Who Stare at Goats is a major motion picture staring George Clooney due out later in 2009, while his second book Them: Adventures with Extremists is also reported to have been optioned by a Hollywood studio.

You can view the trailer for The Men Who Stare at Goats here.

The Men Who Stare At Goats is becoming a movie starring George Clooney – how weird do you find that?

I’ve seen the film and I love it – it is very warm and funny – so I feel proud.

You joined twitter in December 2008 – has it become an essential part of your life? Or just another tool for procrastination?

I love my nerdy followers and friends. It’s supportive like the Internet often isn’t. It’s like art, like a Robert Altman collage movie.

Psychic Armies, Extremists, the Alpha Course – who is next? Have you tried to investigate Scientology? or twitter culture?

My next book is on its way, but I don’t want to say what it’s about. Jon x

Twitter.com/JonRonson

Andrew Collins is a scriptwriter, journalist and broadcaster, as well as the author of a trilogy of humorous memoirs “Where Did It All Go Right?”, “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” and “That’s Me In The Corner”. These days he has teamed up with comedian Richard Herring for a popular podcast which is branching out again into a live gig.

Andrew Collins – broadcaster, author, podcaster, etc. – which do you find most satisfying?

I find whatever I’m doing at any given time the most satisfying. Sometimes I wish I had specialised over 20 years, but I love the unknown

Herring loses his voice in a bizarre cider-based accident. He wants you to keep podcast going – who is your new “other half”?

It would be like Queen without Freddie Mercury. There would be no podcast with RKH. Although Paul Rodgers apparently has an attic.

Are you looking forward to taking the podcast live? Are you not worried it might change the loft-based dynamics?

We’ve done two live podcasts, both lots of fun. This is our first paying gig, so we fear not giving value for money more than anything else

Twitter.com/CollingsA