For the past two and a half years, my daughter Fiona and I have done an Internet based radio show using BlogTalkRadio. She was about six and a half years old when we started and now we have over a hundred recordings of the two of us talking together on Sunday evenings.

Our typical shows have been about what she has done over the past week. Visits to Papa’s house, trips to orchards or to pick pumpkins, playing with puppies; the stuff of childhood. Yet on various occasions Fiona has interviewed special guests. Last November, Fiona interviewed Connecticut Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Malloy. She was born in Stamford when Dan was mayor there and they had a good chat. I wrote about the interview back then in a blog post, Fiona Interviews CT Gubernatorial Hopeful Dan Malloy on Internet Radio Show. It provides a summary of the discussion and some context on other people she has interviewed.

She has also interviewed State Representatives and candidates for that office. This April, Fiona interviewed Connecticut Secretary of State Candidate Denise Merrill. Both Denise and Dan are on the ballot this November.

At a discussion between bloggers and State Comptroller Candidate Kevin Lembo, I asked Kevin if he would be interested in being on Fiona’s show. With just a few weeks left before election day, I wasn’t sure we would be able to get him on as a candidate and was prepared to have him as a guest sometime after the election. However, the campaign has managed to make time for him to call this evening.

As I’ve explained to candidates, if they can explain what the job is and why they think they would be good at it to a nine year old interviewer, they are probably more than sufficiently prepared to speak with other members of the press and public that might be having difficulties grasping what the campaign is all about.

So, I hope that you consider tuning in this evening at 6:30 PM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time to here Fiona interview Kevin Lembo.

At the end of the introduction of the show each week, I say, “I encourage all parents to find time to talk with their kids, perhaps even recording the discussions or, as we do, sharing them on BlogTalkRadio.” I was glad to hear people from PodcampCT talking about doing that very thing, so I also hope that over the coming weeks, I can highlight shows similar to Fiona’s and encourage you to listen to them as well.