The Chinese woman behind a viral Christopher Nolan interview has tips on how to ask powerful people great questions
A doctoral student's interview with filmmaker Christopher Nolan has gone viral for its deep, philosophical approach. The internet is praising Yiyang Zhuge for her insightful questions, which stood out against standard promotional interviews.
Why it matters
It highlights a shift in digital media where intellectual, non-promotional content can achieve massive reach, challenging traditional entertainment journalism models.
Christopher Nolan's interview with Chinese podcaster Yiyang Zhuge is going viral. Yanshan Zhang/Getty Images for Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan, the famed filmmaker behind "The Odyssey," has given many interviews. But his interview with a Chinese scholar is garnering millions of views for being a breath of fresh air. The internet is praising Yiyang Zhuge for asking Nolan deep, intellectual questions. Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" was released in July, and since then, the famed filmmaker has sat down with the biggest names in the interview sphere. He's chatted with Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, BBC Radio 1, and Entertainment Weekly, among others. But a 17-minute interview with a Chinese scholar who's relatively unknown in the Western media landscape is quickly becoming the most-talked-about. Nolan appeared on a podcast hosted by Yiyang Zhuge, a Boston College doctoral student and Chinese podcaster who interviews Western academics for her audience in China.
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