Ideas Roadshow: Conversation with Fred Gitelman

Fred and Howard

Ideas Roadshow is a new multimedia venture that produces long-format conversations in video format and accompanying eBooks (and audio files) on a wide range of fascinating topics with some of the most celebrated scientists, researchers, authors and sports figures. In their library you can view the 40 conversations that they have produced so far. Another 35-40 will be released in January 2015.

Fred Gitelman

Ideas Roadshow recently produced an in-depth conversation with Bridge Base Online's President Fred Gitelman. The video of the conversation with Fred is one hour long and is provided with closed captions in English. The eBook contains an introductory essay written by host Howard Burton, the full transcript (the actual conversation was longer than one hour), a short bio and some additional links and references. There is also an audio file which can be downloaded just like the eBook.


Special Offer for BBO Members

To introduce BBO members to Ideas Roadshow, they have decided to offer a special promotion whereby BBO members can watch Fred's interview for free and in addition there is a lucky draw contest for BBO members who take advantage of their 50% discount offer for a one-year subscription (normal price $99). There will be 50 lucky draw prizes available consisting of the book "Master Class: Bridge Lessons from the Bridge Table" written and signed by Fred Gitelman himself! Please continue reading for instructions below.


Why would Ideas Roadshow interview a bridge player?

IR's host and CEO, Howard Burton (former Executive Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics) told us that he has decided to do a series on mental athletes such as Fred and he feels very strongly that bridge players in general are exactly the sort of people who would be interested in the kind of substantive yet engagingly informal product he is producing.

Below is a testimonial that Fred wrote about the experience:

"As someone who has greatly enjoyed watching the interviews of many brilliant and fascinating people who have been featured on Ideas Roadshow, it was a true honor to learn that they were interested in my story. Howard Burton not only has an extraordinary mind, he is also great with people and has a wonderful sense of humor. I have done a lot of interviews over the years, but until I sat down with Howard, I had no idea that such things could be so much fun.''


How do I get to watch the video for free and how can I win Fred's signed book?

To get free access to Fred's conversation you need to do the following:
Sign up here: enter your name, email address and a password and then click on "sign up" at the bottom. Visit Fred's issue page called "In the Cards" in the library (here) and you will be able to view the video for free and/or download the eBook and audio file.

To take advantage of the promotion of 50% off a one-year subscription (normal price $99) and automatically enter the lucky draw contest you need to contact Irena Burton at irena@ideasroadshow.com before December 1, 2014. You will need to provide her with your BBO username. Irena will then set you up with a code to get 50% off a one-year subscription and enter your name automatically into the lucky draw.

Please note that you are allowed to sign up friends and family members for an additional discounted subscription as well to increase your chances of winning a copy of Fred's signed book. Perhaps a good idea for an original and thoughtful Xmas present?