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Making A Career Of Surprising People

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Perigee Press

  It can be really fun to surprise people and be surprised in turn.  But can you make a career out of it?  

Already done: Tania Luna calls herself a "surprisologist," and she runs a business arranging novel experiences for individuals and groups.  

She and LeeAnn Renninger wrote a book called Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected.  

Tania joins us with the details of her fascinating approach to surprises.

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.