Eric Arnold: podcast appearances and interviews

Eric Arnold is a field engineer affiliated with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute at Western Illinois University. His professional background includes work in journalism and publishing, with experience as a news editor for Wine Spectator and as a wine and spirits writer and lifestyle editor for Forbes.com. In 2010, he became the Editorial Director for Bottlenotes, an online wine community enterprise. Arnold has also explored careers outside of journalism, having worked as a stand-up comedian. He authored the book First Big Crush, published in September 2007, which details a year immersed in the wine culture of New Zealand. His work gained attention, with a team of New Zealand filmmakers announcing plans to adapt the book into a feature film in September 2009.