I think Aaron Wall (since you extended an invitation to him) would be an intriguing guest. I saw him publicly decline your invitation on Twitter, but if you pull his leg, he might be willing to call into the show. He definitely doesn't seem interested in making the drive from San Diego, but maybe he'll talk for 10-15 minutes.
Have the two of you ever had a public face to face or phone conversation? If you haven't, it's a long time coming and the time is now. You promised him that he could be on the show, so if he says yes, you can't in your right mind turn him away.
Avi Bryant from dabbleDB & trendly - those guys are amazing innovators.
With trendly they can talk about using statistics to measure your actual growth.
Neil Young of Ngmoco. Was one of the first to see the disruptive potential of the iPhone/iPod Touch as a gaming platform and its potential to change the default model.
My colleagues at GOGII (sold JAMDAT to EA). We're on fire!
They have a pretty cool story to tell with their LinkedIn fund raising.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.