Today's Guest: Marty Beckerman, author, Dumbocracy, Generation S.L.U.T. Loony left, rabid right—author Marty Beckerman thinks there are idiots on both sides. And who’s to say he’s wrong? Beckerman wrote the new book, Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots. It’s a wild ride through modern politics as viewed... Continue Reading →
I’m Remembering Yankee Stadium with historian Harvey Frommer! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Harvey Frommer, author, Remembering Yankee Stadium There are two memories of Yankee Stadium that I hold dear. The first dates back to 1967. I was six years old and my grandfather took me to the House That Ruth Built for the first time to see my idol, Mickey Mantle. There are two... Continue Reading →
Fall TV with SP Times’ Eric Deggans and KC Star’s Aaron Barnhart! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Eric Deggans, TV critic, St. Petersburg Times, Aaron Barnhart, TV critic, Kansas City Star Back in the early days following Al Gore’s invention of the Internet, there were a few hardy souls delivering content via something called “Netscape.” One of those people, back in 1994, was me – Mr. Media. I started doing... Continue Reading →
Ed Droste: The rise of the Original Hooters, um, wings! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ed Droste, co-founders, Hooters Restaurants The first contact I ever had with Ed Droste was when I spotted the wreck of a boat on the north side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Clearwater, Florida. I had seen the wreck before, but this time, someone had painted “Hooters” on the hull in... Continue Reading →
Donnie Brasco had Unfinished Business says FBI’s Joe Pistone! PODCAST INTERVIEW
My favorite book in the 1970s was Serpico by Peter Maas, the story of a New York City cop who seemingly single-handedly fought the force of corruption in the city’s police department. I read all the books of that genre in that era, from Supercops to The Valachi Papers and The French Connection. One... Continue Reading →
America At Home? Smile for photographer Rick Smolan, please! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rick Smolan, photographer, America At Home: A Close-Up Look at How We Live I love great photographs. Over my desk, I have a black and white Florida Everglades print by Clyde Butcher that never gets old. When my eyes start glazing over from the computer, I like to switch my gaze to... Continue Reading →
Dennis Kucinich on The Courage to Survive! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, author, The Courage to Survive Dennis Kucinich is a brave man. Whatever else you may think of the five-term Congressman from Ohio’s 10th district, only a fool would deny his courage in running for Cleveland City Council before he was 21, running and being elected mayor of that... Continue Reading →
Bill Mauldin biographer explores Willie and Joe war years! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Todd DePastino, biographer, Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front, Willie & Joe: The WWII Years If you were a dog soldier in World War II, there were probably days when the only thing you had to look forward to was the latest issue of Stars & Stripes and the single-panel cartoons of Bill... Continue Reading →
Alec Foege on The Rise of Clear Channel (and death of dissent)! PODCAST INTERVIEW
It is so easy to hate terrestrial radio these days. No matter how many stations you scan, AM or FM, it’s difficult to find one on which you can land without moments later wanting to take a sledgehammer to the radio. The politics are angry and irrational -- left and right. The music hasn’t... Continue Reading →
It was all Farley when The Chris Farley Show was in town! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Tom Farley, brother of SNL comedian Chris Foley, author, The Chris Farley Show Losing a family member at the tender age of 33 is incredibly tough. It’s even more complicated when that young person lived his existence in a bigger-than-life way, like Chris Farley – and his trials and tribulations are witnessed... Continue Reading →