Peter Carlson could have taken all the research he did on Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev’s two-week barnstorming tour of the United States in 1959 and converted it into a Cold War-era fable such as Dr. Strangelove or The Mouse That Roared. He could have done that, but truth is stranger than fiction and the... Continue Reading →
Neil Budde says DailyMe.com is not all about Me, Me, Me! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I’m not one of those crybabies who thinks newspapers are dying. I do, however, think that the news itself is migrating to new distribution systems and that, in the future, the word “paper” will be less and less connecting with the word “news.”Okay, maybe I do think newspapers are dying. But I believe well-managed,... Continue Reading →
Novelist Kamran Pasha tells of the Mother of the Believers! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Kamran Pasha, novelist, Mother of the Believers. Kamran Pasha is a brave man. He knows that Sherry Jones’ book, The Jewel of Medina—about the birth of Islam—lost its initial publisher in 2008 because of the ruckus it stirred up. He knows that filmmaker Moustapha Akkad—who created the 1977 movie The Messenger, about... Continue Reading →
The Singing Revolution and the fall of an empire! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Jim Tusty, Maureen Tusty, documentary filmmakers, The Singing Revolution Estonia is not a country that most Americans could find on a map, let alone understand the modern history of its people. But in the history of freedom from tyranny, Estonians are one of the proudest, most accomplished people in the world. This... Continue Reading →
TV’s Good Enough Mother Rene Syler hosts Obama Inaugural! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rene Syler, host, BET's coverage of Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential Inauguration, author, Good Enough Mother If your name is Rene Syler, this is probably a pretty good week. In the midst of preparing to co-host BET’s live coverage of the Jan. 20th inauguration of Barack Obama, it was announced that Syler—a former co-host... Continue Reading →
Barack Inc.: What Obama winning in 2008 campaign taught us! PODCAST INTERVIEW
What was Barack Obama’s most pressing personal issue upon becoming President of the United States? After finding a good school for his daughters, he was apparently quite concerned with keeping his Blackberry. The new leader of the free world insisted upon staying connected with the digital masses—and a few close friends—who got him elected.... Continue Reading →
Dumbocracy author Marty Beckerman has opinions! PODCAST INTERVIEW
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 →
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear and other political horror! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Brian Michael Jenkins, author, Will Terrorists Go Nuclear? Let me say this as clearly as possible: If you don’t buy Brian Michael Jenkins’ new book, Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?? then the terrorists win. And that may be the last moment of levity in this episode of Mr. Media. Brian Michael Jenkins is... Continue Reading →
Sarah Palin parody film still funny. Thanks Jeremy Redleaf! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jeremy Redleaf, filmmaker, Sarah Palin parody, Juneau Apparently there is a big national election campaign underway in the United States featuring an old man, a black man, a bald man and a woman who shoots moose. Who knew? Anyway, amidst all the noise for John McCain and Sarah Palin, Barack Obama... Continue Reading →
Cartoonist Clay Bennett draws audio pictures for Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Of the nine books I’ve written, it just occurred to me that the first and last have Pulitzer Prize connections—not for my work, unfortunately, but still… The last was Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, a biography of the American master artist and writer, which featured an introduction by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon.... Continue Reading →