Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that includes the marketing and janitorial staffs of world-famous Vandelay Industries … in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Some people collect bobbleheads; writers such as Peter Mehlman collect words and put them in the appropriate characters’ mouths. I... Continue Reading →
Just another True Believer, Spying on Kurt Andersen! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of short-fingered vulgarians, Martha Stewart wannabes, Walter Monheit, the publisher of Vanity Fair, two guys who insist they were not Separated at Birth™, and people who can no longer squint hard enough to read the fine print… in the NEW new media capital of the... Continue Reading →
Author Jill Geisler shares What Great Bosses Know! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of unruly local TV journalists who know it all but only have 30 seconds – and perfect hair and teeth – to explain it to you, the home viewer… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I was a... Continue Reading →
939 Walking petri dish A.J. Jacobs defies death in fit new book! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: A.J. Jacobs, Esquire magazine writer, contributing editor, author, Drop Dead Healthy, The Year of Living Biblically, The Know-It-All Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of middle-aged Al Bundys who hope we spend the entire interview talking about what it’s like to be in the same room with Sofia Vergara…... Continue Reading →
Get Paddle Fit with Pete Williams’ paddleboard exercise tips! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of landlubbers who get woozy just watching those crazy kids paddleboarding out in good ol’ Coffee Pot Bayou… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I live very close to Tampa Bay and every day brings at least two... Continue Reading →
Eagles biographer Ben Fong-Torres takes ’70s rock to the limit! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ben Fong-Torres, author, Eagles: Taking It to the Limit Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of guys from Gainesville, Florida who claim Don Felder owes them ten bucks… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! How is it possible that 40 years have passed since... Continue Reading →
If Guitar Player editor Michael Molenda’s office is rockin’…! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Michael Molenda, editor, Guitar Player magazine. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of folks with more hair than musical talent… in the new new media capitol of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! My son had a guitar — acoustic — for several years but the instrument never really captured his imagination.... Continue Reading →
Jonah Keri squeezes The Extra 2% from Tampa Bay Rays! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of baseball fans who secretly wish Joe Maddon was their team’s manager … in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 3 I was a little nervous about the publication of Jonah Keri’s new book, The Extra 2%:... Continue Reading →
Cracked.com: You Might Be A Zombie! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jack O'Brien, editor, Cracked.com, You Might Be A Zombie Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of obsessed Redbook magazine fact checkers who promise to confirm the veracity of everything my guest says before we’re done here today… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!... Continue Reading →
Robert Knight’s Rock Prophecies: Slash, Hendrix, Stevie Ray! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robert Knight, rock 'n' roll photographer Maybe you don’t already know the name of legendary rock ‘n’ roll photographer Robert Knight. But by the end of this half-hour, you won’t be able to forget him. Knight shot the last photographs of guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan before his fateful plane crash. He took... Continue Reading →