Today's Guest: Lawrence O'Donnell, host, "The Last Word," MSNBC Mr. Media is recorded live before a coven of telegenic, pro-masturbation teen witches… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Soft-spoken political analyst and frequent MSNBC fill-in host Lawrence O’Donnell launched his own show on the Micro-Peacock at 10 p.m.... Continue Reading →
Rush Limbaugh biographer Zev Chafets talks to Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live in the hometown of U.S. Senate candidate and Republican pariah Gov. Charlie Crist… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Like you, I have my own personal political beliefs. Mine are fairly middle of the road, not hard left, not hard right. I believe... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Alter delivers The Promise; does President Obama? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jonathan Alter, The Promise: President Obama, Year One Here’s the opening of a conversation that would get me divorced: “Honey, I’m going to spend the next 17 months researching and reporting about President Obama’s first year in office. Oh, and I’m going to keep my full-time job at the magazine and keep... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank big fish Daymond John returns to brand Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
You know you’re in for a fun read when the author opens his book by quoting both Nolan Bushnell—the creator of the “Pong” videogame and “Chuck E. Cheese” Pizza restaurants—and Jay-Z. And Daymond John does not disappoint after that. DAYMOND JOHN podcast excerpt: "I think that the Tiger Woods brand was built on one... Continue Reading →
Roger Lowenstein takes Mr. Media to ‘The End of Wall Street’
Today's Guest: Roger Lowenstein, author, The End of Wall Street, America's Bank The sky is falling! The sky is falling! What’s that? The sky has already fallen? Damn, I hate being late to the party. Apparently, it’s old news that the world financial system was on the edge of collapse over the course of recent... Continue Reading →
Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Cynthia Tucker frames health care! PODCAST INTERVIEW
No matter on what side of the political fence you sit, today is a day you’ll no doubt long remember: it’s the day a federal health care policy—some would say “system”—emerged after long debate. One day it will likely be remembered as a key accomplishment of President Barack Obama. By sheer luck of timing,... Continue Reading →
Did the Roof Cave In on CNBC’s David Faber? PODCAST INTERVIEW
CNBC anchor and reporter David Faber is my guest today. He’s the author of a new book, And Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street's Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its Knees. I’m very excited for David and his new book, but first we have some old business to cover. He won’t... 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 →
African-American editorial cartoonists go ’round the table! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Tim Jackson, David G. Brown, Ron Rogers, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Dr. Yaounde Olu, editorial cartoonists These are days when the rules are being rewritten by the hour, a time when the old ways seem quaint and antiquated, a period in history when perhaps we can no longer rely upon history to guide the future.... Continue Reading →
And representing Sayreville, NJ, Psych actor Dulé Hill! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Dule Hill, actor, "Psych," "The West Wing" Dule Hill has led a pretty charmed career as an actor. Today he co-stars in the wonderfully wacky dramedy, “Psych,” now in its third year on USA Network. But before that, he spent seven seasons as Charlie Young, assistant to the President of the United... Continue Reading →