(Originally published on September 6, 1985.) More than a decade after Richard Nixon left office, one of the former president's associates is still providing material for political satirist Mark Russell. "Howard Hunt gave an interview in our 'other paper' here, the Washington Times. I always hire a little kid to go down to the... 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 →
Rick Meyerowitz: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead and booked! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Sometimes I think I grew up in some alternate reality. There was no Internet when I was in my teens—we barely had FM radio and UHF television reception in Central Jersey and cable TV was unheard of—but somehow I managed to find plenty of inappropriate media influences. I read comic books by the pile, which... Continue Reading →
Ted Turner’s favorite TV host, Bill Tush, takes a swing! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Tush, long-time WTBS Superstation TV personality You kids today think you’ve got it made, what with hundreds of cable TV channels, each one focused on a narrow genre like death and destruction, Herpes, and funny things you can do with string. But back when I was in college there were only... Continue Reading →