Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr was on my show this afternoon.  Usually, when a comedian comes on — particularly with something to promote — they’ll do a bit or two from their act, or try to be at least a little bit funny.  But Roseanne has always played by her own rules, so she didn’t want to bother. […]

“Lost” Movie

My friend Francene e-mails this item about last week’s episode of “Lost”:  “Remember the film Jack and Locke viewed while down the hatch?  The copyright was for The Hanso Foundation. It has a website.” Nice to see the producers working so hard to keep their audience engaged (a trend they started with the Oceanic flight […]

Bill Engvall

Comedian Bill Engvall was back on my show this afternoon to talk about men, marriage, and baseball (he’s a big Angels fan, but friend of Cards manager Tony LaRussa and SS David Eckstein). Listen to our conversation here. Also on Harris Online… The day Bill Engvall shared the hilarious story of flying with the Thunderbirds […]

Naming Names

Several people have asked me what I think of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.  I have absolutely no idea what kind of justice she would be, nor do I have the inside-the-beltway knowledge to even begin any intelligent debate about her qualifications. However, I am sure that Ms. Miers was not born in the last […]

Greg Critser, “Generation Rx”

This afternoon on my show, I talked to Greg Critser about his book, “Generation Rx:  How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies.”  While that sounds like Tom Cruise’s rants against Brooke Shields, Critser explained what Big Pharma has done in getting generations of Americans — from young to old — on more […]