Here’s my conversation with Tim Harford, author of “50 Inventions That Shaped The Modern Economy.” Among the things we discussed: How have these inventions created both winners and losers; Whethere we’ll look back and say that robots were good or bad for humans in the workplace; Things we take for granted — like paper money, […]
Here’s my conversation with Liam Caffrey about his book, “Best Year Ever: One Guy, One Year, Twelve Once In A Lifetime Adventures.” Among his adventures we discussed: Going to a party at the Playboy Mansion; Running with the bulls at Pamplona, Spain; Playing in a World Series Of Poker tournament; Being part of the Flugtag […]
Here’s my conversation with Becky Aikman about her book, “Off The Cliff: How the Making of Thelma and Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge.” Among the topics we discussed: Which actresses were considered before Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis got the lead roles? How rare was it for a movie to star two female leads in […]
One of my comedy heroes, Groucho Marx died 40 years ago today. Over the years, I’ve discussed him with several guests, and you might want to listen to some of them: Robert Bader, author of a book about the Marx Brothers before they were movie stars (8/17). Shep Gordon, the talent manager who worked with […]
My conversation with Robert Bader about the Marx Brothers, who he writes about in the book, “Four Of The Three Musketeers.”
Phil Hellmuth is probably the most famous poker player in the world. He holds the record for the most championship bracelets at the World Series Of Poker (14, including the Main Event in 1989 and the Main Event of the WSOP Europe in 2012) as well as the most final tables and the most cashes. […]