Sebastian Junger, director of “Restrepo” and author of “The Perfect Storm,” “Fire,” and “A Death In Belmont,” returned to my show to discuss his new book, “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging.” We talked about the plight of the large number of veterans returning from war who wind up alienated and depressed. Life at home, where […]
Dick Guttman has been a Hollywood publicist for over six decades, working with stars like Barbra Streisand, Clint Eastwood, Groucho Marx, Audrey Hepburn, James Mason, Alfred Hitchcock, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s written about his experiences with those stars (and many others) in his book, “Starflacker: Inside The Golden Age Of Hollywood,” which we talked about […]
Here’s my conversation with Rana Foroohar, economic columnist and assistant managing editor for Time magazine, about her book, “Makers and Takers: The Rise Of Finance And The Fall Of American Business.” Among the questions I asked her: What is the “financialization of banking”? Are the big banks still too big to fail? What happened to […]
Here’s my conversation with Ryan Devereaux, one of the investigative reporters at The Intercept who have compiled “The Assassination Complex: Inside The Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program.” Among the questions I asked him: If the drone program is secret, how do you know about it? Is it helping reduce the numbers of Isis, Al Qaeda, […]
In his late fifties, after many years as a newspaper editor, Gerry Marzorati decided to take up tennis. When he passed sixty, he decided to take it even more seriously and try to play serious, competitive tennis. That led to lessons from tennis gurus and matches against much more experienced players. It also formed the […]
Here’s my conversation with Alison Flowers, author of “Exoneree Diaries: The Fight For Innocence, Independence, and Identity.” In the book she tells the story of four people who were released from prison (after as long as 20 years) and had to deal with re-entering society. Among the questions I asked Alison: Is there a thread […]