Clint Hill was a Secret Service agent for 17 years, helping to protect Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford. He writes about his experiences in a new book, “Five Presidents,” and joined me to talk about it. Among the topics we covered: The day Elvis Presley showed up at the White House to request […]
Here’s my conversation with Ben Radford about his book, “Bad Clowns.” Our conversation ranged from John Wayne Gacy to The Joker to Ronald McDonald to Punch and Judy. I also asked him why so many people are afraid of clowns, and when that phenomenon started. Listen to our conversation here.
Wendell Potter was back on my show today to talk about his new book, “Nation On The Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It” (read an excerpt here). Among the questions we discussed: How much time do our elected representatives spend fundraising? How much money do they need? […]
I have lost track of how many times Carl Reiner has appeared on my show, but it’s been an annual event for many years, as he keeps cranking out books about his remarkable show business life. This visit was to talk about his newest, “Why and When The Dick Van Dyke Show Was Born.” We […]
Here’s my conversation with financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn about her new book, “How To Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide.” Among the topics we covered: How the social security rules have changed in recent months; How much you can afford to spend in retirement without running out of money; How to react […]
What do “Laverne and Shirley,” “Mork and Mindy,” “Taxi,” “Cheers,” “Newhart,” “Night Court,” “Home Improvement,” and “Friends” have in common? Yes, they were all sitcoms, but they also all had Bob Perlow as their audience warmup guy. He’s written about his career in the TV comedy bleachers in a new book, “The Warmup Guy,” and […]