Here’s my conversation with Alan Sepinwall, TV critic for HitFix.com, about the updated version of his book, “The Revolution Was Televised: How The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost, and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever.” When he published the first edition in 2012, “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” hadn’t finished their runs, so he’s […]
Jeff Smith — the former Missouri state senator sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for lying to the FBI — returned to my show today to tell more stories from his time behind bars and his book, “Mr. Smith Goes To Prison.” Among the topics we covered: Was his cellmate really […]
Jason Gay, sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal, returned to my show to talk about his book, “Little Victories.” We discussed how Robin Williams turned him into a bicyclist, a remarkable trip he took to Africa with a guy named Marty, and his Zen approach to baseball. We also talked about the Rams’ possible […]
Here’s my conversation with the mathematician who introduced me to the concept of “innumeracy,” as we discuss his quasi-memoir and the vagaries of life.
Here’s my conversation with David Evanier, author of the new Woody Allen biography, “Woody.” Our conversation ranged from Allen’s early days in standup and television through his nearly-half-century movie-making career. Among our topics: How he got an initially reticent Allen to sit down for an interview; Allen’s screen image vs. real life. The older man/younger […]
Former Missouri state senator Jeff Smith spent 10 months in federal prison in Kentucky for lying to the FBI about a campaign finance law violation in 2004 when he ran for Congress. Now a professor at The New School, Jeff returned to my show to talk about the book about his experiences, “Mr. Smith Goes […]