Last week, James Hansen, NASA’s former lead climate scientist, released a new study saying that sea levels will rise faster and sooner than previously believed — possibly 10 feet in the next 50 years. That seemed like a major news story to me, but I didn’t see much coverage of it, so I invited another […]
I saw Dan Ariely speak at The Amazing Meeting two years ago about dishonesty, a subject he has researched as a behavioral psychologist at Duke University. It was so fascinating that I went out and got his book, “The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty” and devoured it. That book became the basis of a documentary, which […]
I was happy to welcome Ben Mezrich back to my show today because he’s a great storyteller. You may know some of Ben’s books, or at least the movies they spawned, including “Bringing Down The House” (which became “21”) and “The Accidental Billionaires” (which became “The Social Network”). His newest is “Once Upon A Time […]
Here’s my conversation with Peter Mehlman, who was a writer and producer for “Seinfeld” and author of “It Won’t Always Be This Great.” We started talking about some of the viral phrases he created in his “Seinfeld” scripts — including “yada yada,” “double-dip,” and “shrinkage.” We also discussed the process of developing stories for the […]
Seven weeks ago, I spoke with my friend Jon Macks about “Monologue,” his book about his years as a writer on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Now, another Leno staffer, segment producer and talent booker Dave Berg, has a book about his experience on that show, “Behind The Curtain.” When he joined me on […]
Here’s my conversation with Mark Edlitz, author of “How To Be A Superhero,” in which he interviews 35 actors and actresses who have played comic book superheroes on TV or in movies. I asked him whether any of them started to believe they had super powers, how much more fun it was to play a […]