Dan Steadman is a writer/director who makes movies in the St. Louis area. Tom Oldcroft has appeared in a couple of them, including Dan’s latest, “The Shoe,” an anthology story that takes place over seven decades. When they joined me in the studio, we talked about that project as well as Dan’s previous work, why […]
With the movie “Darkest Hour,” opening today in St. Louis (with a remarkable performance by Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill), I called upon Tim Riley, chief curator of the National Churchill Museum, to discuss the man’s legacy. He explained why the museum is in Fulton, Missouri, and the back story of the historic church that […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed “Darkest Hour” and “The Disaster Artist.” Then we talked about how the money a movie brings in is distributed and how much goes to the theaters that show it. We also discussed why the “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” short doesn’t play before each […]
Here’s my conversation with Rachel Jeffs about escaping the FLDS cult run by her father, Warren Jeffs, and what her life was like before she got out.
Here’s my conversation with Cara Drinan, law professor at Catholic University, about her book, “The War On Kids: How American Juvenile Justice Lost Its Way.” Among the topics we discussed: What’s wrong with the way our justice system handles cases involving juveniles? At what age should a teenager be treated as an adult? Were things […]
If you rent a home with AirBnB or get into the back or an Uber or a Lyft or buy something on eBay, there’s a huge element of trust involved. Ironically, we’re doing those things at the same time that trust in traditional institutions like government and business and banks and media is at an […]