Oct 28, 2017 | Movies, podcasts
Here’s my conversation with Eddy Harris, who paddled a canoe down the 2,500-mile length of Mississippi River, and made a movie about his adventure, “River To The Heart.” It will be shown at The Tivoli on Saturday, November 4th, as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival. Among the questions I asked him: You […]
Oct 28, 2017 | Movies, podcasts, Television
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, guest critic Kevin Brackett and I reviewed “Suburbicon,” “The Florida Project,” and “Thank You For Your Service, as well as other movie/showbiz stuff. Listen to our conversation here.
Oct 24, 2017 | podcasts, Skepticism
Here’s my conversation with Brian Dunning, who has been doing the award-winning weekly science podcast, Skeptoid, for over a decade. I started off by asking him to explain the difference between skepticism and cynicism, and then we were off and running on topics such as: Why it’s so hard to convince people that what they […]
Oct 21, 2017 | Movies, podcasts, Television
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed “Only The Brave,” “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” and “Mark Felt,” as well as other movie/showbiz stuff. Listen to our conversation here.
Oct 17, 2017 | Authors, podcasts, Politics, Theater
Here’s my conversation with Bob Schieffer, longtime CBS news anchor/reporter/analyst, about his new book, “Overload: Finding The Truth In Today’s Deluge Of News.” Among the questions I asked him: Is our current situation proof that more information doesn’t equal better information? Do you consider this a national security issue? Do you know any reporter who […]
Oct 14, 2017 | Authors, podcasts, Television
Last year, I talked with critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz about “TV: The Book,” in which they ranked the greatest TV shows of all time. Deservedly, “Breaking Bad” was near the top, and now Alan has published “Breaking Bad 101: The Complete Critical Companion.” It’s full of the episode recaps he wrote during […]