When I heard that Monty Hall, who co-created and hosted the classic TV game show, “Let’s Make A Deal,” died yesterday at age 96, I dove into my audio archives to find this conversation I had with him on August 30, 2001. At the time, the Game Show Network was beginning to air reruns of […]
Almost a quarter-century ago, I spotted two brothers named Tom and David Gardner on AOL (when it was pretty much the only way for most of us to do anything online). They were the guys behind The Motley Fool, and their mission was to teach people how to become informed investors. This was at a […]
With the death of Hugh Hefner this week at age 91, I called upon Patty Farmer to discuss his legacy because she worked with him on her books, “Playboy Laughs: The Comedy, Comedians, and Cartoons of Playboy” and “Playboy Swings: How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Changed the Face of Music.” Among the topics we discussed: […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed Tom Cruise in “American Made,” Emma Stone and Steve Carell in “Battle Of The Sexes,” Ben Stiller in “Brad’s Status,” and Noah Wyle in “Shot.” We also discussed movie spoilers on planes and the failure of Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother.” Listen to our […]
Here’s my conversation with Tim Harford, author of “50 Inventions That Shaped The Modern Economy.” Among the things we discussed: How have these inventions created both winners and losers; Whethere we’ll look back and say that robots were good or bad for humans in the workplace; Things we take for granted — like paper money, […]
Andy Dehnart, publisher of RealityBlurred.com, returned to my radio show to preview some TV reality shows you should watch this fall. We also discussed how local news in central Florida (where he lives) covered Hurricane Irma, why “Survivor” is better in other countries, and the upcoming “Celebrity Big Brother.” Listen to our conversation here.