This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed Keanu Reeves in “John Wick: Chapter 2.” We also discussed why “The Lego Batman Movie” and “Fifty Shades Darker” will rule the box office, “SNL” bringing Weekend Update back to primetime, and what Johnny Depp spends $2,000,000/month on. Listen to our […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed two new movies: “The Space Between Us” and Robert DeNiro as “The Comedian.” We also answered a listener’s question about what all those people in a movie’s credits actually do, and explained why February is such a horrible month for movies. […]
David Pogue returned to my radio show to promote his next Nova special, “Search For The Super Battery” (airing Wednesday 2/1 on PBS). We talked about improving wind and solar power storage, what went wrong with Samsung’s Note 7 that made it burst into flames, the truth about lithium-ion batteries, and what Elon Musk’s gigafactory […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed two new movies: “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” and Matthew McConaughey in “Gold.” We also discussed: the controversy over “A Dog’s Purpose;” who got snubbed in the Oscar nominations; Mary Tyler Moore’s legacy. Listen to our conversation here.
To honor Mary Tyler Moore, who died yesterday at 80, I pulled a clip from my archives of Vince Waldron (author of “The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book”) explaining the battle she had with CBS over her character, Laura Petrie, being allowed to wear pants — instead of the then-standard TV housewife-at-home outfit of […]
I had a fun conversation with Dr. Rick Lehman about three medical-related issues in the news this week: Usain Bolt losing an Olympic gold medal because another member of his relay team tested positive for a banned substance; Apples that are genetically modified to not brown when they’re cut open and exposed to air; Fit […]