In his late fifties, after many years as a newspaper editor, Gerry Marzorati decided to take up tennis. When he passed sixty, he decided to take it even more seriously and try to play serious, competitive tennis. That led to lessons from tennis gurus and matches against much more experienced players. It also formed the […]
Here’s my conversation with Wendy Simmons, author of “My Holiday In North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place On Earth.” It’s the true story of her ten-day trip to that country, where she was exposed to a society that’s closed off from the rest of the world entirely. I asked her why she went, how regular people […]
Here’s my conversation with Alison Flowers, author of “Exoneree Diaries: The Fight For Innocence, Independence, and Identity.” In the book she tells the story of four people who were released from prison (after as long as 20 years) and had to deal with re-entering society. Among the questions I asked Alison: Is there a thread […]
Now that we’ve had a couple of days to let Brexit sink in, there are still lots of questions, so I called on Rick Newman of Yahoo Finance to answer some of them: Is it a good idea to let the public vote on complex economic issues like this? What will the impact of Brexit […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I reviewed “Independence Day: Resurgence” and Blake Lively in “The Shallows.” We also discussed three TV shows airing Sunday night: Showtime’s new Cameron Crowe series “Roadies”; ABC’s Sunday night game show block (Feud/Pyramid/Match Game); and the season finale of “Game Of Thrones.” Listen […]
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey and I discussed Pixar’s new “Finding Dory,” the shockingly low box office returns on an Al Pacino/Anthony Hopkins movie, and some stars you might not know are still around. Listen to our conversation here.