Jan 20, 2018 | Authors, podcasts
Here’s my conversation with Jeff Kreisler, co-author with Dan Ariely of “Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter.” Jeff explained such terms as opportunity cost, the pain of paying, and anchoring. We also discussed why we don’t talk to each other about money, and why our kids don’t get a good […]
Jan 20, 2018 | Movies, podcasts, Television
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I review the new movies “12 Strong” and “Den Of Thieves.” In other showbiz news, we discussed more #MeToo fallout, including a contract dispute on “Black-ish,” whether James Franco and Aziz Ansari will attend the SAG Awards on Sunday, and a followup on the […]
Jan 13, 2018 | Authors, podcasts
Dan Pink returned to my show to talk about his new book, “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing.”Our conversation ranged from the hidden patterns of the day to why you shouldn’t have surgery in the afternoon to why high school should start later in the morning to the value of naps to why NBA […]
Jan 13, 2018 | Movies, podcasts, Television
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I review the new movies “The Post,” “The Commuter,” and “I, Tonya.” On two of them, we have major disagreements. Listen to our conversation here.
Jan 10, 2018 | Authors, podcasts
Recreational use of marijuana is legal in 8 states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) and decriminalized in another 14 (plus the US Virgin Islands). It’s still illegal in Missouri, while Illinois is one of 29 states that allow the use and sale of medical marijuana. All of this was made possible […]
Jan 9, 2018 | podcasts, Television
Here’s my conversation with Phil Rosenthal (creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond”) about his Netflix series, in which he travels the world tasting all kinds of food.