James Kaplan, author of Frank: The Voice, discusses The Rat Pack: The Original Bad Boys, a new book from Life Magazine. I tell you chum, great it is.

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James Kaplan, author of Frank: The Voice, discusses The Rat Pack: The Original Bad Boys, a new book from Life Magazine. I tell you chum, great it is.

Dan Callahan discusses his new book, Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman

Comedy writer David Pollock discusses his new biography of the great Bob & Ray.

Magician, songwriter, author, and creator of The Magic Castle, Milt Larsen is the guest this week.

Rock historian and culture critic Dave Thompson returns to discuss his latest book, If You Like Led Zeppelin…

An encore presentation of Gary Shapiro’s chat with the great Orson Bean, recorded in 2007.

Film historian Jeanine Basinger discusses her new book, I Do & I Don’t: A History Of Marriage In The Movies.

Rock historian Barney Hoskyns returns to discuss his new oral history of Led Zeppelin.

Hilary Reyl, author of the new novel Lessons In French is the guest.