Neal Thompson on Robert Ripley
Neal Thompson, biographer of Robert Ripley who created Believe It Or Not, is the guest.
Cathleen Miller on Nafis Sadik
Champion Of Choice:The Life & Legacy of Women’s Advocate Nafis Sadik has been chosen as one of Top 10 Biographies of 2013 By Booklist ! The author, Cathleen Miller, is the guest on this week’s show.
Michael Schumacher & Denis Kitchen
Michael Schumacher & Denis Kitchen discuss their new biography of the creator of the classic comic strip Li’l Abner, Al Capp: A Life To The Contrary
Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore, the guitarist that changed the world in a Memphis recording studio in 1954, when he recorded That’s All Right, Mama, with a young Elvis Presley, is the guest.
Remembering Gary David Goldberg
An encore presentation of our visit with Gary David Goldberg, creator of Family Ties, who died in June.
Larry Tye on The Man Of Steel
Larry Tye returns for another discussion of the Man Of Steel. His latest book on Superman is now out in paperback.
John Strausbaugh on The Village
John Strausbaugh discusses his 400 year history of Greenwich Village.
Film Historian Dave Kehr
New York Times film historian and critic, author of When Movies Mattered, is the guest.
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on MTM
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong talks about her latest book Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted and All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic.
James Kaplan on The Rat Pack
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.