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.
Dan Callahan on Barbara Stanwyck
Dan Callahan discusses his new book, Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman
David Pollock on Bob & Ray
Comedy writer David Pollock discusses his new biography of the great Bob & Ray.
Jessica Soffer
Jessica Soffer discusses her debut novel Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots
The Magic of Milt Larsen
Magician, songwriter, author, and creator of The Magic Castle, Milt Larsen is the guest this week.
Dave Thompson Returns
Rock historian and culture critic Dave Thompson returns to discuss his latest book, If You Like Led Zeppelin…
Orson Bean
An encore presentation of Gary Shapiro’s chat with the great Orson Bean, recorded in 2007.